New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-23
BOYESEN AT CHAUTAUOUA.
DISC0URSING ON BALZAC AND ALPHONSE
DAUDET
W. W. WHITE on MEMORY TRAINING-MEETING
OF THE BAPTIST COMMITTEE OF REyIst,RS.
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- ~ VIM YIN MEMOt1 IhAJ
OF THE BAPTIST COMMITTEE OF REvIsERs.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TB;BusE.I
Chautauqua, July PA sturdy, thIck-set gentle
man. bronzed and bearded, wearing redbarred
hecktle and horseshoe pin, and looking unlike
the hrst mate OF a California packet ship, has been
roaming about the grounds for the last day or
Two, and this afternoon surprised everybody by ascend
ing the platform in the Amphltheatre to deliver a
lecture on the French novel. He was III. H. Boycsen,
The Norwegian writer and professor at Columbia Col
ege, who speaks English as well his native tongue,
and writes 1t better His lecture pleasant
piece of general criticism which everybody enjoyed,
and when he abandoned his manuscript to tell some
good stories about his friend Alphonse Daudet, the
audience applauded heartily. Professcr Boyesen
described Balzac as unquestionably the father Of
modern realism, and expressed surprise that he
should never have formulated any theory of novel
writing. Nevertheless, he had given a transcript OF
reality In his works, muliform, minute and faith
tu that the laws of heredlty and environment are
almost deduclble from them. One feels always that
his books could not end otherwise and they add to
ones knowledge Of the world. Yet the society he
depicts is amazingly and incredibly corrupt Among
American novelists, Henry James, and, in a certain
sense, MIR. Howells, share his overmastering sense
Of things. His realism founded a school which still
dominates French fiction.
Ills followers like him, understand vice much better
than virtue and find 1t Infinitely more entertaining
His most Intelligent disciple is Daudct, at pres
emit said Professor Boyesen, q" the most popular
author in France IL not in all Europe. He deals
with vice because wicbedness constitutes element
Of nfe but he deals with goodness, too and never
leaves you in doubt as to where his sympalhes
He invests vice with fictitious attract-
veness and IS, therefore, disguised moralst, though
/ admit that sometimes he is little too much
disguised for me, and l cannot but regret
that In HIS later works he seems to be constantly
sailing closer and closer 10 Zola's barren shore'
Everybody who wanted TO Increase his power Oh
Selling and retaining the germs of knowledge which
float about I'm the Chautauquan atmosphere listened
TO lecture on memory training by W. ". WhlJe' Oh
Xenia, Ohio, whom Bishop Vincent eommends "a the
best teacher he ever tried Alr. Whit7s caulnai
principle IS that everything to be remembered ana
recalled viii should be introduced into the lnnd IN
a recognized relation with something else. These
relations he declares far more intimate ard iar
more susceptible OF classification than most people
suspect and he surprised his audience by TRACKING
them to remember formidable list Of words on the
spot. He begins course OF lessons IN memory
training tomorrow.
Professor j. A. schmiz afterward lectured on
Heine and tonight the Yale singers gave concert
The Committee of Revlsers appointed by the
American BAPTIST Publication Society of Philadelphia
will meet here on Thursday The committee consists
OF Dr. w. r. Harper Of Yale; Dr. Sylvester Burn
ham. OF Colgate University, Hamilton, n. y; DR..
Charles Rufus Brown, OF the Newton Theological In
stuton; Dr. Bernard c. Taylor. of Crozer Theological
seminary Chester, Penn; Dr. John i. Tampey,
If the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Louis
vile. and Dr. Ira NJ Price, Of the Chicago Seminary
a Morrans Park Ill. There will also meet with the
committee DR.. c. c. Bidding, Bible secretary Of
the American Baptist Publication Society, and Dr.
John T. Becklcy, of Philadelphia. 1t will be re-
membercd that six years ago. at Saratoga, arrange
ments were made by which the further work of what
was known as the American Bible Union should be
carried on by the Baptist Publication Society. AT
the anniversaries held in Washington in May, 1885,
onposton was manifested TO this work and special
committee was appointed TO report upon the advsar
bl,ty Of continuing such TRANSACTIONS as had been un-
dertaken under the auspices of the Bible Union. This
committee reported at in May, and after much
debate IL was voted that the society be authorized
TO complete the arrangements already made. In
accordance with this provision, the present commit
tee Is TO meet and viii continue in session until the
preliminary arrangements for the work Of translation
have been completed Tho opposition TO the work
in the denomination Is very great especially IN New
England. IL.
Richard Malcolm Johnson. the Southern story WRITER
was here this afternoon, but Went 10 MayViIIe ms
evening He will return tomorrow. a. " Taylor
princiDal OF schools al Wesfeld y. Y, has arrived
also Mrs Roger Sherman and daughter OF IltlsVule
Penn: Henry Weyle, Dunlrh, y. y; ID. ShermaI
Foresville y. Y; W. II. Proudt, of Jamestown ana
George L. Vincent