New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-08
THE EVOLUTION OF MAN.
PROFESSOR DRUMMOND CONTINUES HIS
CHAUTAUQUA LECTURES
THE PATERNAL VIRTUES AND THEIR ORIGIN
Talk on PHYSICAL. TRAINING.

THE PATERNAL VIRTUES AND THEIR ORIGIN
A TALK on PHYSICAL TRAINING.
ChautauQua, July CspeciaD.-Professor Drummond
this afternoon began his lecture on g The Evolution
Of the Father by tracing the requirement OF one sci
Of virtues by the mother and another by the father
In the slow development Of the human family from
state OF animal pcygamv II has always been
taken for granted that husbands and wives love one
another. The savage husband and wife were all
but strangers 10 each other and In the lower stages
Of human life husbands and wives do not love each
other In the primitive times there was no snch
thing as courshp. which, with its vivid conception
and rich Impressions has given great opportunity
TO evolution The speaker paid hearty trbut' To
what he termed tn polite condition Of American
society. which, especially among the young blcnd'
The currents Of different family lives through educa-
rionSl and social channels, from which process per
fected there must homes, which snail be
guarantees Of the progress and security Of this nation
for all time
Continuing the speaker said that is transient
but love Is immortal. Love Is not a purified or
elhercnzed lust. Neither husband nor wife be-
slowed this Gift upon the world, but II was brough
by a little child as incense from its maker. Long
aftcrwari through the same medary. the father and
mother learned to love. Thu is the lineage OF love-
II has descended from children.
As chief OF the family the father made laws ana
exacted obedience. Not less necessary than the
mbther's contribution of mercy 10 the world Is Inc
fathers gift righteousness once established III 'he
world as winning force. love could only yicd 10
greater than itself and greater fore" there Is
none In tho hands of natural selection therefore
ran its course. Whatever physiological adjustments
continued TO 60 on beneath the surface ethical factors
now determined extinction or survival BAD parents
mean starved children and starved children Will De r.
placed In the struggle for life by fulfilled children ana
ere a few generations parents without low" VIII eXSt
no more The child on the other hand. which has
drunk most deeply OF its mothcts Nve. lives TO mana
ON that which has spared 1t to succeeding race
Professor DrunmOnd has addressed several Kounu
Tables Of the Chau,auqua Literary and scicn'ihc
Crcl, during the week at their O'Clock sessions.
These talks have been entirely Informal ana easy
In style. Al the Round Table this afternoon FRO
fcssor Drummond said 81 have already spoken 10
Won on the evolution Of the mother and the evolution
~ the father and | will give you now something
abou, thc evolution Of daughters. 1 know more
about bovs than I know about girls. Bnt one thine
have discovered about girls; they are exceedingly
modest abou their religion. In morality 'h'S are
about thc most religious OF all beings, Int because
thcr have not things called doctrines or bril'1S 'i'N
are apt 10 imagine that they have not rciisioh' II
7 wore Won ! wouldn't think myself heather because
I did no, Ike dull sermon II girls were honest
,nov would admit that large part OF the
BiMt is dry and not Interesting TO th'm'
Truth will do us much good In the WORDS OF 'o''e
other good books In the Bible II we s'' our
truth I'm poetical. historical. or boer'ph"'' ""i"
aro mo, ,o he rcp-ovcd If we read these books In long
stretches and the Bible in short stretches p"i
bou,d he religious a. a girl not her grandmother
u Won try 10 get 10 the bottom OF Things honestly
| Won will out all right
| Professor Il. :. Riggs. OF Auburn THEOLOGICAL sem
| nary lecturcd to day TO large class III 'oh'E'
Hall Oh "The origin Of the Gospels
| :, Tho povs Congress this morning the time was
aken M by the drawing OF states, the division mo
senate and House Of Representatives anu NV wv
| lion Of officers Tor the first session - -, .
DR. W. q Anderson. Of Yale. director OF inc 'r s
,auula school Of Phf steal culture" ms WINS EN-,
| lertnrcd on " The Gymnasc- Of Today Ihr
speaker said that physical training Is In i's MARY
I'm america the general interest In IN" s'bj"c' hN
-, oniv in The last six years. caus" OF the
poor ply ,qucs Of Americans Is mat 50 NIL a','n"
| i maid ia form IN sitting. standing ana wing. n
ho,ier chair I'm the school room suggested n com
| pulsorv training in correct posture III sllne.
rumLer Of illustrations OF the various gyunh'lunls i"
mon were thrown upon the scr"en ana IN" l'o,rri
said that great opportunity aWntca '.' ,'
| antlropIs, Who would provide similar msHtuuohs
| for