Evening star., 1941-10-12
Richelieu's Political Aide Is
Subject of Neev Biography
Author Aldous Huxley Emerges
AS Evangelist Advocating
Sanity Way of Life
Grey Emiinence
By Mny.Carter Roberts.


By Aldous Hurley. Harper Bros, Ne10 York
This book Mr. HuxeyS announced biography of the
oaboaor Of carda Rcheu Father joseph of Paris Einene
Grse actually the work quite another thing TO appreciate @ it fully
thought particularly as that progress has been expressed in two Of his
Ends and Means In these books tendencies which have been
nant Du in spite Of this impltn the Conclusion which Mr. Huxley
has reached is considering extraordinary that requires
days writer Huxley
which normal
cesson of novels He repeated until began appear that repetition
] wa m maS b n might mi expect from him Then to put with SomeS
merely mntng and wasted and lost he affirmed
practice of mystic contemplation
Refused to Believe Life Is Futile.
ansverta life is futile thing It was the Conclusion Of mind which,
reach for Immortality to seek in the lives of the saints and conem
of human society eventually
general May early VoTE DTd doUnTsh
peed extensively than he he has been and often by
up by SAYING that his snee has hm be reihed
by those who find briiance satisfactory achievement
W m so @ ag m 5 Tb 50 Ts hs o
with shock 1t would from his that he has realized
this h For in his his study the life Of Father Joseph he to attempt
readily comprehensive than his plain affirmation Ends and
a s In t the life of the hi a he has rarely fine
ate life given mortal phenomena and the life given the
gift of the mystic but failed through
science Of realizing the goal toward which the mystic
present principle
Felt s ru aG Of Reso1e @ ffe sense OF the word
1rembay and Inherited the Of Baron de- afers From chdhood
however he resibly pull
Gurt he entered the CaPgcn Order His pors early cognzed
teaching accomplished extraordinary things
uence of Rcel he drawn from his religious pursuits politics
and the pointed aim of his life was fatally divided
carefully implifed of the contemplation
osn m @ gGs 10 M and 1 in t the early M o faith aim in M he explains T ms
technques by which this aim cultivated much the samhe naked
exposure the soul God through contemplation the m
howe says Mr. Huxley the teaching Of Christian mysticism changed
this change he dates the decline OF mysticism to its later virtual dap-
Father Joseph living in the time intensely patriotic French
teacng his pure Of Wors Identify
Of God with service his earthly ruler and believe that as he advanced
of Heaven From this it followed naturally that he likewise came
politician whose skill feared He
police.
depart severity personal
the luxury of the did not tempt him he scouged himself he
only for the facaon of the God they aVaied him
a Puzzle
Mr. Huxley views the ars history two There is the
the complicated factors which worked Father
oseph mind His sincerity be doubted but neither his
expediency,
fails
Interpretation phenomena
which they aim Unhappy Father Joseph made it his life
the termination the Thirty Years War believing he SoVe
fp g5 b0ps @ eed @ IN a m me- H g Of Pp an because a m war Tb s ne
Bourbon the by divine right But history discreded divine
would found his failure
he points he ordinary politician ordinary
He wasted these gifts His history therefore
exepsed much of the history Of mankind M o s
those who the salt of the earth lose their there
nothing keep the earth disnfected nothing prevent from falling
complete myics channels through which little
Teatg % Gown Io IJ % d % b % Id to+i b1d
and We dangerously far advanced into the darkness