Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-01-15
BIBLE THEMES
AID MUSIC At
WOMAN s CLUB
Inspiring Program Given at
Meeting Friday Before
Large Audience; Bible
DaY Observed.
BIZ KoRA HEMRY. MEACHAM.

BY KORA HEMRY-MEACHAM
Bible day at the Woman's club,
on Friday, proved to be an after
noon OF peculiar spiritual uplift to
all who came. and the club room
was filled. Mrs. II. o. Strong was
leader for the day and the pro-
gram was carried out according to
the printed calendar. which means
that all persons appearing ON the
program were members of the club.
Mrs. #. w. Harden gave a very
erudite and absorbing explanation
of the Old Testament book Leveti-
Gus. 1T is n queer book, fun Of
symbolism, written as a sort of
code of the Jewish laws, a peculiar
and difficult code and should not
be judged according to the stand
ards of practical affairs OF today"
said Mrs, Harden.
Sacrifices and burnt offerings are
discussed in great detail and the
installation and conservation Of
priests. Israel. in those days.
had attained a high standard
of ethics, scarcely equalled to-
day. All these laws and eX-
hortations and injunctions are
toward a greater holiness and to
aid Israel in attaining this ideal.
The Woman's club chorus added
Just the touch needed to such
program by singing in restrained
and devotional voices four beauti-
full and familiar hymns.
NTrc Canrra TTupritt rao6 uory
exhaustive exposition OF the ora
torio, which is a musical setting to
q sacred theme. Mrs. Everitt de-
clared that the English. though not
considered musical as a nation,
were yet the originatOrs Of the ora
torio, which, however, reached its
fullest development under Handel,
the German English composer. 1t
seems that people felt the old Gre
gorian chant was ponderous and
boresome and the monks offered a
substitute by singing short hymns
and anthems of their own arrange
ment and composition. From this
later came all kinds of lighter
music. such as drinking songs and
love ballads woven around a sacred
theme. somewhat. one would
magine, as our own Salvation
Army will take the air OF popular
song and make a sort of religious
parody Of the words and give us
what may, some day be a new
form of music. The evolution OF
the oratorio as given by Mrs. Ever
lit, can not be adequately presented
in this article but it contributed an
excellent paper to a very dignifieG
and notable program.
1t was announced that the Red
Cross salvage shop is in full opera
ton and donations of all sorts of
old clothing or household goods are
acceptable as there Is sale for most
anything from rubber heels to
machine painted works Of art, al
though Undertaking and chill
dren's stockings are especially de-
sired. Money raised by the sale
of these things goes to help SOL
dicrs and their families.
A board meeting followed the
regular meeting at which 1t was
decided to give S25 to the Y, w. c,
A. The wives of ministers in the
city are invited to become honor
airy members of the club. The
class in physical education was or
ganized with Mrs. f. r. Labelle as
chairman, A number of new men,
hers were taken into membership.
Next weeks program will be de-
voted to civics.
The marriage license of Princess
Mary cost $3.50,