Hannah Byeby Harrison S. Morris
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Friends Historical Association Hannah Bye by Harrison S. Morris Bulletin of Friends' Historical Society of Philadelphia, Vol. 10, No. 1 (Eleventh Month (November), 1920), p. 34 Published by: Friends Historical Association Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/41945197 . Accessed: 14/05/2014 06:29 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use, available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact [email protected]. . Friends Historical Association is collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to Bulletin of Friends' Historical Society of Philadelphia. http://www.jstor.org This content downloaded from 194.29.185.202 on Wed, 14 May 2014 06:29:40 AM All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions
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Hannah Bye by Harrison S. MorrisBulletin of Friends' Historical Society of Philadelphia, Vol. 10, No. 1 (Eleventh Month(November), 1920), p. 34Published by: Friends Historical AssociationStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/41945197 .
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34 BULLETIN OF FRIENDS' HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
The William Penn Lectures. Heroes in Peace. John Haynes Holmes. [Walter H. Jenkins, Printer.] Philadelphia, 1920. 5 X 7/4 in- Pp. 51- This is the sixth of the series of lectures, known as the "William Penn
Lectures," given under the auspices of the Young Friends Movement (Fifteenth and Race Sts.), yearly at the time of the Yearly Meeting. The present lecture is in the clear, forcible style of the Minister of the Com- munity Church, New York City. Those who had the privilege of listening to the delivery will know how much the personality of the author must have added to the words. Dr. Holmes has much in sympathy with Friends, especially in regard to Peace. The theme is to show that, while the most common heroes are those of War, " the higher and finer grades " are those of Peace. Notwithstanding the excellence of the presentation the " heroes of Peace " deserve even more than they get. The story of Captain Scott, which is most dwelt upon, is a splendid example of endur- ance and determination, but one would hardly rank fortitude in the Arctic regions as high as under some other circumstances.
The Misadventure of Athelstan Digby. By William Fryer Harvey. The Swarthmore Press, Ltd. London, 1920. 5 X 7/^ in. Pp. 191. 6s.
This book is a collection of stories of "misadventures" which suppos- edly happened to a goodnatured, almost gullible wealthy English manu- facturer, and director in many industrial corporations. They are told in an exceedingly lively manner. The author is an English Friend.
Hannah Bye. By Harrison S. Morris. The Penn Publishing Company. Philadelphia, 1920. 5/i X 7H in. Pp. 226. $1.75-
As all but one of the characters are Quakers, this book may be taken as an attempt to represent scenes depicting Quaker life and character. It is rarely safe to say that anything is impossible , but it may be said without hesitation that this story is about as improbable as it could be. The author has taken some external peculiarities, which he supposes reveal Quakerism, invests his characters with them, and constructs an unpleasant story. To give one example of the author's ignorance of Friends: He makes an old- fashioned Quaker woman-preacher reprove in this manner a member who seemed after a meeting for worship, about to attack a man who had injured him: "Does thee know where thee is? This is the house of God. Here are no evil passions, no hatred, no law of eye for eye - only God's law of love thy neighbor as thyself, Go !" To make a Quaker of that character - indeed any true Quaker-call a Meeting House, " the house of God " shows small knowledge of Quakerism. But the book abounds with simi- lar errors. There are many anachronisms also. What is to be regretted about such books as this is that many persons, who do not know the truth, take them as typical pictures. Fortunately such works rarely have a long life.
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