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Newspaper Page TextEIGHTH "PAGE THE SUNNY south Literature EDITED BY Lucian L Knight Religion |LORENCE WILKIN- SONlfi second novel. “The Strength of the Hills,” has been accepted by Harper * Bros, as the September novel In the Contemporary American Novels series, which this house Is pub lishing monthly during the present year. “The Strength of the Hills," as Its title suggests. Is a story of the hill coun try in the Adirondacks, and is said to be thor oughly characteristic of- American life. Her first novel was published two years ago by Herbert S. 8tone & Co., jjnder the title "The Lady of the Flag Flowers.” Miss Wilkinson Is also known as a poet, and Mr. E. H. Sothern has In his handg. a serious drama on "David,” which he accepted from her last winter. Miss Wilkinson, although a native of New York state, has of late been a resident of Chicago, where her father. Professor W. C. Wilkinson, is well known,. * "Men, and Letters,” by Herbert Paul. Which John Lane is publishing this week. Is a series of purely literary and critical papers which include • Matthew Arnold s Letter?.” “The Decay of Classical Quota- tion,"""Sterne." "The Art of Letter Writ ing,” “Macaulay and His Critlil.,” and "The Autocrat of the Dinner Table.” the last of which, athough It would lit several men of letters, here stands for John Sel- den _ ✓ w "The Rose of Dawn," by Miss Helen Hay, eldest daughter of the secretary of state, will shortly by published by R. H. Russell, with frontispiece by John La Fargo. Miss Hay has already published two volumes of verse, "Some Verses” and "Little Boy Book.” The forthcoming poem Is in blank verse, less than 1,000 lines In lepgth, dealing with love and tragedy in the Fiji islands. Miss Sophia H. MacLehose has prepared a work on Marie Antoinette which the Macmillan Company has in preparation. Miss MacLehose. who is already known through her "Tales from Spenser,” has had her forthcoming work Illustrated from rare pictures and prints. An in teresting Innovation In tie illustrations will be the insertion of a portrait as a sort of Initial letter at the beginning of each chapter. The book will be gossipy and not pedantic or philosophical. "Romantic Castles and Palaces.” as de scribed by great writers, and profusely Illustrated;, with views from palaces and castles, has been prepared for Dodd. Mead & Co. by Esther Singleton, whose "Fur niture of Our Forefathers" is now being published in parts of Doubleday. Page & Co. In her forthcoming work the novel idea which Miss Singleton introduced in her “Turrets, Towers, and Templete,” and "Great Pictures.” has been still fur ther developed. Soon after the announcements were made by the C. M. Clark Publishing Com pany that Aarpn Burr would be the prin cipal character of Charles Felton Pidgin’s forthcoming novel. "Blenr.erhassett," and would be treated as a hero in direct oppo sition. to all historical prejudice. Mr. Pid gin received a number of letters from Burr sympathizers thanking him for thus taking up the literary cudgel in defense of a much maligned character in Amer ican. history. One of these letters led to some' valuable Information concerning the private life of Aaron Burr, through an In terview with Mrs. Stella Edwards Plerre- pont Drake, a lineal descendant of the Rev. Jonathan Edwards, who was the father of Colonel Aaron Burr’s mother. Mr. Pidgin has recently received an other letter from Mrs. Drake, which reads as follows: “I wish to thank you for the pleasure you gave me when you pre sented me with your very Interesting novel, ‘Quincy Adams Sawyer.’ I am anticipating much pleasure from another Aaron and Theodosia Burr talk with you. With the exception of the late Professor Parker, of the Andover Theological semi nary, I have not ipet any one so Interested In Aaron Burr as yourself. I am indeed glad a defender of a much-abused patriot has appeared.” Mr, Pidgin is well known as the author of “Quincy Adams Saw yer.” June Magazines Scribner’s—"Russia of Today—VI. Fin land,” Henry Norman, M. P. "On the Echo o' the Morn"—A Sea Story—James B. Connolly. “8ong of the South Wind’’— Poem—Hanford C. Judson. “Passages from a Diary In the Pacific,” John La Farge. “A Section Hand on the Union Pacific Railway,” Walter A. Wyckoff. “Krag, the Kootenay Ram—Part I,” Ern est Seton-Thompson. “An Old Flame- More Adventures of the Amateur Cracks man,” E. W. Homung. “Clara’s Voca tion." G. F. Jones. "The Diary of a Goose Girl,” Kate Douglas Wlggln. "The Scottish University,” John Grier Hlbben. "Oratory,” George F. Hoar. Harper’s: "Another May-Time." a poem, Lillian Whiting. "The Right of Way,” part VI, Gilbert Parker. "In the ' Library,” a story, W. W. Jacobs. "Lark spur; a Story,” Mary A. Bacon. “Wreck ed on the Shores of Japan." Poultney Bigelow. "The Portion of Labor,’’ part IV; Mary E. Wilkins. "A Whirlwind Wooing.” a story, Cyrus T. Brady. “The Rescue," a story. Eugene Wood. “An Idyl of the Sands.” A. C. Wheeler. “Re ciprocal Influence In Hypnotism,” John Duncan Quackenbos. "Donald’s Experi ment,” a sketch, Claire Wallace Flynn. "Colonies and Nation,” part VI, Wood- row Wilson. "The English Language: Its Debt To King Alfred.” Brander Matthews. Century: "Working One’s Way through College,” Alice Katharine Fallows. “The Maa.ng of a Marchioness," I, Frances Scrofula Few are entirely free from it. It may develop so slowly aa to cause Bttle if any disturbance during the whole period at childhood. It may then produce Irregularity of the ffenmarh and bowels, dyspepsia, catarrh, and marked tendency to consumption before manifesting itself In much cutaneous eruption or glandular swelling. It is best to be sure that ycm are quite flee from it, and for ita complete eradica tion you can rely on Hood’s Sarsaparilla The beat of all medicines for all humors. its M MMH BUTS. We want ladies to sell our celebrst- i ed decorated dinner sets. Why be I without a complete set of dishes rhea we are selling them so cheep- ' lYf Write for our plan of sale. Iht Acme Supply Co- Box 606, Bast Liverpool, O. Hfcw Up-Ttmn Officer Hew York \ City. The Seaboard Air Line Railway has opened an uptown office at 1183 Broad way, ~'ew York city, corner Twenty- eighth street. Its downtown passenger office at 387 Broadway Is still maintained. Any information as to tickets, rates. Bleeping car reservations, building and manufacturing sites in the south, etc., hheerfullv furnished at this office. Hodgson Burnett. "The First of June,” John Burroughs. "The Center of the World of Steel," Waldon Fawcet. "Want ed: A Hero,” Victor Mapes. “Love’s Si lence,” Klldegarde Hawthorne. “At the Foot of the Trail.” Margaret Collier Gra ham. “Daniel Webster.” III. John Bach McMaster. “Agnus Pete,” Francis Sterne Palmer. "My Dog,” Anna Lea Merritt. "In Extremis,” E. B. Flndlav. “D’rl and I." IV, Irving Bacheiler. "When a Man Comes to Himself,” Woodrow Wilson. "The Young Men’s Christian Association in Europe,” W. 8. Harwood. "The Vene zuelan Boundary Controversy.!,’ I. Grover Cleveland. "Tolstoi’s Moral Theory of Art,” John Albert Macy. "College Train ing Tables.” Walter Camp. "Alleged Lux ury Among College Students:” I. By the president of Yale university, Arthur T. Hadley; II. By the provost of the Uni versity of Pennsylvania, Charles C. Har rison. Atlantic Monthly: "Trusts and Pubjic Policy,” Charles J.. Bullock. "Audrey,” IV-VI, Mary Johnston. "The Opportuni ty' of tae Small College," Herbert W. Horwill. “Wellington,” Goldwln Smith. “Rain in the Woods.” Madison Cawein.' “LaV-Ablding Citizens,” William R. Ligh- ton. “The Toby Lover.” XXXI-XXXIV, Sarah Orne Jewett. “Washington During Reconstruction,” Samuel W. McCall. “At the End of the Trail,” Maxmlllan Foster. "Criticism and Aesthetics," Ethel D. Puf fer. World’s Work: "The March of Events; an Illustrated Editorial Interpretation,” (with full-page portraits of Benjamin Ide Wheeler, W. E. Burghartlt Du Bois and Robert Moran). "Teaching Farmers at Home.” John Craig. "The Wonderful Northwest.” illustrated. H. A. Stanley. “Municipal Ownership,” John Martin. “The Education of Preachers.” 8. D. Mc Connell. “Sir Hiram Maxim.” illustrated, Chalmers Roberts. “The Negro as Ho Really Is,” Illustrated. W. E. Burghardt Du Bois. "The Ideal Schoolhouse,” Wil liam H. Burnham. "The Growth of Wealth,” Charles A. Conant. McClure’s: "Women,” E. 8. Martin. "The King’s Gold.” Robert Barr. "Bobo link,” a-poem. John Burroughs. "Geolo gy and the Deluge.” Professor Frederick G. Wright. "An Old-Fashioned Wooing,” Ellsworth B. Kelley. "Within the Gates," Elizabeth Stuart Phelps. "Recollections of the Comedian, John E. Owens." Clara Morris. “Pike’s Peak or Bust,” Edwin Lefevre. ’’A Born Farmer,” Sarah Orne Jewett. "The True Story of Kebeth, the Aleut.” Frank A. Vanderlip and Harold Bolce. “Kim,” chapters x and'xi, Rud- yard Kipling. Cosmopolitan: "The Artist and His Model,” Gustave Kobbe. "How to Choose a Child’s Pony,” Francis Trevelyan. "The Well-Gowned Woman," Mary C. Blossom. “Old French Romances,” Richard Le Gal- Jienne. “The Bailie’s Double,” Ian Mac- laren. "The Psychology of the Printed Page.” Harry Thurston Peck. "The Trav els of Prince Wearyheart,” O’Neil Lath am. “The Umbrella of Justice,” Tudor Jenks. “Plerpont Morgan and His Work," E. Machen. “The Youngest Soldier in the World,” Allen Snngree. “A Girl’s College life,” Lavinla Hart. Book Buyer: “The Arnolds; Japanese Color Prints,” Frank Weltenkampf. “Henry Timrod’s Poetry,’’ Robert Adger Bowen. 'The Susquehanna Frontier,” Augustus C. Buell. “Human Documents,” reviews of recent books by Cyrus Town send Brady and others. 'The Literary News ip England," J. M. Bulloch. “Notes of Rare Books.” Ernest Dressel North. Critic: “In Memoriam George Murray Smith,” Leslie Stephen. “Real Conversa tions,” William Archer. “New Alleg iance, verse. Curtis Hidden Page. “Art at the Pan-American Exposition,” Christian Brlnton. “Shakespeare and Patriotism," Sidney Lee. “How to Travel in Europe,” W. J. Rolfe. “How to Travel in Ameri ca." Philin G. Hubert, Jr. “Samuel Raw- son Gardiner: An Appreciation,” George Louis Beer. “Mr. William Hannibal Thomas Defends His Book.” “Blackstick Papers.” No. 5, Mrs. Richmond Ritchie. Review of Reviews: "The Pan-Ameri can on Dedication Day,” William H. Hotchkiss. ’’Artistic Effects of the Pan- American Exposition,” Ernest Knaufft. “How Niagara Has Been ‘Harnessed,’ ” William C. Andrews. “Professor Henry A. Rowland, the Great Physicist.” ‘‘The Latest Triumphs of Electrical Inven tion," Joseph S. Ames. "The Winning War Against Consumption,” Sylvester Baxter. ‘The New Oil Fields of the Unit ed States." David T. pay. 'The Print ing of Spoken Words,” Frederic Irland. Longfellow to His Critics What Is said to be a hitherto unpub lished letter by Longfellow made its ap pearance in a recent issue of The Spring- field Republican. Everybody has heard of the charge of plagiarism made against the poet In regard to “Hiawatha,” and, in connection with the recent death of Professor Porter, of Lafayette college, the subject was revived. This has brought to light the Interesting fact that when the charge was first made in 1855, Long fellow wrote *> T. C. Calllcot, of this city, who had written to the poet a letter asking for Information on the subject. The letter runs as follows: "Cambridge, November 29, 1855.—Dear Sir: I feel extremely obliged to you for your friendly notice of ‘Hiawatha,’ and for the equally friendly offer of your col umns for any reply I may have to make to the correspondent of The National In telligencer. The article you mention I have’ not seen in full—only the extract you are kind enough to send me. "In ‘Hiawatha’ I have tried to do for our old Indian legends what the unknown Finnish poets had done for theirs, and in doing this I have employed the same meter, but of course have not adopted any of their legends. Whatever resem blance therefore may be found between the poems of ‘Kalevaia’ and mine, in this respect, is not of my creating, but lies in the legends themselves. My authori ties will all be found in the notes. All these strange stories are In Schoolcraft and the other writers on Indian, matters and this ought to shield me from any ac cusation of taking them from Finnish sources. Yours very truly, ‘‘HENRY W. LONGFELLOW.” Victory o/ Peace *¥* HERE was a' very high compll- ment paid the United States gov ernment and the people in the petition of the Chinese in Pekin praying for the retention of the American troops in that city because of the good work of the Americans in maintaining order and protecting life and property. * The tdompllment was also well de served. The forces under General Chaffee Have been splendidly handled for the good name of the country under whose flag they served. They have not joined the Europeans In looting and insulting helpless people. They have not behaved as bloody-minded conquerors eager only for tbe spoils of conquest. Instead, they have so zealously main tained the rights of the weaker race as to win the confidence and esteem plainly voiced in the Pekin petition. The American government and people have cause to be proud of the record made by American soldiers m China. It probably has not a parallel in history. As the highest type of the twentieth century captain of men. General Chaffee Is the most satisfactory yet produced. He has shown how a conquering army of Invasion can become a factor for friendly peace immediately upon ceasing to be an instrument of war. * Sara Beaumont Kennedy # Another Southern author whose bril• Uant revolutionary romance, "Joscelyn CheshireIs the book of tne hour (■■■■M3NIOUB can address itself I , . I to almost any subject. I W " I however threadbare and I VJT I time-worn It may be. and ■ ■ Immediately Tie reader’s sense of weariness disap pears while the subject sparkles with an interest Which no one thought it ca- able of producing. This ob servation is suggested by an exceptionally merlto rious work which has Just come from the press of Double day. Page & Co., of New York, entitled "Joscelyn Cheshire.” by Sara Beaumont Kennedy. Like many authors before her. Mtb. Kennedy has drawn her inspir ation from the American revolution, and this situation has rendered her task ex tremely difficult since the public has long since wearied of revolutionary novels. We do not mean to speak in disrespectful or unpatriotic terms of this period of our history, but so many would-be au thors have practiced scribbling on the sublect of the American revolution that the taste of the public has commenced to rebel against such literature and con sequently the achievement of Mrs. Ken nedy is all the more remarkable under the circumstances. "Joscelyn Cheshire” not only brings out new phases of the American revolution, but it also touches up old phases and invests them with fresh charms, making the book thoroughly de lightful from cover to cover. Writing of the book one of the critics says: “It must also be admitted that the hero’s name Is ‘Richard.’ But then the heroine is a Joscelyn. not a Dorothy, so this fault is not unpardonable. Besides all heroes were called Richard In those days. To be sure there Is a Dorothy, but she takes a back seat this time, whtcb Is eminently proper for a young lady who has been seen so much in public of Tate. "This practically completes the bill of damages. Among the praiseworthy feat ures of tbe book may be mentioned the following: "George Washington is not seen; he is only heard at a distance. “There is not a duel nor a mention of a duel, although an English and a con tinental officer are suitors for the hand of the fair Joscelyn, which Is surely suf ficient provocation for the clash of swords. "The English In use does not differ ma terially from that of the present day. “The conversation at no time reaches that lofty, stilted height to which some romancers have elevated It with poor success. "Then, to crown all. the hero, wonder ful and unreal as it may seem, is blessed with a ready wit and a readier tongue, and. what Is far more to the point, he does not forget to use either when mak ing love to Joscelyn. "On the contrary he really has the au dacity to Inform her that If she does not love ft the moment he Is speaking, she will nave to before .he finishes his courtship. Which was certainly an un precedented show of nerve on the part of a. lover. He does this, not once, but many times and each time with greater assurance and seeming Indiffer ence to the way in which she repels his advances. "Perhaps Richard knew that under the dispensation which rules the convention al ending of novels, she was obliged to accept him. At any rate. It was certain ly gratifying to the readers for him to show such unusual foresight. He de serves a vote of thanks. "Then the heroine Is also different from the ‘Dorothys.’ Perhaps the change of name was good for her.' She is one of those rare creatures who do not fall in love with the hero on first sight and then manages to hide her affection under co quetry. Instead she continues heart- whole as long as it is possible, and only yields to her inevitable fate at the last moment—Just In time to save the book from ending In the wrong way. She also Is deserving of our gratitude. "All this variety In a single book is cer tainly enough to atone for the fact that it Is a historical romance, but this Is not all. The author manages to tu#n away from the scenes of war to the quieter and more prosaic, although somewhat unfa miliar one, of the homes which the sol diers left behind. This Is by far the best part of the book where the women left ‘manless’ to their own resources, have nothing to do but wait for something to happen, and meanwhile wage bitter war of words with their tory neighbors. As Joscelyn Is the most prominent of the tories. In the present case, the war Is not entirely one-sided. Consequently It proves of great Interest. Mingled with their conversation are numerous witty remarks which are worthy of repetition. Here are a few picked at random: ’’ ’When marrying time comes, choose a man who Is hale and hearty, for as sure as you are born loves flies out St the heart when indigestion enters the stomach.’ " ‘After the wedding, love is largely a question of good cooking.’ ’* ‘What a slipshod world this would be If there were nobody but women In It. " ’Finding things depends more on a man’s mind than hls eyes.’ ” Mrs. Kennedy is of southern birth and parentage, and- she adds, another bright star to the galaxy of authors who are illustrating-this section in literature. She resides in Memphis. Tenn. W. S. Harter makes-a grand offer in another column of The Sunny South to ail men that suffer from Lost Manhood, Nightly Emissions and ail weaknesses of the genital organs. He offers to’send free of charge, to all readers of The Sun- nv South sending him their name and ad dress the knowledge of a wonderful dis covery that cured him. His address is W. S. Harter, 525 Ash street, Nevada, Mo. It is said that it is the only treatment which will stop Nightly Emissions. This is a bona fide offer from a well known benefactor. All those afflicted should write him at once. E have Just received from W the publishers two_ inter esting stories of south ern life which are like ly to attract wide atten tion throughout this section because they are both from the pens of northern writers, who. instead of being hyper critical and censorious in dealing with southern conditions, are inclined to be perfectly fair and Just. Many of our readers may feel some hesitation in accepting this statement, knowing that such qualities have not always character ized the productions of northern writers who have undertaken to discuss southern problems, and contending, with some de gree of humor, that if the books are real ly what is claimed for them they must be genuine curiosities. But there is no reason why prejudice and passion, should linger behind in the minds of patriotic people in either section, when thirty-six years have passed since the drama of war was concluded at Appomattox and when countless things have happened to bring us closer together. Surely at this day there should be nothing to warp the Judg ment of Americans in dealing with any phase of American life. "Henry Bour- land, or the Passing of the Cavalier,” by Albert Elmer Hancock, (the Macmillan Company) Js the title of the one and "When the Gates Lift Up Their Heads,” by Paynd Erskine (Little, Brown & Co.), is the title of the other. We cannot agree with every position the writers take, but we recogniz^ the merits of both vol umes, which areopot only entertaining stories, but thoughtful studies of socio logical and political conditions. Candid discussions from opposite view points are always helpful in- the solution of any problem, and on this account both vol umes will be read with apjn-eciative In terest, if not with entire approval throughout the south. Taking up Mr. Hancock’s work first some of the principal features of the story are as follows: Henry Bourland is a typical southern gentleman of the fine old English stock which has done so much, north and south, to make the country everything it's. He fights for Virginia, as did all hls kind. The war over, he returns to the planta tion. left desolate by the death of both father and mother, with hls chances of success in life made doubly precarious by the mortgage his father had placed on the cld estate in order to provide money for the confederate government and by the l estless-ness of the negroes, due not so much to their newiy found freedom as to the machinations of the carpetbaggers.- Bourland struggle? against the inevitable fate which comes down upon him and hls sister stands by him with true nobility ena self-sacrifice. Little by little he finds his diminished patrimony passing from, him, tlje unsettled labor conditions and the conspiracies of a' worthless northern sharper aiding in. the calamity. At last, after his wife has died—a northern woman who could not carry so heavy a btirden— he sinks into apathy,' and the end seems near. But the possibility of overcoming negro political domination rouses him when his -neighbors select him as their representative to lead them to victory in the approaching elections, and he goes on to new successes and to new failures. Mr. Erskine takes up the tale almoslf where Mr. Hancock lays it down, sending a family of northern gentlefolk, greatly reduced In circumstances .by the great Chicago fire, to make a livelihood by keep ing hoarders in au old homestead in North Carolina, which -is their sole remaining possession. The grandfather, invalid daughter, and ambitious, energetic grand daughter bring w> the old home of the Marshall family a crowd of northern boarders, destined to play a subordinate part in the love story which ensues. The son and heir of the Marshalls comes back to his native place to aid in building it up, his northern education and training giv ing him the ambition which contrasts so strongly with the helplessness and inertia of his old neighbors. There is a political aspect to parts of this story .also, and the methods of the lawless whites, moon shiners, and others are disclosed with comprehensive freedom. Popular Books of tHe Month Between the fickleness of the reading public and the ceaseless grinding of the book mill, the popular favorites vary from month to month and are never the same for any two months in succession. Using the figures of The Bookman, the popular favorites for May are as fol lows: "Alice-of Old Vincennes,” Thompson. (Bowen-Merrfil Co.) “The Visits of Elizabeth,” Glyn. (Lane.) "Eben Holden,” Bacheiler. (Lathrop Publishing Company.) Richard Yea-and-Nay,” Hewlett. (Mac millan.) "Like Another Helen,” Horton. (Bowen- Merrill Co.) “The' Turn of the Road,” FYothlngham. (Houghton, Mifflin & Co.) "Truth Dexter." McCall. (Little, Brown & Co.) Since the foregoing list was compiled two long-heralded works have come from the press and will no doubt im mediately bound into public favor, viz: “The Helmet of Navarre.” by Bertha Runkle. and "The Crisis,” by Winston Churchill. We predict that next month "The Crisis” will head the list of popular books with "The Helmet of Navarre” following close behind U. N June 11th next In Bos- O ton the fiftieth anniver sary of tbe founding of tbe Young Men’s Chris tian Association in America will be ob served with Impressive ceremonies. This pros pective event makes interesting the origin of the movement in London nearly seven years earlier. The Young Men’s Christian Association had its origin in a little prayer-meeting (n the city of London fifty- seven years ago, when a young man named George Williams, who had gone to London from his coun try home, asked a few young men to come to hls room one evening and hold a prayer-meeting. The birthplace of George Williams was In a little village of Somersetshire, in the west of England. When he was fifteen two great events happened in hls life. One was his going away from the parental home to be an apprentice In the town of Bridgewater, and the “far greater event was his con version to Christ. In the year 1841 young Williams went to London to take a place in the large hodSe of George Hitchcock & Co. Here he found himself one of about a hundred clerks, most of whom were very irre ligious. Depressing as bi3 environment was, young Williams never lost heart, and, better still, he never lost faith. On the 6th of June, 1844. a meeting was held in the room of George Williams for the purpose of forming some kind of a religious organization. A name for the organization to be formed could not be easily decided upon, and one of the young men, named C. W. Smith, was appointed to suggest some name for the proposed society. One of the names ne suggested was the Young Men’s Christian Associa tion, and on the Sth day of July this name was adopted. There were twelve men present at this meeting, and ten of them were asso ciates of George Williams In the firm of Hitchcock & Co. The first thing the infant Young Men’s Christian Association did was to send out a circular le.ter to the proprietors and employes of large mercantile estab lishments, asking them to Join the asso- catlon. Ministers and business men be came interested, and the organization grew faster than its promoters had dared hope. George Williams afterward mar ried the daughter of Mr. Hitchcock, hl9 employer, and in time became the head of the great establishment he had en tered as a poor clerk. He was the treas urer of the London association until the death of Lord Shaftesbury, in the year 1885, when he became president of it. He has given large sums to the work of the association. He is either president or chairman of no less than thirty different charitable and religious societies. He was knighted by Queen Victoria in 1894, and is now Sir George Williams. But this distinction has not changed hls beautiful spirit in the least, and he is still one of the humblest fol lowers of the Christ he accepted when he was a poor boy of fifteen years. Elaborate preparations are being made for the forthcoming celebration in Bos ton. The international committee is making arrangements for the accommo dation of at least 3,500 visitors. The con vention will be held in the Mechanics' building, the largest auditorium In the New England states. The purpose of this commemoration, as defined by the committee, is to show the growth of the organization during the past fifty years, first, in the number of young men enlisted and benefited; sec ond. In the resources' of the association third, in the adoption of the method of work, and, finally. In the development of leaders and of the preparation of young men who follow these leaders as efficient workers. Among the features of the gathering ’will be an exhibition covering acres of floor space, of the growth, development and present condition of all parts of the association work on this continent. There will be material from city, railroad, stu dent, negro, army, navy and foreign as sociations. The Boston association will entertain all delegates at luncheon In the building dally during the convention, except Sun day. The evening of Tuesday is set apart for the president of the United States, Lord Strathcona, high commissioner for Canada, and the representatives of for eign governments. On Jubilee day, Thursday, June 13, a tablet will be unveiled In the old South meeting house, where the Boston asso ciation was organised in the year 1851. Hermogenes Titus to Perhaps the best article which has yet appeared in the religious press bearing upon the higher criticism came out in the fast number of The Wesleyan Chris tian Advocate over the title of ‘‘The Epistle of Hermogenes to Titus,” written. In archaic style, belonging to the apostolic days and purporting to explain many pas sages of scriptures which have furnished the bones of contention in recent con troversies. Every Bible student will en joy reading the author. We are not au thorized to. disclose the identity of the author further than to say that he is one of the members of the North Georgia conference. In part, the article reads as follows: Hermogenes, a servant of God. and a min ister of Christ, and a teacher of the true faith of the Gospel, according to the ripe Judgment of the present age; to Titus, mine own brother, whom I greatly love in the truth: Grace, mercy and peace unto thee. Thou bast heard, beloved, of our aged brother Paul, that he hath written epis tles to TImotheus; and I hear, also to thee; In the which he hath set forth many things In exhortations unto each one of you, -In some of these he hath sought to hinder my usefulness with thee, and with many others. Remember, -brother, that he Is old and hath divers Infirmities, and hath little knowledge of sound philos ophy which edlfieth. Therefore. I bear no malice toward him. But I write to set In order for thine instruction a more rea sonable Gospel which will make thee wise and will enable thee to Instruct others also. Thou hast heard how our brother De- mas hath written Timotheus. to teach him how he may gain favor with them that he somewhat In authority above us;i and. moreover, win high esteem among them that will not endure the hard doc trines declared by Paul in his preaching and epistles. J know thee, thy promise and great talent, and earnestly desire that thou mayest rise above this Tlmo- theus. Thon hast gifts many, and I would that thou mightest be a bishop over the church. Give heed, therefore, to Jny coun sel. This Paul hath a lively imagination, such as maketh him exceedingly super stitious concerning the scriptures, and an unsafe guide for such as would he wise; whilst I am yet young and have had long training in tbe schools of men skilled In reasoning concerning divine things, be ing in their company no less than sixty and seven days. Those great men Instruct ed me fully in the approved laws, by the which we may know uf the things which cannot be shaken; wherefore. I think my self able to lead thee in a broad way. I will now set in order unto thee tnat which I have learned. The fathers did teach that Moses bath written how God made the heaven and the earth, having been instructed in this of God. Know thou, therefore, that Moses did beguile them. He obtained many ac counts of a tradition of creation among several ancient peoples, and did patch them together for the Hebrews. That Paul accepteth this book of Moses as true history, doth show him to lack sound judgment. Thou knowest also that It hath been taught that the law and the prophets were given by inspiration of God. Herein is grievous error. The priests of the peo ple of Israel, greatly desiring to lead our fatherb Into righteousness and to maks of them a great nation, devised those great bioks. It is true, I cannot make known unto thee by what way this is proved; but beware of questioning my knowledge in this thing; thou wilt show thyself ignsAant shauldest thou at all call in question our Judgment. None hut the Instructed can fully understand these matters. The simple and unlearned must needs believe what we teach. If they fail to hearken, they are blind and can not see into the deep things of our wis dom. We now conclude that at the least one thousand scribes were required to devise the law and the prophets; and peradven ture. If that number doth not appear suf ficient. we can enlarge It to be even five thousand. It was a great work of Imag ination and God must needs have many men to Imagine each a little. Moreover, in these books the wise find many things contrary to sound reason. I will Inform thee concerning some of them, in order that thou mayest be able to explain them to thy people. The writing which bear- cth the name of Moses doth declare that God did feed our fathers In the wilder ness with manna from heaven. It Is most confidently taught among us who are wise that they did lick with their tongues a honey, which Is found on the leaves of the trees In the wilderness, and named it manna. The rock which gave forth wa ter when this Moses did strike It flowed from a deep well, which he and hls ser vants bored through a great rock by night while the people slept. The great pillar of cloud by day and fire by night which fol lowed the people was produced by cun ningly mixed powders. Moreover, this Moses was a wise magician, and did charm these people into a deep sleep, and while they slept, with hls chosen help ers. he prepared many vessels Into which, when full of water, they did cast a fine powder. After this they soaked the gar ments of all the people in the vessels of w?ter. and it was so that they could no more wear out. Give heed concerning what we declare to be the truth of the record of the walls of Jericho, how they fell. They that be searchers after truth set forth that the horns and trumpets which the men of Israel did blow might ily made a great commotion in the air. Insomuch that the walls began to tremble greatly, which continuing many days, they were shaken down and did fall. Know thou also that Joshua did, by cun ning magic, cause the ignorant people to Imagine that the sun obeyed him to stand still. They were deceived, for their own good, that it might profit them withal. Joshua did cause their memory to stand still. But we are wiser than to teach men that reason that this record is more than a fable. concern- I will Instruct thee„ “®'®®I er ’ u S^n al n» lng the book which beareth t“ of Esals. The learned now show u« to us that many men ,1'*-^Lth^rritSm; and every one a little part hatn w how many it doth not yet appoat. , . the searching In thematter hath it may be showy that^peradvMituTOa score of scribes had — book as It now is. We are .now sured that Esals cernlng the suffer' He spake only oi »■iurh» Israel for the sins of King Alias (WW Israel should be called to suffer oe- cause of wicked Ahag s sins, or w®F Esals did write of this, it doth not^ooa- cern us.) The book sneaketh nothing Of Jesus ChAst. This we say, and i£*»V teach otherwise, he is thereby shown to be in Ignorant company with Paul ano Peter and John, who have f«He“ error, and teach old wives fables, which the instructed reject. We have, also, a deep knowledge Or the truth of Daniel and hls nrophecy, which will greatly edify theCT and will satisfy those who doubt concerning tl»s miracles. Daniel was a man acquainted with many strange secrets. He knew how to charm the lions that they should not devour him when he should be cast into their den. So he feared not to pray; and when he was thrown to the lions, ns cast a spell over them, that they could not bite or hurt him. Thou seest he saved himself, and gave God the praise. The record of the three Hebrew children and their trial in the fiery furnace hath also been shown to be according to reason. It hath been made known unto us by the teachers of science at whom Paul doth only sneer, that at the center of the hottest fire there doth always remain a cool place which will neither burn nor scorch garments, nor flesh. These Hebrew children were aforetime Instructed regarding this; and therefore they feared not the wrath or power of the king; and when cast into the fire they knew immediately the place of safety and so were protected. See how reason doth make clear things hard to be believed, brother. •• * * Finally. I declare unto thee the true ex planation of the record of Jonah. He fled before the Lord that he might not perish at Nineveh. He had not sought that annointment and rebelled against go ing. When he took ship, the Lord ordered a vessel bearing the name “Great Fish” to follow Jonah's ship. So when the sail ors did throw Jonah overboard he was picked up by the crew of the "Great Fish ’ and tarried with them three days, who earnestly persuaded him to accept his apDointment, and had such welgnt with him that he consented, and so went to Nineveh. Thou seest, brother, how our views do appeal to reason and sound Judgment. I am assured that thou wilt gladly accept them, and assist us in spreading them, especially since Paul hath proven him self unable to lead the thinking classes of this great age. Thou mayest now «be a leader in our schoct and get unto thyself a great name for much learning, if toou dost act with us in this great warfare of the wise against the dull and ignorant. Paul hatn had the help of Peter. John. James and Jude in this contention against us. but we faint not and continue to teach the people every where this doctrine, which maketh faith an easy matter. Meditate on these things I have written, and thy profiting will ap pear to all. 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Georgia Historic Newspapers

The sunny South. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1875-1907, June 08, 1901, Image 8