New-York tribune., 1890-07-12
COOKS AND CHRISTIANS.
MRS. EMMA p. EWING SAYS THAT GOOD
FOOD IS INDISPENSABLE TO PIETY.
AN UNEXPECTED LECTURE ON TEMPERANCE
AT CHAUTAUQUA-DR HARPER RE
rrrNs FROM CHICAGO.
rr1EGnAru TO THE TRIDUSEi

C,o,toroua July 1.-THE feelings OF some we'll
,ooarirc tcmuerancc advocates received wrench
this afternoon when MrS. Emma T. EWING INC
aan n cookery natly declared that bad cookery
and not natural ucP'd>''
ness in America. H.. .,
q, rLo f,od orc,ton. \ deranscd stomach longs ior
,;,,,ont OF the 10000 dTlnkaNs VINO die III the
1i,ed states every year, large proportion nave the
r irtoxicating drinks aggravated, if not i'm
i., t,, tbc food which constitutes their daily
rtot cr,ase soaked meat, watery vegetables sloppy
49,, and lad bread IN many cases compel "A resort
.t-Iants With such conditions. why >hond any
,,, be surprised at the drink habtf POOR conec
d,,c,s unnatural thirst for lager beer and there
- . terrible affinity between sour bread and sOur
mash vhiskey healthy stomach has no abnormal
;rr for either liquor, cigars, candy or chewing gum
,d cookery is a foe 70 everything that clcvatcS and
,i.. and a friend 10 everything that deDaSes
h.rea. good cookery and Christianity aid and sup
,loment each other Good cookery Is indispensable 10
Inc highest type of Christian life, and everywhere
makes for righteousness. You may have a school
house ON every hilltop church In every valley, and
. summer assembly in every county Of every state
- the Uuion but you can't elevate the standard Of
Christianity to its tOpmost level until You elevate
the character Of yOur cookery. This country Is over
,qIu with bad COOKS The traditional plain cook Is y
culinary charatan, and plain cook and poor cook
are SYNONYMOUS terms. The greatest need of the
who understand the principles If baking. boiling.
broiliug and irving When l think Of the abomlnablc
mesSes on which all classes Of society feed daily
am not surprised that the world gets on 50 slowly
in rcformatory movements and when pious women
come and tell me they are 50 actively engaged in
benevolent work that they have time 10 attend
to the Kitchen ! say to them as ! say to YOU, 40
church work. no temperance work, missionary
work can h. done effectively without IN, aid Of good
food and not until yon have the most perfect union
Of cookery and Christianity the nobest works Of
Christian effort be attained in this world in the
world to come
Il say amen to that cried Bishop Vincent
fmvcntly. y hope The time will come when we shall
train our boys to be Judge, Of cookery that none
may marry who bad cooks. Fried beef
Good Lord deliver US. Weak coffee. when YOU might
az well have strong coHc" but that il waste, its
aroma on the third floor Of the house fJ~'v-fvc
minutes before the breakfast bell rirC- Heavy bread.
or bread made light 10y artificial means! When shall
We learn wisdom. and lay the foundation Of good
health and good morals and good order 10y "a system
Of good cooking p"
The cooling school, by the way. IS ono Of the most
popular departments at Chautauqua Mr,. Ewing IS
famou, bNcadmaker. and her classes always
crowded. she has already twenty pupils.
Dr. W. L. Harper principal Of the College of
Liberal ATT, has Just returned from Chicago. where
Inc went TO attend meeting Of the trustees ot the
new university,
There was absolutely snoihing done he says.
excepting the appointment OF committees, or
eanzatOn and nomination Of a president. ThcN Till
probably be another board meeting in september.
The sum subscribed to found the university i- -.
100000. OF tins John ID. 10, kcfcllcy contributed
SG0OOOO in May lo-0 Marshall Field has given
S195.OOO F.. Nelson Black Of Boston elected
president Of the Board Of Trustees. and will probably
remove to Chicago The university will Doe under the
control of The Eap~ts in IN" same sense that Yalo
is under the control Of the csationalsts Rut
Of the twenty trustees not Baptists and
the charter IS broad ii could be made. No in
Suction will be offered until tho fall Of 1s02.7 Men
most prominently named for the presidency Preei
dent Andrews, II Brown. ard Pre- ident TAYLOR. Of
Nas~ar. and DR.. Harper himself
a. p. Burbank the actor and reader, who l. an Old
favOrite al ChaUtauQud arrived here thi. afternoon
from Springfield. Mass. lie rrcitd tonight with
| great effect passage from "Rip Van Wnklc7 the
S"cond act Of "Othcllo,7 ard other pieces. and wa
| warmly applaudcd.
Tcday's programme included a lecture on thc
Alphabet Of Language" by Professor j. T. Edwards
| Among recent arrivals are l.. J.. Word ~ Ncy-
| York: Miss G. II. Richardson, Louisville and Mr.,
| John /. Mckinney, OF Titusvilc
! 4 complimentary yachting excursion was given n
Professor Cumuock this afternoon by the studens OF
the Northwestern University