New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-10
A JOURNEY TO Mt. ATHOS.
10FESSOR MAHAFFY'S LECTURE AT
CHAUTAUQUA.
PROFESSOR
DR.. ELY on INDUSTRIAL EvILs-REPoRTs FROM
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Chautauqua Aug. 9-Professor Mahaffy told his
audience this morning that he feared he had been
rather exclusively ancient in his previous lect-
ureS. and reoOuned his adventures on recent
trip TO Mount Athos in Macedonia The Professor.
accompanied by his son. went to Mount Athos H. the
| spring Of this year. The journey by land is eX-
tremely dangerous, several EnCshmen having been
seized by brgands different times and held IN cap
tivity during long periods for ransoms but
Mr. Mahafy clrcnmvented the brgands by going there
in the British warship Cocharlce The mountain
has sheer elevation Of 1000 feet above the elevation
OF the sea- on its steep sides twenty mOnasteries
filled with monks. The landing from the sea
is difficult and dangerous The ascent to the
lowest monastery IS made muebsck along narrow
lodges that run 70 gddy height above the tremendous
precipces The guest chamber in which the travellers
were ins tailed built the edge Of one OF
these cliffs and through the chinks in its floor they
could look down at the stormy 1000 feet below
In this monastery Mr.. Mahaify found an old man
who IN his early youth had visited America. The
churches OF the monks small, with many domes,
but contain many sacred relics and some spendidly
Illuminated manuscripts OF the fifth and sixth cen
turles including one rare manuscript Of the Bible IN
which the Gospel by ST. John is placed first Mr..
Mahafy's errand 10 collect material from the
monastery archives for new book about Greece.
The wOrkingman has able champion in DIR. r. 7.
Ety. whose university extension lectures the labor
problem have drawn large audiences. The third OF
the series, delivered this afternoon. dealt with indus
trial evils and their remedies. 1t began with state
ment Of the effect Of the recent changes in the in
dustrial organism on the lsborng classes. who. as
whole probably in better con-
dltion than ever before. The laboring man,
being in these days city dweller however, IS unable
to acquire home or control his own circumstances,
as was formerly the case. The moral and material
evils arising from herdlng together in cities and
the increased wants resulting from general
diffusion Of enlightenment Dr. Ely named the
chief causes Of the present troubles and he gave
analysis Of wOrkngmen expenses, TO show that all
except 10 cent Of their income is absorbed in the
actual necessities Of Life The inevitable conclusion,
DR.. Ely thinks, is that labor troubles result from
the Nations progress. Child labor he declares,
is increasing twice rapidly the labor of grown
men. In Massachusetts, where the factory laws
are enforced there has been dimlnution of 20 per
cent in the amount Of child labor within the last
ten years. The lecture concluded with a consldera-
ton of sunday work evil Of increasing mag
nitude, which clergymen and Others should unite
with the workingmen To abate.
Reports from different assemblies were presented
by visiting members at each Round Table. Mr..
stewart of Nebraska. said that the Assembly
there has been attendance of from 1000 TO 5000
a day during last session. \ movement IS in
In thdt STATE al
in one association, wish officers appointed by a
regular convention. Miss Myra Manning. of Winona
Lake Wis., reported that the assembly there class
of fifty-fOur recently graduated. DR.. John H.
carp, president Of the southwest Kansas College, said
that successful assemblies have been held at Winfield
for three years island near the city. with an
attendance which has risen occasionally % 1000 and
1900 day.
At meeting to-day Of the college students present
on these grounds twenty six colleges were repre-
sented j. NJ ThOburn, Of Allegheny College Mead
Vile Penn presided. \ committee Of five, composed
of students from Cornell, Allegheny, Amherst,
mems for a hanouet and reception early next week
Captain Henry ]. HayneswOrth, OF the United states
Army Is here with his wife visit. lie has charge
of army transportation and cOmmssary stores on the
great lakes with headquarters az Buffalo Mrs
framework IS OF the five sisters OF President
Arthur Among fO-day's arrivals are F. II. Root, or
buffalo. one OF the trustees Of Cnautauqua MIS-
Theodore Hyatt wife Of the president OF the Military
Academy at Chester Penn J. u. Cole. Warren, H. l.
" T. Eaton, Chicago; c. A. Chaplin, Milwaukee,, aud
" d. Thompson, of st. Louis.