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Show i-j p CHURCH GOING DISCUSSED. M' t-t Church, the Peoplf and llio .Ak. Ki(e tiy H K rtotvrt Scot xr.d GeorRC Wllllxni Ollniorc. odltom j"" Wt or ibr Horallntlr A:ul'ln and summary ,y v ; bj CUrrnr Augutllne neeWvrlth. prrfror of )E ; K rtntlr tholopy. Chlriro Theologlc! wa- f5 V'lf r"Mtll'I by Punk A WjrtuII Co.. New ' In thlf extensive work 105 distinguished K Ifrei thtolofdans. prouciicrs. Uiehor$. writers. HUfi nnd snciitiMh of America and Europe. HM nttempt to aawcr in the Ubcr.il space of Ml 571 pages the following questions: Br S First: Why re ho many people Indlf- P n' for o nt to the claims of lliu church? It Mt Second. Should membership In tho : JJTi church be contingent upon subscription Jmi to a creed which may lie controversial? t J1 Third: What should bp tho basis and t FfJ direction of a theology fundamental to . Wj th church? J. Those 105 eminent contributors to thlK , i work do not jsfrrec concerning tho cause , of Indifference, tlioimli admitting; It; they . (llwf as to ltK extent and the value m, of creeds for overcoming It; they believe m that church leadership mu.iL bo spiritual, Ij and that the agencies of tho church must 1 harmonize with fliich leadership. r! Tlie motive of this remarkable book ;f I If found in reasons Riven by Abraham h j Lincoln why lie was not a church mem-i mem-i J lr. which Arc as follows: f I : "I have never united myself to any r 1! church because I have found difficulty In r J v'np iy njsaont without, mental rescr- : 1 vntlon to tho long complicated iitn teincnts r ' of Chrlntian doctrine which characterize t i Lhelr Article," of Hellof and ConfeHlon of P. J i Faith. Wlienover any church will ln- F , i 1 scribe over !tu altar, :i lt Pole quallfl- E ' '( : IJ cation for memborphlp. the Snvlor's con- k .' densed statement of the mibntnnce of both I ; law and gospel. 'Thou Ehtilt love the Lord ' i thy God with nil thy heart, and with nil I ; , thy fouI, nJid with all thy mind, nnd thy C j neighbor as thyself, thai church J will I join with nil my heart and all my soul." f ' i The trend of the arguments adduced i. undouhtcdlv would seem to favor an ' amalgamation of the different sects with the Idea of thuw being- ablo to more ef- 6 , fec.tlvelv acompllph the promulgation of the Christian religion. Thin Fontlmcnt Is evident In nmny of the chapters, each ; of which jf devoted to the comments of ; j the authorities quoted. It l. lnterestlns ' (o tiote In this connection the covenant advocated by Dr. Lyiimn Abbott an tho , profopion of fnlth to bo made by appll- j k cants for inemborHhlp In every Christian i f church: ; ; "Vllh the tnentbnra of this church and by God "5 strength I do mal:j this cove- , ? tl-nt-' That I bollcve In Jesus Christ and his 'teaching; that I will try to mako his will mv own and to do each day what I : j, think he would have me do; that I will ! . .tudy his words and strive so to walk ; i hat mv life mav not bo controlled by I ! the desire and passions of the flesh, but ! ', by the spirit of love nnl truth; that fo ' ' long as- I remain In I will 1 k 1,0 tru' to tn's covenant ami to the fol- i , Iowh!p of this church." !- ; The work beside contains ninety por- j I Irntts In nine full-page groups, nn analy- .. j si? and summary ny Clareiice Atisrusllne t. Beckwlth. nnd altogether Is a thoroughly j j comprnhcnMvo treatise on the subject. j H ADVICE OK TEACHING. I I Th rrofior nd ihorUlcot l)y Atrin Saun-I Saun-I g deni Jolinwin. Publlsbcl by Dodd, Moul A Co., If' "Tho ProfcsKor and the Petticoat" Is TAj tlio title which Alvln Saunders Johnson, i ) tho author, or his publishers, have given J to n very delightful story which deserves i a more attractive name. Tho professor j Is a real human professor and Isn't so v viry strong for the philosophy which ho ! " j was called upon to tench In a small col-j col-j letje of southern Texas. And the petll-, 1 coat she is a delightful southern girl ' , who romps through the puges of tho book w! with another pettlcont, her sister, In n ! i manner that brings many laughs nnd 1 J ,r Incldentallv slips some of the philosophy ti i of life right under your skin when you l f don't realize It. .' : Th professor, a young man who Is not 1 - nt nil like tho stereotyped professor wo ; usually meet In tlctlon and often in life. , Is calle from New York to Like the i Hi d'Hli" of philosophy In a small school In ;' ' southern Texas. The college has manv !J j poeullarltles, Inoluding Its very ocenntrfc 1 4 benefactor. And the romanco which Ir. j Johnson unfolds would never havo hap-1 hap-1 I pened had not tlie petticoats, who hap-i hap-i ( pencd to b dnughter ami granddiiughtor, I tamed the benefactor when he was about f to chop off the official head of tho professor pro-fessor of philosophy. k J "If you nrn one of those, who take I satisfaction only In the play of tJio tlttest with the tltteni, If your hero must ho th. richest, the most athletic, tho most enterprising of men. your heroine the most bonutlful. the most capricious and the most yielding of Indies, this book may be a disappointment to you," snys the author In a foreword. "But if vou are one of those who delight In fife, however smothered In convention, if you are capable of discerning the faint glow of humanity even through tho opaquo mask of learning-, bear with me a little while." Thus air. Johnson, introduces us to his storv with boino good though somewhat modes; and Insufficient advice. His book nils thoso qualifications, but It docs more His characters art. not smothered In convention con-vention ami they frequently present u rllllnnt light of humanity rather than n faint glow. But at all times they are Just ordinary, lovable people, who net naturally throughout their fictional careers. And thereby they add charm to the tale. The book should prove attractive to a wide J'lrcle of readers. Its nnme won't help It. but If the reader will Ignore tho inme nnd dig nto the story hc will soon nnd himself pleasantly entertained In n wnrm. luxurious southern atmosphere by some Interesting southern people. TELLS OF AFBICA. PMblWiM by Ch.ir! Scrltinof'i Son. New York. Thl Is a collection of seven short lories, the tlrsl. "Vain Oblations," giving giv-ing titlo to the book. Tho other stories compriso: "Tho Mango-Seed." "The Wine of Violence." "On the Staircase " "The TortolsV' "The Dividend Kingdom." and Tlie Case of Para more," Most of tho storieshave Africa as a setting or background: back-ground: and the savagery, superstition and mysteiy of that continent give them a rather grewsome orTect. ..W.mn tKC !it9'. W,,,Ch KlVefl thc lOk Its title appenred In ricrlbner's Mngazlne it nttrnctI wide attention from all classes of readers, manv going to the xtont of asking the editor why it was written; but even thoeo who did not Uko tho story rould not help bolng greatlv Impress.xi by It. hltau .,V,er afe all BlroK'y written and are thrilling to the reader, provided he can Maud the gloom with which they are H1?.'- . Vloy. nrc ''"wever. masterplccefl of their kind, and though not best adapted adapt-ed for a soneltlvo person to road Just bc-for. bc-for. retiring, oach will bo found of Intense anil absorbing Intorest. THE GARDEN AT HOME. Urrr'4 far Youbr Oinltuw u0ir to Mkp iUAl trie of UtUe Lnd By A. Hytt Ver-rlll Ver-rlll Author of "JUrpef. Book for Tw; Nt-rlUt." Nt-rlUt." a5 other vor. With nur lllm-trtloa lllm-trtloa IuUbbM by lUrper t HroV V Yr. A The author of this work very truth- i seta forth tliat It Is not necessary WjfJ to live in tho country in ordor to have a If! P,,n,c.".- "x ama11 cft or a vacant ih lot v.-ill Korve the purpose, and a first-rat" UL garden may easily be made at a vory m small expenso. With modern methods. m . Intensive cultivation, and Improved varl-Jl varl-Jl ftifts of plants a very small plat can bo j j made to yield a prollt. A thor-14 thor-14 mgh knowledge of botany anJ of scbn-I scbn-I tine terms la not essential In this form 1 of simple gardening. It Is far morj lm-j) lm-j) portant to know what to raise, bow to I raise it, what soils are but adapted to certain plants, nnd avnotly wlint returns one may oxpect from the laafl and moans nt command." The volume Is divided into three parts. Part I, "The Garden ProIUablo." embraces em-braces chapters on the following nubjocts: "PJnnning for a Garden." "Preparation of the Garden." "Tho Market Garden." "Insect Enemlos and Bird Friends," nnd "Tho Fruit Garden." Part II. "The Garden Gar-den Ornamental": "Small Flower Gardens," Gar-dens," "Making the Flower Garden," "Care and Cultivation of tho .Flowers," "Growing Bulbs," "Raising Bare Plants," "Different Kinds, of Gardens," "Gardens Seldom Seen," "Gardens In the Home," "The Shrubbery,'' nnd "Enemies and Diseases Dis-eases of Flowers." Part ni, "The Garden Practical": "The Importance of Trees." "The Garden nnd the School," and "The Garden Wonderful." Tho volume embraces nearly four hundred hun-dred pages. Is profusely Illustrated, nnd there aro few. If any, angles of this subject sub-ject not. covered by this author. The book will be of Immense aid not only to "young gardeners." but gardeners who can no longer claim the prolix "young." STORY OF THE WEST. Undor lUsdlcip: A Ndvol. Dy JncUion Orrgory. Publlibcd by Harper & llrm., New York. This engaging nnd entertaining storv deals with the reclamation of a western desert and Incidentally with the reclaiming reclaim-ing of an Indolent, purposeless young man. "Greek" Connlston had been given several sev-eral hundred dollars by his father and tninsportatlon for himself and Roger Hapgood, his friend, to San Francisco, and told to expect no further aid for some time to coma. It was with this understanding that Connlston and his friend boarded the Overland limited for tho west and whlled away the dreary hours by making numerous calls on the buffet car. The usual attractive maiden In tho habiliments of the west boarded tho train In a rather spectacular manner man-ner at one of tho prairie stations, and occupied the thoughts of Connlston even to the exclusion of tho highballs. When the girl disembarked at Indlan Creek, Connlston nnd his companion followed, though they wero aware of no good reason rea-son why they should havo done so. Connlston. Con-nlston. lcnrtilng thnt the young woman was tho daughter of a prosperous ranchman ranch-man by tho nnmo of Crawford, who lived ii matter of some ninety miles or so from tho station, decided that he and his companion com-panion would wander In that direction. Finding at the end of his trip that he had lost what llttlo money ho possessed, and meeting with a refusal when he wired his father for help, ho decided to apply to Crawford for a Job punching cattle. cat-tle. Later he superintended n reclamation reclama-tion project In which the entire fortune of Crawford was Invested, nnd by dint of hard work brought the work to n successful success-ful conclusion. It goes without saying thnt. In the end the hero marries the delightful Miss Crawford. Tho story Is a good one and sets forth tho extent to which theso arid desert ro-glons ro-glons were reclaimed before the restrictive lawn nnd the present policy of ao-callcd conservation woro Inaugurated. LITERARY HANDBOOK. Th Club Woman' Handyboob of rroKTnranifii and Club Manosomont. Compiled by Kmc lillnc Roberts, for many year in rlmnro of club vtvrk In tho fren public library, Nowaxk'. N. J. Pilb-llnhcl Pilb-llnhcl by Funk WasdsIIs Co., Now Fork. In this valuable handbook may be found lists of topics for programmes or discussions, outlines of papers, fully developed de-veloped programmes on live topics," parliamentary par-liamentary rules, book lists on scores of subjects, instruction in the use of libraries, li-braries, and how to got In touch with the people, and material connected with social and cultural movements of the I day. It Is not only Intended as a blue book for clubs in largo cities, but it Is also designed to meet tho pressing needs of those students in villages and small towns where the local libraries (If nny) cannot provide proper literary tools. Now as to the matter of geitlnc tip programmes for women's clubs (tho main purpose of the present brochure), Miss Roberts says that earnest and hard-studying hard-studying womon endeavor to cover the entire field of human knowledge ns often us possible by the residing of papers at their meetings for three stated reasons. First: This work makes for the elision of the lacunae in neglected school education. educa-tion. Second, It keeps tho clubwoman ' abreast of the times, anl, Inst, she Is put In a position in which she can suggost reforms In tho conduct of the human universe uni-verse and help In the forwardmont of tho world's work, whatever that world's work may happen to be on any stated club mooting day. This Iinpols tho mcmbors to more than scan tho papers nnd the magar.lnes. From thorn and sundry books in the public library (of which copied lists are available), material for tho Intelligent In-telligent discussions of tho over urgent upllit questions can be obtained. Just a few programmes which Miss Roberts outlines and suggested subjects: "The Drama'' (as a whole). "Tho Greek Drama." "Modorn Thought." "Woman at Work." "Woman as Housekeeper and Home Mnkor." "Pageants and Pageantry," "Shelter, or the Involution of the House," "The History of tho Papacy." "How to Appreciate Civic Art," ''The Loves of tho Pools," "Woman's Enfranchisement." "Our Xatlvo Birds, ' "Training for Motherhood," Moth-erhood," "Eugenics." "Feminism," etc HOW TO TEED BABY. The- Carr and KeedliiK of Children. Try John Ivctt Mono, M. D. Published by Harvard Uul-Tera'.ty Uul-Tera'.ty Prcu. CmbrlrtE, 31mm. Tho need for simple yet comprehensive statement ,of the propor way to feed and clothe a young child has been so widely felt that tho lectures on this subject, delivered by Dr. John Lovott Morse, havo attracted largo audiences. In the belief that there aro many more persons who would bo glad to nave this specialist's counsel atid advice on one of the most r Important questions with which men and . women have to deal, the Harvard I'nl-vcrslty I'nl-vcrslty press has printed a llttlo volume entitled "The Cnro ami Feeding of Children." Chil-dren." which presents the substance of the populnr lectures which Dr. Morse has given on this subject. It Is sold for f0 rents. Tho volume will have nn added Interest, Inter-est, perhaps, from the fact that it Is the first of a sorles of Harvard health talks, which aro Intnnded to present In easily accessible form some of the public pub-lic lectures given at the Harvard Mcdl-cnl Mcdl-cnl school On medical subjects of general Importance. The volume, while hinall. contains Information In-formation which will bo found of universal uni-versal Interest to pnronts. STORIES OP CRIMINALS. Tho Amntln:: AritonttirM of Sophie t.vonn, Queea of the. Ihirglars. or Why Crime Dor Not Tnv. Written by Sophie I,yon. I'ublWiM by J. S. OkIIvIc Pnblnhlpc Co.. Now York Bonders of The Tribune will be familiar fa-miliar with these stories, they having nppeared serially In these columns. This author. Sophie Lyons, was more or leas successful, as success is counted by the criminal cloment. bhe having accumulated 5t.000.000 In her nefarious calling This sho lost in gambling at Monte Carlo. Since her reformation sho Is said to have accumulated 4r.00.000 Jn honorable business enterprise. While the author dwells llttlo If nny on the moral phases of tho question, sho shows conclusively from a .material standpoint "Why Crlmo Docs Not Pay." LITERARY NOTES. In Bplto of PrcaMe.it Wilson's rocent Aiito-blORMphlcM Aiito-blORMphlcM nketcli filven befaro tho Nalloual Irr club t Wnshlnston. ho lit Mill (V rood deal of n myjitery to Uie pubUc at larso. Tho Gsti'iiry 3I.K;-azlne 3I.K;-azlne Jn itay will print an artfelo which attempts to .TUidy xho president from a completer nonpartisan non-partisan point of Tlev. It In by A. Mmirlco l,ov, for innny year Wnahfni;tonveorronpoi)dint of tho I:ndon MornliiR Tost, and nuthor of "The American Ameri-can 1'coplo: A study In National 1'iychologr." Three Tiar ao wo hc.uU tho flrit distant nim-MIng nim-MIng of a now gonln Tbo critics nnd college profeor, vrho aro tho first to puis Judgment oa a now namo. called tho pootry of John Masoftold bath at flrt, mere dccRorel. full of improprieties and banalities, offcnnlvo lo tho Iat.h of vor'i ana common decency alike. And yotl oven jm they spolo nomo hnuntlnn refrain came back to them. Komo lilting sna ch.mty Hko that of tho rallor man In "Tho Tragedy of I'oinpey." or fouip tnjs-tle tnjs-tle combination of wordn that oaiiR Itnolf ovor ami orer again in their reluctant uilnda a pcnktcnily at an old folk-nong! HI appeal lu that of a magnificent barbarian to anomlc civilization. Hl.n poetry never thinks but sinn. It Is tho apotheoslx of lulRarlty. Tho j fihambler tip allov.i, the drunken Kallor. the hnlf-naked hnlf-naked hooehlo koochlo dancer of tho 'Midway," aro tho Rubjurln of hl.n vcrtc. nud ho narbs them alt In a inantlo ot beauty which la tho prerORftllvu of K'ulus. There aro -rents In the collection of hie en poniR, recently published, which rumlnd ono unfailingly un-failingly of tho "Darrack Itoom Iialladi" hut only in itietr mood and nover uy any -wmkncsi of Imitation. Imi-tation. Mosctlcld la always Ma.scflold and never Kiplliur, or ovon Kipllngesfpio. He Is tho roa's pool as Kipling Ik Uio soldier' poet: their common com-mon characteristic Is a knowledge of humanity and tho day's work. Not a. typically barbnrlo Toro of his, but ono that ratches tho gleam of tho hplrlt of God tn common com-mon souls lit tlilc: Dtinno a heap about tho what an' why, Can't i.ny'ji I ever knowed. Ileavon to roo'n a. fair blno stretch ot sky, Uarih's Jest a. dusty ro&d. Dunno tho namn o' things, nor what thoy are, Can't say's I ever will. Dunno about Clod hc'n Jest tho noddln' rtar Atop tho windy hill. Marguerite Campion In tho May Metropolitan, i For tho thou.'andn who will rlslt tho Isthmus to view tho completed Panama canal, ample pro-rl-silon Is bolntr made Rrx-clnl ulRhtteoIng trains arc schcdiile-1 to Icaro Colon and Panama on nltornato mornings through tho week, reaching the opposite end of the canal In tltno for lunch. Piissongors may return on tho ordinary trains 1C they ro desire. de-sire. Excursion trlrn through tbo lake, from Onm-boa Onm-boa to Gatun, nro mado on a atghLiactng barso which haa been converted for passenger Forvlee by thu Addition of ft main deck, sloping from rear to front, and provIdM with comfortable seats, whllo above, an upper deck may be reached by stairways. stair-ways. Nearly 300 slghti'.-ors can bo accommodated on tho bsrgo. which has a full equipment of life preservers and nafety appliances. Th fam for I the trip on tho lake Is fixed at J1.S0 and a Uko sum Is charged fur tho railroad trip along the shore, from nuo end of tho cnnal to Uio othor. A plctum of tho bargo Is a feature ot tho May Pop-ular Pop-ular Mechanics Magazine. I K Frenchman confronted with a government form 1 to bo filled In with a declaration of bin lncomo is. tn tho position ot tho man who finds no rrlmo In cheating a railroad company, writes Robert W Sneddon In Harpor'a tVeefcly. Ho la as likely ns not to mnko an underestimated Etutomnnt of hi resource!. re-source!. Every rrtum Is bound to bo qticctloucd IIh llfo. so he supposes, will bo badgered out of him by Inquisitive and doubting officials. Ak ho dnjpliioa a uniform, urillko the Gnrmnn who clothes hlx law nnd morality In a military coat, ho will stoop to any doceptlon. Thoro In no fraud In misleading mis-leading tho government. It is dono dally, as It Is Then will como houno to houso investigation. Tho French revolution, wan precipitated by agents of tho crown on the trail of tho Illicit manufacture ot salt. In 1SJ1 tho houso to bouso Investigations ot omo potty officials provoked bloody rioting. Ono thing la certain. If tho tax pastra. the old cry of "To tho lomp-pot"wlll bo ralpcd. and I pity the unfortunate collectors who Tonturo into tho narrow streets with which Paris abounds. In the March American Tdagazlne Hugh S. Fullerton, writlnfr about American gambling and gamblers, says that professional profes-sional gamblers are not spendthrifts when It comes to personal cxponses. He says: "Tho real professional gambler spends money carefully. I remember seeing 'Toothpick Ben Colvln, a famous old time faro dealer, eating a 15-cent luncheon with more tban $5000 in his pocket, so as to preserve the roll unbroken and play It later. I liavc seen him with X2000 at 2 o'clock In tho morning, ond borrowing borrow-ing money for luncheon tho next day " |