PROF. SCHMIDT'S COMING ADDRESS WILL BE BEFORE EQUALITY OLUB FRIDAY EVENING. 'sketch of speaker ,---•--- He Has Won an Envia'.le Reputation in Literary World—Other Lectures Booked. At the next meeting' of the Geneva Political Equality club, which will take place Friday evening in Collins hall, the members of the club and its friends will have the pleasure of hearing for the first time Rev. Nathaniel ' Schmidt, professor of the Semitic languages and litera- i tures at Cornell university. His sub- jject will be "The Value of Political ! Equality.'' Besides his work in the Semitic languages. Professor Schmidt has attained considerable prominence as a lecturer on higher criticism and general ethical subjects. His lectures have been attended by intelligent au-; dienees at Boston, Philadelphia, Chi-\ cago and New York. In the latter city he has recently completed a; course of four lectures on Dr. Felix Adler's platform, under the aus-' pices of the Society for Ethical Cul-, hire. Although his special works "have been connected with Avhat are popularly considered -as dry and un-' inspiring subjects, Mr. Schmidt is said to be a highly enthusiastic speaker, a man with a delightful per- I son a lit y, and the happy possessor of ¦0 keen sense of humor and pathos. His Career. He was born in Hudiksvail Swe den, May 22, 1862, and received his elementary and .gymnasium education in his native town. He commenced his university studies at Stockholm university, but came to this country and entered Colgate university, where he was ordained as a Baptist clergyman and received the M. A. decree. He then returned to Europe and continued his studies at the University of Berlin. Returning to the States he accepted the professorship of the Semitic languages and literatures at Colgate university, which position he held from 1888 to 1896. From Colgate he went to Cornell, where he offers a number of attractive courses, which include Hebrew grammar, advanced Arabic, Egyptian grammar, Semitic literature. Oriental history and comparative Semitic philosophy. He has made manv contributions to the literature of his special subject. They~TncTu"o!e: "Tntrodnction to ~tHe Hexatevtch." "BiMinal Criticism and Theological Belief." "Syllabus of Oriental History." "The Republic of Man." "Outlines of the History jof Eo-ynt." "Outlines of the History !of Tndia," "Outlines of the History of Syria." He has contributed more than 100 articles in the first eight volumes in the New International Economy, also articles in the Jewish Economy, and many theological publications. I I Other Lectures Scheduled. I Beside the lecture of Professor Schmidt, three additional lectures have been arranged for the early part of April. Two of the lectures will be given by Charles B. Patterson of New York, editor of The Arena and Mind, one in the afternoon and the other in the evening. While the ' date has not definitely been arranged, it will probably be Saturday, April 9, and if possible he will remain over Sunday and speak in the Universal-ist church on that day. At the afternoon meeting before the Political Equality club, his subject will be, "Health, Happiness and Character Building," and in the evening he will discuss, "The New Thought Attitude Toward Equality for Men and Women." The other supplementary meeting will take place on the evening of April 15, when Mrs. Florence Kelly, secretary of the National Consumers' league and a member of the child labor committee, will address the Geneva club on "Child Labor." Mrs. Kelly is well known both as a suffragist and as a philanthropist. ;Of late years she has devoted much of her time and thought to the interests of the Consumers' league, 'during which time she has made a special study of the condition of child labor throughout the country. She is said to be an excellent speaker. Both of the lectures will take place in Collins hall.