The Washington times., 1895-03-05

Some OF the most eloquent OF Washing
tons young orators, of both sexes, as
sisted 10 make the second annual orator.
cal contest OF the Epworth League Orator.
cal Association of the District OF COlum-
bia. held at Hamline NJ Z. Church last
night. a memorable occasion in the history
of the society.
The prize. a copy OF Holman's Sunday
school Bible, a gift of Messrs. Woodward
& Lothrop, was won by Mr. C. NJ. Lacey
Sites, OF the Metropolitan Chapter. Miss
Amy /. May, of the Douglas Chapter, re-
oeiving honorable mention. Rev. DR.. ].
f. Rankin. of Howard University. an
nounced the victors and presented the prize.
The Oratorical Association was organ
tied in May, 1898, and has for its object,
as expressed in its constitution, Ito foster
and promote the study and practice OF
oratOry" The churches represented by
membership al present are Foundry, Metro
politan Hamline, Wangh. Douglas, and Nc
Kendree Each chapter holds an annual
local contest TO determine who shall rep
resent that chapter IN the iuter-Chepter
contest The present Officers of the District
association are: President, Harry o. Hine;
vice president, George +. Cahi1; sec retary,
+. W. Williams; treasurer. Eedding B.
Leech. The judges last night We're Bishop
John r Hurst, Mrs. Mark w Harrington,
and Major George II. Harr es on thought
and composition, and President j. L. Ran
kin. OF the Howard University, Rev. f. ID.
Power, of the Vermont Ayenne Church, and
MIS-. J. Ellen Foster, Oh delivery.
The programme opened with an organ
voluntary by Prof. Otis ID. Sweet, after
which Rev. r. l. Todd delivered a prayer.
The president Of the assoc lation, hr.
Harry o. Hine. then delivered a few intro
dUctory remarks.
MR. TRACY On ECHOES
Mr. Seth f. Tracy represented Foundry
Church, and the subject OF his Grafton was
'Eehor5." He told Of tramping one sum
mer. when a child. in company with grown
persons, and OF one OF their diversions,
which was 10 stand on the pebbiy shore
OF a lake and listen To the echoes OF the
sounds made by the company die away
II the woods on the opposite shore, and
OF ms childish wonder when these woods
sent back the imitation of the grOwl of
bear OF Ieverbcrated with the thunder OF
some song sung 10y The entire company
He told 0r tie echoes started when he was
a child that yet haunt mis- memory and
increase in vibration as the years roll
on.
MIR Tracy said that the echoes OF indul
gence OF sin. Of El-speut youth, are still
heard. and ire the echoes that bow down
old age. He spoke ofthe neyer-dying echoes
of the philosopher and the poet and OF the
echoes Of the words OF Daniel Webster. that
have never ceased To be heard throughout
the land, arousing the patriotism and stir
ring tiie pulses OF every American.
Waugh was represented 10y Miss Duanna
T. Mitchell. and The subject OF her Grafton
was success means sacrifice" Success q,
She said. came not from rank, for many OF
the most successful naen had humble pa
rents; Dot wealth, for many of them had
never an extra dollar; not talent, for many
were men of ordinary intelligence: not po-
litical influence, for all that could DE swept
aside IN a day by the ballot-boX Doing
what you can, do well, without the thought
OF fail. she said. is the talent Of success
At the conclusion of Miss Mitcheil's ora
ton Miss Gertrude Dana was TO have given
vocal solo. but she was not present and Prof
John o. Russell gave guitar aolo-
MR.. SITES GRAFTON.
MT C. IL Lacey Sites. the representative
OF the Metropolitan NJ L. Church, chose for
thesubject OF his Grafton 1Wanted-Power.' =
history OF dominant forces. He spoke of the
dark ages through which theearthhad passed
and OF the frightening morning brought
about by the era OF science. II was
barely sunrise on that morning when Christie
pherC Columbus startedsnthat westward vOy-
age which made his memory imper shable;
it was 10 O'Clock by the hands OF progress
when Watt discovered the power of steam; il
was II when BENJAMIN Franklin, defying,
like Prometheus OF old. the gods OF olympus.
drew from the heavens the lightning. But
he said there are problems today into which
bold thought plunges, bnt science cannot eX-
plain. A new power was wanted and that
new power must be faith. The faith OF
Martin Luther and the faith of Robert Full
ton The faith that binds the shifting ele-
ments OF society together and endows them
with greater power.
Miss Amy l. MAY. OF the Douglas Chapter.
chose as the theme Of her Grafton The
progress OF women" She said that this.
the age OF justice and humanity. is indeed
the golden age OF women. She Contnasted
the women of by-gone times with the
women OF to-day, in appearance, in intel
lect. and in physical development, and
said that the strides OF human progress and
the inventions OF man are responsible for
the advancement.
MR. wATSON'S CLOSING EFFORT.
Inc bcAt speaker was MI Aldfk a hdl-
SON. of Hamline. The subject OF his oration
was Conformation" He said; GAS we
search the records OF nations we cannot help
noticing one fact-that preceding every
great reformation there has been great
intellectual revival We find" he con-
tinued. THAT on all sides there is a grow
ing conformation toward the right when, in
the office, the workshop, the counting
r0lU0 1QNr -far in
we can hear the conformation of men 10
places and toprinciples OF right and justice. q"
At the ccncluion of Mr. Watson's ora
ton. and while the committees were con-
sidering the oration. Prof. John o. Russell
again favored the audience with some Sc
lections on the guitar He was repeatedly
encored.
She Demanded Jury Trial.