Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-08-21
PRESBYTER|ANS
STUDY HEBREWS.
Question Asked When and Why
ScripturaI Book of That Name
Was Written.
TEACHERS DISCUSS PROBLEM.
First Principles Of Drawing, Practical
Ethics, Devotional Exercises aud
Other Matters Considered.

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The morning session Of the Teach
ers association OF the Presbytery OF
Utah was held In the classroom Of the
Collegiate institute OF the First Pres
byterlan church az o'clock this morn
ing. After an opening prayer the first
subject on the program was the Study
Of Hebrews" by Rev. y. h. Clemenson
Of Logan. The speaker began by stat
ing that It had az all times been re-
sarded as one Of the principal books
Of the Scriptures The question, stu
In dispute was: Who wrote H. when
was II written, where and why was II
written? According to the speakers
views the author must have been a
Jew who was also good Greek schol-
ar The book, which was a very unique
one, contained doctrines which were In
close harmony with Paul and there
fore Il had been called Pauts book
Its authorship had been attributed to
ApbiiVSs AhuNdf Alui HNDaSf NlNht'i'i
Luke, Mark, Silas, Titus, Timothy and
Paul. Each oithese persons came UNI
der the influence Of Paul and hence the
Pauline character OF the book
II didn't matter much who wrote IT,
II was Gods hook in the highest sense
Of the word The speaker Inclined TO
the opinion that Apollos the Alexander.
an jew wrote It. Ile said that not all
l.a 49,
ties and that the real author Of the
book might never be known.
The period when Il was written was
believed to be somewhere between tile
years 81 and IS A. d. There was no
certainty where II was written. It may
have been in Italy or Corinth or Alex
andria, but there was no question that
IL was written to Hebrew Christians
and that It's purpose was TO stimulate
TO endurance at time Of serious diff
iiculty and also TO show the solidarity
Of the church and TO make clear that
the Old and New Testament churches
were one. 1t was written 10 honor
Christ and make Him the central fig
ure In Revelation He claimed that II
made Christianity the perfect system |
Of truth that was to endure and stand !
the shock Of ages He said II brought !
final revelation OF God In Christianity.
and that Christianity WAS the God in |
tended result OF the Dld Testament.
The third Verse % the first chapter |
OF Hebrews was read, Who being the |
brightness OF his glory and the express |
image OF his person and upholding OF |
all things BY the work Of his power |
when he had Mmsth hurveyrd our sins |
sat down on the Fight hand Of the !
Majesty on high The King james
version aud tie revision were both read !
and discussed The main point In he 4
discussion was as TO whether God had
taken on human form The hour hav-
INK arrived for the nest thing on the
program the discpssion was cgnilnDed
until 2 O'clock
DRAWING THE NEXT SUBJECT.
The"First Principles IN Drawing were
gwen BY Mrs Annette G. Banker TO
the young ladies' IN the mission schools
and academies OF the state Mrs Bank
er has been a teacher In the Franklin
school for the past six years. where
she teaches drawing and music. She
had a large class Of young lady teach
ers who were much interested in her
lesson.
PRACTICAL ETHICS.
Geo, II. Marshall in charge Of the
school at Mount Pleasant. then re-
viewed the first II chapters OF Pres.
ldent Hyde's book, entitled Practical
Ethics II is difficult matter to boil
down p chapters in the space Of 40
minutes, and an impOsslbility to re-
duce II to a paragraph or two. Its
main features are as old as time. It's
subject Is, Morality. conduct and the
art OF living. II teaches temperance
and moderation IN all things, except in
the use OF MtOyicants and the use of
opium aud tobacco IN which II advises
total abstinence. IL advocates proper
food, suitable clothing and various
kinds OF exercise, II says a moderate
amount OF wealth is essential to the
fullest development Of power aud the
fullest enjoyment Of health II recon.
mends systematic saving as virtue
and advocates living within ones
means. II boldly states that there is
no such thing as fortune chance or ac-
cident but that everything Is subject
TO some fixed laR, Il contains many
other valuable hints and is worth
reading, although some Of It's doctrines
have been disputed In an ages and
probably always viii be.
DEVOTIONAL EXERCISES.
Dr. Wishard closed the forenoon with
devotional service. Rev. MIR. Mclean
and Miss Elliott leading IN prayer and
the congregation sang.
THIS EVENINGS PROGRAM.
The program for this evening and to-
morrow IS as follows.
J.. m, public address. Greater
America. our Home Mission Field"
Rev Geo +. McAfec. d, d.
SATURDAY, AUGUST g2
a. m. Study Of Hebrews, leader.
Rev. \. +. Clemeuson.
$3.50 a. m.-"Fnsl PRINCIPLES I'm
Drawing Mrs Annette G.. Banker.
l0;40-Recess.
1880 a. m.-Review ~ President
Hyde's Practical Ethics" part 2.
Geo n. Marshall.
ll;40 a. m.-Devotionai service.
~ m.--Noon recess.
2 9. m.-sudy Of Hebrews, leader.
Rev, n. Z. Clemenson.
, p. m.-Reading in the Grades. Miss
L. ~ Qualtrough,
y. m.-Miscellaneous Matters and
Business.
s p. m.-Rccept0n 10 members by Ia.
dies NJ First Presbyterian church.