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The Spiritual Significance of Modern Socialism. By John Spargo. New York: B. W. Huebsch, 1908. Pp. 94. Mr. Spargo understands the temper of religious people and he has written an eloquent and attractive appeal to the church to be- come an organ of socialism. Socialism is not defined, but private property, the monogamic family, freedom of investigation and pub- lication, and tolerance of religion are declared to be compatible with his creed. Many important difficulties are not touched, as the possi- bility of reconciling public control with the advantages of personal initiation, and we have yet to see whether socialists will accept the idealistic argument.

C. R. Henderson