Evening star., 1928-03-27
NEW BOOKS
AT RANDOM
!. G.. NJ.
IN TUNE WITH THE FINITE. Thomas
l. Mason. The Century Co.


there comes to mind from out the past
st. Francis of Assist. In the present
there arc Bruce Barton with The Man
Nobody Knows" Glenn Clark with The
Souls Sincere Desire" Arthur Nash
with THE Golden Rule Of Business"
Beside these there arc other deep
thinking men and women who stand
convinced that the answer to The future
lies in the immediate present These.
today. are saying, in effect, that 10 gain
even q glimpse into the infinite one
must stand close TO the common heart
Of the finite, that To get acquainted
with God one must needs know man.
Now science. since modern science
began. has made this principle its chief
working tool. Investigation at 1rSt
hand. knowledge at its original source.
experiment over and overall together
a prime precedent to any conclusion
whatever. Such is the character Of It's
quest for truth. the prime purpose OF
science Education also has for many
years now approached learning by proc
csses leading from the known to the
unknown. from the near to the remote.
from the senses TO a world lying beyond
the reach Of sight and sound and touch.
III the matter of mans prime pre-
Il
own ultimate salvation, this principle Of
approach has been of much tardicr ac-
crptance, AS If ritual and ceremony and
mysticism were more In harmony with
thn majesty of tho great God than are
the cup Of cold water the friendly hand.
the ready heart OF understanding and
relief. But nevertheless tho idea is
surely growing and spreading that man
has one single wav. only one into the
love OF God. and that Is along the way
of love TO man. And there are signs.
many and indubit2ble, that this love Of
man for man. so long talked about, Is
actually coming down to the ground
where 1t belongs and where its true field
Of cndeavor lies. Men like Mr.. Mason
and Bruce Barton and Glenn Clark and
a growing host besides are pioneers In
new spiritual vision, workers in the
modern field Of general human we'll
being and amelioratiOn To this ex-
pending army belong all those who are
robustly hopeful of the future. who be-
lieve that the present Is the most prom
ising OF all times. that the world is not
an already condemned and damned
world, that youth is infinitely more
than a wild and reckless mania. that
wealth and power are more than
mere predatory instinct let loose upon
the defCnselesS. Instead, these are Of
n certainty that never before has there
been 50 much Of individual thinking
and a sense of personal responsibility.
never before 50 sane and practical
general activity among measures 50 we'll
calculated 10 benefit all. To these a
book like In Tune With the Finite"
becomes a banner and a song
is there practical religion" Mr.
Mason asks. answering his own query
with proof taken from the street, the
shop the store, the Office. from the
ranks Of the unemployed from the en-
torpriseS Of philanthropy from the
camp OF labor and the chambers Of
deliberativc finance. Al this point he
refers by way Of anecdote-Masson is
full of anecdotes-to Arthur Nash's
Golden Rule Of Business" II will be
recalled that during the war Mr. Nash
determined TO run his clothing business
as he thought Jesus would have done
It, You will be interested in that story
AS matter Of fact. nowadays. all over
the country many a venture is being
undertaken In this same spirit being
carried forward under the same vision
One little case in point II you live
in Washington. or If you chance to be
here. you will this week see a curiollsly
anomalous sight Nothing else than a
golden coach. rolled straight out OF Gin
derella days TO attract and aSt0nish
wayfarcrs with so unusual an appear
ence All the week long this shining
coach viii travel up and down the
streets Of the Capital. Here is a street
drama a gilded chariot. carrying word
10 all the people Of Washington. to the
public generally. that a vital matter is
ready for the decision Of every man
and woman In the Capital City. You've
already read about II. You know what
the program is 10 be- And. best of all
YOU are face 10 face with one pattern
of the practical religion that Is now so
deep a matter Of general concern Here
is the drama Of traffic the traffic Of
every great city. In It's menace 10 life
though in this case the drama In its
point and action and climax is bent
upon the helplcssncss Of children, upon
The necessity for individual responsible
itv among the citizens themselves.
Mr. Mason talks in the same sound
and helpful manner about many other
topics Of general interest Read The
Invalid Mind" II you are that sort.
or in danger Of becoming one Of the
tribe read H. either for cure or pre-
vcntion The Conquest OF Middle
Age" Is salt for some OF rs. II you
are timd. afraid of either yourself or
the other fellows. read How Can We
Have a Good Timc?' and On Letting
Yourself Go" Keep uurayelling your
self II Is the great necessity. this
writer declares
Written in a mood playful and seri-
Gus by turns, In manner that Is often
n shade Satire though never bitter
the book sums 10 nugget of pure gulo
In the business of learning how To
help Yourself and 10 learn how TO help
all the others,
y
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