The herald., 1897-07-25
Class Work at the Long
Beach Assembly
TRUE AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP
EDWARD PAGE GASTON'S ELO-
QUENT ADDRESS
Indian Ceremonies Described by Pro.
fessor Fillmore-Concert by the
First Presbyterian Choir

The exercises Of the fifth day of the
assembly opened with the usual devo-
tional meeting in the chapel, led by Rev.
Long Beach. The class for Bible study,
conducted by James o. Blakely of Los
Angeles, followed from $3.50 to o'clock
in the usual order. This class is increas-
ing in numbers. attention and interest
The study consists primarily in tracing
the journeys and the teachings of Jesus
in a conse cutive order, the several &C.
counts being compared and classified
with especial reference to this An out
line chart prepared by Mr.. Blakely en-
ables the eye to help the mind in follow
ing the course of his footsteps and the
progress of his Instructions
In yesterdays lesson Mr.. Blakely
spoke especially of the burdensome rules
and regulations imposed upon the people
by the traditions and commentaries of
the Scribes and Pharisees, in contrast
with life like that taught and illustrat-
ed by the Master in following the high
err spiritual aspirations intentions and
impulses, thus promoting personal i'm
provement, the development of the hui
name sentimen ts individually and by
these securing personal social progress.
The class In OLD Testament study, led
by Rev. c. P. Dorland, dealt with the
manuscripts of the Hebrew bible, as in
troductory to the lesson of the day. The
oldest Hebrew manuscript in existence
dates from the twelfth century A. D., Of
W he hor,
The division of our Bible into chapters,
verses with punctuation and vowel let
ters, are all of modrn date. The Mas
sorites were a school of scribes who
sought to keep pure the original text by
a series of critical examina tons and in
terpola tons ard markings. This work
extended over a thousand years, and
their work has been of inestimable value
in helping modern scholarship to cor
rectly interpret the Hebrew scripture.
The regular lesson of the morning was
the Mosaic legislation to secure the two
fundamental ideas of the Ten Com
mandments, Ito wit, one God and sa
cred family relation, and the condition
under the rule of the judges.
DR.. Wright's lecture on the New Tesla
ment covered the second period of the
Galilean ministry, during which there
occurred the choosing of the twelve
apostles; the second and third preach
ing tour through Galilee; the death of
John the Baptist and the feeding of the
five thousand by the sea OF Galilee. II
was during this period that Jesus gave
the sermon on the mount; delivered a
great number of parallels; instructed the
a1xa bA- Ia1 CHI
forward their mission, and gave the
sermon on the bread of life. During
this period the popularity of Jesus roee
to the highest point andIreceived its fatal
blow in the discourse on the bread of
life.
In the zoology class, in Chauthuqun
hall, Professor McFarland's pupils were
busy this morning with microscopes
peering intently at infinitesimal sections
Of worms, bugs and other creeping and
swimming things from sea and land.
Though students are afforded a rare op-
portunity to pursue investigation in this
department., under this bright young
professor from Stanford university, the
class taking the course is not as large as
the directors hoped for and expected
The cheap railroad rates that hava
brought so many visitors to us, this sum-
mer have enabled many others who
came here for summer study in years
past to go north and east to visit gum
mer schools elsewhere. Glasses in othe.
departments of study are limited this
year from the same cause and the en-
tire assembly has felt, to some extent.
the effect of the unusual hegra east
ward.