The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-03

asia. The lecture was illustrated by means
OF stereopticOn In the hands Of e. l.. Jores.
the stereoptcon man" of San Francisco
JOHN HOWARD, OR A HUNDRED YEARS AGO.
At o'cnck this afternoon the Rev. DR..
Withrow of Toronto, Canada, gave his Sec
ond lecture. He discussed with intense
sympathy and admiration the heroic career
OF JGhn Howard. the prison philanthropist
de sketched fist the social and moral tone
OF one hundred years ago. From the king
TO the lackey there seemed to be an almost
entire absence of moral sense, The popular
amusementS were coarse and vile. Over the
spirlt-shops in London were written the
words Drunk for penny; dead drunk for
dWopence; straw Ito sober off on) nothing"
Inc state OF the prison.w 0rld was simply exc
cradle. For debt aud for trivial offenses men
were sentenced to years of imprisonment
and often to typhus fever and cruel death.
The romantic career of Howard was then
sketched. Left at the age of II the master
OF immense wealth, after severe illness,
from which he was nursed back to health
by widow twice his age-Mrs. Loidore-
ne insisted, out of gratitude, on marrying
her. After her death, in 1855, Howard
fastened to Lisbon to relieve the sufferings
caused by the great earthquake of that
year He was captured en- the high seas by
a French privateer, and was imprisoned in
the dungeons of Brest 1t was his initiation
into his lfe's work. He forthwith burrowed
In all the dungeons of Europe 10 relieve the
su1erlDgs OF the prisoners. and to bring light
and air to their dark cells and joy to their
dark hearts. To this work he gave the re-
naming thirty five years of his life,
amt expended 1000 and travelled ~
900 miles from Lisbon to Moscow, from
Stockholm to Naples. He sailed in an in
fected vessel that he might undergo quar-
antine and seek to mitigate its horrors He
died victim to his selt-sacrifice at Emerson,
Tartar town ON the Dniper, In 1890
Every prisoner in Europe from that day to
this has felt the benefit of his labors. The
lecturer proceeded TO analyZe Towards
character and To enforce the lessons of his
life, and showed the high reward of devo-
ton to noble ideal and to the service of
humanity and God.
THE MATTERHoRN.
This afternoon President Jordan of STAN
ford University arrived. and this evening he
delivered a lecture before large audience.
his subject being THE Ascent Of the Mat
terhorn." giving graphic description of his
experience 1t was the first time he has ad-
dressed a public gathering in California and
it was feature of the assembly. President
Jordan is a great lover of nature, and for
wears has spent tile summers in investiga-
tons of the mountains in this country and
abroad.
CLASS WORK.
Professor Josiah Keep OF Mills College
has a class in cOnchoiogy. comprising four
teen regular students, while many visitors
are present at each session of the class,
which consumes two of the morning hours
each day. In intervals between other
events in which the members of the class
take an interest, Professor Keep takes his
pupils out on long tramps along the sea-
shore gathering specimens which go into
the collections basket, which aflerward
stands upon the table during the recitation
hours, and from which are seiected the shells
under discussion 1t is in tereStiug to witness
father and his three Children ranpipp in
| ages from II years to 20, studying SIDE by
| side over the same book, and mother and
| daughter engaged in like work. There is
| no affrctation about it. All are in search of
| information, and rect gnzH the fact that it
10 never too late to accomplish what it is de-
! termined to do with a will Professor Keep
| is an enthusiast in his line of thought, and
| his only fault In this direction lies in his
| frequently keeping his class so long after
| the allotted time that lie lnterfereS with
| students attending other departments where
they are entered. But this is pardonable
| when it Is considered that it is the result of
| devotion to those under his care and de-
| sire to give them all the help possible in the
| limited time of the assembly.
The class in botany is presided over by
| Miss Mary 4. b. Norton, sister of the late
Professor Norton, and contains fourteen
pupils. Miss Norton also takes her pupils
out on long walks, but seeks the woods in
stead of the beach, where specimens Of the
flowers and ferns of the locality are
gathered. The lady has room fitted UP in
the old Assembly Hall where two sessions
are held daily, mornings and afternoons.
Much interest is taken in the study, and
good results are noticeable.
Rev. DIR. j. L. Gilbert of Indianapolis ar
rived Tuesday night and began his course
of seven lectures before the Normal Sunday
school class yesterday afternoon.
AN INTERNATIONAL ASSEMBLY.
A movement is on foot to arrange for the
holding pf IDfarnafipn1l
Assembly in the Yosemite Valley in 1894,
and at the forthcoming business meeting
committee will be appointed to take action
and bring the enterprise before Chautau-
quanS throughout the entire world. 1t is
eXper ted that by that time the Ntchison
Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad will have
| branch line into the valley, and the facill-
ties for travel will be greatly improved. An
effort will be made to arrange special rates
with all the steamship lines running be-
| tween American and foreign ports and
| all the transcontinental railways. The
| Chautauqua. method has penetrated nearly
| every section of the civilized world, and the
| idea Is to plan SO as to make it possible to
| have visitors come here from everywhere.
| 1t is a big undertaking, but the Chautau-
| Quans are hard workers, and the movement
| will undoubtedly have the support of all tho
assemblies in America, and Dr. WithrOw of
| the Canadian Assembly is of the opinion
| that many of his people looking ahead two
| or three years and preparing for the event,
| will he glad of an opportunity To view one
| of the greatest national wonders of the
world, for Chautauquans generally are low
ers of nature, one of their notices being,
I'VE Study the Word aud the Works of
| God"
PERSONAL NOTES.
A curiosity of the assembly is causing
| some attention. George b. O:is, the Fresno
raisin-grower; is here with bis family. His
two sons, Albert j. and George f. Otis, are
members of Mrs. Knights cooking-school,
| where they are learning to prepare soups,
| entrees aud other courses in dinner which
| Will tend to make them good husbands or
| else SO independent of woman's help that
| they will live to he confirmed old bachelors.
| The strikingly singular part of it is the sis
ter, little Miss Elizabeth Otis, is a pupil Of
| Professor lvy's art class.
A. j. Surface of Fort Bragg is one among
the guests at Ell Carmelu. Among others
| registered are: Mrs. Stabler of Oakland
| and hei daughters, the Misses Kate and
Marguerite Stabler; Oliver Ellsworth, Niles
| Mrs. A. Eaton. San Jose, accompanied by
| Miss India Ozier of Baltimore and Miss
Lizzie Ozier of San Francisco; G. A. Clark
| c. A. Bonham, Salinas; and A. E. Ulrich,
| c. A. Thayer and wife. Mrs. Ii. G. Laying,
DR.. r. Z. Newlands, S. L. Jones. Alfred S.
Rix and j. 9. Carroll, San Francisco.
| Mrs. G. w. Steele and Mrs. G.. B. Mack
rett Of San Francisco have a cottage, and
are getting all the enjoyment possible out of
| their visit.
Among those to take possession of cot
tages and tents Tuesday were: Mrs. A.
Gordon, Redwood City; Mrs ID. A. Snow.
Mrs. l.. V. Trousdale, Miss Ella Campbell
and Miss Olive Bayley, San Jose; Mrs. H.
NJ. Towne and Annie NJ. Graves, Red
Bluff; Matte l.. A. Seby, Elk Grove: Mrs.
| X. A. Brincard, Shasta; Mrs A. NJ.
Ja"obs, Lemoore; Mrs. j. b. Woods ana
Misses Auna and Verna Woods, Sacra-
mento; Addie S. Crawford, Salinas; Miss
Anna L. Mcconnell, Philadelphia; Miss
Henrietta II. Chase, Santa Rosa; Miss
Anna r. Patterson, the Misses Adelaide,
| Gertie and Ethel Mcconnell, Alameda.
| Among yesterdays arrivals al Ell Carmelo
are: Mrs. Alice Badger, Centeryile; Mrs.
NJ. McCulloch and Mrs. F. 5. Blount, San
Jose; Miss Nettie Locke of Santa Cruz,
whose uncle has been staying here for some
| time, and whose father will join her in a
few days, aud a party from Niles consisting
| Of Edward A. Ellsworth. Mrs. IL G. Els.