New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-04
PERSONAL.

The Tribune was in error In saying the other day
that the Rev DR.. Henry van Dyke Is not to deliver
the Lyman Beecher lectures at the Yale Theologi-
cal Seminary this year on account OF I'll health He
is In the best OF health and is doing his quota OF
work His appointment to the lectureship was orig
nally for Last year. and was given up on account oil
DR. Greer should deliver the lectures this year. and
Dr. van Dyke received the appointment for next
year.
The late President McCosh used to tell the follow
ing story about the days when he was one or the
active champions OF the Free Church movement In
Scotland often l would he forbidden TO set foot
in town. such the hostility. In one place
after trying in vain to get hall or vacant lot
on which to preach. sat on my horse by the road
side and delivered my to the crowd. cali
Ing on all good Christians TO come out and be sepa
rate from the oppressive State Church. and asking
those who might be moved TO remain. decent
man and his wife stopped and said: We desire to
go with you but we are In service and our masters
threaten to turn US on we nave AWNING 90 ~
sir John Gladstone. who lives ycnder 1 shall cali
ing through the grounds l me! a nobe-lookin,g
young man reading book and deeply absorbed In
sa sir oSns Ns SOM William Gladstone rising young
man and graduate OF Oxford saw his father
% %nn we're the nucleus Of oursng
which gathered In that place
II IL said in Boston that Mr.. James J. Tls5ot.
the celebrated French artist. has entered monas-
terry OF n most severe order HIS water coIOrs,
THE Life OF Christ" which were exhibited last year
I'm the Champs de Mars. created sensation ana
were considered among the chief attractions OF the
exhibition Some years ago Tissot exiled from
France for being Communist, but when 1t was
afterward explained that his object In joining was
in case OF revolution to protect the Louvre and
Luxembourg galleries he was pardoned by the Gov
eminent He returned to Paris ana fitted up a
handsome studio the Avenue des Bots de Bou-
lopne He has given the last few years or his life
entirely to his water colors Of THE Life Of Christ.
spending several months OF each year IN Jerusaleni
year or So
James T.. Watson OF Rushville Ind. who defeated
Obector Holman for Congress. will be one or the
Youngest members OF the House. He has been a
politician and debater from boyhood He lost the
nomination for Secretary of State last June by
only twelve votes. Much OF his popularity Is due to
his prominence In the Knights OF Pythas and the
Epworth League. During the campaign he made
$50 speeches In his district. I'm Franklin County"
says 'The Chicago Tribune" "are seven townships
where the people all Germans and denseiy rural.
Many do not know 200 words OF English. They still
wear wooden shoes. having little factory TO manu-
facture them. Watson went to these people and
dressed as they did He put the fatherland shoes
and talked In German. Holmans great hold with
these unlettered people was his demagogy. Watson
dc termned to beat the old man at his own game.
The people took to him and crowded his meetings.
His eoIuence was treat and they determined to
give the young man a. show Holman had plural
itv OF 3.Csl votes which Watson turned TO 425 the
other way He II now bong lonized by the entire
state and his admirers are already predicting that
be Will DO the next Governor Of Indiana"