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Professor Lyon spoke at the College Conference last evening on "the Hebrew Prophet." The books recommended for a proper understanding of the subject were Sayce's Times of Isaiah, and Selvader's Cuneiform Inscriptions, and the Old Testament...
...Great Prophets belonged to two and a half centuries 875-525 B. C. In those days the prophet was looked upon in a much different light from now. He was considered merely as the organ of the Lord, one who spoke for another, one who merely made announcements, while at the same time he retained his own will and remained a man. The Hebrew prophet was a unique characteristic of Hebrew life; of some we know a good deal, of others scarcely anything. They came to a sense of their calling by visions and speeches, and were supported in their...
Professor Cooke briefly outlined the career of William the Conqueror. He first described and illustrated Falaise, the birth-place of William. Then he spoke of Caen and Rouen, the two capitals of Normandy. The views of the old churches in these places were excellent. Professor Cooke called especial attention to the different styles of architecture, and throughout his lecture contrasted the old Norman and Gothic designs of the abbeys and monasteries with the more modern style of the additions. His remarks on the various resting places of the Norman Dukes as well as the English Kings were very humorous...
Crossing the Channel Professor Cooke next spoke of Hastings and the death of Harold, and showed Battle Abbey, built by William to commemorate his victory. The other points of interest in the neighborhood were briefly touched upon...
Yesterday evening in Appleton Chapel, Rev. Wm. Lawrence spoke on Christ's injunction to the seventy disciples, "Salute no man by the way.' St. Luke, Chapter 10, 4th verse...