Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-08-28
DAY
AT rIm cnlurAuquA ASSEMBLY AT LAKE
yIEw.

again AZ South FfaminshAm 10 the Fitch
burg division Of the Old Colony. We. a
excursion party from our local circle Q
the G. l.. & C.. reached Lake Vie'
abou, nine o'clock In the morning.
The camp ground vi. q, i,s best. Th
we'll built. handsomely decorated cottages
With dainty white curtains and vine GOV
cred piazza. were ss,ir with life; ahun
dred snowy tents showed through tn
trees. the broad verandahs Of the Con
grega,ioual headquarters invited TO th'
cool shade the .paeiou. Methods, hous'
blde al welcome. while the Baptist par
lo- gave q homslik. and social greeting
and other denominations cordially re-
eeived in building. Of more modest pre-
isn,ion.. The flowers were in their glory
aud .ho~y hydrAnges, brigh, hued gera'
NUNS, rainbow eolored were eveywher'
in abundance. The walks were freshly
.prinkled newly Gu, grass was .,re~r
.bou, the auditorium. and |. we entered
from field. burned with the drought. the
,ffsc, Of ,Ai. oasis va. plea'an, indsed to
the sight.
The programme vas rich and vaned,
and the thousand, who thronged the
ground. we're surs Of rest. enjoyment
intellectual and spiritual culture. what
ever nigh, be their needs OF ambitions.
We chose for the fr., hour the Hal
on the Hill where Rev. A. T.. Dunning,
u. D., Secretary Of the Congregational
Publishing Society 10 Boston. va. in.
.,rue,ins the advanced normal class.
The topic was "Chri', as Teacher and
from the beginning TO the close Of the
hour the closes, attention was given 10
the clear. thorough explanations and IL
lu.,rs,ion.. ~n quite interested In
learning ths, DR.. Dunning was the leading
Superintendent, Of distraction at the ~
". T.. s. s. Assembly held ~ Frye
burg the las, Of July.
Mrs. Abba Goold wool.on OF Boston.
lse,ured 10 . large audience At eleven
o'clock. upon "Epie Poems the RfPre'.
sion Of National Thought" IL may
seem ou, Of place TO .ugge., rish, here in
the face OF such q tremendous subject,
,hs, she looked liie veri,able poem her,
self. no, an epic exactly bu, some classic
composition. pure and harmonious.
Clad in q .himmering gray silk With
band. Of darker trimmings. q cluster OF
vivid .earle, blossoms a, her throat, with
the .ilysry hair drawn from the fine face
and fastened In q kno, At the back Of her
.hspely head, she looked classic enough
to be the s,pounder Of the theme she had
chosen. She said the world bad never
known bu, ii, epic poets Homer. Virgil.
Dante. Ta..o. Camoen' and Milton. on
these. three are considered q. among the
mos, unfortunate and miserable Of men.
bu, q. |, seemed TO her. the person whose
brain Vas filed with such lofty thoughts
and beautiful pictures s crowded upon
Homer. Dante and Milton mns, be three
and four times ble.,. When the grea,
epic poem Of France Is written. Mrs.
wool.on though, the time would be that
Of Charles VII. and Joan Of Arc would
be the central figure II some Virgil
should arise to sing the slories OF Eng.
land. the reign Of Elizabeth would be =
chosen period and the spanish Armada
an impor,sn, episode.
In the afternoon. George +. Roots
C.n,.,a. The Pilgrim Fathers. VAS finely
rendered by the large ehOra. Of two hun.
dred voice. under the leadership OF Prof.
schauf,l.r lie i' greatly assisted BY the
Mi..e. R.,ey and Smith and Miss Park.
the brillisn, eorne,i.t
The auditorium was crowded In the
evening with an enthusiastic audience TO
listen to the Ruggle. stree, Quu'et,e.
and I doub, II anything during the en-.
tire meeting will be more enjoyed than
their beautiful Interpretation OF The
Lord I. my Shepherd" and The Clang-
ing Bell. Of Time"
I. would be entirely Inappropriate to
omi, mention Of DR. Townsends lecture
upon Je.ul,i.m and the Public Schools,
In hi. time when Boston Is stirred TO the
centre over the question. /. as an indi-
yidu.l. am not alarmed by the situation.
for Il seems 10 me the American people
can be trusted TO protect their school. in
all their integrity. scattering the 100. 900
Jesuit. Who are =, pre'en, in the country
20 the four winds Of heaven II need be /;
and therefore, | though, DR. Townsend
.omewh., too radical. or rather in too
gres, haste to be radical. However, may
belong to ,hA, class Who "ery peace
when there Is no peace" and are indeed
over.confdent The lecture va. interest
ing. .bounding in facts, and commanding
the closest attention. He defined the
fundamental principles Of Jesui,i'm a.
"a duty to yield al doubt, Of conseisnee
to the authority Of a.uperior when order
ed to do a thing again', which principle
revolt," and the ultimate object Of the
order "to .ubjee, this government to
Romanism." OF course !, is against our
idea. Of freedom and religious liberty to
b.ni.h the Catholics from positions As
school committees and teachers. neither
are al Catholics opposed to our presen,
system Of education. but IL IA also well
established ,ha, ,hi, republic i' to be gov
erned by the people and for the people.
Wednesday was Recognition Day.
which possessed for US this yesr no par.
,iculsr in,ere., and we proposed spending
|, ln place. Of in,eres, IN Boston. Be-
fore We LEI, the grounds, however. they
began to pu, on gala dress and gen,r-
al air of expectation and hilari'y. The
auditorium was dseked with evergreens.
bunting. and the motto Of the class OF
'ss. The Hall on the Hill Was TASTEFUL
ly trimmed With ferns. branches OF fir
and the national colors. The denomina-
tional headquarters were decorated and
the cottages were fes,ooned with the red.
white and blue. The trains came in
crowded with thousands, and many wore
the garnet badge Of the alumni Of the
C.L.SC. Our last glimpses Of the place
were like looking At some gorgeous pano-
rama, ablszs with color. that Is seen once
then vanishes forever.
Again and again among those hum
dreds Of strangers walking here and there