The Text Competition.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVII, Issue 156, 4 July 1896, Page 4 (Supplement)

The Text Competition.

As DBual in competitions of this kind some of the moßb appropriate texts are sent in by dozens of competitors. Here are a few specimens of the Scriptural quotations which came in large quantities :— The Queen. •Thou shalt reign over many nations.'— Daut. xv. 6. • They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk ot thy power.'—Psalm cxlv., 11. 'A nation and a company of nations shall be ot thee.'—Gen. xxxv., 11. Lord Salisbury. ' Seeing wo hare this ministry • . • . we faint not. I—II.1 —11. Cor. iv., 1. « But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises.'— Ileb. viii., 6. The Lord was with Joseph. s —Genesis xxxix., 2. 4 And the man didaa Joseph bade. —Gen. xliii., 17. Sre Henry Irving. ;I am slow of speech, and of a clow tongue/—Exodus iv., 10. ' The goodman is not at home, he is gone » long journey.'—Proverbs vii., 19. •Return to tbine own Houbs,'—Luke viii., 39. Miss Makie Corelli. • Had a dream . . then . . wrote the dream, and told the sum of the matters.' —Daniel vii., 1. ... 'Thou writest bitter tbißgs.'—Job xvi., 26. ' For Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.'—ll. Cor. xi., 14. •A damsel possessed with a spirit of divination.'—Act xri., 16. Mk Gladstone; •My days are past, my purposes are brokan off, even the thoughts of my heart).' —Jobxvii,, 11. ' But the liberal devise'sh liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand.'— Isaiah xxxii., 8; _ • An eloquent man, and mighty in the Scriptures.'—Actß xviii., 24. 'A aan was famous according as he had lifted up axes upon the thick trees.' — Psalm lxxiv., 5. The Sultan of Turkey. 'Areproaeh among tho nations.'—Ezekiel v., 14. 'Away with such a fellow from the earth.'—Acts xxii., 22. •Beast, dreadful and terrible.'—Daniel vii., 7. Mk Beerbohm Tree. • And ho provided tho first part for himself.'—Deub. xxxiii., 22. 'Ho giveth his beloved sleep.'—Psalm cxxvii., 3. • His fame went out throughout all the provinces.'—Esther ix., 4. Sir Arthur Sullivan. ' I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy Patience.'—Rev. ii., 2. • His scales are his pride.—Job xIL, 15. •*-An«t-bis songs -were a thousand and W-4. Kings iv., 32. Among the quotations which were sent in by one competitor only are the following, which were those left in for the final selection :— 1 The Queen. 'By the grace of God I am what I am ; and His grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain." I. Cor. xt., 10,—Charles Boon Offord, 23, Billiter street, London, v p 'The elect lady.' 11. John i., I.—Thos. E. Walker, 15, Plympton Avenue, Brondesbury. Lord Salisbury.. 'A good MinUter.' I.Tim, iv., 6.—W. G. Parker, 52, Beckenbam Road, Penge, S.E. •Go unto Joseph ; what he eaifch to you, do.' Gen. xli., 55.—Agnes Bailey, 26, Mount Ephraim Road, Streatham. Sir Henry Irving. 1 Hight priesb of our profession.' Heb. ili p> i. A. Voyce, 59, Caledonian Raad, M. *Tbe man waxed great, and went forward, and grew to be very great.' ©en. xxvi., 13.—Rev. Hugh Owen, Aland House, St. Leonards-on-Sea. Miss Marie Corellt. «Ye who turn judgment to wormwood. 1 Amos v., 7.—Lily Longburst, 6, Ladbroke Crescent, Notting Hill. ■ And she became famous among women.' Ezokiel xxiii., 10. — Francis J. Boait, Reforne, Portland. •Hell from beneath is moved for thee.' Isaiah xiv., 9,— J. J. Partington,2,Beaufort Road, Bath. Mr Gladstone. • So there was a division among the people because of him.' John vii., 43.—L. Fitzgerald, 116, Branksome Road, Brixton Hill, S. W. 1 His hand fetcheth a stroke with the axe to cub down the tree.' Deut. xix., s.—Mrs Sandoy, The Ferns, Mostyn Road, Merton Park. ' The Sultan of Turkey. ' When he speaketh fair believe him not.' ProT. 'xwri.', 25-r^H. $ggjfh 10, Yjdal R^ad> Brixton, S.W, ' -■■"■" ■'"' "•:-■■' / •' The young and the old lie on the ground in the streets; my"virgins and my young men are fallen by the sword; thou hast slain them in the day of thine anger; thou hast killed arid not pitied. Lam. ii., 21.— Helen Harrop, 3, Tregothnan Road, Clapbam, S.VV. Mr Beerbohm Tbee. ' Bring me timber in abundance ; for the house which I am about to build shall be wonderful great.' 11. Chron., ii., 9.—Mrs Beerbohm, 19, Hyde Park Place, W. • Nor any tree . . . was, like him. Ezekiel xxxi., B.—Edmund Routledge, the Bath Club, 34, Dover-street, W. •Grow, and waxed a great tree.' Luke xiii., 19.—C. E. Blackler, Holmdene, St. Mary's Church, Torquay. 'In the same house remain. ... go not from house to bouse.' Luke x., 7.— H. Burnaby, 40, Burnt Ash Road, Lee, S.E. Sir Arthur Sullivan 1 And he made staves.' Ex. xxxvii., 4. — C. E. Montgomery, 14, Shenley Road, Cumberwall, S.E. • Take the rod and gather thou the aswmbly together.' Num. B,—A. F. Glover, 45, Penywern Road, S, W. The first prize, after most careful consideration, has been awarded by the judges to the following :— Lord Salisbury. IGo unto Joseph ; what be saifch to you, do. 1 Gen. xli. 55.—This was sent in by Mi*s Agnes Bailey, 26, Mount Ephraim Road, Streatham, and on Wednesday next I shall forward to the prize winner an order on Messrs Mappin and Webb for five guineas. When the piece of plate has been selected, Messrs Mappin and Webb will engrave upon it:—'The "Referee" Text Competitioß, 1596. Wan by Miss Agces Bailey.'