The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-06-17

cupied the stage on Wednesday even !
ing at the South Mississippi College
Normal, following DR.. Hulley, who
lectured from I to s on The Psalms
This man VINO had made his audience
laugh with him in Robt. BIrns poems
and listen intently to him W in a resoly.
TO do more 70. the child during his
Child Training talk and laugh and
cry with Eugene Fields boys ami
girls in a talk on that author, now
took them into the region of the Bible,
with equal ease, showing, too, a
thorough study of his subject, THE
Psalms"
He began by urging his audience to
read revised version which he
divided into four books-from
1 to Al, inclusive, being
the first book; AZ to 70, IN
elusive, being the second book; IS to
80, inclusive, the third book and 80 to
100 inclusive, being the fourth book
The old Hebrews he said had at first
147 Psalms, a number corresponding
to the number of years in the life OF
Joseph. Psalms 9 and 10 are an al
phabetical acrostic, in the original lie
brew, although this was lost in the
translation. The refrain is also found
in this book. and the people realize
the power in the refrain of a song
Regarding the origin of Paslms, the
first one DR. Hulley said, was the Goth
Psalm, the prayer of Moses, the man
of God. There was a great religious.
awakening, a revival as it We're and
David stringed his Tyre and the first
book of Psalms was written. The doX.
ology was shared to the end of the
book. DoXology is a word of praise
and each line beginning with a word
of praise is a doXology and the word
"Hallelujah" means praise.
Then DR.. Hulley said, when anoth-
er book was needed, it was written:
in this the IA and SO psalms are dup
Heated That one beginning, The
fool hath said in his heart, there is
no Cod" The speaker declared the
fool who did not believe in God to
be an atheist and pessimist, then went
on to state the Moody and Sankey
hymns were written as they were
needed in books, and so with the
Psalms. For human Instruments put
these Paslms together and made a
collection.
The Psalms are really a spiritual
/ biography Of David-one group of
them rejecting his early life, one
when he was prosecuted by Saul. one
during the wars, etc. 1t will be no.
ticed, DR.. Hulley continued, the Bible
eXalts man. puts him on a pedestal,
says there's nothing like unto man.
Then that wonderful poem, The
Hearts Declare the Glory of God, the
Firmament Showeth His Handiwork'
was pointed out, for in this Psalm
is found that strongest figure of
REPRESENTATION. The second
part is the most powerful and here
DR.. Hulley fingered to explain and give
a few lessons on the truths suggest
ed.
The 23rd Psalm was next discussed
IF not given by inspiration, tlat
Psalm would tower above the pastor
ais of the world. Going swiftly from
the scenes by the still waters to the
banquet description.
DR.. HUXLEY took next the 18th
Psalm and said it described in Orient
al tempest in it's beautiful language,
yet has a peaceful ending
Speaking of the Psalms celebrating
the bringing up of the ark from Jc-
rusalem, DR.. HUXLEY explained the rit-
ual-the beauty of it-and that music
and incense, part of the ceremony,
appealed to the ear and the sense of
smell. Altho not Episcopal-Dr HUI
ley sees the beauty of the ritual.
This lecture was a strict literary in
depreciation of the Psalms and by
some was thought to be perhaps, DR..
Hulley's best.
:. :. :.
Ralph Bingham.
The l.cou.L attraction Of To en-