New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-09
DR. BUCKLEY LECTURES ON "PREJUDICES'


cHAUTAUoUA TROUBLED WITH LAKE FLIES
THE EXERCISES FOR TO TO-DAY.
Chautauqua, Aug g (Specal).-The hot weather con-
tinues here and the Assembly Is at its height The
gate receipts to-day nearly fifty per cent more
than this time last year. and stll the crowds come
The one great nuisance both night and day, is the
lake flies which aict alike every resort nlong Chan
tauqua Lake. and are no respeccr OF either person
property They swarm in masses around every
object by day and every light by night and while they
fortunately do not bite they crawl into the eyes, ears
and mouths Of people in such way that the only way
70 Get rid OF them Is TO swallow them. The curious
thing abOut them IS their love for both sweet and
soporous sounds Music has charms for these Insects
as we'll as for savage beasts steamboat whistles are
more attractive than monsses candy.
There will be an extra exercise tomorrow afternoon
at O'Clock, In the Amphheatre, an address on Edu-
cational Works for the Colored Race In the South, by
the Rev william Hayes. who has been active In that
field In the evening the American Sabbath Union
will be addressed by Dr. j. H. Knowles. secretary. and
Dr. TAYLOR corresponding secretary, OF the Organiza
ton Baptist CongcSs is TO be held next Wednes-
dav afternoon at half past O'clock in the Tempe.
Dr. j. NJ Buckley's lecture to-day "The Use and
Abuse Of Prejudice one OF the best ever given
here. lie vegan by telling story OF Mr.. Bcecher. who
was once outwtted by a colored barber Mr.. Beecher
went into barber shop Just after he had determined to
support Mr. Cleveland for the Presidency and said to
the barber:
Do you shave Mugwunps herel'
The barber replied
yes. sab. / shaves everything that has hair and
cash, sab has no preIudices that interfere with
business
The speaker then took up the origin of prejudices
and specified early education, then ignorance and self
concet combined. lie referred 70 the COpernican
system tho circulation Of the blood, the invention Of
the steamboat and telegraph. etc, to show how
prejudice INSTRUCTED and embarrassed inventors.
Dr. Buckley said that for ten years past
he had been engaged in investigating sanderous charges
against ministers In order to learn OF his legal liability
In be printed them In his paper. Out Of hundreds
OF 81 investigated only twenty-five thirty
were really bad The had been trumped up
BY rival ministers ard Others ont OF pure Jealousy and
hatred. The speaker said 1t the greatest mistake
in the world to Judge people by first impressions.
when boy, before his conve sion, he said he used ~
fool people by telling item that certain strangers In
town at different times were Henry Ward leecher.
The people wou.u believe him, ard Oftenmes he sue
ceeded In palmng OF criminals on them, and they
would mh CINE that ICY the greatest benevoencc
IN the cOunenancc Of hardened wreches. The speaker
ndiculed phrenOlogy and said that bumps on the head
were about good u guide To- the extent OF mans
brains The knobs on a safe were 20 the amount or
money In r.. You cannot go BY looks. The speaker
said he could pick out twelve men in the New YORK
CITY Rogues Gallery who looked as plous. spiritual
and sanity as cie twelve bishops OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church.
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