People's Pilot, Volume 6, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 June 1896 — The June Arena. [ARTICLE]

The June Arena.

The June Arena opens its 16th volume, appearing in a new dress, and being printed by Skinner. Bartlett & Co. It is an unusally strong number, opening with a brilliant paper by Rev. Samuel Barrows, D. D., the distinguished editor of the “Christian Register" of Boston, on ’ The First' Pagan Critic of Christian Faith and. His Anticipation of Modern Thought." Mr. B. O. Fowler, the editor of The Arena, writes in a most captivating manner of Whittier, considering him in the aspect of a "Poet of* Freedom." and giving many of Whittier’s most stirring lines. A fine portrait of the Quaker Poet forms a frontispiece to this number. The editor also discusses somewhat at length igi his editorials, the message of Whittier to men and women of to-day, and the proposed platform of Mr. St. John. Another interesting feature of this issue is Mr. Eltweed Pomeroy's illustrated paper on the “Direct Legislation Movement and Its Leaders " Prof. Parsons of Boston University Law School continues his mastetly papers on the “Government Control of Telegraph,” a series of careful papers hitherto unapproached injhuthoritative character. The Salvation Army boys returned to-day from Momence and will remain until Tuesday of next week. A very special program is arranged for the few remaining nights of their stay. Friday night, June 26th, an Allegorical demonstration representing the social and slum work; the parts will be given by the female; officers of Chicago assisted by the band; the whole will be an interesting sight.