A Bibliography of the Published Writings of Rufus M. Jones (review)

88 BULLETIN OF FRIENDS HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION very widely off the beaten track of the chief historical figures. Nevertheless , the book gives a useful and clear account of the development of the Society of Friends, of its problems in England and America, and of the influence exerted upon it by Quietism, Methodism, Evangelicalism, Mysticism, and Rationalism. Its brevity will in these days recommend it to those who seek much information in little space. Haverford College.William W. Comfort A Bibliography of the Published Writings of Rufus M. Jones. Compiled by Nixon Orwin Rush. Waterville, Maine. Colby College Library, 1944. 54 pp. $2.75. NOT only has Mr. Rush given us an accurate and complete bibliography of the writings of Rufus Jones, together with an appropriate foreword and a well-selected brief outline of Dr. Jones's life, but this little book represents the summing up of one of the most remarkable literary careers of American men of letters. Unless one has seen the ever-expanding "yardage" of Dr. Jones's works, and judged them by the tests of the soul and learned to know their high quality, it is difficult to realize that any one man could have done so much in a lifetime—and there are still more to come. Scholarly and accurate, yet lucid and with deep insight for truth, Dr. Jones's many, many articles in periodicals and his numerous books have exerted an influence that can not be measured, not only among Friends, but in the far reaches of the world. I remember one little library in Germany that had but a score of books in English, yet three of them were by Rufus Jones. Translated into many languages, republished in many places, and known by the great and the simple alike, these writings represent a world-pulpit of real proportions—and his words are believed, and his counsels heeded ! Having had as my hobby for many years the collection of his works, and having often believed that even Rufus Jones himself has forgotten some of his writings because they are so many and have appeared in so many places, I can realize what a splendid service Mr. Rush has rendered and what a fine piece of work this bibliography represents. I do not know Mr. Rush, but I believe that this little book is a service of admiration and love ; else it could not have been so well done. One use of this bibliography may escape those who use it as a library guide, for research, or for their amazement because of its scope; to follow it through would be an education in the spirit. Great literature grows out of the life of great men, but these books are the literature of a great spirit, meeting the problems of the soul—and sometimes they were hard problems, but with an expanding faith that makes each dawn the beginning of a better day. This bibliography is the record of the crystallization in words of such a life. Cynwyd, Pennsylvania.Clarence E. Tobias, Jr. Vol. 33, Autumn 1944 ...