The Portland daily press., 1888-08-06
THE OLD WORLD AND THE new.
Or. sashford on His Observations
Among the Europeans.
Rev. Or. Dunn Depicts Scenes of In
terest in the Orient.
Proceedings Of the Chautauquans at
Fryeburg Saturday.
Especial TO the Press.]

MARTHA's GROVE, FRYEBURG, Aug. A.
Early in the morning everything seemed to
indicate rainy day, but after the dust was
well settled the sun came out warmer than
ever. Morning prayers were conducted by
Mr. Bodfsh. The morning exercises went
on as usual with the exception of Mr.. Dunn's
normal classs. Mrs. Westwood held her
primary class in Normal hall for half hour,
at 1.30 p. M.
The third and last lecture by Rev. A. Z.
Dunning, ID. d., came at a. m. After re-
view of the points already made in Old Tes-
lament study, the prophetical books of the
Bible were examined. The forms of proph-
ecy were thus classified:
1.--Distinct utterance of facts. PRO
phetic institutions and ordinances. 3-Pro-
phetic types; mama, smitten rock. 4-His-
tory pointing to declared end. 5-Persons
as related to the kingdom. Classification of
the prophets. followed. There were none
until after the division of the kingdom.
Amos, Hosea, Micah three of Judah: Joel,
Isaiah, Nahum, three others tried to save
Judah from Babylon but did not succeed :
Zephariah, Habbakuk, jeremiah. The
prophets. of the Captivity were Obadiah and
Daniel. The prophets of the Restoration were !:
Haggai, Zaccariah, Malachi.
SCENES IN THE ORIENT.
The clouds cleared away before the FORE
noon lecture and good audience assembled
in the Auditorium to hear something of
Scenes in the Orient, as described by the
President of the Iowa Central University,
Rev. l.. A. Dunn, ID. D., father of one of the
popular and energetic conductors of the
Assembly, Rev. A. 7. Dunn, of Portland.
The lecturer spoke of his long desire to see
the land Of the Bible and its final gratifica-
ton. Briefly he reviewed the first steps of the
homes Of Robert Burns and Walter Scott.
Then crossing the channel he proceed
ed to Cologne and its cathedral
to Worms, famous for its connection with
Luther; Strasbourg, with its cathedral and
nial of Christ At Milan is found the finest
piece of Gothic architecture in the world; at
Venice is the church of st. Marco, and the
Bridge of Signs. There was the first bank
established, the first Bible printed. There
lgnatius Loy0la established the order of Jes-
uits: On reaching Rome we visit with him
the Forum, the Coliseum, the Arch of Titus,
the Marmatine prison.
The lecturer had taken different routes on
his two tours through these lands, and gave
incidents from both. In Egypt he described
the Catacombs, from which he had brought
lady's hand, which was exhibited to the au-
dience. The Pyramid of Cheops was climbed
and incidents OF its ascent given. The ISL
and of Rhodes and the connection of Moses
with 1t were described: also the brick yards,
the Red Sea and other localities, Then, from
Port Said we sailed for the land of Canaan.
Reaching there, many surprises await the
Bible student, especially to one used to west
ern life and its rapid changes. The little
change in dress, manners and customs and
natural surroundings since the time Of the
q Iu inf
10 going over the land twice, DR.. Dunn
did not discover single inaccuracy in the
Bible descriptions of places and peoples, but
many are to, be found in the writings of mod
ern travellers, and amusing examples
Goliath and its scenery were described. On
the way to Jerusalem, the little town of En-
maus, where Christ appeared to two of his
followers after the crucifxiOn, was visited.
In Jerusalem, on soil so. connected with
Chrlst's life and work, too many scenes came
to mind to allow sleep to come to our travel
lers on the first night spent there.
:, The garden Of Gethsemane, Mt. Calvary,
the place of crucifixion, were vividly describ-
ed.
Many curiosities brought from the Holy
Land were exhibited throughout and at the
close of the lecture. including the costumes
of the country. which were put on by Prof.
and Mrs. Morse for the benefit of the audi
ence. Two journeys throughout these scenes
andmany years of earnest study have pre-
pared DR.. Dunn to be an especially interest
ing speaker on the subject and all were sorry
when he finished.
DIR. BAsHFoRD's LECTURE.
After the customary announcements, Rev.
g. ID. Lindsay introduced Rev. J. W. Bash
ford, Phi D., as the lecturer of the afternoon.
His lecture, which was delivered without
notes, was about "Our Neighbors Across the
Sea-" Leaving America, in April, he de-
cided to go b, the Italian, or Southern route.
as this is freer from the fogs and storms than
the Northern route is at this season. Special
precautions are taken against storms and ac-
cidents, and the result is that there are less
accidents than occur by some other lines.
To fully appreciate the scientific insight
and the courage of Columbus, it Is necessary
TO cross the Atlantic to see the difficulties
with which he had to deal, and
the obstacles to surmount. The thir-
teenth day out we reached Gibraltar.
and ready to receive us at the shore were
Turks, Greeks, Spaniards and Jews. This
is very cosmopolitan spot, all nations
mingling here. There is a library at the
American consulate for the benefit of Amer
Jeans. who may be in Gibraltar. This is the
best fortified point in Europe, since England
has held it for two hundred years and in the
solid rock has excayated caverns that will
hold provisions for large army for five
years all this because Gibraltar commands
the entrance to the Mediterranean. Eng
land might better have spent her men and
money in Christianising the north of Africa
The time will come when Christian nations
will learn that Christ's principles are best
adapted for conquering the world. The like
ness rather than unlikeness of people i'm En-
rope to those in America was noticed. Peo-
pie in Genoa, for instance, look like people
in Portland or any American city. A little
more, difference may be seen in the country
people. Legh0rn, Pisa and its leaning tow
er, Naples, the New York of Italy, Pom
peii, Versuvius and Rome, which today
looks more like other modern cities than
like the Rome of julius Caesar were de-
scribed.
Don't think of the Italians as a lazy peo-
pie as whole; they are Industrious. We
are apt to consider organ grinders typical