Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-29
MANY WORDS OF VISION.
Excellent Addresses and Music at tie Chau-
tauqua Gathering-Dress Refor1n Dis
cussed by the Woman's Club-Hov to
Train a Citizen Properly.

cussed by the Woman's Club-aov to
Train Citizen Properly.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPI IrcB7
CHAUrAUoUA, July 2s.-The Womess Club
at Chautauqua, presided over by Mn. Emilia
Huntington Miller, is conservative o a GER
tain extent. and, while its members aiyocate
dress reform and ballot reform, theydo not
| go to extremes. Dress reform waa again
| discussed this morning by the ladies and a
moderate course of action was agreei upon.
Mrs. Miller, in the discussion on Glow to
Train Citizen," threw out a few hin1s that
might set the ballot reformers to thinking.
Said she: "We naturally associate tn, word
| citizen with the ballot box rather than the
! cradle. The duties of good citizenship
neither begin nor end with the eectiye
franchise. The obligations on whict thew
rest are the same for man and woman. and
the training which best secures thdr ful-
nllment Is built both upon the same gsneral
principles; therefore my citizen shiIl be
neither man nor woman, but the child
whose potential influence still waits f,r the
future to reveal.
"The training begins early. The foundation
of our national Characteristic restlessness
is laid in the very cradle. The child must
be continually amused, shaken, arried
about. The mental and physical habit grow
together and the result is physical Mental
and moral uneasiness and craving Or ex-
citement.
"rhe one thing that stands in the way of
social reform is selfshness. Selfishness,
active, seeking to appropriate the wealth,
the toll, the very souls of others to its en-
riching and selfshness. To fight this evil,
to build into the character of Obligation to,
God and man, that shall make each life not
well shut up, a fountain sealed, bit an
ever flowing stream in the desert Ilaces.
This is to train to the duties of good ciEzen-
ship"
Programme for the Day.
The programme to-day was as follows: At
II A. M. an organ recital; original compost
tions by Mr.. 1. V. Flagler, in the Anphi-
theater; at 2:3O P. NJ. a lectur on "Hilde-
brand" by Prof j. c. Little, of Syracuse; at
4 P. M. a lecture on "James Russell Lowell"
by Mr.. L. II. Vincent of Buffalo, at NJ a
lecture on "The Babylonian Exile" by Prof.
G. s. Burroughs. of Amherst at P. M.
twilight concert by Rogers Band at the Pier;
at 1880 ]. M. prayer meeting of Chautanqua
Christian Endeavor Society in the Hall of
philosophy; at P. NJ. lecture on "The Good
Times" by DR.. Geo. Thomas Bowling, of
Albany, in the Amphitheater
The recital of Mr.. Flagler was made up
entirely of his own compositions and they
were most beautiful The programme was
quite varied and showed that Mr.. Flagler has
a most exquisite touch ranging from the
most velvety to the most vivid. His we'd
ding march, variations of the tune Gamer
ica," and the sonata were exceptionally fine.
Leon Vincent in his lecture paid high
10 Lowell, referring TO MIN as
"pre-eminently the American poet" and the
man that represented our best American
culture. DIR. G. S. Burroughs professor of
Biblical literature in Amherst College, who
has conducted the last two Sunday Bible
book studies and is just completing a course
of lectures on the supernatural element IN
the New Testament literature in the school
of the English Bible, lectured this afternoon
on "The Babylonian Exile.''
Place to Commence.
L.
former one on 'MeSSianic Prophesy"
Prof Burroughs emphasized the view that
the Babylonian exile should be regarded as
the proper point for the commencement of
the study of the religious life, which pre-
sents itself in the New Testament writings.
1t was q period of marked religious develop
ment and transition in the Hebrew religious
life, and these changes took place on heather
soil and in contact with the great world
powers of the time. Forces which largely
brought about the New Testament religion
and ushered in the Christian church as sep
here seen in their beginning. The hope of
the Messiah among the Hebrews here
reaches its height and is the explanation
of suffering servant of God, through whom
in blessing over the nations. The mission of
Israel and the goal OF her history are to be
realized through Him.
Mr.. W. H. sherwood, the pianist, gave his
first musical recital this afternoon, before
very select and critical audience, and fully
sustained his high reputation for artistic
stein, Bach, Beethoven, Shubert, Chopin,
and his own compositions as follows: "Coy
op. II, "Allegro Patetico," op. l..
Full of witticism.
The lecture of DR.. Bowling was the witt
est and cleverest that has been given here
this year. The big Amphitheater was
crowded with people who laughed and ap-
plauded frequently during the evening.
Said the speaker: "There are some people
in this world who are not comfortable unless
miserable. They are like the man riding
backward in car; however magnificent the
of this world may be, they never
see the magnifcence till it is past. 1 have a
friend in New York who never likes TO see
two young ladies kiss each other. 1t seems
like such reckless waste of good material.
I seldom argue much with pessimist. 1t is
too much like reckless waste of good ma |
terial. do not believe that this grand old |
world, created by such good God, is on the |
a story about the Rev. Sam Jones, that upon |
one occasion he was addressing crowded |
audience, and said: 4 want every one in |
this congregation who wants to go to heaven |
body arose. Then he said: Now |
want everybody who wants to go
to the other place to stand up At first no
one stood up, but finally long and lank and
skinny individual in the back seats, about
as fat as an umbrella, arose and said: I
don't exactly want to go to the other place.
but / am willing to stand up rather than let |
the preacher stand all alone 1 am not |
willing to stand up even to keep the pessi-
mist from standing all alone. I hold the
0nly wise philosophy of life is that of the de-
.ermined optimist, that for the purpose for
which this world was created it is the very
best that an allwise God could create and
that while it is necessary for us to keep our
hand upon the lever and the headlight, the
same one who made the cars has ballasted