The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1933-04-07
DeIphian Society

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Delphian Society
The London Delphian society met
Monday evening, April 3rd, with Mrs.
Minnie G. Bidwell, Mrs. Lizzie D. ]
Armstrong assisting. The meeting
was called to order by Mrs. Thompson.
1t was decided for our next meeting /
that each member represent some
character discussed during our course
Of study. #
Mrs. Armstrong reviewed Forgive |
Us Our Trespasses,' by Lloyd C.H
Douglas, published in 1882. Mr.. Doug
las is So years old. He was born in
Columbia City, Indiana, and graduated
from Wittenberg college. His first
pastorate was in Lancaster, Ohio. At
present he has church in Canada. He /
| has written articles for Scribner's and
the Atlantic Monthly and had publish +
ed several religious books before he
turned novelist, feeling that a we'll Il
told novel would do more good than
dozen sermons. His first novel was,
Magnificent Obsessions."
Forgive Us Our Trespasses" deals (
with Ferd Meuller, his four daughters
and two sons. The youngest child,
Julia, is Is years old at the time the
story opens Ferd, wood carver, left
his home and gave up great career
because of a weakness for drink He
married the ignorant daughter of
poor family and changed his name to
Miller. The five older childre n are
coarse and common. Julia, like her
father, is refined and cares for an ed
ucation. She hates the world she
knows. After a great effort she Sc
cures certificate to teach school and
is given a school. Meantime she is Sc
lcretly married to candy Craig, young
stranger of wealthy family. His faith
er disinherits him when he learns of
/ his marriage, so he is unable to pro-
vide for his wife. Just before her child
| is born she learns that she cannot live.
She rebels against the world and
against God But later she turns to
God, seeks His forgiveness, and for
| gives everyone who has wronged her.
She writes letter to this unborn
child, telling of her hate and the great
| change that has come to her, and puts
| it in the secret drawer of desk her
father had made her. The next day
the child, boy, is born; Julia dies; /
word is received from her husband
that he will soon be able to send for
her; and Ferd Miller hangs himself. /
The child, Alexander Ferdinand, later
known as Dinny Brumm, is given by
Julia to her oldest sister, Martha.
From this point the story deals with
the life of Dinny. Like his mother, he
learns to hate the whole world. He is 4
bitter cynic. Through his childhood,
his college days and his life after
wards, this cynicism colors all his acts.
He is taught by Martha to hate his
father. He takes up newspaper work.
Finally, as editor of paper, he writes
a scathing article against his own |,
father, whom he has never known.
When he is thirty years old he finds
his mothers letter written to him be-
fore his birth. He reads it, by her ex
perience his whole character is chang
ed, and he makes his peace with the
world. He marries the girl he loves
and finally, at the close of the book,
he and his father are reconciled, thru
Julia's letter.
The book is interesting and the re-
view was well done, giving clear pic
ture of each character and presenting
the life of Dinny vividly. At the con
clusion Of the program, Mrs. Bidwell
served tea. The following guests We're
present: Mrs. Shaw, Mrs. Shields, Mrs.
Sanford, Mrs. Rosnagle, Mrs. Dunn,
Mrs. holland, Mrs. Hamilton, Miss Ey-
Ter and Miss Davidson.
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! Mrs. Henry Rhodes entertained i
the members of the w. C. T. U. at /
her home on w. High street, Thurs /
day afternoon. Mrs. James Wilson, .
Mrs. Ella Cornwell and Mrs. Alva
Rhodes assisted her.
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Mr.. and Mrs Ralph Riser will
spend Sunday in Springfield the
guest of Miss Norma Jane Shepherd,
Springfield. Miss Shepherd will re-
turn to London with them to spend
her spring vacation.
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Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fricker, of
Lancaster, were the guests Sunday
of Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Lewis.
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The Home Missionary society of
the Methodist church will meet We'd
nesday afternoon, April IL, at 2:30
p. m, at the home of Mrs. S. S. Van
Cleve, Z. High street.
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Mr.. and Mrs Dewey Bohyer and