The San Francisco call., 1897-10-03
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" The New Book InteIligently.
f. {. II. Discussed , i: 3.t BY" y the .
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An Interesting Meeting Of. the
.-=o ... w omen's Press Association !.
i. .-::.. 81: Yesterday Afternoon. !.
Bright Papers and Musical Selections
Mada Up the Entertaining. Pro.
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+: .::Quo y adls't was the=subiect of a m ost
Interesting disco urse at The regular social
meeting ofIhe Moments Press Assocla.
lion at IT'S lat est meeting. The subj CT
mentioned IS the title of a : book. lately
published ty S:enkiewicz= and 1T is pro-
noun ced. one of hes most success full lite
Iary efforts Of =. i :: ri. i.
:: Mrs. Sara .Reamer5s who for the last five
years has bee n. tray Yelrng in Europe, gave
IN Illustrated talk on the. subject. ,describ-
ing tha.xceaes> IN the book as she herself
saW@tueIn. =: =:
: Miss Bertha M.~-Rjeko:sffi the author and
literary critic read an:entertaining paper
criticising the book. :FotoWing:is a. por-
tion OF the paper re ad by he lady: =
Were on ed. the three greatest works of
ar@In modern tim s>would one not say THE
Passion Play Mt Ober 1ergau,H- the HNIbe-
:lungen Lied by: Wagner and QUO Y ads by
: 'Sieukiewicz? tThe PdsSion Playa In the
BRvariaT mou untains is tIezunion OF the spirit
:. .ual insight with artistic presentations, The
<''kibelungen: Lied"t expresses: in music the
#eresteSL emotions OF the5 human soul: " 'fQqo
" Nadts," by Its Interpretation OF human nature,
:. briggs INTO: perfect ulion-the heart of nature
andathe heart OF God. Around an exquisite
= eoure tIoh. 3of human. Hove, on the b4ackest
= background Of Which history could con ceiye
is painted the dawn OF chris ienity> And he
r6eduly OIL this work of rSlenkie lcZ is thatthe
-GuI4S -lRnlAE W n lSH ne pdlIlIS Is r9-
::vealed Chrisnani1y: The truths which were
uttered by the Apostles stand written in the
:: Bible, they have endured for ages, but none
theless are they capable OF Teinierpre Ia tion.
:. then and .bIoSsoming: on through centuries:
. but tbs only after centur1es OF growth on ouI
part that we are beeonli Mg@ BILE tO:grasp. the
: beautYi *the ragrance, the Significance Of
:thOSe esE.Y truths The IN OtFVe" OF: SO Qo
AadiSi' is I4le :ccOntfast between. the disSo.
lutte life of the paga Is:afd tn viii te daWn OF
fa NuE Ia.
IgieZ chose 10 pIeSen to us the ChriStiau faith
= hroug hits gradu al " yakeIing in. min d OF
= q war; r*ol Nero s. ca uft, NInicius:
Ehat this IS. the most poWerfnl aspect OF the
= bookg tits nilfair*to say; T hen oHe looks al
q n eEo and PretoiIius =. There is theworkine
:: GU t<Qf such"a character HS Nero. in the de j:
eate pene{iIng OF Retrotl3is AN art w fllch IN av
ndeed be com pared v ith IIfa t>ot Shakespeare,
!: but. the author: las chosen the character: OF
p" ~ lnlclus. as 4 medium Through which.ro COM
=Yey to us: the significance OF the Christfan
: truths. Through Ninfclus= he: shows us the
force of these. eyel tloHs%on~ a mind wlo ,iy
! ln biased by tn wa r of .ereeds, and tie whole
ear Iy= truth. ny can see .Fh at: a delight il
: must have :beens:to a: psychologists: and a
: thinker>lik the a3lth or 10 follow out;the i'm
pressfons OF :Ninlcius and. 20 conceive OF these
Teveistiop rs iom:a a lew attitude of mind: " =.
=. And not only has @he: given us This white
light "of tru th but lhe~IaS caused III 10 =be
awakened in iXiIiefus t1ron gh# the: roseate
hues o f.: a Passionate. loYe, making us realize
AT once hoW*Ihe promise, OF: Immorta lty: of
tHiQB AllSF %AeH :1lOI IOAe
betweeIi.Ina an #an iyoIia n but purifet
:; Sic hkiewicz: plsees woman % n The >hig hest
.redestal, enabling her. through the i0ve.sheis
ab1eA aropseto lift: the :beloFed:one from: he
= material pFa aeto. that Of eternity, the: Two
lInrnorFaI ihro ugh the owe: Yh laws EN-
together and ever: Upward Soul eI4AYrapped IN
seuse and sense Illuminated by soul. -. !. =.
The re maindeF OF THE. progra mme was
!: nteEestlng< <as#the papeE.=: ii was.as foI.
lows: ~ ." Z. .= " i: # : :'%
Piano Solo: t4Norn1a 0p. aO,'' Miss Ethel
: f emfn i; paper. {uo Nadls'' !: Ia :. revleE8).
Berthe Monree: Ri okof ;I1 tlstralea talk, Miss
Sara Rearnert voc solo, " Beau tiful ii alden
Miss. Kate .WohIfFoh r s ecoln panied by Mrs.
= EYazWren; pa per, t==Fhe DeYelo pnlen ot Slavic
Iii iteEature p Z "a Iila. .Seckl Mars hall -: