New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-20
4 TALK BY DIR. LYMAN ABBOTT.
BOOKS DISCUSSED IN THE GROVES OF
CITAUTAUQUA
WOMAN ON THE POETRY Of MRS. BROWNING
MEMORIAL sERvICES-woRK IN THE

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Chautauqua, n Y. July 19.-Dr. Lyman Abbott's
tall spare figure and dark earnest face have been
haunting the groves OF Chsutauqua since noon to-day
At the round table or educational experience meeting
held In the Hall of Philosophy this afternoon, he
occupied seat on the platform with Bishop Vincent
and made short speech about books which was the
more pleasing from Its evident spontaneiy. Books,
he said, may be put in one of two categories They
useful either tools or as friends, and one Of
tho great merits of Chautauqua seemed TO him to DO
that it taught people to know books friends, ana
they are the very best of friends They Will talk
when wants to listen and be silent when one
doesn't want to listen. bore once asked bis COM
panon at dinner table whether he thought an oyster
had any intelligence The companion replied that he
thought It had because it knew how keep its mouth
shut; and that virtue all books possessed. Yet
to know book friend must approach 1t
alphabetically. One must learn 10 look Into It's
eyes and read the soul behind them. For book
mmortalizes the soul, and permanent books are
merely the souls that deserve to live. They are the
survival of the ffttest AS as editor" DR.. Abbott
continued, sit is my privilege to speak to men and
women all country every week whom L have
never seen. / wonder that they all so ready to
listen to what have to say, yet am always suns
that what they take such an interest IN this week
will be quite forgotten next week. What editors
say is said for the day. the week, the year; but
great books are the utterances of souls that have
Spoken not merely for this any other century, but
for all time.D
DIR. Abbott declared hts astonishment at tho wonder
full growth of the assembly since his first visit TO it.
fourteen years ago. and this growth was well ex-
plifed when Bishop Vincent took rising census OF
those present Out of meeting Of about 200 people,
ten were from ew-Engand fifteen from the Southern
States two from Canada, one from Russia, one from
Japan, and the rest divided equally between the
Western and the Middle States. Several Christian
denominations were represented, and the members
are said to include Roman Catholics and Hebrews
Founders ard Writers of The Edinburg Review y
was the title of the fourth and last Of the TX Marvel
series, which have excited so much enthusiasm, and
Mr. Mitchels audience expressed their appreciation
IN what is known as Chautauqua salute" consist
ing of general rising and waving of handkerchiefs.
Mrs. L. l.. McClntock afterward discussed the
poetry of Mrs. Browning, whom she praised for her
noble treatment of burning social ques-
lions of tho day, and for her wonder
full work as poet of the affections.
Mrs Brownng's lack of vogue, she thought, was due
to her faults of style and FORM her bad rhymes and
worse metre, and her lack of sense of proportion.
A service was held this morning In memory of the
ste Rev. Or. 5. j. NJ. Eaton, of Franklin. Penn, at
which euogies wcre delivered by the Rev. q. T..
Alden and Bishop Vincent
The school Of Physical Education, conducted by DR..
W. G. Anderson, of Brooklyn, is fully organized
and Is the largest ins tton of the kind In the country
Claes FnebusIe arrived to-day from Stockholm 10
Grace Tones ' and Miss Mary Murphy viii teach the
theory Of swimming to ladies and give floor practice.
Dr. Eliza Mosher OF Yassar. will be here to-pQrrow to
give his first lecture the eye and on Monday.
The arrivals since yesterday are T. 4. Hemptead,
L. g. sanford, of Erie; Mrs. James G.. Patterson Of
Erie and j. H. Watson of Buffalo.