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Jany 14^th 1916

The Power of appreciation & its Culture

"My people are perish^g for lack of knowledge." This is a verse taken
from the Hosea one of the so-called minor Hebrew Prophets (4.⁶)
In the days of this prophet, decline degeneration & destruction
stared Israel in the face. He saw his country trembling on
the edge of a precipice. And his analysis of the situation is
summed up in the pithy words I have quoted. Forgetful of
God & duty through the pernicious influence of prosperity, the
Jewish people (then as now in these modern days) seemed to have lost
their power of appreciation. In [ ] their experiences They had been blinded to
an adequate sense of the appreciation of the good, the true
& the beautiful in life. Their vision was blurred & their
judgment warped. As a result they were like a rudderless
vessel floundering about on the great ocean of life.
In Browning's "Saul" one of the greatest poems of modern
times a remarkable picture is presented to us dealing
with a similar theme. Therein we see in magnificent
outline the sturdy young man David -- gifted of God,
endeavoring through the psychological influence of
music to awaken the soul of Saul -- the talented Ruler
of Israel, that had seemed to be petrified to & dead.

[fol. i.]

Jary 14^th 1916

The Power of appreciation & its Culture

"My people are perish^g for lack of knowledge." This is a verse taken
from the Hosea one of the so-called minor Hebrew Prophets (4.⁶)
In the days of this prophet, decline degeneration & destruction
stared Israel in the face. He saw his country trembling on
the edge of a precipice. And his analysis of the situation is
summed up in the pithy words I have quoted. Forgetful of
God & duty through the pernicious influence of prosperity, the
Jewish people (then as now in these modern days) seemed to have lost
their power of appreciation. In [ ] their experiences They had been blinded to
an adequate sense of the appreciation of the good, the true
& the beautiful in life. Their vision was blurred & their
judgment warped. As a result they were like a rudderless
vessel floundering about on the great ocean of life.
In Browning's "Saul" one of the greatest poems of modern
times a remarkable picture is presented to us dealing
with a similar theme. Therein we see in magnificent
outline the sturdy young man David -- gifted of God,
endeavoring through the psychological influence of
music to awaken the soul of Saul -- the talented Ruler
of Israel, that had seemed to be petrified to & dead.