New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-05
OPENING THE BIG ASSEMBLY.
CHAUTAUQUA OVERLOOKING WITH PEOPLE
FROM FAR AND NEAR.
DR. BARRowS DISCUSSES SHAKESPEARE AND
TAKES ISSUE WITH INGERsoLL-JoHN
FIsKE's FIRST LECTURE.

TAKES ISSUE WITH INGERsoLL-JoHN
FIsKE's FIRST LECTURE.
ChautauQua, Aug. 4 CspeciaD. was the
formal opening OF the great Chauauaua Assempy' anu
fully 10000 people present to participate III 'o
exercises. Big excursions from New YORK. Broohy"
Pttsburg and other points reached here To-Day SO t'
to night the Summer City" is fairly swarm'ng with
peorfe. On saturday last the gate receipts were o
largest Of any one day in the history OF Chautauqua'
Nearly 10000 persons in on that day. large por
ton Of these 10 remain here until the Assembly cioe
The exercises In the Ampitheatre tonight we're eA-
ceedingy interesting The big building was decorateu
with the finest flowers and the platform resembled
miniature fairy land. There we're snort speechos os
President Miller Chancellor Vincent, Secretary Duhcah
John Habnerton the novelist; John F1ske, the ms
to1an and Others as well thu finest music rendered
by big chorus choir Of some ooo singers leu DS ~
H. K. Palmer, of NewYork. The exercises cIoeeu WI"
a grand display of fireworks on the lake 'front.' LIE
whole grove was lighted Will hundreds OF Japanese
lanterns and the scene most picturesque ana
beautiful - '.'tSSl az
The missionary institute of four days, nciuded each
wear IN the Chautauqus programme is now In progress
including meetings and addresses In the AmphiNea'o
and four womens conferences under the mahSSeniei'
Of the Womans Club. This institute takes in all de'
nominations Large numbers Of missionaries are III
attendance and both foreign fields ard work at nome
ere represented In the conferences Interesting re-
ports are presented by the missionaries themselves
and practical ways Of working are discussed.
Dr. Barrows, OF Chicago lectured this afternoon ID
the AmphitheatIe on "The World Of SHAKESPEARE
His address was indirectly sharp criticism OF MI IN
gersol's brilliant lecture the great Engish orain
atist The agnostics claim that Shakespeare was one
of his own kind. DR.. BarrOws disputed and ne shower
how groundless is Mr. IDeersolls assertion hat SNAKE
spears regarded crime as only mistake OF ignorance
The four great poets of the world are Homer DANTE
Shakespeare and Milton. Shakespeare was the greater
Imagination and Milton the loftier character IL SHOWS
the wealth Of our English that both belong W H.
Dr. BarrOws argued against the Baconan authorship
of the works attributed to Shakespeare IRON the I'M
probability that mind like Baoon's could also nave
Included the mind Of this sovereign dramatlst Ihelr
Intellectual workings though specifically similar were
essentially unlike 81, , -
John Fiske delivered a fine lecture TINS morning on
s1he Early NOrscmen Discoveries OF America. Inns
his first visit to Chautauqua, and he Is more u@h
delighted with the place. 49,. =, .
At the close OF Dr. LeOnardS address last night, the
spacious apartments Of the new DncK Chautanqua
PRESBYTERIAN Association building were thronged win
merry company Of Presby teT1ans met u DO honor 10
William Henry Green who was the worthy moderator
OF the recent General Assembly of the Presbyterian
Church: also TO Mrs. Green and their daughter, MIS-
William Jibbey Mrs John G. Martin president OF the
reception committee, ably assisted by the Rev
Dr. j. H. Barrows the Rev. DR.. j. l.. McNair. the
Rev DR. Clark the Row. r. G. Alden and a number
of leading PRESBYTERIAN women.