New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-24
DIR. HARPER'S ORTHODOXY.
A QUESTION WHICH INTERESTS MANY
CHAUTAUQUANs.
THE YALE PROFESSOR DEFENDED by LYMAN
ABBOTT, DIR. GALUsIA ANDERSON AND
BISHOP NINCENT-wHAT THE COLLEGE
OF liberal ARTS is DOING AND
HAS DONE LECTURES

BISHOP VINcENT-wHAT THE COLLEGE
OF liberal ARTS is DOING AND
HAS DONE LECTURES
AND REcITALs.
tBf TELEGRAPH To THE TRIBusEl
O'auauqua, y. " July 23.--Dr Lyman Abbot's
ucichce OF Dr. W. r. Harper against assault on account
VI Ills advocacy Of the higher criticism IS generally
approved by scholars here orthodox as well as UNI
o'.nouoA' Dr. Galusha Anderson, a man known I'm
coiege and religious circles the country
over who was formerly pastor OF the
o"ohg Place Baptist Church, Brooklyn, and
is now president Of the Denison University at
Granville Ohio. said this morning that he was entirely
III sympathy with Dr. Harper " / think DR.. Menden-
nan mas got altogether the worst of the discussion
said Dr. Anderson. The idea Of calling Yale College
the nome OF ratonalsm, and describing DR.. Harper
as nationalist IS absurd In the first place. mans
orthodoxy does not depend on what Ell thinks about
the origin Of the Pentateuch myself hold that
the hrst chapter OF Genesis was designed not 10
teach science, but religion. Dr. Harper l have al
Ered Tor many years as an enthusiastic Oriental
STUDENT wise scholar aud a true Christian. While
the new criticism may not yet have established its
position 1t has thrown great deal of valuable light
OH many disputed points, and DR. 1Iarpers mind
Is open to whatever new testimony may be brought
forward Dr. Mendenhall in attacking him for views
expressed In his Old Testament Student other
peoples signatures IS grievously in the wrong. His
attitude Is simply one Of enlightened inquiry, and he
expressly dlsclalms responsibility for what he does
not write himself
Bishop Vincent shares DR.. Anders0ns views. He
said this afternoon: 81 have unbounded faith in
Dr. iaper's orthodoxy. l have known him init
maleiy for years. lie IS very large man with an
open mind. and an intelligent investigator, and
more free from prejudice than any other Biblical
scholar ever met lie believes that every minister
OF the Gospel should understand the position Of
the higher criticism every point than that In It's own
terms, and he takes great pains to give his students
broad view Of the entire controversy. He is
equally careful and conscientious In stating both Sides
Professor l. V. Flagler. of Auburn, gave his ninth
organ recital I'm the amphltheatre this morning. The
recital comprised The following original compos ions
Sonata In G minor, Meditation, variations on the tune
America" intermezzo and Marche FlambcanX'
Richard Malcolm Johnston, the Southern story
writer gave hls first reading in the amphtheare this
afternoon. Mr.. Johnston Is tall and white haired.
and wears snowy musache, and reminds one
strongly Of Colonel Newcomb His audience was
sympathetic lie read the chapters from Old Mark
LangstOn7 in which Mr. Lines appealed to his daughter
to marry Duke; the scene Of the engagement I'm the
work. and the story of the Rev. RanOrd Gum
and the Arab chief
Professor BOyesen's second lecture was on "VictOr
IIugo' While doing full justice to the great French
Hugo had persstently refused to take reality into
account, and had put his own fancy In opposition TO
the laws Of nature. Even In his best works, Les
Miserables' and "Notre Dame,D his characters
far removed from normal human conditions that they
are only interesting psychological curlosltIes.
This evening the Rev. W. l.. Davidson, Of Gin
cnnau gave an Illustrated lecture in the amphl-
theatre entitled In and About ShakeSpeare's IIomc'
The most important exercise to-day has been the
conference OF teachers in the pOndence classes
and the College of Liberal Arts. Bishop Vincent
presided. Professor W. l.. McCllntOck speaking on
the results Of the system in the department of English,
said that it equally beneficial to three classes of
students-thOse who have been graduated from col
lege, those who have taken partial college course
and those who have been TO college at all. lt
does shorten the college course, and IT'S advocates
mako no preenslon that IL viii lessen the labor Of
learning In fact, It offers a test than the
ordinary college method since students under It are
required to write out In detail and with the fullest
criticism, every line of their work. Yet I'm six years
IL has occupied 4j0 students In the English depart
ment alone Professor william T.. Waters described
the successful application of the system TO the students
Of Greek, claiming for It the merit that It does not
require a scholar to spend year in the Greek gram
mar and then TO take up the literature. but permits
him 10 study the literature and the grammar
directly from the page Of some easy author Dr.
Richard Il. Ely said that far as political economy
was concerned, not six institutions In the country
provided so full as the first course IN the
correspondence school Nine standard text books are
employed and the effort is not TO teach the dogmaS
Of any particular school, but acquaint the student
with the opinions of each and him TO com
mare them critically Dr. IL. b. Adams, the professor
Of history who teaches the same subject az JOINS
UonkInS University said that he had been able TO get
better results from students under inc System tndn
from those in the college reclting three or our es
week grrdelick starr the registrar of the College
Of Liberal Arts explained that every deparlnent Vi
college work was representa- III inc M tn tat
school, and rs popularity was Shown oy ,Ho iaut ina
the students retained their cohhTTu21 Mn YIr
has had perhaps the longest experience ~ ,s tbt
rent Of tuition of any educator OF more, having taugnt
Hebrew by dg bs begInnne 100 students
were work. In year the members h@ Intrt ,S
are from 500 to 500 men engaged in the staay 90, Gi
Hebrew by correspondence IN every S,a'e Vi enS
country and in many y par1 r 9I S spod the system
10 the teaching Of native preacher IL Is aPP nGa
be- said DR. Hattie ar1ic have @ been successfully
taught by it and as general uin na m,c
student Of Latin or Greek or any p IN sngase
ence has learned one third more about II Ihan 1o
the best instructor care not who ne u.s. Iisso
that statement after years of experience and oDser@
ton and defy ANYBODY to dispute lncnt,oD now num-
bers among ifs pupils Miss I; Garghili, teacher OF
eocuton IN the Youngstown Ohio High I 3GhoV M
NJ II. Kllbomne, Of the Tipt0n Iowa, n Nm 0vTooI
Miss n. Mclean. Alexander y. y; Mss S, VI I:oo -
powell Hall College Sharon Penn: Miss Eila k f,
western Female College oxford, Ohio, and Miss May
Neal Tidoute. Penn. =, -. ,- Cor
BlshOp Vincent leaves here early tomorrow tor
Clifton Springs and other points. The arrivals toudS
ore irving T. Manatt, Of Lincoln, Neb. rccrTY ap
pointed United states Consul to AI9ens th1 Baoig
civ OAK John " Gnden. Cleveland, ono MI
j. l. Porter, Pittsburg william A. kelog 6S,,v vi
Pochester n y; Miss A. Matthews. OF BioohSh
and John A Wilson and wife, of FRANKLIN, fehh'
TOPICS pEFoRE TIE SCHOOL OF PEDAGOGY.
Asburv Park July % (Special-1he school Oh
Pedagogy IS having a most successful session. many
new members are Joining, and the classes are al
,,,.u atteaded Dr. Jerome Allen professor OF pedi-