The Portland daily press., 1888-08-02
IN SESSION BY THE SACO.
Yesterdays Proceedings of the
Maine Chautauquan Assembly.
MRS. Livermore Talks of the Life of
Wendell Phillips.
An Old Castle as Portrayed In Words
by Professor Winchester.

day perfect Never was the beautiful
mountain view from the river bank more
clearly seen. Morning prayers were con-
Quoted by DR.. Carlton Kimball. Rev. A. T.
Dana continued his normal instructions to
Sabbath School teachers at s am, with these
topics:
Limitation of time. 2. Condition OF the pupil. 8.
Nature OF the subject. A. The dignity of the
Departments of preparation: 1. Ana is of
the lesson text, 2. Parallel Passages. 3. Ex-
planation of the text a. Adaptation of the / sson
to the class. g. The lesson plan.
The chorus, under Professor Morse, re-
hearsed in Normal Hall, while in the audi
torium Mrs. II. G. Westwood defined the
qualifications of a successful primary teach
er to be love for children, enthusiasm for
the work and an inspiration born of COM
munion with God. The teacher or head of
the primary department should never lose
sight of her subordinate position in relation
to the Sunday School superintendent and the
church.
The fourth normal hour, conducted by
Rev. W. F. Berry, was devoted to the Lana
of the Bible" especially its geography.
By advice of the leaders, the Chautau-
quans do not attempt to do all the normal
work, but each elects that best suited TO his
or her needs. Therefore, though the atten-
dance at the early maetings does not equal
that at the lectures, it shows no lack of in
terest
MRS. LIvERMoRE's LECTURE.
Promptly at II a. m, Mr.. Dunn presented
Mrs. Mary A. Livermore, who spoke on the
life and character of Wendell Phillips. 1t is
impossible to present anything of the life
and character of Wendell Phillips, except on
the background of American slavery. We
are indebted to Great Britain for the intfo-
duction of slaves to this country. Everyone
OF the thirteen original States were slave
holders. The framing Of the Constitution,
and the Kansas and Nebraska: bill were
briefly reviewed A cargo of slaves arrived
from Africa about the same time the Pilgrim
Fathers landed at Plymouth. When Ameri-
ca mad population Of 100000, 100000 were
slaves.
Wendell Phillips often said the invention
OF Eli Whitney's cotton gin immediately
raised the price of every newborn negro
bapy TO 500. In 1920, Daniel Webster ar
ralgned New England for conniving to help
the slave trade. Slaves were raised for mar mar
ket precisely as were fine breeds of cattle in
the North. Marriage was thus nullifed.
The story of William Lloyd Garrison and
the Liberator was told. Garrison was not. in
the beginning, an educated man, but the
splendid training and superb education came
at last, after forty years struggle. Mr.. Gar
rlson's first work was to show the people of
the North what slavery really was. One
column OF his paper was headed "The Ref
pge OF Oppression" Before the paper had
been in existence nine months, rewards of
$500 were offered in the South for the ap-
prehension of any man furnishing Mr. Gar
rIson with information, and later, $1,000 for
Garrison, dead or alive. Slavery was con-
tlnually kept before Congress as temperance
is today.
Mrs. Livermore then gave very interesting
personal recollections of Henry Clay and
some OF her own experiences as a teacher at
the South. When anyone espoused the cause
OF the Garrisonian Abolitionism he had to
burn his ships behind him. Churches were
cleft in twain, and members were expelled
Tor becoming Ab0litionists. Sermons were
preached against Garrison and his doctrines.
:, AT meeting held in Faneuil Hall, where
the men who destroyed Elijah Loyejoy's
printing press were compared to those who
threw the tea into Boston harbor, a young
man of remarkably tine personal appearance
came forward to defend L0vejoy and the
cause of anti-slayery. He was Wendell
Phillips, with the best blood in the world in
his veins: His. ancestors for hundreds of
years had been brave men and women and
had stood for religion and education. of
the same blood have been the founders of
the Phillips Academies, president of the
United States Senate, Phillips Brooks,
Oliver Wendell Holmes and Rev. r. S Storrs,
ID. d.. Phillips was born ON Beacon street
and there are people in Boston who still
think IL you are born on Beacon street You
are aDsolyed from all necessity of being
born again: Gifted with all in the power of
fortune to bestow: family, riches and honor,
this young man was in the estimation of
most people about to make fool of himself
and throw himself away. When he went
into the movement it had not follower who
had more possessions. When he came out
there was not man in Boston so poor. Com
pare him with all the Greek or Roman
heroes. There is not such another instance
in all history
Mrs. Livermore then gave sketch of his
marriage and life long devotion to his wife.
Theirs was home that was a refuge for all
who were distressed. From 1854 to 1861,
gifts to the amount of $64,OOO were given
away by Ann and Wendell Phillips and at
his death less than $4,000 of his large prop
erty was left. His last speech in the Old
South at the unveiling. Of the statue of Har-
which now belongs TO Wellesley College, was
graphically described--how feeble he SEEM
ed at first SO that Mrs. Livermore herself,
who presided at the meeting, took his arm
to steady him up the steps Of the platform
and how he conquered his body, waxing
more and more eloquent like his old self,
feeling that it was as he afterward said to
her, his last speech; and how two weeks
later thousands black and white crowded to
see him in his last sleep.
Although Mrs. Livermore spoke for near
ly two hours, none left the crowded audito-
rum. Hearty applause often interrupted
her and still greater applause greeted the an
nouncement of the managers that Mrs. LiV-
ermore would lecture again this evening In
place of Rev. Dr. Nourse, who has failed to
appear.
AN OLD CASTLE.
At 2 p. M, Rev. George ID. Lindsay an
nounced, according to the programme, the
lecture on IAN Old Castle" by Professor c.
T. Winchester of Wesleyan University,
Middleton, Conn.
Professor Winchester spoke as follows:
In the west of England, on the border of
Wales, in the midst of a beautiful landscape,
at the junction of two rivers, lies the town of
Ludlow, well worth seeing, but rarely Wis
tied by travellers. There stands the old cas-
tie of Ludlow, on entering which, one seems
to have stepped into the Middle Ages. Time
has laid his hand gently on the old cas- tie
though it is slowly yielding to decay. A
view is here had, of one of the bloodiest bat
tlefields of the Wars of the Roses. Lying
utIc Uu Il ultdlny SullllleT dlJtrnOOu we may
review some of the scenes that have here
transpired. Here for short time lived the
two princes before their cruel DEATH Here,
too, came Catherine of EAragon, before the
death of her boy husband Arthur, after
which she welded his brother, Henry VIII.
From 1860 to 1000 was the time of greatest in
terest for us in this castl e. What a time
was that in English history. 1t was period
of transformation. For so years preceding
old plate to the value of at least $4,000 in
our currency might be found in any noble
mans house. The Puritans carried the day
for us in matters of dress, but the costumes
of that day were dazzling in color and decor
alton What else were gold and Jewels for
and the land was full Of them, when Sir
Francis Drake cal,.s home bringing gems and
gold to the value of $25,000000 Harrison
tells of the increase in chimnies, pillows and
drinking cups. Still more striking was the
change in ideas. A boy at the beginning of
the period would not be likely to learn to
read. French was priests tongue and 9TH
er languages unknown. The world was a
great flat plane and not so very large, you
might go the edge any day. The most you
had to do was to take care of yourself in this
world, with your good right hand and the
priest would take care OF your hereafter.
Now. there was learning enough; the new
tongne. Greek, was taught in the uniyersi-
ties You had learned that the world was
round Our time is doubtless best for us.
but never was there more to stir the heart
and energies Of young man than in Eng
land under the Virgin Queen.
esThe lecture was made up of a series of