Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-31
DEACONESS' DAY.
cHAuTAUQuANs ENTERTAINED BY LEG
TuREs ON THE NEW SOCIETY.


The Growth ofthe Dea aconesses-ItsR Remark
nble strepGth-The Orgnnizat,on In This
. County-The College of Liberal Arts and
Its Increasing In faencc.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH,
7 AXE CHAUTAUoUA. N. Y. July 30-From
all appearances the Assembly Association
has liking for organizations of all kinds. The
Business Educators Association just closed
their meeting yesterday after enjoying for
week the freedom of the grounds, and the hos
pItality of its managers. This was Deaconess'
Day devoted to the church organization of that
name and August / will be Grange Day, when
all the farmers of the surrounding country who
Deiong TO this Protective Alliance, will be adj
mltted to the gates without the payment OF
fee.
To minister to the poor. visit the sick. pray
with the dying, care for the orphans, seek the
wandering, comfort the sorrowing, save the
SHINING, and relinquishing wholly all other
purs uiIs, devote themselves in a general way,
to such forms Of Christian labor as may be
suited to their abilities, are the objects OF the
Deaconess Society. A society of noble women
formed ter a noble purpose. The word is
new one, and the day new one at Chautau-
qua.
Progress of the Deacouess.
a oU ITE large number of representatives
were present, and in their black dresses,
black bonnets and white ties sat in the gallery
throughout the exercises. At 1880 in the morn
ing Bishop Thoburn called the meeting to or
der, and devotional meeting was carried out,
followed by two speeches. Miss Jane M. Ban
croft, OF Washington, D. C., spoke upon the
'Deaconesses Of the Nineteenth Century" In
1885 the WestphalIan Deaconess Society was
formed, now the deaconess' homes are dis
tributed throughout the world. There are
seven or eight of them in the Established
Church In England The deaconesses- first in
troduced in America through DR.. Passavant, of
P1ttsburg. who in lS49 sent over to DR.. Fliedner
to come and bring some of the sisters.
AT arst the work did not flourish as later on
Now schools are established in all the leading
cities of America. In 1888 the Methodist Con-
ference in New York Cityrecognized women as
deaconesses, and the Episcopal Church fol-
lowed last year. The movement is practical
one. right before US and in no way theoretical
We need the aid of both men and women. In
Germany there is more chance for this class of
work than here, as there are more women of
leisure, for there are no great colleges for
women and the standing army prevents mar
rage relations.
Deaconnesses in America.
In England there are many women of wealth
that American women of wealth and leisure
would take hold and help the poor OF Christ.
hope that women here to-day will become in.
terested and aid more in our labors. Mrs.
Lucy Mercer spoke on the needs of Deacon
nesses in America" Our far-advanced, civilized
and intelligent band of 100000 Christians
with every advantage lack the ardor OF Christ's
5O0
She was little pessimistic, and thought that
our religious spirit was in very bad condition.
Like so many speakers who speak here. she
wandered away from her subject to partisan
points, and made fairly good talk in the in
terest Of the Prohibition or Third Party
In the afternoon Bishop Thoburn presided at
the meeting in the Amphitheater. DR.. A.
sn,e spaetth spoke ON the nDsaconness al and d the
hospitals and to their peculiar adaptation to
nursing. st is only through the gospel" he
said, "that she has developed these traits"
Dr. W. @. D. Crawford also spoke enthusi-
astically in favor of the society, while Miss
Thoburn made an enthusiastic plea for aid in
the work.
The College of Liberal Arts.
IF Chautauqua has not made the success Of
"University extension" that was expected,
their correspondence school has been attended
with most satisfactory results. A conference
Of overseers and professors was held this after
noon. DR.. Harper, the principal of the College
OF Liberal Arts, presided and called upon Prof.
McClintock to speak, who said that there was
no comparison between correspondence
course and the attendance at a college.
The purpose and design are for those who
cannot attend the local college. We hope to
nations criticisms and reports we take the
place Of the classroom. We assign the lessons,
in parts have regular examination. The
student sends report of his lesson and the
teacher personally criticises this report. finds
where the student is weak and refers him
again to the books with suggestions. In the
correspondence system every student has to an
swer his own questions, and not as in the class
rooms, you know whether the student has his
lesson. Writing out the lesson makes the
student thorough. We have no use for boys
and girls, but want earnest, sincere students
who are maIured.
Prof. Waters, professor of Greek, gave de-
scription of the manner in which he taught
correspondence students Greek. He described
the inductive method Of teaching language by
means OF which the student starts out reading
at once, gathering the grammar work as he
goes on. Mr.. Waters read several letters from
students showing good results and enthusiasm,
DR.. Ely said that from actual experience he
could pronounce the correspondence system in
political economy a success. Political economy
needs study and a teacher as well as any other
study. Reading Of it by ones self is liable to
lead to the conclusion of an extremist.
DIR. Harper said IN conclusion that there
were good many people who could do great
deal more than they were doing. If we could
put ourselves unu6E OullRaIlOno TO 10 dnyL0lnR,
We could do great deal more. What we need
is external pressure. In the future cores
pondence work is to play very important part
1t is growing; it must grow.
Heinrich HeIne as nm Historfnn.
Mr.. LEON H. VINCENT has made great hit
with his literary lectures, which show fine
descriptive and analytical powers. Heinrich
Heine the German Jewish poet. was born at the
time of the spirit of the greatest intolerance
toward the Hebrews in the German Empire.
The appearance of Napoleon in Germany was
what destroyed these preiudices and oppres-
sion, and Heine looked upon the great warrior
as almost God. Heine read with great inter-
est and sympathy for the misfortunes of the
Heine's mother was q woman of extraordinary
intellectua! power. His father was fine look
ing but effeminate man. Rector Schaumeyer
the teacher of Heine, took great interest in
his pupil! and endeavored to bring him into the
Catholic Church Heine was helped during
his school days by the little French drummer,
Monsieur LIE Grande who instructed him in
French politics. Heine's mother wished him
to be merchant, but his progress in business
was slow. He was then set to studying law
by his uncle, and, although he continued this
for some time, he devoted a great deal Of
time to writing poetry. Some Of his books
were condemned BY the Government on ac-
count of the spirit of freedom which they in
spired In 1881 he went to Paris, a voluntary
exile on account of the hostile attitude Of the
Prussian authorities. The "Reisebilder'
("Pictures of Traver') was one of his principal
works 1t was translated into English by