New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-13
LECTURES AT CHAUTAUQUA.
DIR. j. NJ BUCKLEY on CHRISTIANITY AND
SOCIALISM"
COMBATING THE THEORIES OF COUNT ToLsToI
AND HIS FoLLOwERs-MEETING OF COT
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AT
THE LAKESIDE.
by rElEGnAYH 10 THE ThrDrSs.I

Cbartauoua Y Y Aur 12-Dr J. NJ. Buckley Of
New York IS an old favorItc at Chauauqua, and has
spoken here twenty-seven times lie addressed
packed house this morning on the lively topic Of
christianity and Socialism, lie declared that Count
Tosto and his followers hopelessly at fault In
their INTERPRETATION OF tic the Mount, which
was never intended 10 condemn all worldly fore
thought and aspiration. Certain Socialists he SAID,
condemn Christianity mpracticab!e or perncious,
and think that by abolishing 1t they can right every
thing Now there is 10 hope for mankind if
Christianity cannot grapple with social problems.
Evcvwbcre we find several classes Of men, each
standing for an inequality. Tho most numerous class
everywhere, excepting in America, Is the poorer
wlthn = few wears causes have been at work which
fepd largely 10 increase their numbers Our lands
ore bejng exhausted comp ettion Is increasing and in
100 wears we shall have an immense majority de
nendent an labor FOR their daily bread
member when a man who had $1,000 in New-lIamp-
hira village was sent to the General Court account
~ his wealth but nowadays man in New-YOrk with
81 900 is spoken of as only wellto-do In TINS
country wise men don't need to be rich The l1ch
ignorant cannot get on without them. No class IS in
the world now that wasn't here in Chri>ts time and
isn't described in the Bible. The quest on of capital
and labor and the ungOdlincss Of rich men Is fully
ventilated in the old Testament. Tolsof, MY r.
ljcion is based unequal view Of the Sermon on
the Mount The doctrine Of that sermon Is that II
Won obey the precepts OF Christianity, you will
thought for the morrow doesn't mean that you arr
NOT I, think Of food and clothes Christ never
said as Henry George does, that people had no nrht
10 property in land. Jesus told men how To drive
away poverty He told them to set their faces against
gluttonv lust and idlencss. Why are people poor
They won't save, many Of them. They use rum and
tobacco The atheistic Socialist proposes to break
d,wr Christionitv He defends the C0nfisca'on OF
nronerty and no restitution, but Christianity protects
the poor bv threatening the rchf they Cypress them.
President Miller presided the annual meeting of
holders this afternoon Among those present
were the Rev l. E. Radcliffe. OF Meadville; the Rev.
W r. Benham of Lima, y. y; d. p. Hatch. OF james
town. I f. HawIey, Of Buffalo: W. NJ. Clark and
r W Gibson OF AndOver, y. Y, II. 4. Massey, OF
Toronto; J. Barlow. of Detroit; Mrs. J. y. Perry
Of Titusville: Mrs A. II. stone OF osweso' ana Mrs.
A. E. Harris OF Bradford. y committee was aP
pointed 10 discuss insurance rates and perfect some
nIen Of mutual insurance against Joss by fire. The
water facilities have recently been greatly extended
and fire department organized. secretary W. ~
Duncans report was unanimously adopted. II places
the receipts for last fiscal year AZ $4,000 ana the
disbursements at $121 900. The disbursements IN
clude the cost Of the reservoir which holds 10
900 600 Gallons Of water. The receipts of the As
sembly proper S92 40 o., and The disbursement
STAB % leaving a balance OF $4,000 II.
other appointments today were a lecture on " L"oA
ing Downward by Russell H. Conwel. Of Pilladel
r,hia on Church and state by Dr. X. 7. Ely and on
Travels in France" 10y Robert :. Harper Of London
NJ Harpcr's stercoptlcon views the best ever
seen at ChautauQus He is an entertaining speaker
4 Rosnd Table conducted tis nornnT by Dr.
j. l. HurIbwr. At a meeting Of the nion Ga.
Building Committee this morning Or. Frank Russell oi
New York prceidcn. Of the G. l.. :. C. OF l-o' oci-
pied the chair. proposition made 10 associate
classes graduating eight years apart IN inc ocCupthc
Of rooms. This viii be submitted n the different
classes at a meeting 10 be held on Friday \ college
students reception held in the Hall Of Philosophy
tonight. Mrs. {. T. M0untfOrd Of Indiana VINO j.
ON her wav around the world made brief address in
the Amphithcatre and received the Chautauqua salute
A. J. Marks lecturcd AZ the Model 0f Palestine araNed
a. a Jewish scrioe. with assistants dressed as a
EcdOun shcl and dragOman.
A large party from LacOn. H.. have reached me
grounds and housed the Yale and PARK cotaee>
Among them are j. :. Thompson wife ana two daugh
ters Mis-, Nav Wilcox. Dr. !. II. Rudoe. Miss julio
Barney Profe- Thomas Ells. Miss Lucy Echlcy ana
John Hutc hnsOn.
Thomas Nelson Page, the Southern story teller T.
expected 10 land I'm New Orl 10 morrow from knroi"
aud viii direct 10 Chautauqua to give reading
from his works.
Among The arrivals the Rev. :. 7. Long. Of
India. H. :. LamsOn Of Vera Cruz. Mexico. +. j.
simpson Of Buffalo, and W. A. l.. Cooper 81 Denver.