{"id":4126,"date":"2021-03-04T10:48:23","date_gmt":"2021-03-04T15:48:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/archives\/?p=4126"},"modified":"2021-03-04T10:48:23","modified_gmt":"2021-03-04T15:48:23","slug":"object-of-the-week-image-from-the-bible-and-its-story-by-josephine-pollard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/archives\/2021\/03\/object-of-the-week-image-from-the-bible-and-its-story-by-josephine-pollard\/","title":{"rendered":"Object of the Week: Image from “The Bible and Its Story” by Josephine Pollard"},"content":{"rendered":"

Image from: Josephine Pollard
\nThe Bible and Its Story
\n<\/em>New York: Ward and Drummond, 1889<\/p>\n

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LENTEN REFLECTIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cMy Jesus, I accept all the crosses, all the contradictions, all the adversities that the Father has destined for me. May the unction of Thine grace give me strength to bear these crosses with the submission of which Thou gavest us the example in receiving Thine for us. May I never seek my glory save in the sharing of Thine sufferings!\u201d<\/em><\/strong>[1]<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Lent is a period of fasting, prayer and giving.\u00a0 At this time, we remember the importance of opening our hearts to God\u2019s love and one another.\u00a0 This year, during the Covid-19 pandemic, it is especially important to care for those who are suffering or to reassure those who are fearful.[2]<\/a>\u00a0 These practices improve our spiritual well-being.\u00a0 By stripping away what is unnecessary, we become more mindful of how God is working in our lives.[3]<\/a>\u00a0 Against this backdrop of spiritual reflection and acts of care, the natural cycles of life continue, and winter slowly yields to spring. Days are getting longer, songbirds are returning and the trees are showing the first signs of budding.\u00a0 Nature shows us there is promise and hope amidst the pain. Similarly, Lent invites us into a 40-day journey of renewed faith, hope, love, discovery and recovery on the worldly and spiritual planes.[4]<\/a><\/p>\n

The cross is perhaps the most powerful and recognizable symbol of Christianity, especially during the Easter season for its significance \"Image<\/a>with Jesus\u2019 crucifixion. For Christians, the cross symbolizes Christ\u2019s victory over sin and death and God\u2019s love.[5]<\/a> The engraved images in this post are taken from a rare book in the university\u2019s Department of Archives and Special Collections.\u00a0 Published in 1889 and authored by Josephine Pollard, \u201cThe Bible and Its Story\u201d contains many detailed illustrations including these of Jesus bearing the cross.<\/p>\n

Pollard was an American author, hymn writer and poet.\u00a0 She was born in New York City in 1834 and was educated at the Spingler Institute for Girls in New York[6]<\/a>.\u00a0 The school was founded by Gorham Dummer Abbott, an American clergyman, educator, and author who seemingly had a profound impact on her life.[7]<\/a>\u00a0 Both Pollard and Abbott were dedicated to education, as well as their shared Christian faith and writing.\u00a0 Abbott also influenced Matthew Vassar, founder of the eponymously named college which was the second degree-granting institution of higher education for women in the United States.[8]<\/a><\/p>\n

Pollard was a founding member of Sorosis, a professional organization of women founded \u201cto promote \u2018mental activity and pleasant social intercourse,\u2019 and in spite of a severe fire of hostile criticism and misrepresentation, it has evinced a sturdy vitality, and really demonstrated its right to exist by a large amount of beneficent work. … These ladies pledged themselves to work for the release of women from the disabilities which debar them from a due participation in the rewards of industrial and professional labour … I believe it has been the stepping-stone to useful public careers, and the source of inspiration to many ladies.\u201d[9]<\/a><\/p>\n

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Portrait of Josephine Pollard – Buffalo Electrotype and Engraving Co., Buffalo, N.Y, – http:\/\/www.librarything.com\/pic\/147520<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Early members of Sorosis were participants in varied professions and political reform movements such as abolitionism, suffrage, prison reform, temperance and peace. The organization expanded into local chapters beyond New York City in the early twentieth century and the various divisions went on to organize war relief efforts during both World Wars. Peacetime activities included philanthropy (such as support for funding the\u00a0MacDowell Colony), scholarship funds, and social reforms (such as literary training for immigrant women). In later years, Sorosis focused its activities on local projects, raising money for the aid of other women’s clubs, funding scholarships for women, and aiding local rescue missions.<\/p>\n

\"Image<\/a>Though she died at the age of 57<\/a>, the trailblazing Josephine Pollard left behind an extensive legacy of books, hymns and poems, as well as a history of activism that reverberates today through educational and professional opportunities for students and women in the form of scholarships and residencies.\u00a0 Pollard\u2019s hymns remain popular as well and continue to inspire congregants.\u00a0 One of Pollard\u2019s best-known hymns is \u201cI Stood Outside the Gate.\u201d\u00a0 Intended for the Lenten season, its words remind us of Jesus\u2019 mercy and his sacrifice for humanity:<\/p>\n

\u201cIn Mercy\u2019s guise I knew
\nThe Savior long abused,
\nWho often sought my heart,
\nAnd wept when I refused;
\nOh, what a blest return
\nFor all my years of sin!
\nI stood outside the gate,
\nAnd Jesus let me in.\u201d[10]\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

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The images and materials shown here are but a small part of the vast patrimony available to students, faculty and researchers.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong> For access to this or other objects in our collections, complete a <\/em><\/strong>research request form\u00a0<\/em><\/a><\/strong>to set up an appointment or contact us at 973-761-9476.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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[1]<\/a> Marmion, Dom Columba. Christ<\/em> in His Mysteries: A Spiritual Guide Through the Liturgical Year<\/em>. Leominster: Gracewing Publishing, 2016.<\/p>\n

[2]<\/a> https:\/\/catholicphilly.com\/2021\/02\/lent2021\/pope-francis-lenten-message-a-time-to-renew-faith-hope-love\/<\/a>, accessed 2\/24\/2021.<\/p>\n

[3]<\/a> https:\/\/bustedhalo.com\/ministry-resources\/25-great-things-you-can-do-for-lent<\/a>, accessed 2\/24\/2021.<\/p>\n

[4]<\/a> https:\/\/www.ncronline.org\/news\/opinion\/young-voices\/season-renewal-recovery-discovery<\/a>, accessed 2\/25\/2021.<\/p>\n

[5]<\/a> https:\/\/omaha.com\/special_sections\/from-lilies-to-lambs-easter-symbols-hold-special-significance-for-christians\/article_fe75f253-6966-55c7-958053acdd014f89.html#:~:text=The%20cross%20is%20perhaps%20the,humiliation%20in%20the%20Roman%20Empire<\/a>, accessed 2\/25\/2021.<\/p>\n

[6]<\/a> https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Josephine_Pollard<\/a>, accessed 2\/25\/2021.<\/p>\n

[7]<\/a> https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gorham_Dummer_Abbott#Biography<\/a>, accessed 2\/25\/2021.<\/p>\n

[8]<\/a> https:\/\/www.vassar.edu\/about\/<\/a>, accessed 2\/25\/2021.<\/p>\n

[9]<\/a> Faithfull, Emily (1884).\u00a0Three Visits to America<\/em><\/a>. New York: Fowler & Wells Co., Publishers. pp.\u00a018<\/a>\u201321.<\/p>\n

[10]<\/a> https:\/\/hymnary.org\/text\/i_stood_outside_the_gate<\/a>, accessed 2\/25\/2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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