New Books and Publications

Horowhenua Chronicle, 26 June 1915, Page 2

New Books and Publications

"THE FELLOWSHIP OP SCIENCE." -.Many of our readers will recollect the visit to New Zealand of the late Mr Thomas Hodgkin. the eminent member of the Society of Friends— hanker, antiquary, and the distinguished author of "Italy and her Invaders." The book bearing the title at the head of this notice, edited by the Eev. Cyril Hepher, a High Church Missioner, who came to New Zealand at the same time, is really a memento of that visit It consists of a series of papers by Mr Hodgkin, his -daughter Miss Hodgkin, who accompanied him, Dr Percy Dearmer, Mr J. C. Fitzgerald and the editor. It is in fact a religious symposium, conducted by the High Churchmen and Quakers, the theme .being a virtue of that Fellowship of Silence originally a distinguishing mark of Quaker services, ibut now, it would seem, being adopted with advantage in a portion of the Anglican Church. So far as New Zealand is concerned, we learn the movement started in Havelock North. Some years ago the then vicar, the Eev. • Alan Gardiner, since gone to rest, invited eome Quakers in his parish to hold their meetings in the vestry of his church. They gratefully accepted the offer, and for some time the meeting was held in the vestry, the vicar and his family joindng the Friends in their worship. Afterwards fhe vicar suggested to the Bishop of the diocese, his father-in-law, that the church iteelf would 'be a more fitting place for the little service and the Bishop gladly consented to have it tised. ■M-ise Hodgkin, in telling the story, adds the comment: "Verily (1 say to myself all day long and every day) this is a saner world than outre at HomeT" The contents of the paper. are hardly suitable for discussion in a lay newspaper, but few thoughtful persons can read them without being convinced at any rate of the value of meditation for the uplifting of men's souls. We have so strongly condemned, tile Quakers' for their unreasoning anti-militarism that we have the more pleasure in recommending this book as giving an insight into the deeper side of their nature. (London: Macnrillan and Co., iLfcd., 4s 6d net).' —Evening News.