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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING,, NOVEMBER 15. 1908.
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'ISTORT of tha Christian Re
ligion to the Tear Two Hun
dred." by Charles B. Walt
A. M. In ht preface the e.u-
, . -'thor iaye;
'Thli volume 1 the reeult of n ln
Tetlg.Oon, extendlnt- through eereml
yean, and Inetltuted for the eatief ac
tion of the author. The in
tent to -puMtah waa formed upon aa
certalnln facta and arriving: at con
clusion which appeared of treat im
portance, and which had never before
been fully made known. It la
h-lleved that this will be found to be
the moet complete record of the eventa
.,. connected with the Christian religion
during the firet two cerituriea that ha
ever been presented to the public. The
time haa ben divided into six periods,
and the different writers Jnd events
are csrefully arranged in regular
chronological order. . ,
Tin fiiintr the dates of the wiou.
writers, It was found that the subject
was involved in much confusion- Iu
each case the dates were carefully ex
amined and the one selected that
seemed the most consistent, and sup
ported by the most approved authority.
A comprehensive view is given of tha
gospels of me xirsi iwo
i brief sketch of those: of later date.
Th comnarisons which have been In
stituted between the canonical And cer
' tain apocryphal gospels, constitutes a
peculiar feature of this work .nd one
iTiTi-i. i r he of srreat Im-
portance in -rring at correct conclu-
produced from the wrltingsof the fath
ers, principally from the Greek of Epl
fhanlua. Thistle something - the author
believes haa never been attempted in
this country before. .,..,.. wni
"The references to authorities will
Mt found useful to those who my de
sire to pursue further the investigation
' of the nueations discussed. ',
The reader, or more possibly the stu
dent of Bible literature, will find this
work both' profound and scholarly. 1 1
presents its subject in a clear, forcible
and convincing manner, and w'"tD:
terest. the lay-reader, but Us f
field will be among Biblical students,
or thoTe interested Jn
lelnal research. The present volume
i from thS sixth edition, revised and
contXng much additional matter in
Thbook'is publishes by the author
and Sold by a"c. McClurg & Co.. of
Chicago. " 1
'The TavU." by Adrian JBchade Van
Westrum. Tne poo i ""
Ferene Molnar-s pliy. as produced by
Harrison Orey . ieke at .
. theatre New York. It Is baaed on the
authorised version of the play, made
, direct from the Hungarian and i pub
lished by arrangement with the trans
lator and adapter. Alexander Konta
and William Trowbridge turned, and
ti?h Harrison Grey Fiske who controls
th actlnsr, rights. In npvellxing tnis
Geo. TV. Dillingham Co.
by A. A, Und-
for it Is true.
Lady Randolph Churchill, a Portrait Sketch by John S. Sargent.
Is the work of H. M. Bunker.
Merrill & Co. Price 11.60.
Bobbs,
play the autnor nas ream
individuality anonoi mery .v ....
i coat according to Tits cloth.
The evil that may crerp i.nu
iifo embittering and disappointing and
bringing Ultimate ruin is personified in
"',"B. 1 fT. wioholiathe devil.
I nj yvi null am, - .
'i The story i that of a strong man and
-Jromaa brought low through the per
Verted underftandlnr of the words duty
and affinity, and the petty Jealousies
emplanted by the cunning and crafty
5 Dr. Nicholas. , .
"4 As every one knows, the play has
' run a course of mdst wonderful suc-
roes, and the book, on account of thia,
if for nothing else, must enjoy a large
' ski. But on its own merit it deserves
; a. large audience of readers. The story
is interesting but the style in which
the book is written is most attractive.
It is mainly of that dry humor, with
Tparkllng bits of ready repartee and a
Erreat deal of well-applied philosophy.
The atory opens with a brilliant sceno
in the gambling halls of Monte Carlo
an appropriate place Indeed to launch
. the tale, whose close is less brilliant
but far more satisfactory. The book
Is illustrated from scenes in the play.
Oeorge W. Dillingham company. Price
11.60.
- "Tha mascot of Sweet Briar Gulch."
by Henry Wallace Phlllipa. A very
pretty littla raining story in which there
Is Teally less of gold than love and the
milk of human kindness. Jim Kenton
was feeling pretty brae whn the story
opens over a letter he had Just re
ceived from his sweetheart, Anne, which
told him, in very unromantle language
'that she loved him but could not think
of marrying him until he was able to
support a wife. Quite a sensible young
-- woman! But because It was sensible
didn't prevent Jim getting down in the
depths over it, particularly as Jim s
luck as a miner had gone completely
back on him. To get back to normal
ia the miner's usual way, Jim went
to the nearest railroad town where he
had not been for two years. While
watching- the train come In. the very
. .Km of which was like food to the
hungry man. Jim was unwittingly made
the. protector of a forlorn little waif
of a boy that had escaped from a
brutal man and woman who were taking
the child west on the train. The child Is
pitiful scara appealed to Jim and he
took the boy back to the mines with
him. and"tog4ther tbey staked and
woVkeda claim; the boy proving the
mascot on -more than one occasion.
It is an original little story, and very
well told, and carries a lesson of pity
and lovs for the unprotected, child.
Ann proves herself not entirely sen-
SIDJe iu w t i - vi.ll.
In an exciting ana uiuiwwry aiia
. ...i. . KnkA anil vrv nanil.
i.omely illustrated, by F. Graham
TJXi.i: " Robbs. Merrill & Co. Price
11.50.
- -"The Better Tressure," by Mary R.
p.. Andrews This is a genuine C""1-
Ending on the faith and simplicity of
chllaren lor win ! ' " -cf
such character that it should find
Its way Into many m. i,nnra,
liml. . UiiruuJ with
their mother-s story of how the beast aJ
tLk on i nniim ."I"...",
ft their Peas ano m "
the barn to test their mother's legend
. 'en the horse, "Nigger."
To their ioy the animal answers them.
- tells them they will soon have the wish
ihev have asked foi and also tells them
IS ret rick to their beds quick. The
tun the voles of a man who nal
, cretd himself there to rob the fjther
t t the children, who was coming home
"Th.fa-m.ck. a Ittua the
rl Jt Biindir -hool library, but for all
that it Is a i wood wholesome Christmas
and Wne that, at least,-haa none
"f the pernicious doctrine that used to
r. for raffei truth, v
' -in roio Itn.'lf Is a work of art. It
, with a Ti-lii "1
: . - . This
'The Warrens of Virginia," by George
Cary Eggleston For the last year the
relatione between fiction and the drama
have seemed to reverse themselves.
Formerly It was the thing for books
to be dramatized, and good stories
worked over to fit the stage, but recent
ly very many more plays have been
"novelised," than the reverse.
The bare plot, that runs its course of
a couple of hours on the stages, is filled
OUt to make a contlnunum nnri II Co lllrn
narrative. Whether thl. mothrul nt nee
ding into presentable appearance a skele
ton. Is i wnolly satisfactory and com-
menaaoiq is yet a question, with the
prospect of it being answered In the
aiiirmatlve, if they all do as well as
M.rv.?,?,eton h" "ne with this drama
of William C. DeMllle's.
.11 I? a tory of the civil war. with
the wild adventures of that time, with
Its intense hatreds, its bitter strife,
Jfd ts negro situation. Tha story
hinges, like so many in real life did in
those days, on the love of a southern
girl for a northern soldier. The object
of the book seems, however to be, to
Illustrate the Intense feeling of the
southerners, the suffering of the Con
federate troops, the sacrifices of the
southern women nnd the awful rav
ages of the war. Mr. Eggleston knows
the old life In Virginia tne character,
the impulses, the inspirations of the
people of that time and coiintry as no
other writer now living can pretend to
do. Better still, he Is In full and gen
erous sympathy with It all. As for the
war pictures presented In "The Warrens
of Virginia," It Is enough to say that
the author was a fighting confederate
soldier from Bull Run to Appomatox,
and that writing of war experiences,
he Is equipped with thorough and def
inite knowledge.
The story is rich in romantic inter
est. Intensely dramatic In action and
singularly picturesque in Its portrayal
of Interesting personalities, north and
south.
toward -tha book.
Co. Prica 1.60.
Georgs W. Jacobs &
In the plsy.
fries ii.ou.
"Mind. The Builders."
aav Xf nTt will win
is the vmottO with which Dr. Lindsay
starts out upon his second psychological
work, and ho then proceeds to prove
whv It Is true the power of the mind
over the body and proving it is true,
the laws of nature must win as an in
evitable sequence.
While this work may be read under
standing alone, it ls, i fact, but a con
tinuation of the first work, 'The New
Psychology." It Is a practical and log
ical dissertation on the methods of
mind-building, showing -conclusively that
ll is the greatest thing In the world and
that the subject can be, and Is being,
treated scientifically. . -
Dr. Lindsay is exceedingly tolerant
oi all religious sects, and never makes
the mistake of attacking anyone's views
nnn ksulth nr rellfflnn. St the Same
time he indirectly shows the fallacv of
various cults when it comes in direct
line with the science he is endeavoring
to Inculcate. In the pages on "False
Affirmation," we find him sounding a
warning note against eenatn methods
that have taken deep root among a great
many people. It Is not difficult to un
derstand his meaning when he says: 'A
false affirmation made, such aa a dec
laration of perfections In physical
health, mental or spiritual excellence or
affluence which does not exist at the
time, either In form or degree makes
It impossible to ever attain, and I hope
to make it clear that the law of cause
and effect must always produce in
such practice, self-deception, which ex
tends rar Deyona me iuujkh "i-
whli.h rflrmnf Ion til made."
One of the most attractive features
of the book, ana one mat wm nin.no
popular with thoae who are groping for
light upon these subjects. Is the lucid
manner in which the objective and sub
jective mind is dealt with, and only
willfulness on the part of the reader
could misconstrue or misunderstand the
author's meaning.
Telepathy and rapport are scientifical
ly handled, as indeed every phase- of
the work Is, and all of it dons with the
most appealing trait practical common
sense. ' M A,
One criticism, however, can Justly
be made with the text of the book,
which is its lamentable lack of punctu
ation throughout the entire book, which
makes It extremely difficult for one
unfamiliar with 'the subject, or even
for one who Is, to read it easily, and
with understanding the first time. With
a subject of this kind every help should
be aforded the lay-reader to grasp, at
once, the author's meaning, leaving his
entire attention free to digesting of the
matter rather than exhausting a part
of his energy before getting the thought
in a tangible form. Dr. Lindsay knows
his subject so well, and puts It so
clearly that it is unfortunate that this
little oversight in style should have
crept In and given the work a complex
itv s-hlch It is reallv not entitled to,
and we hope the next edition will avoid
tne error.
The book Is very handsomely gotten
up, with durable binding and of con
venient pocket size. It is issued by the
Portland Printing House company.
"Black Bruin," by Clarence Hawkes.
This is one of the most delightful and
.nl.rialnlna uhlmal B t IkT 1uR Cif thS Vftflf.
It Is a Btorv full of human Interest ancH
the opening pages of the Story are cal
culated to thrill any one, big or little.
Into horrifying anticipations or wnai is
to happen. But It Is not a story of
brutality, but one calculated wwit into
tne heart a warmer orpp oi oiwa mi
the animal, wild and ferocious though
h. wia ha Th hnnk ia not onlv an
entertaining story, but Is a tale full of
Information from which can be gleaned
a good deal of natural history in gen
eral, and bear history In particular. An
introduction, entitled ursus, me uroii,
is a most valuable chapter on "bear-
ology," giving a blrdseye view or tno
various species of the ramny, among
which we And this bit of Information:
"Callfornians are wont to tell us that
the only true grizzly is that found upon
the cover of the. Overland Magazine, but
they overlook the fact that the name
was given to bears found along the Mis
souri river by Lewis and Clark, years
before California, with all its wealth,
was discovered."
K btk Hruin is certainly uhouiiwi iu a m
be. or should be If It is not. one of the , " . pwMiivciy removes an
- . i . UMMn. Y.,- Vtl
greni BfMirra hiiiiiir tuiiuiru uuvao hue.
year. The book Is handsomely bound
and Is most cleverly Illustrated by
Charles Copeland, to whom the book is
dedicated with these appreciative words:
"Mrs. Charles Copeland, whose clever
brush has caught so perfectly each whim
of nature In field and forest, and called
from hiding the furtive furred and
feathered folk who come and go like
shadows In the ancient woods."
A stanza from "Hiawatha' on ine
Great Bear of the Mountains" decorates
' "As Others Bee Us,"' by John Graham
Brooks Ever since ihe Revolution and
th establishment of a nation on this
continent distinguished travelers have
been coming here, from Europe to ob
serve and admire and criticise.
Most of them when they returned
wrote books about America. Doubtless
there is a great deal that tha American
mlrht learn about himself from readlna
all these books, but the labor of picking
out rrom mem woai ts worm wnn is
too great for the tlma at tha disposal
of the averare reader. Th ideal would
be to have some competent person choose
th test rrom tnese mnumeraDi criti
cisms and set their conclusions before
us kIot comparison ana contrast, mis
Is exactly what Mr. Brooks has don la
"As (Others See Us."
The author of "The Social- TJnreat" Is
himself, one of th keenest of our social
critics, and he knows doubtless aa well
as any on who could be selected the
Important points that hav been mads
Dy our loreign criucs.
He goes through .the list from Chaa-
tellux to H. G. Wells, rrom Do Tooouer
vllle to James Bryce. from Dickens to
Kipling. He compares various' opinions
as to who the American really Is; dls-
riiaMi our talent for brarrinr: our sen
sltlveness; our humor; our manners, and
other peculiarities..
He devotes special chapters to the
critics frpm England and those from
France, to James Bryce, - Professor
Munaterberr and 1 1, a. Wells. The com
narlannn at onlnlons from such differ
ent critics often produce amaslng re
sults and even if the book contains no
Inst ruction .for th American reader It
would be read for the amusement it has
to supply. ' .
Not the least Important part of the
work consists or Mr. urooaa- own com
menta and conclusions.
Th volume Is Illustrated with por
traits of some of th most famous for
eigners who hav written about us. Th
Macmlllan company.
Clifton Johnson is a rar atory teller,
aa, the young readera of his "Oak-Tree
Fairy Book" and his "Blroh-Tre Fairy
Boqk" will aver. Hie inspiration for
these books cam from th aucceaa of
his stories told to his own little chil
dren. Aa he repeated the old fairy
tales, he was astonished to discover in
Ikani an mnnv thlnsra which ha COn
sldered unsuitable to tell hla children,
and he be ran to remould the stories, re
taining the main facts, but omitting
references to cruel fathers and ste
mothers, to falsehood, gluttony, drunk
enness, torture, etc., which were the re
flections of the sentiments of the bar
baric past when most of the tales
originated. So interesting did this work
hecome to Mr. Johnson that he devoted
much car and thought to It, with the
result that not only nis own cnnaren
have been entertalnod, but all the read
ers of th two books or rairy tales men
ttoned above. The new volume, entitled
"The Elm-Tree Fairy Book," will be pub
ltshed by Little, Brown & Co. Novera
ber 7.
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More than 4,000,000 persona, living in
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