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The Story of Athaliah.

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At Appleton Chapel last evening Dean Hodges of the Episcopal Theological School, read the Bible narrative on which Racine's "Athalie" is based, and briefly told the story of the movement which led to the overthrow of the tyrannical queen of Judah. Though the tragedy of Racine had a deep religious significance there were lessons to be drawn from a study of the purely religious aspect of the story. Dean Hodges called attention to the fact that the monks of the Dark Ages were the first to produce, as a means of conveying religious truth, the sacred plays of which "Athalie" was a modern revival, and pointed out the striking ethical teachings of Athaliah's usurpation and downfall.

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