[Transcriber's Note: Bold text is surrounded by =equal signs= and italic text is surrounded by _underscores_.] THE CHAUTAUQUAN. _A MONTHLY MAGAZINE DEVOTED TO THE PROMOTION OF TRUE CULTURE. ORGAN OF THE CHAUTAUQUA LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC CIRCLE._ VOL. III. JANUARY, 1883. No. 4. Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle. _President_, Lewis Miller, Akron, Ohio. _Superintendent of Instruction_, J. H. Vincent, D. D., Plainfield, N. J. _General Secretary_, Albert M. Martin, Pittsburgh, Pa. _Office Secretary_, Miss Kate F. Kimball, Plainfield, N. J. _Counselors_, Lyman Abbott, D. D.; J. M. Gibson, D. D.; Bishop H. W. Warren, D. D.; W. C. Wilkinson, D. D. Transcriber's Note: This table of contents of this periodical was created for the HTML version to aid the reader. Contents REQUIRED READING History of Russia Chapter V.—The Grand Principality—Vladimir Monomakh 179 Chapter VI.—Iuri Dolgoruki, and Andrei Bogoliubski, Founders of Suzdal 180 A Glance at the History and Literature of Scandinavia III.—The Eastern Vikings—the Beginnings of Literature 182 Pictures from English History IV.—The Meadow-Parliament 184 SUNDAY READINGS. [January 7.] History of God’s Book 184 [January 14.] From the Beginning to Abraham 188 [January 21.] From Abraham to the Occupation of Canaan 190 [January 28.] The Israelites After Reaching the Land of Promise 191