The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-14

grace and hospitality, at the Lyman,
Franklin street. on Tuesday afterhoon,
where most delightful and prohtsbls
season was spent In the study of the
Bible as Literature"
The program of the afternoon was In
charge of Mrs Charles A Russell and
three excellent papers were presented on
| this theme by members of the club.
| The hrst by Mrs. Russell Was entitled
| The story OF the Bible from the stand
| point OF Modern scholarship"
| la beginning Mrs. Russell gave charm
ing word picture of the family sitting
| room In a New England village OF 50
| years ago with the chairs standing
| straight and square against the wall, the
| sofa SOmbre aud miuvting occupying the
| most prominent side of the room, the ta-
bile exactly in the centre and the large
| family Bible I'm the centre OF the table.
| The picture Of the members OF the family
| seated in solemn uncomfortsbleness and
J the good man OF the house conducting the
| morIing or evening devoti0ns, was given
| and the fact brought out that the ge-
| theological records" and tho wrath OF
| God" remained more permanent In the
| minds OF the youth In those days, than
| the love and charity OF the present day.
Continuing Mrs. Russell said that the
so-csled higher criticism. which is main
| ~ an historical analysis, has done much
| toward directing our thoughts in study
toward the Bible. We have been so en-
| crossed Ina our pursuance of literature
| aud art: the advancement OF our intel
| lectusl forces and the great questions or
the day. I'm our classes and clubs that We
have failed to realize that I'm this one
| great book. which In the words Of Heine,
run ~ nd hlpszinR q the
old mother who reads II with her dear
trembling lips We have every form OF
study. historical. poetical and literary sx-
| pressed In the purest aud noblest English.
The hundred best books, the hundred
| greatest strains OF music all I'm the
Bible and all derived from f. writes Dean
Fsrrar. aud he supports the affirma ton
by citing the music OF Handel and Mem
delssohm. the pictures Of Fra Angelica
and Raphael. the poetry OF Dante and
Milton and the brightest and best OF Eng
lish verse, from the poems of Chauser 10
those OF Tennyson.'
After dwelling at length and most inter
estIngly on the literary forms Of the BIZ
BILE. Mrs. Russell concluded as follows:
Genesis, the first book in the story of
the Bible, il primitive history, the
formation OF chosen nation, dealing
with the time before the appearance OF
| the chosen people. We have the first be-
sinufugs of the world, the pstrisrchsl
| succession stories OF the creation, the
temptation in the garden OF Eden, Cain
and Abel the food and the cycles OF
Abraham. Isaac and Jacob and the his
tory OF Joseph and his brethren.
| "In Exades, Leviticus and Numbers.
| the migration or the chosen nation TO
the land OF Promise. In Deuteronomy sp-
pear the oratons and songs OF Moses,
Joshua Judges, Ruth and Samuel
! Chronicles Ezra and Nehemiah sn &C.
/ .efa the chosen natIOna "A
church
''Esthpr may he called an Epic history
and Job n dramatic parable: the Psalms
a collection OF lyrics; the Proverbs. n
miscellany OF wisdom, and Ecclesastics.
five ESSAYS broken by miscellaneous say
ings Isiah and jeremiah, prophetic
collection: Lamentations, series OF
elegies and the other books principally
prophecies and discussions
"ln the New Testament, Matthew,
Mark Luke and John each constitute a
single Gospel, the acts being continu-
ception OF Revelation which is vision
cycle
The second paper I'm the afternoon S
program was by Miss Grace Wnifred
JOY the well-known elocutionist OF this
! city.
Miss JOY gave charming recital OF the
Poetry OF the Psalms" calling especial
attention To the infinite beauty and poetry
! of the language OF the same, by numer-
on. quotations and explanations
The book OF Psalms she said. "s there
fore A golden treasury OF lyrics gathered
from the life or the Hebrew people and
| represents man in communion with GOD
through years aud wears ~ history
Men and women need the Psalms; W
need the poetry OF them FOR the comfort
OF those quiet hours which came 10 eact
ON. Of rs and we need the strength tc
nfttl ffYsf D
forever.
"PerhAp. We can steer our craft safely
over the smooth waters Without the
watchful care OF our Pilot but when ~
come go the sreat currents OF NE sn'
have 10 resist the waves or anguish an'
grief n is other than earthly hands ~
turn to. for 40 soul ever existed o
shall exist without it's sometime mis-
erere
Ms joy closed wth a touchins recital
'eThe Lord II M shepard, with musica
accompaniment
The third paper OF the AFTERNOON bl
Miss Grace Atkins gave brief. Yet com
pr.hensive explanation NJ the sons o
Sours"
The final paper of the afternoon b'
Mrs Nicholas Berry was scholarly in
tsrprstation of the Book Of JOB. Mrs
BERRY. in besinnne. dwelt upon the mys
tery concerning the authorship ~ Jot
:. .rh. discussions OF the book she said
:. concern the profouudest problems ~ 10
tision but Wa u there is No suggestio
n, of tenspfe. tabernacle LeHtics
=, priesthood = sscrincial system, the Te
:. commandments or 10 sny prophet ur {
I. any events fn Jewish history. or. indeed
\. 10 any revelation of God other than tina
no / which IL msde through nature
"A continuing Mrs Kerry described IN
"a opening scene Of the job drama. hi
n. character and trihuletions. and somethin
- of the Theological Interpretation 81 IN
~ same
ve Turnin9 to another phase "f her thcrn
The pramstic rccm cf-Jo,sr AIRS. Berr