Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-06-10
A RECEPTION

In honor Of Rev Jenkin Lloyd Jones,
an impromptu reception was held Fri
day evening in the log cabin printing
shop, at THE Sign of the Green Pine
Tree
Rev. Jones is a deep but thorough
Browning student and is considered
one of the highest authorities on
Browning, and his reading of that
poets greatest work, Saul, y was a
great and unique pleasure to those
present. just by the way, too, Brown
ing is not really at all obscure and hard
to understand ifyou approach him in
the right spirit. The deep insight, the
rapid succession of ideas, the great
condensation of thoughts into a few
quick expressive words: all these re-
quire concentration and alertness of
mind in the reader, Bring these
and moderate intelligence to your
study of Browning ami you will find
his conciseness we'll worthy of your
effort
Saul" was published, first, in nine
parts as complete poem Ten years
afterwards the rest of the work as it
now stands was adted In style
there is nothing to indicate the lapse of
years; to the casual reader there is 20
i'ause between the ninth and tenth
parts. Here lies the change indica-
tive of Brownings growth during the
interval: the first nine parts appeal to
the senses; the remainder of the poem
appeals to the soul. The tale is of
David's coming with harp and song to
comfort Saul in his despair; in the
first nine parts he sings songs appeal
ing to the senses; throughout the rest he
ronses Saul from his gloom with the
appeal to his soul. The poem contains
the substance of Browning's views in
philosophy and religion Saul was
read with marked pauses in places
where the thought was too involved to
be caught at glance and thus Rev
Jones very considerably gave his
hearers opportunity to Grasp the mean
ing of each sentence before passing on
to the next. The reading lasted near
~ an hour-an hour of intense pleas
ure to those who gathered in the Log
Cabin.
After his address at the High School,
Friday night, Mr.. Jones left for Chicago
where on Saturday afternoon he broke
ground for the project towards which
he has been striving these last ten years.
He is pastor of All Souls church, Chica-
go, which has in connection with it
many class rooms. 1t has long been
Rev. Jones wish to erect a building
devoted to this purpose and he has
always said that it should not be begun
until he had the money to pay all ex-
penses. After ten years of labor he
now sees the beginning of the Lincoln
Center, seven story building costing
800, 900. The first two stories of the
building are TO be devoted to the church
while the remainder will contain schools
of domestic training, manual training,
etc., libraries, lecture rooms, and other
essentials to the work The pastor of
All Souls church is doing great and
needed service in Chicago and it is
safe to prophecy that Lincoln Center"
starting upon its career without one
cent of debt will amply fulfill the
wishes of its protector in the elevation
of humanity.
Those present at the reception were:
Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ Smith, Nj. A. Hur-
ley, G ID. Jones, Neal Brown, Alden
r. Bardeen, j. P. Briggs, and o. f.
Wells; Mesdames G. j. Winton, James
G. Goodwillie, Jeanette NJ Staples, j.
A. Underwood, and Agnes b. Murray;
Misses Rosalie Bohrer, Louise Under
wood, and Mary Underwood; Dr. Sam
uel n Wilson and Mr. Alfred Wilson