*“The volumes with increasing force and power speak for themselves.”
“Too much respect cannot be given to the work of Samuel Purchas. With Hakluyt, it shows the advances made by civilization. It is one of the foundations on which modern geographical study rests.”
“It is because Purchas helps Hakluyt in making us understand all this that he is worth reprinting and rereading.”
Purves, Rev. David.Life everlasting: studies in the subject of the future.*$1.50. imp. Scribner.
“The subjects treated in this volume by a Presbyterian clergyman of Belfast, Ireland are: The life everlasting, The resurrection (of Jesus and believers), The future life, and Immortality in literature.”—Outlook.
Putnam, M. Louise.Children’s life of Lincoln. $1.25. McClurg.
A new and thoroughly revised edition of a book designed not for children’s amusement, but for pure instruction.
Pyle, Edmund.Memoirs of a royal chaplain.*$4. Lane.
Edmund Pyle, chaplain in ordinary to George I., Archdeacon of York, and Prebend of Winchester, “represents the Church of England, so far as the clergy constitute the Church sunk in coveteousness and sloth.” (London Times.) “The letters are valuable for the display not of a specially elevated or attractive clerical character, but of the facts and feelings of that age from the point of view of a minor ecclesiastical politician.” (Nation.)
*“He makes an unusual revelation of the scheming and jobbery in church preferment.”
“Mr. Hartshorne’s labors have at least furnished a useful source-book for historians of the period, however lacking it may be in the continuous absorbing interest.”
“If there is nothing in this volume to excite admiration or enthusiasm, there are some curious facts, and one or two amusing incidents. Notes should be brief, accurate, and germane to the matter. Mr. Hartshorne’s are none of the three.”
“He writes with no waste of words, with great frankness, and with pretty full and accurate information, as to a large range of externals.”
“Whatever Pyle says is worth reading. It is only when Mr. Hartshorne intervenes that we are sorry.”
Pyle, Howard.Story of champions of the round table.**$2.50. Scribner.
“A companion volume to Mr. Pyle’s ‘Story of King Arthur and his knights,’ illustrated as that was with wood cuts admirably suited in manner and tone to the pseudo-antique style of narrative in which the deeds of Sir Launcelot and his fellow-knights are retold.... To boys not too young and of the right imaginative cast of mind the book should have the fascination which Malory’s tales still have for a like class of elder readers.”
*“It is evident that this writer brings to his task wide knowledge and great enthusiasm; we could wish that he did not in large measure spoil the good effects of both by diffuseness, affectation of style, and prosy sermonizings.”
“Mr. Pyle succeeds unusually well in preserving the legendary and chivalrous atmosphere of his subject without dulling the interest by over-indulgence in archaic language.”
Quarles, Francis.Sions sonetssung by Solomon the king.*$4. Houghton.
A reprint of this poetical paraphrase of the song of Solomon which combines the merits of the editions of 1625 and 1680.
Rabelais, Francois.Selections; ed. by Curtis Hidden Page.*$2. Putnam.
A volume in the series of “French classics for English readers.” In the selections the aim of the editor has been to “keep all the essential parts of the story, and all the scenes which had most literary value and human interest; to retain all the best of the historical satire; and to include other parts which have some special interest, such as the chapters on education.”
“Mr. Page has done his task as well as it could be done.”
“The edition is very well got up and generally attractive.”
“Dr. Page’s introduction is an interesting and scholarly study of his author.”
*Rae, John.Sociological theory of capital: being a complete reprint of the New principles of political economy, 1834; ed. with biographical sketch and notes by Charles Whitney Mixter.*$4. Macmillan.
“Rae’s book is a refutation of Smith’s system, and in the course of chapter after chapter he carefully takes the author of the ‘Wealth of nations’ to pieces. The result is that he arrives at a defense of protection as opposed to free trade and of legislative interference as opposed to the laissez-faire policy. Professor Mixter in his recrudescence of Rae has split the book in the middle, giving the first and last parts in an appendix.”—Pub. Opin.
*“A readable book where only the dismal science existed before.”
*“He has not been content with making a mere reprint, but has carefully scrutinized and rearranged the original work so as to make it of distinct use for modern readers and valuable as a text-book in advanced courses.” I. F.
Ragster, Olga.Chats on violins.*$1.25. Lippincott.
In these “chats” the history of the violin, historical and biographical sketches of Italian and German makers, and anecdotes of great players are given, followed by chapters on the manner of preserving and playing the violin and an appendix upon the life of Paganini. The illustrations present a series of types of the violin from the ninth century to the present day.
“Miss Ragster’s treatment is clear and concise, and not of such a technical nature as to burden the ordinary reader.”
“Miss Ragster’s English style is frequently vivacious, but often unfinished, and she is imperfectly informed as to the spelling of many foreign proper names and other words.”
*“While the book is not technical in any sense, it should be of considerable value to all students of the violin.”
Rambaud, Alfred Nicholas; Simkovitch, Vladimir; and others.Case of Russia: a composite view.**$1.25. Fox.
“A presentation of certain phases of Russian life and history by five writers who have a first-hand knowledge of the subjects they discuss. It comprises: an outline sketch of the successive steps in the expansion of Russia; a brief psychological study of the Russian people; an interpretation of the Russian autocratic system; an inquiry into the progress and possibilities of the Slav; and a survey of the religious situation in Russia.”—Outlook.
“The proof-reading is inadequate, and the translation is not always quite what it should be.”
“Most of the matter, however, is somewhat vitiated by having been written some time ago.”
“As with all ‘composite views,’ the effect is in some respects elusive, in others bewildering. But, on the whole, the symposium is distinctly helpful, and especially in the direction of assisting to a clearer understanding of the dominant traits and qualities of the inhabitants of the unhappy land.”
“There is a good deal of psychological interest in the essays, particularly in that of Mr. Novicow.”
Ramsay, William Mitchell.Letters to the seven churches of Asia and their place in the plan of the Apocalypse.*$3. Armstrong.
“A prophet of Christianity, and one who for many years has devoted his best efforts to the study of a solution of the problem that confronts the religious world upon the meeting of the Asiatic and the European, when the barriers of the lofty mountains and arid plains of East and West are no more, believes that the great issue is with Christianity, and he has written this book to set forth a number of convincing proofs of the world-evangelizing principles that have won and are winning triumphs for the Christian faith.”—Boston Evening Transcript.
“Ramsay’s fresh and rich book adds much to our knowledge of the Roman province of Asia in the first century A. D., and the influence of Christianity therein. The book combines the merits of scientific and popular history-writing. In three special ways this volume is valuable: (1) as a contribution to the understanding of the apostolic age; (2) as an aid to the interpretation of the New Testament Apocalypse; (3) as a practical study in comparative religion.” C W. Votaw.
“His archaeological and historical skill makes [it] of peculiar interest.”
“The first half of the book is worth more than the last half. The style is diffuse; repetitions are frequent; and there are long-expanded commonplaces. The book will be welcomed chiefly because it contains many items of interesting information and throws much light upon the environment of the early Asia Minor Christians.” D. A. Hayes.
“In scholarly detail, the story of the seven cities and their various symbols is related, and the usages and customs of the early Christian era are succinctly set forth.”
“His interpretation of particular passages is open to question, but his historical, geographical and archæological material on the churches addressed in these letters is very full and valuable.”
*“Some of his interpretations may be questioned, but the wealth of information and fact makes his book valuable for reference.”
“Is rather an introduction than a commentary, and it has much value as an introduction to the whole of the New Testament.”
“Requires careful study, which it will amply repay.”
*Ranck, George Washington.Bivouac of the dead, and its author.**$1. Grafton press.
The well-known martial elegy. The bivouac of the dead, and a lyric called The old pioneer, penned at the grave of Daniel Boone, by the same author, are included in this little volume with a story of the poems and a brief biography of Theodore O’Hara prepared with the full cooperation of his family. The whole forms a fitting tribute to the Kentucky soldier-poet.
Ranke, Leopold von.History of the reformation in Germany; tr. by Sarah Austin; ed. by Rob. A. Johnson. $2. Dutton.
This new low-priced edition of Ranke’s great work is “a reproduction of Mrs. Austin’s translation which only included the first six of the ten books into which Ranke divided his complete work. It includes the history of the German reformation down to the year 1534.” (Acad.)
“We have only a fragmentary translation, and ‘editing’ worthy of the publisher’s office-boy.”
Ransom, Caroline Louise.Studies in ancient furniture; couches and beds of the Greeks, Etruscans and Romans.*$4.50. Univ. of Chicago press.
“A rather laborious piece of archæological work in a small field has been well performed by Miss Ransom.... Her investigation, in so far as it is original, depends upon an examination of monumental sources; from the literary she draws little, and that out of the usual handbooks, “the volume, a fine quarto, is beautifully illustrated by many full-page plates and cuts.””—Nation.
“It is a slightly expanded college thesis, and a scholarly contribution to the archæology of furniture. No phase of the subject is overlooked. The results are presented in a manner which, though not entertaining to the general reader, will prove highly instructive to the student of archæology.”
“The plates and other illustrations in the text are many and well chosen, and the references and discussions in the notes show careful research and sound scholarship.”
“The text shows evidence of a scholarly study of them, and, what is almost better, the application of much common sense.”
“A work of scholarly research in a limited special field.”
Rashdall, Rev. Hastings.Christus in ecclesia.*$1.50. Scribner.
“Dr. Rashdall is an efficient representative of the Broad church group in the Anglican establishment. In this volume of discourses he addresses himself especially to educated men and women. He is concerned lest religion be crowded out of life, either by revolt against narrow ecclesiasticism or by the pressure of other concerns.... To explain some Christian institutions, ideas, and practices to educated hearers, with a view to promote an interest in the Church and its ordinances at once rational and reverent, is therefore the main object of these discourses. Starting from a review of the Oxford movement as having restored the idea of the Church to its due prominence in Christian thought. Dr. Rashdall discusses in considerable detail the institutional side of Christianity.”—Outlook.
“His outlook is historical. These discourses serve at any rate for a temperate and eminently clear expression of what many educated but not professional readers will recognize as an intelligible common-sense view on points of current controversy.”
“Characterized by transparent lucidity and an unadorned simplicity of diction.”
“The breadth and thoroughness of the discussion make the volume a helpful contribution to the reconstructive work now going on in religious thought. The general aim is practical. There is a note of reality, and of an intentness on reality, running through all these discourses.”
“In literary quality, too, as well as in the matter and tone, these sermons commend themselves to the discerning and sympathetic reader.” H. N. Gardiner.
“He is able, earnest, and learned, constructive, occasionally conservative, as well as critical.”
Rateau, A.Experimental researches on the flow of steam through nozzles and orifices, to which is added a note on the flow of hot water; authorized tr. by H. Boyd Brydon.*$1.50. Van Nostrand.
“This little book on the flow of steam is an expansion of” Prof Rateau’s “report to the congress of applied mechanics in 1890.... The object of the investigation was to determine the conditions governing the discharge from large conoidal convergent nozzles and an orifice in a thin plate, both above and below the ratio p equals 0.58 P.”—Engin. N.
“His work is painstaking in the extreme. One or two obvious typographical errors are noted. It is an interesting addition to the literature on the flow of steam through nozzles.” Strickland L. Kneass.
“The translation is clear. It is, however, a defect, for English readers, that the principal formulæ are left as given by the author in foreign units.”
Rathbone, Eleanor F.William Rathbone: a memoir. $3. Macmillan.
In this memoir of her father, a Liverpool merchant, the author gives his life, his well-known work in parliament and in various philanthropic movements.
“Very capably written biography.”
Ray, Anna Chapin (Sidney Howard, pseud.).By the good Sainte Anne: a story of modern Quebec.†$1.50. Little.
A new edition of this story of a typical Englishman, a Canadian of English descent, and a young French-Canadian, all of whom pay court to bright, vivacious Nancy Howard, who with her father, a New York physician, drop in among the guests at the Maple Leaf. The scenes and points of interest in and about Quebec furnish a setting for the bright conversations in which the story abounds.
Ray, Anna Chapin (Sidney Howard, pseud.), and Fuller, Hamilton Brock.On the firing line: a romance of South Africa.†$1.50. Little.
Africa during the Boer war furnishes the setting of Miss Ray’s story of love and combat. The hero, a stalwart Canadian, follows an impulse to enter the fray as a private and in his narrow field demonstrates broad soldierly ability which operates for its full value, not only with the girl he loves, but with his rival, the young captain of his troop.
“There is movement and life on every page.”
“In spite of its conventional plot, holds a lively interest for the reader.”
“The collaboration in this novel is very successful. A well-constructed, entertaining, bright story, permeated by the spirit that recognizes and appreciates high ideals.”
Ray, Anna Chapin.Sidney: her summer on the St. Lawrence.†$1.50. Little.
In this new book for boys and girls, Sidney Stayres and her little brother Bungay spend an eventful summer with their cousins and their friends on the St. Lawrence. There are picnics, and general good times, there are accidents and anxious hours, but these doings of the true hearted little heroine and those who loved her will prove wholesome and entertaining reading for all young folks.
“The characters seemed posed and artificial.”
Raymond, Edward Brackett.Alternating current engineering, practically treated.*$2.50. Van Nostrand.
“This book is written by a member of the staff of the testing department of the General electric company; it consists of two parts; the first part contains the general theory of electricity and magnetism and a special theory of alternating currents; the second part treats of transformers, alternating current motors and alternators.... There is a great need for such a book, a book in which a young man just starting in practical electrical engineering work after college or any other school could find a clear, concise exposition of what he needs, what is done in practice, and why it is done so and not otherwise.”—Phys. R.
“In summing up it seems that notwithstanding some defects the book can be well recommended to young electrical engineers and to those who would like to refresh their memory on the subject of alternating currents. It is to be regretted that Mr. Raymond did not write his book in coöperation with somebody more familiar with the theoretical part of the subject and particularly with the approved methods of presenting them in a simple, lucid way. Then the wide practical experience of Mr. Raymond would find its right place in the book and make it one of the most valuable additions to our engineering literature.” V. K.
Raymont, T.Principles of education.*$1.40. Longmans.
The author’s object in writing this book was “to present a brief but comprehensive treatment of the problems of education as they have shaped themselves in my mind during several years of experience in teaching.... It is for the younger members of that profession that my book is primarily intended.”
“Readable and suggestive.”
“An interesting and comprehensive treatise on education.”
“The main quality of his book we should describe as common-sense.” J. Welton.
Rea, Hope.Tuscan and Venetian artists, their thought and work.*$1.50. Dutton.
A new and enlarged edition of these essays which treat of the broader aspects of Italian art, using individual artists and their work as illustrations. In “Builders and goldsmiths,” the influence of these arts upon painting is shown thru Botticelli, while Angelico, the idealist, and Signorelli, the realist, are contrasted to show the relation between imagination and reality in art, and the fusion of the two is illustrated by Raphael and the Venetians. Giotto, Duccio, Carpaccio, and Raphael are treated under artists story tellers. There is also a chapter on Della Robbia ware. There are thirty-eight tinted half-tones.
“The author writes intelligently, if with no great originality of thought, and in a pleasing if not over-exact style.”
“It is particularly valuable as a study of the causes which lead to the transference of an emotion from the individual to the canvas or marble.”
“The book may be recommended to those whose sympathy has not yet been aroused as it should be for the art of Tuscany and Venetia. Such a little book of criticism as this is always needed, not only for the unthinking tourist or student, but sometimes also for the thinking.”
Read, Carveth.Metaphysics of nature.*$2.75. Macmillan.
“By metaphysics Professor Read means the ‘study of the validity and adequacy of knowledge and belief’ ... the addition ‘of Nature’ is intended to rule out ideals, the matter of ethics, politics, religion, and art. Within these limits he claims that his work is conciliatory and constructive.”—Ath.
“Signs are not wanting that he approaches his subject as a man of science rather than a philosopher, that is, in a spirit of vindication rather than unbiased inquiry.”
“Professor Carveth Read’s ‘Metaphysics of nature’ is a book that must take rank at once for importance with Mr. Bradley’s ‘Appearance and reality’ and Professor Ward’s ‘Naturalism and agnosticism.’” T. Whittaker.
“One of the best parts of the volume is the general discussion of the test of truth.”
Read, Opie.American in New York, a novel of to-day. $1.25. Thompson & Thomas.
Short sketches are welded together to form this book. There is a gallant Kentucky millionaire; “there is a very lovely widow who talks to him in the tea room, and to whom he tells quaint tales of the West; there is a young man, the millionaire’s adopted son, and a young woman, the widow’s niece.... To add to the zest of it too, the Colonel—so the millionaire is called—is very fond of playing Haroun Al Rashid. There is a villain also.” (N. Y. Times.)
“Really, the present volume furnishes some very good reading.”
“Tells some humorous stories and moralizes more or less shrewdly at times. There is too much, however, of his political and social dogmatism, and the personal story involved is of the weakest.”
Redgrave, Gilbert R., and Spackman, Charles.Calcareous cements: their nature, manufacture, and uses, with some observations upon cement testing.*$4.50. Lippincott.
“In its present edition this book is noteworthy for its discussion of cement manufacture. Over one-third of the space is devoted to this subject. The next largest space is given to composition, chemical analysis and constitution. In these sections and in its historical notes on the development and early manufacture of hydraulic cements the book is superior to any other treatise of which we have knowledge.”—Engin N.
Rée, P. J.Nuremburg and its art to the end of the 18th century; from the German by G. H. Palmer.*$1.50. Scribner.
“The librarian of the Bavarian museum at Nuremburg has written a careful survey of the art treasures in that city. He scarcely touches the history of the place ... but traces the development of German art, as illustrated by the buildings and in the museums of Nuremburg, in painstaking and elaborate fashion. His treatment of the artists and craftsmen who succeeded Dürer will be found especially valuable by English tourists who wish to learn something more of designers and artist-craftsmen.... This volume of the “Art cities” series is abundantly illustrated by one hundred and twenty-three photographs.”—Ath.
“In spite of its merits, we fear that English readers will find it hard to digest. The translation of the book looks as if it had been ‘made in Germany.’”
Reed, Helen Leah.Amy in Acadia.†$1.50. Little.
This is the first volume of a second series of the “Brenda” books; it is a story for girls and tells of the experiences encountered by Amy, her mother, and her girl friends among the descendants of the exiled Acadians. These experiences acquire a peculiar interest thru their romantic setting and their historical background.
“The author manages, with indifferent skill, to convey much information for the benefit of young readers—that is, if they do not rebel at Amy.”
Reed, John Calvin.Brothers’ war.**$2. Little.
Optimistic in tone, looking forward to a glorious and peaceful future for a United States truly united, this book, altho written by a Southerner, and, to a certain extent, a plea for the South, makes for a better understanding between North and South by giving an account of the causes which led up to the Civil war in a fair-minded manner which admits of the statement that “the brothers on each side were true patriots and morally right.” It is an interesting volume and it discusses political parties, the great men upon each side, slavery, the race question and the Ku-Klux Klan, in a spirit so generous toward the North that it will not alienate even a reader in whom strong partisan feeling still remains.
Reed, Myrtle.At the sign of the Jack-o’-Lantern.**$1.50. Putnam.
A New York newspaper man and his bride begin their honeymoon in their heirloom house which was set on a hill and known as the Jack-o’-Lantern, because its arrangement of doors and windows made hideous resemblance to a human face. The eccentric donor had added wing after wing to the main portion of the house, the reason for which becomes apparent when relations, singly and in groups, swoop down on the pair to make their annual visit—“to sponge on a dead man as they did when he was alive.” In this pandemonium Howard Carr tries to write his first book.
“The author gives us a commonplace farce, all bustle, noise and confusion, with scenes and characters that have long ago lost all novelty.”
“It is a disconcerting, but not displeasing blend of folly and shrewdness. Some readers will think the book a mere tissue of nonsense, others may take a fleeting pleasure in its very absurdity.”
*“Miss Reed has certainly provided us in this instance with an original form of entertainment, and the story should prove popular.”—Wm. M. Payne.
*“Myrtle Reed is possessed of a quick sense of humor, is a keen observer of life, and an exceptionally alert and alluring judge of human nature.”
“Miss Reed is mistress of a delicacy of thought and style which lends itself gracefully to the light and airy exaggeration of human foibles.”
“We do not find this tale altogether successful in its alternating attempts at sprightliness and sentiment. The characters neither act reasonably nor talk naturally.”
Reeves, Jesse Siddall.Napoleonic exiles in America: a study in American diplomatic history, 1815-1819. pa. 50c. Hopkins.
This pamphlet is uniform with the “Johns Hopkins University studies in historical and political science.” The study centers about the unfortunate colonial enterprise called Champ d’Asile on the banks of the Trinity river in Texas.
Reid, G. Archdall.Principles of heredity, with some applications.*$3.50. Dutton.
“While possessing large and varied interest for the general reader, this work is specially addressed to medical men.... What is new in the work is mainly drawn from evidence, hitherto largely unused, concerning heredity, that he has found in the study of disease, especially of the zymotic kinds, and also of narcotics. This is held to establish conclusively that parental acquirements are never transmitted to offspring and that the great mass of variation has another origin than that of the action of the environment of the germ-cells.”—Outlook.
“What he has written is evidently the result of wide reading and serious logical thinking with regard to the many intricate questions involved. At the same time his work is seldom technical, and will be nearly always readily intelligible even by those who are not familiar with the strictly biological terminology of the subject.”
“He covers too much ground, and appears to have put together matter written at different times and in pursuance of different trains of thought.”
*“We have one fault to find; in a work on the principles of heredity one would have expected a fuller discussion than is actually given of biometric and Mendelian methods of dealing with that phenomenon.” A. D. D.
“He writes with a warmth of conviction that is stimulating to thought, and with a mastery of his subject which commands attention.”
Reinach, Salomon.The story of art throughout the ages; tr. by Florence Simmonds.**$2. Scribner.
“A general outline of art from its origin to the present age. It includes art in the polished stone and bronze ages; in Egypt, Chaldea, and Persia; Aegean, Minoan, and Mycenæan art; Greek art before Phidias; Phidias and the Parthenon; Praxiteles, Scopas, and Lysippus; Greek art after Alexander the Great; the minor arts of Greece; Etruscan and Roman art; Christian art in the East and in the West; Romanesque and Gothic architecture; Romanesque and Gothic sculpture; the architecture of the renaissance and modern architecture; the renaissance of Siena and Florence; Venetian painting; Leonardo da Vinci and Raphael—the MilaneseUmbrian and Roman schools; Michelangelo and Correggio; the renaissance in Germany; the Italian decadence and the Spanish school; art in the Netherlands in the sixteenth century; the art of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries in France; and art in the nineteenth century. There are nearly six hundred illustrations in the book.”—Bookm.
“Is a clever and valuable rapid sketch written by an authority.”
“The translation is fluent and adequate as a whole, though it is occasionally clumsy.”
“The translation before us, in the main, reads well, and the book, as a whole, appears in a very acceptable form. Much may be said in praise of the work and very little against it. The reader immediately becomes fascinated by the style, the independence of thought and judgments by the illuminating touches on periods and individual artists. Taken in its ensemble, it is possibly the best short history of art, or rather the history of thefiliationof art schools ever written.” Hugo P. Thieme.
“Excellent as is the treatment of ancient art, it is surpassed by the clear and scholarly exposition of art in the Christian era, so that we have no hesitation in saying that this book is an indispensable work for every library, whether large or small, throughout the land. It is a matter of sincere congratulation for the author to find so much knowledge in so small a space. The setting given to the text is of the same high order as the text itself.”
“A book both critical and fascinating. The translation, by Miss Florence Simmonds, is admirably done.”
“Well translated and copiously illustrated.”
“The book is a little masterpiece. His taste and judgment are as sure as his knowledge is exact. It is assuredly the best brief general history of art, if not the best such history of any length, that has yet appeared. It deserved a better and more faithful translation than has been given it by Florence Simmonds. One is never certain whether he is getting the opinions of M. Reinach or those of Miss Simmonds.”
“The translation is unusually careful and successful, and the reader of it loses nothing of the practical utility of the work. The distinguishing trait of M. Reinach is his combination of poise and alertness. He is not a partisan.”
“In the style there are surprising vivacity and individuality. The individual common sense, the happy and sometimes sharply incisive phrases, and the broadly critical spirit of the book are traits rare in an outline of this sort.”
“Has given us a work of exceptional educational value in his splendidly condensed ‘Story of art throughout the ages.’ It serves the double purpose of reference book and of introductory work to the art of any period. Readable narrative. All that a well-equipped special library on art should contain is given in condensed and miniature form in this one volume.”
“The rendering into English is clear and satisfactory.”
*Reinsch, Paul Samuel.Colonial administration.*$1.25. Macmillan.
This volume in “The citizen’s library of economics, politics, and sociology,” “is rather a statement of the various problems confronting colonial governments, and an indication of the main lines of solution that have been attempted than a complete and conclusive discussion of the principles involved. The book gives in small compass a broad survey of the most important activities of modern colonial governments, and deals with the facts of colonial administration rather than with the underlying philosophy. Such topics as education; finance; commerce; currency, banking, and credit; agriculture; the land policy; and the labor question, are tersely and instructively discussed.”—R. of Rs.
*“The temper and language of Prof. Reinsch’s introductory chapter could scarcely be improved. He has for the most part made good use of the numerous books cited in his notes.”
Remensnyder, Junius Benjamin.Atonement and modern thought; with an introd. by B: B. Warfield. $1. Lutheran pub. soc.
“Dr. Remensnyder makes a vigorous presentation of the Lutheran conception of the Atonement in its antagonism to the characteristic tendencies of modern thought. As thus conceived it was an objective transaction in which Christ as the sinner’s substitute bore the punishment due to sin. The Atonement thus viewed is presented as the central truth of Christianity.”—Outlook.
Renan, Joseph Ernest.Life of Jesus.68c. Bell, H. W.