The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-07-23
CHAUTAUQUA
An Interesting Day at the
Assembly
A PLEA FOR LOCAL HISTORY
PROFESSOR QUINN ON SAN Pc
DRO'S EARLY DAYS
DR.. Moody Reads an Able Paper on
the Preservation of Local History.
Prof. Fillmore Lectures

The various classes of the Chautauqua
assembly began their lessons yesterday
morning at the usual hour. Professor
Weller led the exercises of the devotional
hour and Mr. Blakely followed in the
study of the harmony of the Gospels.
Mr.. Dorland in his lecture on the "Old
Testament" treated the subjects of sac
rificial meal and blood covenant. The
idea of sacrifice, he said in all Semitic
religions was one of communion and not
of gift; not that the god was always an
CRY and needed to be appeased or bribed
but that he was a member of the family
loved his own people and desired their
good will and fellowship, just as they
desired to be on friendly terms with one
80 powerful. Hence, when they offered
a sacrifice they poured out the blood on
the altar and ate the flesh them selves.
The god then partaking with the family
of a common meal, and so, according to
Oriental hospitality, each party was
bound by the most sacred ties of friend
ship and mutual service to help the
other. The animal sacrificed was al
ways A sacred beast and by partaking
of the common sacred life with the goo,
they were thus bound together with the
sacred Ties OIL rehglon, winch was then
mutual aHalr ana was strengthened
and perpetuated by the sacred feast.
Df. wright gave the usual lesson on
the New testament, deallng with incl
dents IN the life OF CHRIST.
MODERN HISTORY
In the department of history DR.. David
P. Barrows of Chicago university. and
later of Columbia college N Y. gave
an interesting talk on that subject. He
said in part:
Most courses Of history are arranged
to begin with some striking event or
date that has fixed the public mind and
is traditionally believed to mark the he
ginning of an epoch. As a matter of
fact, such events more often indicate
the elimination of forces or conditions
that began long before. Modern history
is often dated from the fall of Constan-
tinople IN l45S' or from the discovery of
America. But, viewed in the light of
modern historical research, probably
neither OF these dates are of importance
as introducing the modern era. Modern
history in reality begins long before
either or these dates. The important
changes began as far back certainly as
the thirteenth century. At this time we
see IN process of formation the great
natlonal states of England, France, and
little later, Spain. National conscien-
uousness accompanied the formation of
the modern language and the beginnings
Oh national situations The economic
lie OF today begins in the rise of the
mediaeval times and guilds, and in the
speculations of the canonists are to be
Iound many current economic doctrines
OF To-Day. AT this time arise the great
european universities, the power of the
papacy eliminates and these abuses are
rlle ana the ratlonalism of religious be-
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thing and each one is intent on pursuing
the special line dictated by individual
taste or preparation for work in other
directions when the summer vacation is
over.
LOCAL HISTORY
For the first time since the foundation
of the Chautauoua assembly in South
ern California a day was set apart for
the consideration of local history. At
the suggestion of Professor J. M. Quinn
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