The Portland daily press., 1889-08-03
THE SACO MURMURED APPRECIATION.
temperance Day Among the chau-
tauquans In Martha's Grove.
Interesting Addresses Under the
Auspices Of the w. C.T.U.
Professor Chapman's Lecture on the
Tragedy of Macbeth.


but acted. 1t is the conquest of truth ant
error. of right and wrong embodied In Twins
human beings. 1t teaches the problems o.
human life and solves each problem after 1t.
swn manner. 1t traces the hand of des
tiny through the varying phases of man.
appetites and passions. Men gaze on the
spectacle and then search into its depths tt
find the meaning thereof. This will be cleal
or obscure according to the ethrical grasp Of
ones mind We want to pluck the heart ou
of the play which is that God renders to ev-
cry man according to his work. Shakes.
peare is supremely great in depicting the eth
rical side of life. Though there may be now
aud then false note In his melody or vul
garity in his characters, yet his teachings Of
truth. justice and brotherly love are always
sound. His dramas are always profitable
for doctrine, instruction and reproof. They
are not device for entertainment or delight
This is true Of Macbeth which depicts the
terrible destroying power of an overwhelm-
ing ambition. that passion which bewilders
thought and turns the heart to ashes. Cove.
tousness is always the first step towards
cIlnlo anu IldulicSS. lulS progression is Tue
result of ambition and "by that sin fell the
angels"
Professor Chapman then gave brief and
graphic outline of the drama. Macbeth is
not an historical play in the true sense but
1t Is rather one of imaginative or mythical
history. Its foundation rests upon the
Macbeth, in spite of the terrible crimes
of which it treats, has long been
fayorite with actors and
men of learning. The intense selfish
ness of Macbeth and his wife leaves no room
in their souls, for remorse or religion but
only for great prudence. There is nowhere
rules them. Yet there are good and attrac-
tive features, which stand out and some
what relieve the moral blackness of the
scenes. The supernatural forms the back
ground which casts its weird spell over
all. The psychological feature gives an in
on deep in the souls of the characters. We
watch all the different evil elements as they
one by one gain the supremacy and govern
action. The literary element also acts as a
charm to the educated mind. The subtitle
art, the delicate descriptions Of nature and
the poetic eloquence will ever proclaim the
mastery mind of the author.
This fine lecture delighted the large au-
dience present.
SOME OF THE LESSONS.
Rev. w. F. Berry. who arrived ON the
grounds last evening, began his work this
His department is that of Biblical
and his first lesson was de-
voted to the geography of the Bible. Miss
Lucy Wheelock, of the Chauncey Hall
School in Boston, also gave a lesson to the
children, which was very pleasing to them.
After teaching them little song. she began
an imaginary journey to the Holy Land,
she gave mnch information about the Bible.
She called 1t the guide book, which tells of
the places they will visit Pictures, maps
and the blackboard were used to illustrate
Rev. j. NJ. Frost in his class gave many
pSa ase Of tGuss p0H They S' ars us q great
light upon the subjects taught in
the lesson. They also attract
the attention and quicken the understand
ing. They aid the memory and awaken the
conscience. They are of various kinds and
point. Draw out incidents from the pupil.
Never make them the whole of the lesson
nor use them at the beginning. The best
teachers now rarely use them.
After this Miss Wheelock met the
primary teachers and gave them an instruc-
the department for the training of Kinder
garten teachers at the Chauncey Hall
School, and is fully in sympathy with child
life. She said the primary teacher occupies
a most important position of influence. She
must have great and genuine love for
children and be able to enter heartily into
all that is of interest to child. She must
be real, earnest, enthusiastic and apt to
learn. She must always have around her
cheerful and hopeful atmosphere. No one
ought to teach unless he or she is
fitted for the work or feel
called to 1t. The primary teacher In the
Sunday school needs the same preparation
to read many children's books, especially
those treating of child life. She also needs
to read stories of Oriental lands, the lives of
great teachers, stories of nature and Of sci
ence and to know the laws of teaching.
Much religion may be taught child from
ers must ever keep near to God. The more
thorough the preparation the greater will be
the success
THE W. c. T. U. MEETING.
The meeting in the afternoon wasA under
the direction of the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union. Rev. Geo. Lindsay presid-
ed. Besides the speakers, there were pres.
ent Mrs. l.. NJ. N. Stevens, president of the
Maine W. G. T. u, Mrs. j. E. Mcdowell,
Mrs. Margaret T. w. Merrill, Mrs. E. Mar
tin, Mrs. G. S. Hunt of Portland; Mrs. E.
NJ. Blanchard of Lewiston, State treasurer
Mrs. w. 81. Stickney of Brownfield, and
Miss Cornelia Dow of Portland, all of whom
are we'll known workers in the. temperance
cause. The first address was given by Rev.
Hugh Montgomery of Boston. veteran in
temperance work. He stated, in stirring
many personal experiences of his
work in lifting up and reforming drunkards
and in shutting up the saloons in cities and
towns. He had been in many dangerous
places, and suffered much from the violence
of man under the influence of alcoholic
liquor. He thought the churches should
take stronger interest in the work. The
ministers should spreach temperance not
once in while, but on every Sunday. The
cause Of prohibition, Notwithstanding the
rebuffs that 1T has lately received in several
States, is speeding on to victory in the near
future. There is in the temperance war no
North and no South.
The other addresses were given by Miss
Elizabeth U: Yates, former missionary to
China, who is now State organizer of the w.
Z. T. U. She spoke of the earliest efforts of
The first temperance society was formed in
Litchfeld, CT. We were at tho time of the
Revolution a nation of drunkards. This
state of things was fostered, owing to mis-
taken Idea that the use spirits was condu-
Give to the soldiers welfare and the expos
ures of camp life. The first temperance SER
mon was preached by Rev. DR.. Porter. Pro-
gress In any work comes from needing the
lessons Of the past. We can find many of
the lessons in even the short history of our
land. One is that we can never regulate the
traffic. This has been proved again and
again. Another lesson is that moral suasion
Of itself is not enough. This the state of
the Murphy movement, and the woman's
Father Matthew in the past, abundantly
proves.
We also see in the light of the past that
law alone the best weapon that we can bring
against this evil of intemperance will not dc
IT, This the efforts to enforce the law and
their failure 0ftentimes clearly show. II
must be made a national issue for we need
the support of the strong arm of the Federal
government. When an amendment is placed
in the Constitution great progress will be
made.
An interesting conference of the w. G. T.
U. was held in Normal hall after the close OF
this meeting, under the direction of Mrs. L.
NJ. n. Stevens. Remarks relative to the
work and progress of the Union were made
by several ladies. Miss Yates spoke few
words upon "Woman's Suffrage"
Campmeeting at Sebago Lake.
Especial to the Pressl
SEBAGo LAKE, August 2.-The fnt
weather today was welcomed and appre
ciated by the campers. The meeting las
evening was one of the best. Elder w. N
Tenney, artist evangelist from Connecticut
H. 4oIIr lad q,