Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-24
ALABAMA CHAUTAUQUA.
DR. EATON DIscoURsfs ON POOR KIN
The Trials and Tribulations of the lmpover- iShed ReIatNe-PoIk Miller on the
 Plantation Negro"

the C. l.. S. C. round IdDle met III tle dS-
 sembly hall and Miss Love read Bishop
 Xincent's explanation of the aims and
 advantages of c. L. S. c. work, making herself number of valuable suggestions.
 She appointed two committees for the Chautauqua congress- to be held in con-
 nection with the Atlanta exposition
 They are gentlemen; Rev. s. P. West
 Talladega, chairman; MT. Clifford Lanier
 Montgomery; MT. .J. II. Johnson. pr. G.
 R. MeNeill, Talladega; MT. E. T. Wither-
 by Shelby. Ladies, Miss B. M. Haley
 JasDer chairman; Miss Mary Wood, Mrs
 c. $. Jones, Talladega Miss Sue Rogan, Birmingham; Mrs Kate Jarvis, Selma.
 Dr. G. R. McNeill then read very clever account of Alabama s First Chau- tauqua,' written in verse by Miss Emma
 L. Shaver of Woodlawn, and dedicateu to Miss Bunnie Love. This was partlcu-
 larly interesting to those who attended the Shelby Springs assembly.
 The afternoon concert of the LaVerty consisted of the following programme;
 "Chmes Waltz" by band
 Duett, piecolo and violin, FloWer Song-Misses Marie and Mary warren.
 Clear the Track Galop' '-Orchessfa;;,
 Concert solo from "Bohemian Girl'- Master Carl Laverty.
 "Tourist Galop"-Band
 This being finished MT. Leftwlch, Vo- ealist of note from Richmond, Va, sang that sweet old heart-fsvorite fhe Home Home
 of the Soul" and as an encore our Mothers Way"
 Dr. French in happy manner pre-
 sented his old friend, Rev. T. T. Eaton; I1..o !; D. D., who said his subject, Poor hln,
 might be regarded as thread7pate theme. Gentle Charles Lamb wrote upon
 .'Poor Relations" but the best tnlns ever saw on Poor Kin is good ciouhes'
 pr. Eaton compared poor Kin 10 mos
 hIl itself up as a benefactor; a cat, Wnicll i'-l not only flatters but pretends 10 pc uoliiS S us a great favor. According to Darwin apes, monkeys and chimpanzees are oul
 poor kin, and the eVoutionist Will sooli
 he thrusting upon us crabs, lopsteIs,
 froos and tadpoles If we must nave
 noor kin. I'll go as far as the mohhey'
 hut beyond that I squarely reIuse to 6o;
 O. brightest picture of Eden, AuaIh sa gnu
 Eve. had no poor kin. What lncoilceiV a.
 ble bliss. The rich man does wHa. q. da- ee
 can for his poor kin and then IS @ ue
 nouneed as a monster of ingratitude. The iu
 presents he gives are not costly elous1 ls,i- H.
 Most uncomfortable are the poor Kin Wilo
 have seen better days. Then lhelS ai ie fine sensitive poor kin. A person ,e..,7 Mn9 T
 tboroughlv sensitive Is thoroughly seliIsn
 and thoroughly egotistlc. SensltlVehess
 ;e a sin against God and ought 10 pc u
 cyiTne against the state, with a hunureu
 wears imprisonment for the hrst oilehse
 and fen thousand for the second ,z
 Who ever heard of poor relatiVe uy .
 IVY Evan the novelists don't dare to lTiIl them off You can get rid or the aV-
 craze pest by lending him some money, h,lt vou can't get rid of your poor MI, MI that way. The loss of your property VII VII
 moi free you from their persecutlohs' hoi will death itself .,,o, 1,i,, it,s more serious thing to be poor Kin On the side of poor kin can speak teel- inply. for poor kin 1 always nave peeh' and always expect to be. , The poor suffer from thelr flch XII: z If we praise them we are accuSeu oL fawning; if we are silent we are Aiio@ V. :, II to he jealous and envious. The same o,,alities that everybody recognize as ,eeanness in the poor, in the rlcn are called peculiarities. A man or markeu Individuality, to put it in plain Engllsh' is a fool. ,,,a ,.,,n Not until the millennium can we run this world on the law of supply ana oe- wand All possible political wisdom IS summed up in one sentence in the Blpie' "Raar ve one another'S burden ana so | fulfll the law of Christ" Then snail hard times be forgotten when the rlcn and poor shall meet together III oie | brotherhood, for God is the father ol us | all. - thank God that men may grow up | rich and still be something. It is easier | for a poor mans boy to make man than | for the rich boy My rich relative IS so l absorbed with the cares of business that l he has no time for his boy All those about me whom l can help l are my poor kin and my obligations are l not limited to my surname There are l mutual duties between employers anu employees and only by rememperlnS l these can we arrive at the true solution | of the great problem of capital ana Ia | bor If the capitalist will give gentle l mastery, the laborer will give gentle ser | vice. | The glory and strength of feudalsm l lay in the two ideas of personal leader | ship and personal loyalty. It is because l men are forgetting their kinship that | the world is no better. We must re- member that mankind is mankinned. A good was present this evening to l enjoy what was considered by many | the most delightful entertainment of the | whole Chautauqua. The exercises began | with a piano duet by MT. Gross and | Miss McCarty. Miss Robinson recited Tn 1 a highly tragic manner the checkered life l story of Mary, Queen of Scots," and | gave as an encore "The Parsons Plaint. | A vocal solo by Miss Susie Bishop was | followed by three most charmingly nat
 ural recitations by Miss Lucy Hearn, | "Mammys Churning Song, Eugene l Fields wierd Night Wind" and the lit | tie boys version of Jack the Giant I Killer" Miss Hearn, by her grace, | beauty and utter self-forgetfulness com | pletely captivated her audience MT. | Leftwich, who was received with enthu- | siasm on account of his singing in the | afternoon, gave great delight with the | three pieces for which the people clam | ored. His selections were: "The Grena- l dier," the tragical tale of Dutchman s | Leg and the New Prodigal."
 | Mir Graham then presented MT. Polk I Miller, who gave most lfe-like and per | fectly delightful delineation of the char
 acter, with it's good and its foibes of
 "The Old Southern Plantation Negro, | loving his old master and being loved in
 return. His lecture was a happy blend | ing in the right proportions of song and
 story, and will finger as a fragrant mem 1 ory in the hearts of his appreciative ] listeners, not merely hearers. With the | inimical banjo accompaniment he sang after reciting reciting My Old Marse | John;' the old plantation melodies
 What Kind of Slippers Does de Angels Wear" "Dat Watermillion Smilin' OF de Vine" "Ycu Nightly in de Grass Come, line de Huckleberry Picnic" the | camp meeting hymn Rise. Shine, | "Gwine to Alabama Wid a Banjo on My | Knee" ''Ise Gwine Back to Dixie'' and