Kansas City journal., 1898-02-25
OF CURRENT INTEREST.

1t is 4 long time since the late Matthew
Arnold pointed out that the Bible was not
studied enough as literature, that persons
were made so familiar with the Old and
New Testaments in their youth that they
do not have the proper inclination to turn
to them in after life. Here. of course. he
referred to the ordinary reader. A curious
experiment, the Sun says, is making by a
big firm of publishers at present The
various books of the Bible are being
brought out separately. They are treated
like any other classic. For instance. ona
of the Gospels is divided OF into various
sections. headed like this, AN Essay" "A
Maxim and so on. The old division into
chapters and verses has been abandoned.
In certain ways the innovation Is a pleas
ing one. The Book of job" for instance.
has always had a largely literary interest.
1t is grateful to one to read it like any
dramatic poem. II is curious that the eX-
pertinent has not met with any serious
attacks from the pulpit. One result Of 1t
is that one can have ones favorite books
like "Ecclesiastes'' and Job in the shelf
by themselves.
Talking of the obligation upon the Ameri-
can to know something about the nations
patriotic songs, a story Lillian Russell tells
will be in place. Miss Russell had been
"sheu ~ ''i,. ~ tiiS opeie
of Carnegie Music hall in Pittsburg, and
when she went to the rehearsal it struck
her that II was somewhat odd that The
Star Spansled Banner was not included
i'll the programme. She suggested that it
should be put in at once. "An right" said
the master of ceremonies, but who knows
the words right now, SO that we may go
han, y, fha ftoc
confessed she did not know a line-so did
every singer there 1t remained for a Ger
man painter who was putting the finish
ing touches to the frescoes on the ceiling
to call down that he knew "The Star
Spangled Banner" Give US them.' the
The Young Mems Christian Association
of Pennsylvania has found a danger which
menaces the morals of youths in the char
acter of many of the illustrations In the
advertisements In the backs of magazines,
The ,ssoc;,tion THINKS there ia a growing
tsndencv among advertisers tn introduce
or.st;on,hIa ;,,ustr.tiona and in viev or
All, s,,sn;cio, ~ has raso,yed to netitiop
.ho ,,+.rr.t,oroI corr,,tee to tale nm tho
-" .l'e ~. - san,,-s .ha oo-ona-,t,or ~ ~.
....a,,.,a,, ,hro,,,no,,t No-th Amor;c. tbat
-, i,f,,,ance n,a,, be s,ertsd 10 have
publishers OF magazines correct TINS 1eat-
ure.
7. &; .rt,ns NOT ,ansr,,,v known that
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ui iee's 'ial ,noss w ..saa,
.he target Win .hei, "iio"s oii AoA
h'e 'iiies oe gwen sun anu sue
wards, whiie 'hose VINO manage 'o MT 'i'o
mark -FOUR times on loot ana once on morse
pack ana TOUR times on 1oot onIy shaii oe
concludes with q list of the presidents and
tallyists appointed for archery competitions
which are stil to take place.
A colored deacon. of whom Frank STAN
ton tells was brought before a church
committee on a charge of having played
the Io,terv',
III, admitted his guilt and was asked to
n,aLa :. statement If there were any ex.
tenuatine circumstances. as the brethren
d;dn., wish m no hard on him whereupon
h., informed them that he was merely try
church
Then he was asked TO retire bur prcs-
emily returned to hear the verdict which
was ..c:uiI,v In a GOOD cause"
The announcement is made that arrange
menrs have been completed for ..The Jerus-
alem Proclamation" On the first Christi
..cIor;, :, EYceIsis,, will he ring ON tn,
cbimes of the church of the Holy SepuI-
chr. IN Jerusalem and at tho same mo-
men, bells in the principaI churches in all
,be c,nit.Is of 1-hristendom teJerraphIcaIIy
connected are IN neal ont the Ionp-cher-
isbed proclamation of GLORY to God in th.
,s,,, ~
Tb. penubIican governor of wisconsin
has .nno,ntsd to tho judicial bench of that
state Judge Silverthorn. who was the nom
inee of the free silver Democrats for the