New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-30
ENGLISH AUTHORS COMING.
DRUSiMOND AND BARRIE May BE AZ
CHAUTAUQUA.
ANDREW LANG'S HEALTH-MR. srEADS' "cfVIo
CHURCn"-wHAr MAHAFFY ~ DoIN0.

Buffalo, Oct. CON-. George Z. Vincent, Me-
principal OF the Chautsuqua systea. hes juss
returned from England. where he has been secus1na
attractions for the next season Of Chautauqua ins
mission took him to some Of the bcstknown uterasy
uen OF the day.
Mr.. Vincent found Professor Henry Orummonl n
q charming retreat the Rter Dee. where Tie
author Of "Ths Natural Law Ia the Spiritual wotl'
hmd gone into solitude partly to work and partly Il
| fish. lie had leased preserve the little nves
end for two three hours every morning could -
seen gravey whipping the pools In search Of sanca
with a huge hshlole. The middle Vt each day hs
devoted TO work on scientific lectures for Glasgow
University. hut toward evening books and pspers
| would b. put aside asniu for the nshpoe. sueA
a mighty pole 1t that the Professor bad Q msa
llrcd for the especial purpose OF carrying It when
II not 10 use The day before Nv. vinceut's
arrival the Professor had captured . twelve pound
salmon. and naturally enthusiastic. but he put
| his interest In the sport on Enthusiastically
scientific basis. explaining that he nshed becauss II
gave him Nh object for outdoor exercise: II bored
J him unutteraby TO 60 out merely for o walk WITH
no object In view. 1t Is not to Be supposed,
however. thut Professor Drnmmond follows ilasb
| wnt0n's footsteps merely from sense Of duty
any than lc0nne old Christopher North DID,
or than Andrew Lang and william Black d. when
| they 60 Out Salmon.fshng together. No man could
fish from a " duty and yet write books whth
have In them any sort OF fcrvor, religious -
literary.
Professor Drmmmond. who was in this country fous
years ago. promised to return next summer to Do.
liver OF lectures science at Chautauquas
although he thought It strange that Americans sbouA
be particularly Interested In him. ~ never met .
man," sad Mr. Vincent, who seemed to tnke less &C.
count Of himself. who was delightful and self.
forgetful In conversation lie Is earnest and honest
| and as simple. minded and sincerely modest whea
he was unknown"
In this respect the Glasgow professor resembles
close friend OF his. james Matthew Barrie. who nevss
got the almost painful difdence that character.
lied him long before some 10000 copies Of Tie Little
Minister" sold and which hiss remslned prse.
tcally unaltered by the fact that Aud LIGHT Mylls'
and "A Window In Thrums" have caused their author
10 be tlked about OF late than Eudyad kiplng
Mr.. Vincent met Mr.. Barrie In the lodgings at West
Kensingon which he has occupied lately. The rooms
were plain enough. giving particular indications
that their owner was q literary man even Q De.
voice OF My Lady NlcOtlnc.' Mr. Barrie Is slender
little With black hair and mustache and grave
demeanOr The idea Of reading from his books before
audience ut ChautauQua seemed to strike him. at
first funny, but the more he thought about II TIE
more be seemed 10 favor the notion lie would make
no definite to the proposition however. but
promised 10 give decision some time In Jan.
nary lie would rather 90 to the United
States than anywhere else. and he asserted that b. bel
with certain scientific friend Of his. on the condition
that the two should exchange thus leaving the
real Barrie free from any embarrassing attentions.
The young author set forth this remarkable scheme
With the solemnlty that characterized number Of
years. told upon better acquaintance with his visitor.
and Of which explained 1t. There was time In
his small boy days he said: when he had sweet
smile IIc cultivated II assiduously before TIE look
Ing glass and It grew In beauty until fatal day
when the girls IN his school voted the question Of
which the prettest hoy The sweet smile carried
all before and Barrie chosen. Since that day hs
has never smiled.
OF all the American writers Mary E. wilhns was
Mr. Barries favorlte. and. In his opinion the Ameh.
were the masters OF the short story and far In
advance OF their British cousins I'm that branch Of IT.
erature. at ieas'. But II seemed to him that We
OVERRIDING the dialect business. lie himself wit
ing loss OF It, because as he explained III you are
not perfectly faithful 10 II. you inarsde; and
n YOU perfectly faithful you untnteunble
the conclusion that the best way to treas
dialect Is to a little OF II faithfully at the beGtn
Ming TO favor story. and then TO drop II gradually
MIR. Barrie Is busy short stories and Q serial.
but manages to spend much time In the little Scotch
town OF klrrnulr which. disguised "Thrums.'
has become famous through his writings. 1t wns there
that IL WI, born and il i, yet home TO him.
Mr.. Vincent wished 10 from Andrew Lang
a promise to visit Chauiaulua next year. but was
was In too poor health TO think OF such an under
tasag. lie was In the country somewhere tryInc to
rccup'rutr. ana he had Just refused offers
20 lecture ut oxford and Cambridge because of a
general WEAKNESS. Ii took all his strength At present
10 do the writing required OF him for The London
News Ilc thought he would hardly be able TO deliver
more lectures for some time TO come.
Professor James Anthony Froudc visited at OK.
ford on October ], Just rs the term was opening
lie had arrived but few days before md be seemed 70
feel that the chair OF history at OXFORD. to which he
was recently appointed was going to make very heavy
demands upon him. lie looks remarkably like Donald
G.. Mitchell! and the late GEORGE william Curtis Hs
Is q delightful talkcr and much Interested IN
Ciauauqua work. but explained that at his Gee and
with his wo:x he could not think OF at .uns IN
voyage. Ills voice Is not strong ana general
air OF refinement and deicacy helped to make him
appear almost fragile.
A far different sort Of IN many ways Is
william r. Stead. \ superiority OF energy keeps
him bislng about. walking mp and down IN his sane
tum. gesticulatne. and literally firing OF epsramms'ic
sentences becoming quickly enthusiastic when ethics
Is the subject OF conversation The ex-chcf Of Ine
Pail Mall Gazette and present owner and editor Of
"The Review OF Reviews has a new scheme With
characteristic title" The civic Church. lie Is BUD
bling over with 1t thinks OF coming TO this country
to establish a propaganda. At amy rate he ~ eo'ra
TO write q paper on II for chautaiIus. The scheme
In brief. is TO form syndicate among the churrnes
Of all denominations and doctrines. for the purpose 81
CARRYING phanthrowc work ana social reform
Irrespective Of crccd,. lie would not interfere Win
tho religious belief Of any on" but would merely seet
OUT the aims which all churches have In common ana
urge them to work together In reaching those aims
instead OF ut purposss occasionally they 20
at present. II must be confessed that the CIVIC
church idea has not vet been received with much
enthusiasm IN England.
DR.. J. r. MaharHy agreed to come to Chsnisuoua
next summer. When Mr.. Vincent wa; his guest the
Greek scholar busy with sonc papyris |uss
found In ancient Greek cofins. some Of 800 years
old. The tattercd sheets covered with nl'ia'