Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-17

new spirit OF BIBLICAL criticism. i uTlIleII
they aim TO give really modern trans
! sion of the Bible is now 300 years old
and we have only to instance the Eng
! lish of Shakspere and Spencer to per-
E. ceive how greatly the language has
changed since this translation was
made. Over 700 obsolete and ambigu-
Gus words are repeated in it over and
over again. The speaker said that the
| revised = edition of ten years ago had
rallied because of the extreme conserva-
tism of its editors. While the Poly
chrome Bible would not be found to have
been made with irreverept hands, the
Idea of showing authors and historical
tperiods by means of various colored
backgrounds, such as crimson or pale
blue, would be distasteful to old and
/ mtddle-aged readers of the book, who
/ love. it just as it stands. But, on the
other hand, the young generation does
not read the Bible nowadays, so that
they would be no more likely to prize
| the Polychrome edition The work, of
which three books-Judges, Isaiah and
| Psalms-have appeared, will be COM
pleted in about two years.
Patriotism" was the subject Of the
days program, which was in charge Of
| Mrs. j. 3. Stone and Mrs. G. H. Har-
rington- Mrs. 3. T. Rice, who was to
read paper on women as patriots"
failed to appear, so that this paper was
omitted. Patriotism as taught in
schools was the title of a bright, sug-
gestive paper by Miss Mary Trumbull
OF the English high school. 1t is not
| cheering to the public school teacher
said Miss Trumbull, to be told and to
realize sorrowfully that the remedy for
the great evils existing from the dou-
| BILE standard of private and public NOR
| ality. is not reformative in it's nature,
but formative, not political but educa-
tional. But granted that the RESPONSE
bility does rest here, how is the teacher
| to remedy it? She then instanced the
example of London in furnishing a
| Union Jack to all the schools that asked
for it, and in counselling the teachers
10 lose no opportunity of instilling pa
triotism into the minds ofsrhe pupils. In
| New York state there is a law that the
American flag shall fly over any build
ing in which school is in session, but
common sense has modified this in Mas
sachusetts to use on special days. There
IS danger, said the speaker, of making
a fetch Of our flag. Miss Trumbull paid
a tribute to the G. A R. for its pa
triotism,' with regard to the flag and to
Senator A. S. Roe, in helping to have
| Patriots day substituted for the obso-
| lete Fast day She would like to see
| Edna Dean Proctor's poem Columbia s
emblem" added to the other patriotic
| poems learned by school children, and
she wished that the Star Spangled
Banner" were better adapted to chill
drens uses. But the reliance of the
teacher should be placed not so much
on these as on making the school, in its
| organization, government and spirit, an
IDEAL republic, where pupils might prac-
tlce self-government, acquire loyalty to
the community and learn truth, homes
| ty and public spirit-the essentials of
patriotism.
In closing, Miss Trumbul1 referred to
the Silent influence Of the ballot" as a
power for teaching patriotism Fathers
can teach their boys patriotism by yot-
| ing as they wish them to vote but it is
useless for woman who never votes
ana Tor man who is not a politician
TO try to teach that public office is a.
pubic trust Not to the teachers alone
| belongs the duty of educating our
youth in patriotism.
| The second and last paper was BY
Miss Isabelle Cushman on ''The ideal
patriotism" Miss Cushman began nv
| tracing the changes that have taken
place in the meaning of such wordsSas
barbarian" stranger and "neighbor-
hood" as mems minds have broadened
soldiers are not the only persons who
show patriotism, for the quiet, unmilita-
ry nations have produced most patriots.
True genius is always patriotic. Mera
sentimental devotion to country is not
patriotism. Miss Cushman then took a
survey of the poets VINO, said she, have
| always been patriots, and showed
| how Milton, Lowell and particularly
Shakspere have sung patriotism into
the hearts of their countrymen. Jesus
spoke the purest patriotism; the ideal
of patriotism born of Jesus spirit and
nourished by his teachings.
Miss Cushman's paper was one of the
most brilliant ever given before the
league, and its delivery was equally ex-
cellent.
The discussions which followed both
papers were animated and helpful. TAX
en- all in all the day was one of contin-
ued interest and suggestion.
Mrs. A. F. Longley entertained the
Mothers Child Study Circle Wednesday
and provided the program, which was
upon the subject of "Hygiene" This
consisted of readings from different
young children and reports from the
mothers congress, the items selected
referring principally to bathing, exer-
else and kindred topics. The next meet
| ing will be with Mrs, Arthur o. Knight
| AS Wednesday morning threatened
such bad weather. Mr.. Burdette's second
lecture on the history of the art of
music was omitted, and will be given
next Wednesday,.
A subscription dance will be given in
Colonial Hall Monday evening. The
patronesses are Mrs. Richard Healy.
Mrs T. O'Callaghan, Mrs. ]. Linnihan
of Dorchester Mrs John B. Ratigan,
Mrs Emil Landry and Mrs William
Hart
None of the members of the Woman's
Auxiliary of st. Marks Church ventured
out to the meeting at the house of Mrs.
o. w. Norcross, Wednesday afternoon,
so that no action whatever was taken.
Mrs. George N. Morse announces the
following program for his second recital
by pupils: Mr.. P. c. Fisher, boa; Mr..
E. Strasser, clarionet; Mr.. E. Schor-
mann, horn; Mr. E. Regestein, bassoon;
Mrs, Inez Buss-Knowles, soprano, as
sisting, in Association Hall, this >eve-
ming. EC
Intermezzo, op. A, No. A.
Flora Brule.
| Quintet E ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Mozart
| Cor piano, oboe, clarinet, horn and bas-
soon.)
| (a) Larghetto... Ethel Clara Woodward
OBJ Rondo, allegretto. Elliott A. Santon
''Slumber sweetly''. ............Be Beaumont
Eva Gertrude Wallis
Waltz ia Naiade' ....,. Thornne