The Optical Magic Lantern Journal (January 1903)

AND PHOTOGRAPHIC ENLARGER. 38 Tchertkoff, Editor of The Free Age Press, an exiled native, illustrated by some exceedingly effective lantern slides, and, at intervals, selections of Russian music were given. Edinburgh’s New Scheme of Sunday Services.—Councillor Brown, in presence of a large audience in the Synod Hall on October 380th, formally inaugurated a new scheme. of “Bright Gospel lantern services ’’ for non-churchgoers. Addresses are to be illustrated by electric lantern pictures, with solo singing and choruses at intervals by members of a special choir. Councillor Brown, who presided at the opening ceremony, explained that some ‘friends had obtained the sanction of the Town Council to use the Synod Hall on Sunday evenings for this good purpose. They desired to gather in non-churchgoers, and had no wish to interfere with ordinary church services. Indeed they would prefer that ordinary churchgoers should not come, but hoped the latter would do their best to induce nonchurchgoers to attend. Illustrated Concert at Broughton.—-On Tuesday, December 9th, the Baptist School was packed to hear an unique concert, the peculiarity of which was the illustration of each item by means of the oxy-hydrogen lantern. The object of the concert was to benefit the funds of the Socicty for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Sunday Evening Lantern Lecture.—Aftcr the usual service at the Castle-strect Congregational Chapel, on Sunday, December 7th, the first of a series of lantern services was given at the Chapel. The choir rendered pleasingly several items of sacred music in the interval between the two services. At the lantern lecture there was a large attendance. Hoffmann’s celebrated pictures of the life of Christ were displayed by limelight views, and this novel mcthod of perenne Christianity proved exceedingly popular, more so, indeed, than the orthodox service. Animated Pictures at Broadmoor.—A pleasing entertainment was given in the Central Hall of the Asyluin on Wednesday, ‘2ecember 10th, by Mr. Richard Edwyn. It consisted of lime-light views and animated pictures, illustraing the Kine’s Accession and Coronation, also the South African War and the recent Naval Review. Voleanoés. and Earthquakes.—Mr. W. Herbert Jones, V.R.G.8., gave an exceedingly interesting and instructive lecture on “ Voleanocs and Earthquakes,” in the Guildhall, Winchester, on Wednesday, December 10th, under the auspices of the Winchester Institute. In his own very racy style the lecturer dealt with the extraordinary seismic disturbances that have recently occurred throughout the world, and gaye a very vivid and graphic account of the West Indian eruptions, | Mount Pelee and La Soufriere, which involved the destruction of St. Piere with its 30,000 inhabitants. His remarks were enhanced by the fine collection of over one hundred magnificent photographic slides, secured at great cost and risk, before, during, and after eruptions, which gave the audience a better idea of volcanology City Treasures.—Under the superinteiidence of the Library Committee of the Corporation of the City of London, Mr. Charles Welsh, the librarian, delivercd, on December llth, in the Guildhall a lecture, illustrated with lantern slides, upon “The Guildhall Library and Museum, their History and Treasures.” Mr. R. O. Hearson, the chairman of the Library Committee, was in the chair. There were thrown upon the screen in rapid succession a great number of photographs ranging over both the literary and archeological departments. Among them were the original Charter of William the Conqueror; Jord Nelson’s letter, dated on board the Vanguard at the Nile in 1798, presenting the French Admiral's sword to the City; the pageants and passages of various monarchs, Roman and miedieval pottery and glass, the Danish monumental stone from St. Paul’s Churchyard, signs of old London inns, views of old London, and many other subjects of the greatest interest in connection with the history of the metropolis. Northampton Natural History Society.— At a meeting of the Photographic Section in the society's rooms on Wednesday, December 10th, Mr. C. A. Markham presiding, an interesting lecture apd demonstration were given by Mr. Frank Miall (representing Messrs. Lumiere, of London), on a L.N.A. process of colour photography. The lecturer stated the production of photographs in natural colours has long been the aim of scientists. With instruments and materials of extremely high sensitiveness they had at length arrived at a process suited to the amateur working athome. Beautiful illustrative lantern slides were shown. Natural Colour Photography.—An interesting explanation of some modern methods of colour photography was given by Mr. Charles B. Howdill, president of the Leeds Camera Club, at