The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-10
ENGLISH LECTURERS.

The Rev. Mr.. Haweis. rector OF the par
ish of Marylebone, in London. is to lecture
in this city tonight on "Tennyson." The
author of "Muslc and Morals" ought to be
sure of an audience, whatever his theme :;
even If he had not written that delightful
book, people should 90 10 hear the popular
preacher of Marylebone, because he is one
of the most versatile, earnest and honest
Englishmen of the day. He began life as
a soldier under Garibaldi, and proved that
he was not afraid of bullets: he has writ
ten on almost every conceivable subject.
from art to science and religion; and be
has never written dull line. 10 one Of
his early books he describes his first visit
when a very young man-to the late poet
laureate, who happened to be in bearish
mood that day, and scowled at his trem-
bling visitor with his most Jovian frowD.
Even then Haweis had penetrated the spirit
of the great poet and understood him bet
ter than many of his critics did. He will
give his listeners tonight the benefit of
his study of the English idyIist, a study the
more profound as it was labor of love.
Another English lecturer, who did not
find his way as far west as San Francisco,
and who has just returned to his home. is
the Dean of Rochester, Samuel Reynolds
Hole. we'll known in his own country as
one of the most eloquent and witty mem
hers of the church. When be arrived peo-
pie were inclined TO laugh at the idea of a
great diguitary of the Church of England
coming to the United States to raise money
for the repair of an English cathedral
when the revenues of that church must be
over fifty milliOnsa year. But as it was left
for Americans to embellish the birthplace
of Shakespeare. so probably it is thought
to be their business to repair the ancient
empire which Eihelbert founded, and
where William the ConQueror said his
prayers. However this may be, Dean Hole
delivered a number of highly entertaining
lectures to crowded houses and took home
with him bill OF exchange respectable In
amount
Those who neglect attending the lee
lures of men OF this stamp do rhemselv
injustice. They are better worth bearing
than Hoyts farees, more entertaining even
than the Brass Monkey" They consti-
:ute the best form of postgraduate in
struclion. These are days in which bright
minds are delving into the musty chron-
NSiNo
light which put a new face on history.
Every year readers are forced to revise
their opinions of the great men and women
who are gone. anu to admit that the views
they were taught at school ana college
were false views and must be abandoned.
Unfortunately, the work of iconocIasm and
reconstruction is so vast that it requires
library Of books to contain it, and life is
too short for unprofessionals to read them
all. Here Is where the function of the
lecturer comes in. He reads, marks end
inwardly digests everything, and presents
In an hours talk the pith and marrow OF
thirty volumes. II he knows his business
and has the knack of presenting to his
hearers only that which will fascnate their
attention and cling to their memory, while
he eschews matter that is tedious and dull.
he can save them the reproach of ignor-
ance when they talk on something higher
than Gnpial possin