The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-04
DIR. GUNSAULUS TALKS.
An Eloquent Discourse by the
Famous Chicago
Divine.
TODAY THEY WILL CELEBRATE.
Extensive Preparations Made for a
Proper Observance Of the
Fourth.

PACIFIC GROVE, CAL, July 3.-The
City of Pines fairly swarmed with visitors
to-day. The Chautauqua is in full blast,
and those not busy with their classes were
engaged in decorating the dwellings and
streets with bunting and eyergreens. To-
night the National colors show out bril-
liantly from under the electrical illumina-
ton.
At Assembly Hall this morning things
took a lively turn, as classes were being
formed and every one was anxious to get
through so they could get down to actual
work. Several of the ladies decorated AS
sembly Hall for the reception of DR.. Gun
saulus of Chicago, who gave his opening
lecture tonight. The rostrum was one
mass of ferns and flowers.
DR.. Hirst called the assembly to order.
The house was well filled and the organiza-
ton of classes took up considerable time.
The classes show a great increase in men,
bership over last year, and every one is
taking great interest in the work. The
forum hour, II A. NJ, proved very popular.
Professor Blackman opened the meeting
with an address on the late Pullman strike
and it's influence on the United States as
whole. After this talk the meeting was
opened for debating, and any one was well
come to ask such questions as they wished
to. The forum hour closed the morning
session.
This afternoon Professor John Ivey gave
his first lecture on art before large class.
Mr. Ivey always brings with him large
collection of fine works of art and uses
than in ADMINISTRATIONS NJ
the round-table convened at the Museum
building. A reunion OF Chautauquans
was held and reports were read.
The feature of to-days programme was
the lecture by DIR. f. w. Gunsualus of Chi
cago. 1t was one of the finest ever deliv-
cred during the Chautauqua sessions. The
subject was, 1.-The Eloquence of Puritan
ISM" In his remarks the speaker dwelt
upon the fact that every age brings out
great puritanic eloquence. He began with
Abraham as being the first great Puritan
a man whose every word was a word OF
eloquence. Puritanism is sublime ideal
ism, that has gone with the oc-
cident of activity, and not knowing
upon the great puritans OF the world, the
eIuS LLcy nave dCCOll D1lSuSu ny buelI lew
words-their few burning words of elo-
quence that has saved nations He spoke
of Wendell Phillips as the greatest man OF
our times; the man who saved the Nation
from slavery, and who, said DR.. Gunsaulus,
was the greatest orator who has used the
English tongue for the last seventy-fve
years. No man, he said, ever mastered
the mob by ideas as did Wendell Phillips.
He gave personal "reminiscences of his as
sociations with Wendell Phillips, which
added greatly to the interest of the lecture.
He considers the greatest orator of the
hour DR.. Parkhurst of New York.
DIR. Gunsaulus is man of magnificent
physique. He is eloquence itself.
Tomorrow being the Fourth there will
be no regular sessions, but the day will be
given up to the Chautauquans. Extensive
preparations have been made. At P. M
there will be free lecture at the Metho-
dist Episcopal church by John Flournoy
of San Francisco. Mr.. Flournoy is an
orator of rare gifts, and an observer. The
lecture will be treat, as there will also be
musical programme arranged. In the
evening there will be an illustrated lecture
by Rev. II. III. Rice of Oakland.