Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-14
THE LIBRARY TABLE
By the BoOklouer.

/ One of the most comprehensive ah'
valuable works on a subject that il
just now calling out a flood of books
| is Evolution. Genetics and Eugeh
| les" by DR.. II. II. Newman, PROBES
sor of zoology in the University or IN
cago. The book first appeared In WI
but a revised edition has recently beer
published. containing among othel
new matter chapter on the Scopes
trial and the recent attacks on evolu
tion A particularly valuable feature
, of the book Is that its author makes g
definite attempt to show that evoiu
! ton and religion are entirely com
patible-that one can be a Christian
and still believe in evolution. Inc
author quotes the statement signed 10y
40 of the most distinguished scientists
| statesmen and clergymen who are a.
once eVolutionistS and Christian gen
tlemen. The book is primarily In
| tended as a college text book and l;
| largely made up of excerpts. long anc
short, from writer's of an earlier pc
riod and Of today, presenting many Oil
verse theories of evolution. These
excerpts are woven together by intro
ductory statements. connecting pas
| sages and summaries.
| DR.. NeWman's longer book may wei
be read entire by the inquirer VINO
seeks an adequate and up-to date
treatise giving the best thought OF
today on the subject of evolution. II
the readers time is limited then The
Gist Of Evolution" by DR.. Newman
will give in brief compass compact
statement of the present status OF
| evolution. 1t will be remembered thai
/ HIrjnc "a Of 70 SnnnaS
trial DIR. Newman was present as al
expert witness for the defense. Ger
tain parts of his statement were al
the time published in the press. The
author states that many persons have
written asking for copies of his state
ment. lie is well advised in publish
| ing it. since it is clear, succinCt anc
| readable. From the very purpose fol
which this little book was written, it:
! major emphasis is on the reconcilia
! ion between evolution and the Chris
tan religion.
| Another delightfully."- written little
book. whose thesis Is similarly tina
| there is no essential opposition be
tween creation and evolution" is by
! Sir Oliver Lodge. entitled "EvolutiOr
and Creation" This distinguished
scientist says that lone is the method
of the other. They are not two proc
esSes. they are one-a gradual one
| which can be partially and rever'
, emily followed by the human mind
y TO me creation seems to h'
an eternal process, always going on
So far from excluding Coz
and the spiritual world. our preSen
outlook-in moments of insight
leave room for little else" ElseWher
in his book he says that "eVoiutloi
represents the method of creation
the method. that is, by which things
change and improve and come int
existence" Although this book set
forth briefly the latest scientific in
! vestigations in such matters a
electrons, protons, radiation, tn
ether chemistry and biology, it il
written in the calm faith and con
viction of a Christian believer.
II Somewhat different from the view
point of DR.. Newman and Sir olive
Lodge is that of Prof. John NJ
Mechlin in his book 1.-The Surviva
Value of Christianity" Il militant at
tack on fundamentalism. with its or
ganized opposition to the teaching q
evolution. To him fundamentallsn
is a revolt of traditional ProteStan
orthodoxy against the spirit of MOD
ern culture This opposition is due
he thinks, to MISUNDERSTANDING q
the purpose of science and religion
Science" he claims, accounts 10
the facts of life, for the world o
external or objective reality. Rell
Cion. on the other hand, minister
to inner or subjective emotlona
needs, satisfies inner or subJectlV
| aspirationS" The author urges tn
fundamentalistS to give up their OPP
position to evolution With its wa
on academic freedom and theological
reconstruction-advic they are no
likely to follow. The author. who l
neither a scientist nor a theoloGiar
but "a sociologist, has in this boo
set himself the task of determining
"the'principle by which our age mus
revalue it's Christian heritage. III
destructive argument is we'll SuS
tanned, but it is feared that in hi
constructive argument he so mar
rows down the content of Chris
tianity as to weaken it's vitality.
| y x
Emma Lady Hamilton and Lore
| Byron have been the subjects O
gossip-biography fiction by r.. Bar
rington. now known to be Mrs. l.
Adams Beck, author of exotic Orienta
tales before she turned to famous
scandals. Both 1.-The Divine Lady
and "Glorius Apollo" are supposed t.
adhere closely to the facts of tn
lives of their notorious subjects ant
without the least doubt both novels
are most interesting. A third move
of the same type has recently bee,
published by f. Darlington. THE Ex
uuisite Perdita," which deals with tn
private life of Mrs. Robinson. actres
and mistress of the Prince of Wales
afterward George w. The beautiful
wife of a profligate and Impoverished
husband, Mrs. Robinson was dlscov
cred by Sheridan and trained for tn
stage by Garrick. She had successe
in the parts of Juliet and Perdita ant
became the fashion in London. so tina
Garrick and Sheridan were obliged t
protect her from the attentions of tn
gallants of the time. The attention
Of the Prince Of Wales she kept score
from her protectors and for a brie
period he established her in d mar
, sion of her own as his mistress. TIL
liaison came to an end through tn
, influence of the Duke and Duches
of Cumberland. who led the Primo
into other adventures and excuses
} This story is told with detail in 9Th
Exquisite Perdita.'' The lives O
Sheridan and Charles Fox are wove
into the story of Mrs. Robinson.
Among analyses of our not to