New-York tribune., 1897-01-18

INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT CHURCHES
SCHOOLS AND CLUB MEETINGS.

FREE LECTURES IN CoI1.EGEs-AN ADDRESS BY
MRS. zEREIDA G. wA1lAcE-YoUNG
WOMEN rREACHERs-sTUDIEs
OF LIFE IN LITERATURE.
The Rev Lyman Abbott continued his course OF
i.,,,res on The Bible as Literature last night his
subject being AN Idyn Of the Common People.
Mrs cornelia S Robinson continued her lectures
las, night before the Loyal Social Cub OF Little
1.slv No 3o7 Eas, One-hundred-and-thi thirteenth-st-
The St Cecilia Society. of New-Brigh;on. Staten
Island will hold its usual forinighty meeums Oh
Wednesday the home Of Mrs Henry has m
A more than ordinarily attractive programme 'aS
been prepared for the occasion
neet,ng OF the Fortnightly Club, OF New
Brighton Staten Island. will he held to-day at te
home Of Misc Donald The subject i discussed NIL pe
Literary Russia" Mrs. Robert Lowell esSa!lSl-
4 course Of lectures on occupations Of the kinder
rsr,en was begur on Saturday morning az the
These lectures Will be continued on SaiurudHs ss Gi
March 20 and will be known as eA'ehS'o" '''''
lectures.
rnea.ing Of principals Of female grammar
schools called by President Hunter OF the Norma
Couece WAS held Saturday morning IN the coIese
for the purpose Of discussing the GOn,;nn 0'
admission Of candidates 10 that lnsutu'lo"'
,-org the free lectures given on Saturday night
were "A Greenland Summer by H. L. Bridgman
IN Grammar School No. 5 and Art OF the Norm
American Indians by DR. FTank NJ ISt"ra EEas Of HsOrg
seventy-sevenih-st. and Eighth-ave.
The Arlene Club held its usual fortnghtly meet
ing saturday afternoon in the parlors of the Fourth
PRESBYTERIAN Church. West End-ave ana Ninety
nrst-st The programme was as follows;
Music-serios German Composers. Sixth paper
Ludwig y9n eetaoyen the deaf HnslGa" 9isnt
a. His dfieu.,ies in obtaining an education.
b. His peculariies Of Character
d Ills position as Superintendent" at the weimar
His giant intellect as eyinced in his writings.
The character of his Nnaic influence
Paper-"The German Cathedrals."
Goethe praised the GShc ys ana as sssrIsd tne 'ha
art to be true must be characteristic' c'-Scherer
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. from 1,,-I,nd Herder'
Mrs Zereiia G. Wallace. the stepmother Of Cen
eral Lew Wallace. now in her eghtieih year ad-
dressed the Woman's Christian Temperance Union Of
Indianapolis the other day the subject of woman
suffrage II advocate it,. she said mot because
woman is wiser or better than man. but her voice Is
essential to the voice Of the whole think men have
done wonderfully well in establishing republican
form OF government and yet have let half the people
out OF IT, shall urge women to confine their efforts
10 prohibition and suffrage and leave off working for
Armenia and other things Of philanhropie nature l
which need not be mingled with our work We dissl-
pate our force BY taking up too many things.
The Ouid Nunc Club enjoyed rare treat on
Friday evening when Professor A. V. Williams
Jackson. Of Columbia University, gave lecture on
the Veda or ancient hymns of India. He spoke Of
their antiquity and how they have been preserved
in greater purity than the traditions OF any o'her
ancient nation. There are four BOOKS beheVed by
the Uindoos TO be OF divine origin but Professor
Jackson considered chiefly the first. which is the
veda of praise and read from the four divinity
hymns which abounded in the most pleasing meta
phors sono Of which were suggestive OF Greek
mythology.
1T was not necessary" said the Professor. "foi
India 70 come under England's rule 10 learn some OF
the vices of civilized nations. for we have the rec
ord of their propensity for horserac1g M ana r., gar, gam
,hineLihev had a tonic to make hair grow or
bald heads. and even showed contempt io'
/, had been proposed hold. after the lecture, az
informal and social conversazone In which eacf &
cussion recital anecdote but owing TO the deati
Of Miss y NGp.fG hs sas om,ed
The president wernoa DAYS n6 rres9sq an4 bay M
constituted the Reception Committee
Miss NJ F. Ford has arranged to give series OF
FIVE Studies OF Life In Literature al the Waldorf
on the following subjects and dates; ]. Literature
in Its Bearing on Everyday Life Saturday. Jan
uary 30 II a. m IL. Victor Hugo's Philosophy o.
Life Sc; Forth IN His Prose Epics. Tuesday. Feb
ruary 3 .. m. Ill "A life-S,udy From the SeconC
Paif Of Goethes Faust. " Saturday. February 8. j
m " "Altruism az Taught by George Mere
diih." Tuesday. February O. y. m. v THE ModerI
Woman Portrayed by Women. Saturday. Feoruar,
~. II d. m.
Each subject will be treated in an informal talk
and afterward there Will be brief discussion. II
which few Of those present will take part by invita-
lion.
The lectures are given under the folloxing patron
age; Charles Dudley Warner. Mrs Van kensseae
Slheer. Bishop Henry c. Potter Mrs. Nicholas Fish
Dr Henry Van Dyck Mrs I.orlard Spencer, ih'
rev j. Wesley Brown. ID. d.. Mrs. Almon Goodwin
ne Hon Chauncey VI. Depcw. Mrs. Roger PIyo.
famion W. Mable. Ms Seth Low, Frank II. D)Id
ME- MIS- William Ted Iiemuth; The Rev. c. > Har
Eseeston Miss Pauldng. Mrs. Spencer Trask. " 8
Enth Ncf.nery Stuart. Mrs. Ferdinand Winerdng
0Ia Sarah COWtil MOyne Mrs DonsIa Mclean