The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-02-04
IT IS A STRANGE CASE
Two Men Who Think and Talk Alike
About Columbus.
ONCE MORE THE PARALLEL
a Pulpit Comparison This Time an
Open Question Whether Butts
or Town Just Out of Chicago
Did the Thinking First.

BUTTE, Feb. 3.--Rev. William Rollins,
pastor of the Mountain View NJ. Z.
church, concluded tonight his very inter-
esting and instructive series of lectures,
which have entertained the members of
his congregation and the readers of the
STANDARD for several weeks past. The
hrst of the lectures was on 1.-The Revival
of Learning" The second was on "The
Reformation" The subject of the third
was Tho Discovery of America" and the
subject of the fourth was "Our Early Pio-
neers."
1t Is curious coincidence that there
was published last year in Cincinnati by
Cranston d Curtis volume by DIR. Frank
Bristol of Evanston, ILL.,, entitled "Proyi-
Dental Epochs." This volume consists of
Tour lectures by DR.. Bristol, the subjects
OF which are 1.-THE Renaissance,o THE
Reformation" 1.-THE Discovery of Amer
ica," and Tho Settlement of Our
Country"
Although there is some difference in the
stiles of the four lectures with which Rev.
Mr.. Rollins has been entertaining Butte
audiences and the four lectures prepared
by DIR. Bristol, there is not a great deal of
dinerence in the subject matter of the
lectures, in the ideas expressed, or, except
Take for example the lecture given last
Sunday by Rev. Mr.. Rollins on 'The Dis
covery of America" 1t is so similar i'm
all respects to the lecture of Dr. Bristol
on the same subject that the coincidence
must be pronounced extremely singular.
In order that the people may judge for
themselves OF the respective intellectual
qualities and abilities and opinions of
these two learned gentlemen, the STAND
ARD Is prepared to present liberal quota
tons from the productions of both gentle
men. Naturally, in dealing with the same
SUBJECT, great minds must at times con-
fiict. Confiction SO general as is found
IN the lectures of these two distinguished
divines must be considered a remarkable
specimen OF intellect running in the same
channel.
Both speakers begin with a half dozen
lines which may be called distinctivey
their own. With the second paragraph,
however; the coincidence begins. 1t NAV
best be illustrated by quoting from both
gentlemen in parallel columns. The que
tations from Rev. Mr.. Rollins are taken
from manuscript cory OF his lecture fur
nlshed the STANDARD by Mr.. Rollins him /
self. The quotations from Dr. Br stol are I
from the book printed under his name. /
The lectures begin in this way:
ROLLINS. BRISTOL.
The century stretch The century stretch
ing from 1i25 to 1925, in ing from l45 10 1926
art: literature, religion was adorned by many
ana discovery throws OF the greatest men OF
mo oDscurlty any OF modern times Ii may
the centuries precsd- be doubted whether
ing ~, some might en- any other one century
cept the nrst century has crowded upon its
but to us there is no stage OF important his
cAcepNon torlc action a greater
number OF frst-order
genluses, or a greater
number or men whose
individual and com
DDed power will be felt
10y humanity forever.
Then both lecturers proceed to tell
about Columbus. Bristol says he was
born between 1435 and 1445. Rollins saws
says he was born about 1440. Both get
eloquent at this point and they say:
ROLLINS. BRISTOL.
He stood In the very He stood high proved
DlaZe OF the revival OF and lived I'm
learning ana shared IN that bright morning
the nrst electrical time which saw race
SHOCKS that awakened OF geniuSeS spring forth
Europe out OF lts long 10 rescue science, art |
sleep Columbus might and letters from their
nay. We. stood oy the side long Dark-Age impris-
OF the renowned astron- onment. . CO.
Omer, .COpernicuS, and lumbus might have |
listened TO his glownggazed with Coperncus |
description OF the starry into the heavenly myS- !
heavens. He might eries and Splendors /
have stood by the side lie might
of savonarola as he have heard the stormy I
preached righteousness eloquence of Savona-
10 faScinate congrega- rOla, watched the chisel
lions lie might have strokes OF Angelo or
iouOWed tine magic seen the magic pencil
brush OF da Ninci. An of the divine Raphael {
gelo aud Raphael as paint the sweet immor. Z
they brought Out on the tally of his Madonnas; j
canvas the entrancing he might have learned I
figure. He might have from Guttenberg's own [
heard GuttenbuTg Te-lipS how his great brain
count his cogitations as achieved the printing
evolved out OF his brain press or have seen Cav. |
the printing press Heton
might have stood by the