The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-07-18
BIBLE LECTURES
!. BY DR.. CHAPMAN
Al National Religious Training
Summer School
lBy George F. ing

Two scenes OF two of the greatest
characters depicting woe, and implicit
| trust IN God, and the other utter des-
pair and dread of the future, were
enacted yesterday afternoon at 4
O'Clock in the auditorium of the Ma
tional Religious Training school by
DR.. W, Y. Chapman in delivering
lecture
No argument was needed to show
the Influence of the Bible upon English
literature. said DR.. Chapman, who
never failed to bring out the essential
point to show how the Bible through
literature had been predominating
power In the activities OF the English
people. He said that pilgrims Pro-
gress' was one Of the greatest works
in English classics and was an allie
CORY OF the Bible, and the fertile mind
OF Milton, with his knowledge OF the
Bible gave the story Of the fall OF man
and his redemption we're other noted
classics. He considered Paradise
Lost" the greater Of the two produce
tons.
Shakespeare woye the Scriptures
into his stories and his works are con-
temporaneous with the English Bible"
exclaimed DR.. Chapman. Out of yo-
cabulary of 6,06O words in the English
Bible only $50 words we're foreign,
and this. said the speaker, made IL
hardly conceivable for Shakespeare
to separate the principles of the book
from his works as the spirit of the BIZ
BILE predominated the language of
Shakespeare.
The greatest Of text books are the
Bible and the productions OF Shakes
lpeare and that they were principal
factors in the activities OF Abraham
Lincoln. Andrew Jackson and William
Gladstone. At this point the speaker
spoke of the striking parallels be-
tween the Bible and the works Of
Shakespeare. Representing the Bible
character the life Of Job with its pc
riod OF utter abjectness and seeming
lly being out OF harmony with God
and apparently having invited the dis
appreciation OF God upon him furnish
ed the speaker seemingly unlimited
opportunity TO show one Of the paral-
lels. -
dHamlet,l in DESPAIR over the terrible
acts Of his treachcrous mother. aud
giving the solilnaaies OF Hamlet In Bis
dire plight urged 10 vengeance by the
spirit Of his father, the victim Of cruel
murders and bis tortue never being
assuaged with The hope that Job held
was the striking parallel Of Job show
ing how job longed for the revelation
OF the other world and HamIet's horror
OF entering The Unknown.
The renowned yegro yiolinist, Joseph
Douglass, was received last night with
great eclat and the spirit OF the mas
ter was evident at this recital. His
harmony and technique were wonder
ful. Each note was so full of ex-
preston that The mind was made sus-
ceptible TO the story told by notes.
This morning the entire A. NJ. 4. z.
Sunday school district convention
came in body to the school to hear
DR.. Chapman deliver another one OF
his able lectures on the Bible. "The
Influence of The Bible upon Ciyiliza-
ton" was the subject of his lecture.
What has made individuals. races and
nations renowned and perpetuated
heir activities forever was their allow
ing the influence Of the Bible to become
the ieayen in their existence. said Or.
Chapman His tribute to the Bible
was sublime and the emotions Of the
audience We're touched
He toached upon the various phases
Of man In his Affairs and how the in
\ iiuence Of the Bible had been the pre-
dominating lover In everything that
made society uplifting.
Tomorrow X 4 r. NJ. DR. Chapman
will preach.
Or. Chapman will preach at the
First Baptist church tomorrow norm
ms.