Morning journal and courier., 1889-01-26
LYMAN REEoHEK LECTURE.

and His Hymn Rook-Many Interest-
 ing Suggestions From Ills Stores of
 Experience and SIudy-HymnolOgy
 Historically and Collectively Consid- cred German, French and English Hymns.
 'tThe Minister and His Hymn Book" was
 the subject of Dr. Broadus' lecture yesterday
 afternoon in Marquand chapel. The stand | ing room as well as the seating room in the
 chapel was occupied several minutes before the hour of beginning arrived. The interest 1 in Dr. Broadus' lectures has been exception ally marked, and the chapel has been crowd \ ed to it's utmost. Clergymen of all denomi- nations have been present at every lecture, | and scores of ladies have been present each | day. Dr. Broadus began this interesting story I told of Co1eridge. One time Coleridge was I in company who were amusing themselves
 with making rhymes. Someone gave him the l word "Timbuotoo" to make rhyme, and he gave the following:
 | 'If were a castaway in Timbuctoo,
 I'd eat missionary and his hynn-book-foo.'. The doctor then went on to say that songs combined the rhyme of poetry with that of song. The one hundred and fifty collected psalms are undoubtedly the historical origin of hynns. In the new Testament there are five psalms or hymns, two being in the first few chapters of Luke, and the rest in the Epfstles. These resemble in their metres the early Greek hymns, and have the Greek movement. In the study of church history we see that the early fathers liked the hymns. Arian hymns were sung in Constantincple, and Eusebius make mention of them. Our earliest hymns come to us from the latter half of the fourth century. They are Syriac, Greek and Latin. Ephriam, the Syrian, wrote great many lines of verse, perhaps about 5000, lines. Of this time was also Gregory, who was not only hymn writer but alec a preacher. It is strange that a great hymn-writer should be great preach CT, for imagination is the poets mistress, but the orators handmaid. Ambrose, in his Latin hymns, shows 8 rugged but vigorous simplicity which was truly Roman.
 In the eighth century sprang up the great iconclastic controversies. These produced much religious poetry. We have no cheap and good volumes of these hymns, for Daniels ''Thesaurus" is out of this time and John of Crete. A good translation may be found in Neale's book. The Greek church of the present time have several service books, but no collection of Greek hymns.
 The Latin hymns are more familiar, and there are several collections of them. Prof. Marsh and MT. French have compiled such
 collections. In the early part of the tenth
 century there was poem entitled Media
 
 going to battle. Many Latin hymns were written during the fourteenth century. This was also great preaching age. Why did it happen sof Q) Because it was at a time of the crusades; @ there was 8 revival of Latin learning; and @ there was rise of the free cities.
 In the German there are about 100, ,o00 hymns. In English we have only about 25,- 900, while in all other languages there are only about 25, 900 more, go the German 1an- guage has about twice as many hymns as in all the other languages put togeter. Every body knows about Luther and his love for music. Calvin was just the reverse. He preferred to sing only the Psalms in plsin
 blank metre. It would well repay one to read the German hymns in the original. The
 reasons for this is because the German mind
 is rich in sentiment. In the second place, in German the nursery hymns can be used to express their devotion; and, thirdly, the strong Teutonic accent assists in making pleasing metre.
 Dr. Broadus here gave an outline of the
 history of French hymnology. There were
 not many songs used in church worship be-
 sung during the first period. At that time
 there were Hopkins, Sidney and Bacon. The Bay Psalm book was published in Boston in
 1640. Francis Rous, the author of the Scotch
 Version of the Psalms, was then living. His
 version is still used in Scotland. Then there
 
 clergymen, who composed several hymns.
 In the second period hymns were used in connection with the Psslter. John Mason published his Spiritual Songs" in 1883, which had very wide circulation. Keats wrote in 1891 and Bishop Kerr in 1700. In the third period the Psalms themselves were converted into hymns. Watts was the leader in this movement, who left 71S psalms and hymns. He made adaptations of the Psalms, emitting all that was Jewish in them and putting much that was Christian. Anne Steele was the foremost woman writer. Her affianced was drowned just before the we'd ding day, and so her life was spent in writing sacred hymns. Read that beautiful hymn of hers beginning "Alasi what hourly dangers risei" bearing this fact in mind. The fourth period is occupied by Wesley and Whitfield. Dr. Broadus here compared the hymns of both tEese writers and said that Wesley wrote forty volumes of hymns, and yet about 2,000 remain in manuscript. Wesley wrote in variety of metres, while Watts hymns are all iambic. In the fifth period are Cowper, Newton and Burns. the Olney hymns were published in 1779. Some of the best hymns in cur language are by Cowper. Grant wrote at this time, and it was then when Henry Lyte wrote "Abide with Me-" The sixth period compose the hymns of the Oxford movement, and the seventh period include the hymns of the Uni tarian movement. At this time Adams com AAOCf the Cross of Christ Glory" was written by Edgar A. Bowring. Of the eighth period are the hymns of the missionary movement. Heber and $. F. Smith now give us "From Grsenlands Icy Mountains" and "My Coun- try 'Tis of Thee" At this period are the Sunday school hymns and Y. A. c. A. songs and the Salvation army songs. Dr. Broadus spoke of the advantages of all these classes of songs, but also mentioned some of the dangers to which they led. Other names of American hymn writers are the first Presi- dent Dwight, Ray Palmer and Prof. Gilmore pleasantly to the Rev. ID. Phelps beautiful hymn, "Something for Thee"
 In closing Dr. Broadus gave several practi- ! cal suggestions to the theological students with reference to their familiarity with the | church hymn book wherever they are located. !
 In previous lecture on the general read ing of the minister Dr. Broadus referred to I an outline that he had prepared, giving the l novels of English literature oppo- site the dates of the corresponding history. | There wss such general request for this I outline and at the wish of many who were | present we publish it here:
 Greens .'short History of the English People" or Greens History of the English People," enlarged
 Ga fn1roducs % % sSakspere. the WaTory Novels etc.. 4. T 5. 1Oss,sslwer's Harold. CT '"rhe last of the A. D. 1oe6-Tsnnyson's Harold. ~ -shaEspere's King John.
 14SS- 14sS- Henry Henry w. '. par's !
 145O- Henry Vi parts.
 147o-Bulwer's Last of the Barons Reign of MarrY-Tennyson's Queen Mary: Reign of Elizabeth-Kenilworth, The Abbot, The Reign et James I;.Fo,tunes ;,go of Nigel.
 Reign of Charles fT~Peverfl of the Peak Old Nor