The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-03-14

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department Of the woman's Cen.
tury cub. sight reading singing
class has been organized. which
nieou every Thursday evening. IN
me Columbia College of Music,
broadway and Pine. Mime. Vim.
cent aud Prof, Bush, Of Columbia
college. have the direction OF the
Glass. Although tho entrance fee
" yerY small. the proceeds will go
tpNafda tho students seholnrahip
fund which will be used 10 assist
some deserving musical student Ia
his OF her studies. The awarding
of The scholarship Il hoped 10 take
place next fall
"stahat Mater"
The choir of the First Presbyle.
rlan church, under the direction Of
Or Frank Wilbur Chaee. will pre-
sent itoasinis "6iahat Mater
trHibulalionl, with chorus OF over
sixty voices. Dr chaoe will preside
at the organ. and also open the
program with an organ solo from
the third act 81 Wagnefa 'Ioheu.
grin Preceding the choral con.
cert, the following well,known sling.
ers will be heard In solos Hrs.
Edith 81 Du Mend. soprano. Mrs.
sylvia Ware Ireland, eontfalto; Mr.
Herbert J Cave. tenor. of Vancou
yer. It. G, and Mf Alvin q Gillett,
baritone This will be the first
CONCERT Of the season given by the
choir. and promises 10 be one Of
the most enjoyable musical events
nf the year The concert takes
place Monday evening. March 10,
la the auditorium % the church. on
Seventh. one block Oft Madison
Call OF Rev. strong.
Three Congregational churches 81
Seattle the Union. Prospect and
West tssattle--are annionaiy await.
inE the reply Of Df. sydney Strong.
formerly OF the Second GonEregA
tional church OF Oak Park, Chica.
go. 10 separate kilograms request.
Tag hlh acceptance af the minister
iai call 10 the respective churches.
A call vas voted on al the general
mldueek meeting of the Union
church. Queen Anne. and 4 similar
action Was ratified at the sunday
evening session of the West Seat
The church. Df Strong mas DO re.
memhsred by bis efncleui work
IN this city while filllng the pulpit
~ the Pilgrim Congregational
church. during the absence 81 DR..
Edward LIneoln Smith Ia Europe.
AZ present Dr Strong ia interested
In missionary slum work IN Chs.
cage. he had previously stated hts
deAife To make his home Ia Seattle.
whose climate restored him 10 good
health. while on hts visit 90 the
Sound.
leo Cooper lecture.
DE Leo Cooper. Of aan Francisco.
gave an interesting lecture Thurs.
day evening. under the auspices Of
thr Council OF Jewish Women. be-
fnFe . large andisncc. at the TEN,
pie De iIlrNch. upon the subject,
Medern Conception % the Mer-
chant Of Venice lie emphasized
the aeeeasity of the correct inter
prsialion OF the character at Shy
lock hy the teacher Ia the public
Schools before the pupils. while
studying the ahakespasfean PLAY
lie especially noted the fact that
shy iaeI IL falsely depicted "a
true religious Jew when he con
gesngaases tho bloody murder of An.
iony Ilioodshad IL ahhorrent In
the Jewish creed. and q is TO be
observed that cruel murders occur
leas frequently among the Jewish
citizens than among any other ma.
iionalitY. Dr Cooper also called
attention 20 che domestic felicity
OF the cons OF Iara.i, showing ,aat
Rhylock q seemingly heaFtless treat
rcnt Of hts runaway daughter.
~ho had deserted him TO we'd an
orthodox. vas due On the Disgrace
ahe had brought upon the Jewish
tribe The Merchant Of Nenice" -
not so much a drama Of the con.
flictinE forces of human NATURE. az
the conflicting differences between
two mighty creeds For this rca.
nan nF Cooper advises the Study of
The plAf ia public schools. II adYiH-
able to study IL at all. to be- 20
conducted a. 70 give the right por-
irayai Of the Jewish citizeu "a he
appears today. aud not under the
heavy oppression a. seen In the
tine Of Shakespeare