The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-31
RY MATTER d. HICKMAN

IT takes man Of the clergy to
j write of windows wide open or
closed. That is what George Shop
ard Southworth, rector of Church
of The Advent in Indianapolis, has
done
The aim of the writer Of "J-JOnes-
Christian is to bring an intimate
meaning OF the life work of men
who take the clothe.
There is no smell of the ClOisteI
in this story but recital of mar
by the name of Jones who marched
. along with events from the 'melO-
drama Of his own father being
murdered by man who had no re-
spect of the law OF morals to tn;
climax of death in the World war.
At the beginning Of the book, the
author defines clearly the purpose
of his mission of writing when hC
e. Says-"A tendency is abroad to un-
l i, dervalue human personality anC
nfleave man in the status of just ont
fmore animal on the earth
,h{ In my experience of reading
counts more than words
4 in conviction of individualism. Tha
i experience must accept on the par
q of the writer a realism of argumen
or a story that is not merely a lee
Iure.
Sermons can not merely be a par
of a book but they must have 4;
human value. These records o
thought from a straight hterar.
Y standpoint must reflect not only tn
p thoughts but the reactions of }
Jones, known in the conception o
the author as Christian"
Here is a recital of the natural
honest and robust determination o
a man to be a pastor Words am
{ deeds and more words take up tn
space in this recital of a career.
In "J-JOneS- Christian as pub
lshed by Fleming H. Revell Com
pany, there is a great distance i
the realism of actual facts tina
must have transpired in the lif
of Jones from his thoughts.
There are many passages in thl
book that takes on the self dele
gated responsibility of pointing OF
certain things concerning a boy VIII
u, IONS the clergy and of Jack Yves
of the world" who tells the stor,
This responsibility allows tn
reader to see the light of a min
operating in clearneSs against event
of darkness.
SOuthWOrth paints truthfully tn
episodes of a church trial that re
suits not in failure for Jones but
+ vindication.
Then the World war and the re
suit is death for the individual
J.-Jones.
There is on the part of Jones
beautiful and a sincere feellr
about the true Christian
And there is q human strugg
about Mary" the girl, who become
dangerous but never goes beyor
tho right existence.
Jones knows his thoughts and h
l. training of what is right.
The author does not capture II
events Of changing condition
among many people. Some thinl
are lust suggested by its title sue
as the parole board of state,
well. as Communism
Here is a book of ideals rath
than realism or the record of Fl
reaching events Of a great person
character who really saw the ligf
This is my idea Be your ov
judge.
4 "J-Jones-Christian' sells for SIS
Have been told that Struthe
Burt new novel. Entertaining Il
Islanders" scheduled to be born
few weeks. has been poStpon
until September. The doctors
charge happen to be the publishe
according TO word received by me.
Want TO read something tn
Harpers has published? Here is t
Unless President ROoS
welt can persuade congress to era
4 new moratorium in war debts b
fore June IS. the date the next !
uallments are due. there is
lhance Of q successful Information
y Conference this year
This you Will find as a Stateme
, 81 Frank H. Simonds in The A
: of War Debts