The age-herald., 1901-03-15
FINE LECTURE ON
 ROBERT BROWNING 0r. Jenkins Lloyd Jones Dis
 cuSsed the Great Poet
WAS A LITERARY TREAT
DeIVed Into the Depths of the Poets Nature and Found Gems of Character as we'll as
 of Mind.

The second of the series of the Univer- sity Extension Course of lectures by Dr. Jenkins Lloyd Jones of Chicago was de- lieercd last night in the assembly hall of the High School, where cultured au- diencc had assembled to hear the distin- guished scholar discuss Robert Brown ing.
 Dr. Jones was unfortunately exceed ingly hoarse, and his beautiful inflexion and vocal lights and shades were at times well nigh lost to tho hearers.
 As is well known, the lecturer is Browning authority. He seems the very. embodiment of the poet himself, perfect ly at home with every line, with every doctrine, he secs with the same eyes, hears with the same ears and possesses even so great soul as did the poet. The spiritual quality of Jenkins Lloyd Jones is marvellously attractive-the humane cry of the man. He involuntarily, un- consciously drifts into a soul study and this Is why he belongs to Browning s world.
 Dr. Jones read most beautifully many selections from the poet. He reads with Sh1L NABOL, SttCil BIdCc, III IllS lnltTpTe- tation that he lends new meaning to old words. The wonderful rhythm of Robert Browning was illustrated in the begin ming by AS I Ride" This selection, not withstanding the hoarsness of the speak CT, called forth much applause. Brown ing's great heart, his soul of beauty and his ability to relate beauty to soul-his subtleness, his condensation, his picture making power-all these were set forth with force and fervor.
 Among the gems noted "An English man in Italy" was most exquisitely rem dered. Te told how Browning cared for success, and how throughout his life he proved himself the poet of unsuccess, holding that failure with a high aim is far more honorable than success in the opposite direction.
 And pr. Jones told, too, how to study Browning. He advised his hearers not to be too sure that they knew all about even that old, staid "Pied Piper" but to begin with the ballads and lyrics-those clear, crystalline thing of the poet and work up to Paracelsus and Rabbi Ben Ezra and Saul and all the rest. "Go through Pictures of Florence,'" he said, with good reference book, and do not worry about tho poetry, so far as rhythm and meter are concerned" This he said was Browning's way of doing things, and that 1t remained for students of the poet to take things as he gave them. In short he said man who could write such bal lads, who had such humanity, such great ness of soul. Is worth serious study
 The poets perfect coniuga relations were referred to, showing that this part of the mans being was common with the other qualities of his mind and heart
 At the end of the lecture, quite a num- Der of his audience remained for the question class. This informal questioning proved Dr. Jones' familiarity and thor ough knowledge of the poet. He was asked concerning the publication of the poets love letters and answered that he was only half reconciled to these and wished that they had not come before the public. He expressed the opinion that some things should be held sacred, dem onstrating his delicate nature.
 He answered other questions most sat isfactorily, and his audience dispersed, feeling vastly better for their communion with so great a scholar and a man.