St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-05
THE EXERCISES.
Opening Grafton Delivered by
Chase L.. DObner.

SndSc DOUtIcE.
After the invocation by Rev. s. B.
Warner, Chase L. Dobner delivered his
Grafton on 1.-THE Proposed Remedies"
His delivery was NAKED by deliberate
ness and a distinct utterance which
made listening not task, but pleas
ure. He declared that legislation, CO.
operation and socialism are not Suf-
ficlent to reform present ills. The retOr-
nation of the individual is far more i'm
portant than the reformation of society.
intellectual training will not suffice.
Man must add to intellectual culture
refinement of the soul; instill into the
hearts of all an intense love for the
principles of the Man of Galilee. These
are the laws of all progress of society.
Then the chorus will chant again the
glad refrain. as they did at Bethlehem,
Peace on earth, good will TO men,"
Miss Lena w. Putnam
was the first of the ladies to appear with
an eSsay-"To EVERYTHING Its Work. -
She is petite brunette, with q bright,
plquant face, and was dressed in gown
OF pale gold-colored japanese crepe, cut
demi-train, with a bordering fiounce
caught up at intervals with yellow
roses. The pulled bodice was also
adorned with tiny punches of the flow
ers, and long gloves completed the ar
tistic gown. Miss Putnam is the brill
liant member of her class, with de-
cided taste for mathematics, but she is
also imbued with love of nature. and
finds practical, helpful lessons in her
murmuring brooks and modest violetS.
Mr. Beams Grafton
on 'Protestanism and the Republican
Spirit'' was next, brief extract of
which follows:
Freedom is Gods best gift to man. Ever
since the command Thou shalt have domin-
ion.' he has felt, though often dimly, that
oppression is wrong and life without liberty
curse. The progress of civilization has
been marked by the growing respect paid to
the individual, and this, in the last three
centuries has been mainly due to the pro-
mitigation of the Protestant religion. The
early church erected supremacy over the
individual inconsistent with the free action
of reason and conscience. 1t reared
theocracy with unlimited sway. Obedience
to the heaven appointed supcriors'' was the
first duty. But the spirit OF liberty has ever
watched over the destinies of man. The
great religious awakening of the sixteenth
century was the outbreak of that sentiment
and gave rise to the Protestant creed. Re-
ligion now became the handspring of poll
ties. Moving with sublime and silent tread
the gospel of peace transformed society. 1t
was depressed by The sword, the stake and
the dungeon, but, after all its struggles and
defeats, the cloud dispersed and the day
star shown down on peaceful aud better
world. Professionalism had prevailed.
MI. Beams delivery is easy and grace
full, marked by appropriately gestures,
and toward the end an intense earnest
ness.
A selection from the orchestra inter-
rupted the programme, and an essay on
The Reciprocal Influence Exerted by
the Brownings" followed. This was
read by
MISS Ella l.. Door,
a slender, brown-haired maiden, dressed
in becoming gown of some white wool
stuff, trimmed with embroidered chiffon
tiOuncing.
Theirs has the only example in history
where great poet and great poetess lived
out mutually helpful life together. To her
sweetness and gentleness his character
added strength. To her delicate and subtle
understanding of Womans heart and wom-
ans love, his influence gave an inspiration
fruition. The changes which The rugged, al
most unintelligible, often mystic, Browning
underwent after his marriage are very
marked. Whatever of sweetness and tender
ness of the touching in suffering and pas
sion. may be found among his poems must
be attributed TO the indirect yet powerful in
fiuence of his wife. He is emphatically the
poet of women. for in him they see their
champion.
Eugene C. CamphelI's
Grafton proved an attractive bit of phil
osophy. Mr.. Campbell has reputation
for oratory, and his full, deep voice
penetrating the corners of the chapel
added weight to his production. which
was entitled THE Spirit of the Age"
He described two spirits as striving for
mastery, Capitalization and Individual
Ism. The latter must prevail. 1t is the
force that strikes at Capitalization: it is
our hope. At first it occupied mems
minds, but now it finds expression in
action. Society, though slowly, has re-
sponded to its claims. Education at
last regards the nature of the pupil and
adaptS herself to his needs. The lead
erS must expect rough usage at the
hands Of the lovers of tradition, and
men to-day suffer for truths sake.
"God in Nature" was the subject of
Miss Blanche Eames' Essay.
a thoughtful article, showing a great
love and sympathy with nature in her
deeper moods. The alteration of the
Egyptian, the intense love of the Greek
and the holy awe of the Hebrew for OBJ
| jects in nature was dWelt upon, and
! ChriS3S tenderness for the sparroWs.
his many beautiful SMILES drawn from
the lilies of the field, were spoken of in
a way which showed a deep reverence
for nature and natures God. Miss
| Eames' large, dreamy, dark eyes, show
the poetical trend of her character, but
are strengthened by the straight brows
| and low. broad forehead. Her gown
was becoming one of beige cloth and
| silk, trimmed with narrow bronze and
| gold passementerie.
After selection by the orchestra
wv
gave his Grafton on ''Soul Culture" Mr..
| Empey has reputation as a thinker,
but if he had not, this article would have
been enough to establish it. 1t was
| declared the best ever listened to in the
| chapel. Mr.. EmpeY is not an orator in