
See VNIVERSILY OF CHICAGO PRES. 

preface, says that ‘‘the necessity of selecting elements from the 
social activities of Europe and America which might have value 
in the Orient under widely different conditions, compelled a 
consideration of the materials from a new point of view.” The 
introduction includes, besides a syllabus of the six lectures, the 
Letter of Commission from the officers of the three great inter- 
national associations for labor legislation, asking the lecturer to 
present their aims wherever it was possible in India, China, and 
Japan. There is also included a statement by Professor E. Fuster 
of Paris, of the aims of the international associations on social 
legislation. 
Christian Faith for Men of Today. By E. Albert Cook, Professor 
of Systematic Theology in the Congregational College of Canada. 
276 pages, 12mo, cloth; $1.25, postpaid $1.35 
This volume contains a clear and reasonable interpretation 
of life from the Christian point of view, and some definite formu- 
lation of those beliefs that have proved most effectual in the 
development of individual character and in the promotion of the 
welfare of society. Professor Cook believes that Christianity 
is the religion which best meets the needs of all races and classes. 
The convenient arrangement of the material in numbered para- 
graphs, the valuable appendices, and the general systematic 
treatment of the subject commend the book as a popular text 
for college men and women, and for adult classes and clubs as 
well as for general reading. 
American Poems. Selected and Edited with Illustrative and Ex- 
planatory Notes and a Bibliography. By Walter C. Bronson, 
Litt.D., Professor of English Literature in Brown University. 
student the value of the work is greatly enhanced by the com- 
prehensive Notes, Bibliography, and Indices. It is believed that 
the book will have the wide popularity of Professor Bronson’s 
earlier collection, English Poems, which has been adopted by 
all leading American colleges. 
The Dial, The resources of the special collections of Brown University 
have supplied the editor with the best authorities for accurate texts, 
and have made possible the widest range of selections. 
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