, 1874-06-16
CHICAGO LITERARY CLUB.
The First Dinner at the Sherman
House.
Address by tho Rev. Robert C0lIycr
on Literature and Great
Cilics.
Remarks by Judge Jameson and
0thors.

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i1o several weoRs ago. ana hllHnefa hnohg 1t6
momborg1lip tho most uotablo scholars, Wits.
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Ell" pootn W. A"'o "tl.oAh "'' ~ A"'' o'.''s
chmo to tho timo whom 1t sooncd proper to ltia1l-
uuratn ita serio,ls lnlors bv q soc1at nleotidc In
Ill, s,.n r,,.,,,a H. .,,ns =, fnn.t .,,n,,,,
"nlol spoeoneb e1oeiu w llhuu. lo"e' e"ou'o
10 eaten, ana to % Of gooa le'iow.al 1s at go,es.
nJ w "au. ~. s.'o l"'posp e, i.o, ,'.,
Of tho shorrann House, whoro q banquet was laid
A. a.a1oa,, f,1, ..t,n,,noo ,,ot,o ,,po,o..
at oeiocR' lu1l a'.ona"nco pei''a ptosehs.
tho mombers eat down to tho feaHt. This waB
ail 'l'As nnouio ~ ~" "eoun ~ ..tsoi''
It might bo romarlsod In passing that the litorary
:, o' "''PJ e' - ~, s"''e Vs." "eAes1
tint proahEoB that they WILL live lobg to confor
tho bouentg Of tbolr 1abors t1,,o, ,,s,
M nouonne m,, ~ '. "a. .s.a .a..1 aro' w.
HAeh ali nut ONION neartllyt anu modost
glnss OF puro wine had boon added to tho inward
s.cresl .ao ,te1n,y onalo.Gr aa % traess VI . nae
T.Hu,',aa.'on iouia opo'ooo'' 1Ae
rf01'o'o'' rnn REV. aoprnr oon1rrn,
Gltios,"
, ~ y ano m1 ,n evss q rt@ GGes II Which II
tnrv NJ NJ Gic,ua and t3s Nn7hw"st md ss fimI, ,s
snould then pat IN cain 10 b. ne,lionoa d. ono Of
@ hS t ~ to s & trs a
faot nav be- atate Us unto ,ho mos notsbc that
. m x.., s onoSoo 9s;;s,, 11ss.sI Ss5 NJ 91un @
Tie Tina hod fuiy ooe whom ali truo ioyers ol books
wbanyer eaa na Ind Of snee]s Worth to liz faiows T
shnm1d hc IroinIt 10 tho exrIn,trc. 40 tInt thcre
mjght be common wealth Of tlo Culture Which Ind
cnn IN INV rnrnrsa tonnther with cn,1,nnuv NJ man
enct and 6n1oj,n ID welcome oyery new siu ri st,rh
a,,iture. either n1og thuao Of toir own eomnility
or tloso who might como to ua from othorNhores.
TIE rtsr ru1xa
about Ctr aoc!dty fur ~ wo avu come thu. each man
imIss. 40 tilt oil yyo t1ocici in order to not fafr
atnrt as Ia ,ass iia wor o fnll to jj,te mi than
rst s ss ;sl1s b. done + @ ef Ross
seen q soctety forfnod viii n,;ch ''"'' A'''A
onExnruI srosrAar1rx.
or one that In nv opinion 1sd trer or moro unana
,rnnon cr ia. nf a. rn ,,n, - ,i,lt ,,H,nn
ara " arao a. wo @ t,a 10 u - s
he, for Of Ill thtuga I cau thIie oi far whieh nea
ionue tonnthnr tefo In not mn wl,tc nunnIs mnyc
entirely On sci snrit as W. i,sya ituesscd linn thn
conpan,onslaIp of mon o gather for rnrpoBs liks
l,ayn ulven Ia In ,yorII ninrions ft ~ honoh
Tint breathe and words that burn In Immortal books.
Ard i 70 shsll think 4, moment ot euS ro,il!on
1sn5 a sns T.
rero Naraoa stood m ot 3ofa a yc,pa aoo aM
touched U lind nnd water with thu toly nrcsenrc ri
nun Of tue piros oristka quality, ana bcfore ihs
for tia cl If the nav ,i,no II IL not no.siin tn
looh in roa way at our situation and not fecl suro
Ohir,~o Thn ,srcIt IL In Tia otb,r acs}n. D1o" AAa'
0'o~' nuToann tI.a NINE r.r MN
AM, ao h,1o M uy baiovc ns wc viii IN nrcdc,no.
lion mil ar.n,, nr fran gracn au fro vii W. ',t
In 0ajynBts tn man len ,Tn tin nf tia narrnIons
nc,s ~ fcw aoaro tc. nrnetae]v nss mr., @
wlsro clse for peerless seat Of ronnIorro, and auT
tnr @ 1np Gr G1 Of m l4G M WIFI sd ~ naa 70 oe ~