The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-14

secret Service of the Confederate
States Discussed by DIR. TaylorJLec-
lures by DR.. Simms, Prof. Sledd, DIR.
Blackwell, DR.. Huffman, Prof. CuIs.
lom and Prof. Gully.
Wake Forest, n. c., July 13-(SpeciaD
DIR. Calvin s. Blackwell, of Elizabeth
City, preached before the Summer School
and Pastors Institute Sunday morning,
and Rev. j. n. Booth, of Lumberton,
Sunday evening.
Prof. Sledds lecture Robert Browning,
to which many had looked forward with
special interest, was given last night 1t
was very helpful to prospective students
of the great poet, for it treated of the
several ways of studying him, named the.
poems to which the beginner should con-
fine himself and gave brief characteri-
cation of each. The Professor advised
against all the Browning handbooks, de-
claring that all one needed was the Cam
bridge one-volume edition of Browning
and Sharp's Life of Browning There
was some special discussion Of the mutu-
ally stimulating rela ton of Browning to
his wife and of his masterpiece ''The
Ring of the Book" and the lecture closed
with allusion to the note of joy and I'M
which he has written.
DR.. j. ID. Hufham, of Henderson, gave
this mornig to the Pastors Institute the
first of his lectures on North Carolina
Baptist History. The second will follow
this evening.
Rev. Mr.. Kesler, OF High Point, is
here, and will enter tomorrow upon his
course of six lectures upon Romans.
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lectures on pastoral duties yesterday.
the subject being she Pastor
as the Leader of His People"
The fiuency with which he speaks and
the rich experience at his command make
the lectures delightful to those even who
have not the professional interest in
them.
At the close of the lecture there was
some discussion ON the proper sphere Of
woman in her relation to the work of a
church. 1t was participated in by Dr.
Hufham and others.
Prof. Cullom's lectures on old Testa-
ment History took up the narrative
where DIR. Carter left it and carried it
forward to the division of the monarchy
after Solomon. The course was finished
yesterday.
The lectures ON pedagogy before the
Summer School yesterday and to-day
were given by Profs. Gulley and Poteat,
the former speaking of "How to Teach
Geography" the latter of Child Study"
President Taylor's lecture before the
summer school Thursday evening on the
Secret Service of the Confederate
States" was one of the most pleasing
which have been presented. He was in
the Richmond office of that department
of the army for a considerable period.
and when in the field was in the signal
service; so that he spoke with authority
and interest upon this little known chap
ter of the history of the civil war. He
treated particularly the transmission of
messages across country by flag signal
ing, cipher and clandeStine mail service
through the enemy's territory. Incident
ally he denied that the cause of the fail
ure of the South was to be found in the
lack of organization in the army, as has
been recently held; for the army was
perfectly organized He attributed that
failure to the lack of skilled machinists,
and ship builders and locomotive build
ers in our territory. Many hearers of
the lecture felt that the material of it
was worthy of permanent form; and it
may be questioned whether any one else
lis so well fitted to write this chapter Of
war history as DR.. Taylor.
Friday evening was again used for a
musical entertainment A frst-class pro-
gramme was given at the residence Of
Mr. w. o. Allen, just good moonlight
walks distance in the country. Many of
the summer school students and the Wis
iting pastors attended. The ladies are
preparing another for next Friday eve
ming in Leigh Hall.
Prof. Cullom has begun his course on
Bible history.
The pastors pass from these institute
lectures two day. to the lectures in
the summer school, some of them being
industrious enough to be occupied seven
periods day.
There are classes in Latin, Greek, En-
glish, mathematics, physics, biology, ply
siology, pedagogy, psychology, French,
history, the art of expression, political
economy, and the interest an them main
tains itself at high point.
Among the visitors who are here may
be mentioned Prof. J. L. Alderman, of
Columbus, Ga; Miss Simmons, of Eu-
faula, Ala; Prof. J. III. Simmons, of
William Jewel College, No.; Rev. Messrs
J. O. Cough and e. S. Reaves, of South
Carolina, and Prof. John Mills, of Vir~
ginia.