Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-22
STUDENTS AT CHAUTAUQUA
ENTERTAINED BY AN INTERESTING AND
INSTRUCTIVE PROGRAMME.

Opening of the School of the English Bible
England and Her Colonies rs Viewed
by Mrs. Abba G. Woodson-Prof. Burn
hams Lecture.
T AXE CHAUTAUoUA, July 2l.-Biblical stu
dents were in their element to-day. The
School of English Bible was opened this morn
ing under the charge of DR.. Harper and DIR.
Broadus, who are adopts in the languages and
study Of the Book of G cd. These clerical chaps
with their wise looking faces. bright eyes COW
cred by the customary glasses, lending still
more classical expires sion, are to be seen every
where. They carry big books, mutter Hebrew
gibberish and are offended if you are not inter-
ested in the ''Old Testament in the original"
Chautaueua is a great place for the fair sex.
The old ones attend the lectures, young ones
play tennis, the cultured ones dote 'on l1rera-
ture and the giddy ones firt. This morning
the women upon the ground held meeting
Mrs. Emily j. Miller presided, and gave q Stir
ring talk on things of general interest 70 them.
Their enterprise was shown by the fact tnas
their meeting was the first of the day, Delng
held directly after breakfast.
England and Her Colonies.
MRS. ABBA GOULD WILSON spoke at 2:9o
o'clock, this afternoon in the Hall of
Philosophy on the above subject. Since the
United States has set up Government of her
own. she has become entirely distinct from the
monarchies of the Old World. An American
citizen can well look back with satisfaction
upon the histories of these nations who are SO
behind his own country in political develop
ment. There is a constant tendency in the Old
World of freedom for the citizen. 1t is from
America that this freedom has originated,
and America that has kept the spirit of
liberty alive in every land. There are only
two republics In Europe now, but the mon
archies are constitutional ones, and the ten
dency is toward republican form of govern
ment. In spite OF this general trend OF repuo-
hcanism the nations of Europe are uncontinu-
ally changing. shall begin the course Of lee
lures upon the British Islands, for they are
nearer to US in more ways than one. shall
talk about England itself. The race of the
English is the most composite race on the face
OF me earth except the American. They are
race of striking peculiarities. What more
Splendid chapter is to be found on the pages of
history than tho story of England?
Great painciples of freedom have been
established on her soil. What record!
of heroes and glorious deeds she has. If she
had not stood by Professionalism who knows but
been Roman % Catholic? anu what pi literature % she She
has. not outstripped by the Augustan age of
Rome, or the time of Pericles in Greece. 1t is
strange that the English Parliament ignored
the many important questions growing out OF
the democratic spirit. The statutes of the
House of Lords must soon be changed.
What the English Worship.
Queen Victoria has been glorious ruler, her
oldest daughter would undoubtedly rule wise
ly, bnt the Prince of Wales may find trouble
in ascending the British throne. There are
some things that we have not got that En-
gland has, a dependent monarchy. We cannot
get up such magnificent shows as Queen Vic
toria. Of course we have respectable man
and his wife at the Presidential mansion, but
then there is not the high personal coloring.
Talk about Americans worshippng the al
mighty dollar, the English worship the al
mighty shilling. England is very small consid-
cred without her colonies. Most nations you
may consider in themselves, but England must
be considered with her colonies
The land outside OF England under English
dominion is 60 times as large as England, the
island. 1t rs within 100 years that she has es-
tablished these though there were 13 that took
their freedom little before. Sir Walter Ra-
leigh was the originator of the idea of English
colonies. England first acquired India in 1857
from the Fast India Company. With popu-
ation of 260 900 900 it is entirely controlled by
little Britain. India must be held a mar
ket and she (England) has also invested many
millions of capital there. She dares not con-
troll India with a stern hand. India has many
of the acts of civilization which she has gained
from England. England is not a doctrinalre
and she considers that is right which benefits
herself She has scattered her landings and
islands all along the route to India She has
the use of the Suez Canal which now France
bitterly says she built for England. If England
can not get through the Mediterranean she has
possession of the ports and island around
Africa SO that by this route she may have a
line of shipping places to India.
Her whole object is to keep Russia from the
coast. The greatest question before the Eng
lish people at present is the Irish question.
The Irish are noble and intellectual people,
Their wrongs are many, and the stand of Ire
land has awakened Scotland and Wales They,
too, are beginning to ask why they should not
have home rule as well. There is little doubt
but that some day all the crown colonies of
England will become self-ruling.
Mrs. Wilson gave her lectures with perfect
control of voice and in a conversational way.
She is evidently a woman of opinion and wide
experience, though a little inclined to like
Mrs. Wilson very well and to inform her hear
ers of her extensive travel.