The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-24

On Wednesday afternoon the ladies
oI the class organized by Mrs. Charles
| II. earle IN East Greenwich assembled
az St Luke's parish house TO enjoy an
other delightful hour with Miss Ellen
~ Thompson of Brookline. Mass. Miss
thompson ne EDS no introduction In
fnode Island club women, for a l<no,vl-
euSe or the exceptionally high char
acter and versatility OF her literary
work is not confined to Massachusetts
cluD women alone.
Miss Thompson's theme for Wednes.
day AFTERNOON, The Writings OF James
NJ. Barrie" was "a particularly fascinat.
iilS one AT this time, when his charm
ing story OF The Little Minister" IL
cuHiiL ahdlnG so much attention, both i'm
the literary and theatrical world.
In beginning. Miss Thompson dwelt
upon description of the real village
of Thrums. OF which Barrie tells us So
much, and of the dear old Dominic
who introduces us into the square I'm
Ihfuns, where we meet those quaint
scottish characters, the village doctor
the elders Of the church Rob Dow
Tamnlas Whamond. and the rest. Gavin
Dlshaft ana Babbie. that delightful
gypsy Babbie. who lives once and for
ever in that book, were both described
by Miss Thompson.
sketch from a letter written by
BARRE 10 the congregation upon the
occasion OF the death of Rev. James
Wlther his sisters betrothed and his
own dearest friend, beautifully illus
.rateS tas Miss Thompson expressed iD
the particular kind OF love OF which
Barrie speaks i'm his Little Minister
The letter follows. thus:
This Is word from her brother
who cannot leave her to come Ia the
uneral OF his dearest friend, the purest
'oul L nave ever known. IL is a word |
lbout her. You have nevef seen her. !
,ut you knew him. aud they have al !
ways been so alike in the depths of |
heir religious feelings. i'm their bu- |
hillty, and in many other things YOU |
NEW ABOUT him loved him for that
ou may always think of them as one.
mere were four years and half of
nelr loVe story. and II began the hour
hey hrst met. 1t never had a mo-
lents break; there was always some
hing pathetic about IL. for they never
arted and they never wrote but SOL
mnly and tenderly as If IL mirbt be
lr the last time. The wistfulness Of
Is race. which YOU must all have no.
ced meant early death. They both
1T tnat one would soon be taken from
10 other, though he thought that ne |
ould be the survivor. Theirs was so
lre love that God was ever part of
Let all the youth remember that
lere is no other love betWe cen man and
oman save that"
Continuing, some characteristics of
r. Carries work were pointed out as
ell as the socialistic conditions of
1rums at the time OF the writing oe
The Little Minister" Upon the story
sentimental Tommy" the lecturer
welt interestingly. reading, I'm connec-
IN Herewith, the delightful descrip-
IN of the wooded den in Thrums and
q Cutie well, which was the trysting
ace.
The story of Margaret ogilvie" and
description OF her humble vet noble |
q formed fitting conclusion Ia the
ur lis or this book that Cable so |
l1y Wrftgsy But tfTp gwgGTpyr -m0rHt
OF this book, which nowhere stops
moralize, is addressed TO the indi-
luallty OF its readers, few of whom !
u rise from u without a noble shame |
At ever they felt shame or coveted
y Tor any honest lowlIness of es-
hose disciples Of the philoSophv of
ictetus. the G. of f. club Of Film .
od. report the subjects considered at
last meeting To be Inconsistency.
Power of SneokInyn
inery i'm Dress" and Logic Is Neces-
v The report adds: The hostess
the evening read extracts from the
the same being "a period
OF protest. printed every now and
n, for the society OF Pbilstines ana
'lished by them monthly. IL con- I
rs some wonderfully interesting mat 4
one essay in particular called
IN amusement. Indignation and pro-
from the listeners.
he regular geographical work OF the y
adise club of Aliddletown has been 4
leWhat interrupted during this J
1stmas season. vet a few ~ the club
nbers met on Monday. December IL
the home pf Mrs. II. s. peckham
. r. W. smith, the secretary of the -
,, presented paper detailing tho | I