New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-19
THE POETRY OF BROWNING.
FIRST LECTURE IN PROF. sEAMANS COURSE.
ppor rvrrr on THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
OTHER INCIDENTS OF THE DAY
rHAITACQIA.
my TELEGRAPH 10 InE Tribune,

Chaut.,nna " y July 15.-sunday at chautauqna
+, always an ideal day Of rest ana 'ese'ud! was
especially refreshing. the bright SUNSHINE uehb"uuiS
tempered by a cool and fragrant atmosphere anu Tue
quiet unbroken save by the rustling Oh ~d'~' Au
mittance TO the ground, Oh sunday j. prohibited ana
departure Is no easy matter, spec'al permit DING
,anulrad md snecIal means OF transportation are
for no beats OF cars touch here on tina day.
Besides regular services with sermon OS '"e NV.
C. T. Thwlng Of Western University Inc guilty. Va
Christian Ethics nt o'clock he'd hieo'"s At o..
Temple, open only TO persons peV"VV" -
twenty-five years OF age and at ! tHere "'' o.aa,
or the baseball grounds for young MOI ~. ~ 'eo'
tho w.ll.known athlete had charge OF TINS service
s.istad hv the Sv,ocusr Gle, club About Soo Souns
mon oined In the service This morning the sprolai
classes teachers retrea; and college AE'"i 0ee~' WIN
after two days Of rest. 5000. ,.,or
Professor owen Seaman. at II ''io'" -,
course OF six lectures on the poetry ana 'ec'n"s vi
Robert Browning. Professor SEAMAN ~alu' !" p'''
Robert Brownlng'S work has "ire'sS 800 ,,a,,
over more than half a century, aud lbs Iainc may
he said to have been established d! t"e ''"s
public IN opposition to the NeruicO VI ."'' 49,,
His absurity arises not from d'lh''a "a -, ,
from a faculty OF spiritual illumlIaoon i'P w
intense and subtle lightning bfV"H"s "
nlods I'm n letter 70 Mr. Kingsland, that he Is not
Intentionally obscure, but at tie same u'' NV
pretended TO offer such literature rs sho"lu " ,,
stuit- for a cigar or II game Of doninos 10 All '''o
man, The charge Of obscunty i chleny orousn'
forward by those who dislike being maze " '''i'N
TIE poct is charged With not malh'a'h"s
high musical level " his writing h"' Nv = W
ccrned With the whole range OF human eNpe''o"','
where fin, evil and grotcsluc exist SID, py s"o
With the good and beautiful The p"eI II "oa
pa,ntcr to deal with forms Of beauty alone Inc
strength OF poetry is in its thought, not III i'S ior''
and with great poets their music L. always s''o"oA''
and their substance of saying PRIMARY 'e'o -
however. never sacrificed 10 s0uhd DS h'o""'' -
lie drapes his philosophy In sights ana So""ua w
presses It, that Is, in terms Of human eNpe4'"'''
he Is essentially dramatic Though not IN Tue CO"
vential sense lie has written little that Is ao'p'''
To the stage. lie cxce!s chiefly ~ diaila'" "'''
In his shorter studies Of character.
.provnnc f. in the widest sense, religious poet
Not "A writer Of hymns. nor the eNpo'huc' Vi '''."'
bnt a teacher OF the truth that life Is probauoh ny
which the soul is tested Each individual soul Is c-
sponslble TO God. Good Is mixed u evil DeN""sc
this combination IL essential to the law OF progress.
ruturc lie IS the only possible key 70 the enigma OF
the present with H. failures and incompIe"heS|' o
is love absolute and In the doctrine OF the lhcar'o"
* seen the highest manifestation of this fact iTo"n-
ng Is uniquely the poet Of art lie synpatNfes WIN
ma comprehends the subjective Side OF the aru>' IL
painter as sculptor, and musician
Mrs. Emma =. Ewing gave a F''"c 'u' vi
d. Rroken Dt>7 and prepared variety OF delicious
dishes from ODDS and ends OF food tha' III l"'''
families are thrown away. normal class mas zee"
formed Of those who wish 10 qualify hs hou~ehecPe''
teachers OF cookery. etc. one VI The bigss' au'e"'
which has gathered In the Hall Of Philosophy listened
,b,s afternoon 10 the first lecture In the University
~ tension course ON the American Revolution a. h'r
ureied by contemporary American He TdtuTc iIoc'sU
Noe. COR Tyler OF Cornell University, CONDUCTS we
course His nrst lecture MS lntIvluc'oF. III ~
nature being general survey Oh thos' hnleI i III
Writings OF the Revolutionary period from 10" y"
i--I Professor seaman ~ O'CLOCK spphr on lns
nrjcin And growth OF University Extension IN fhgiu
nus T.. tie beginning ~ the niNrISt} f.ehf'Vh
ronfcr.ucc which will hold session ca'h AFTERNOON
during the week ~ the sam" hour the hiot v''"l
recital OF the Music school was held under the oi"'
tlOn Of j. Harry Wheeler. III,
4 German club composed u students In the c"lle-
cIas,e, and German speaking FhlIoIa meets al .
o'clock in tLe Hall of Philosophy four ln"s week
william H. GOODYEAR first lecture ms evening was
on r,el Architecture related - Greek History. ana
contained an account Of the modern phase. o 'f''"
architecture. The lecture was illustrated uir'urh
hx lows