The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-12-21
THE W. H. RYDER LEoTUREsHIP

During the closing day of January the
people of Chicago will bs given the ben
efits of one of the most valuable and no
table free lectureships ever founded in
this country-that provided for in the
will of Rev. William III. Ryder, DID,,
pastor of St. Paul's Universalist Church
from 1860 until 1882, pastorate extend
ing over a period of twenty-five years.
and the longest one in length of contin-
uous service in Chicago up to that year.
1t will be recalled that DR.. Ryder in
his will left foundation of $4,000 for
an annual free Lecture sip in aid of the
moral and social welfare of the citizens
of Chicago. 1t was directed that these
lectures be given on an anti sectarian
basis, and that they be devoted to public
discussion of moral and social themes
relating to the daily life of the people of
Chicago.
This Lectureship, under the direction
OF the founder, is placed in the hands of
a Board of Trustees to include the pas
tor of st. PauPs Universalist Church,
the pastors of the First Presbyterian and
the First Congregational Churches. the
Mayor of Chicago, and the Superinten
dent of public schools. That board is
now constituted as follows, and organ
lied as designated: Rev. A. J. Garfield,
DID, President; A. G Lane, Superin
tendent of Public Schools, Treasurer;
Rev. John Henry Barrows, DID,; Rev.
E. P. Goodwin, DID,, and Mayor George
B. Swift.
DIR. Washington GLADDEN. of Colum
bus, Ohio. has been engaged to inaugu-
rate the Lectureship, and this fact as
sures the high character of current
thought and study that will be brought
out in the first course Of six lectures to
be given in Steinway Hall. The dates
arranged for the lectures are Tuesday.
Wednesday. and Friday nights. respec-
lively, January 81. %. "a, %. % and 81.
The general theme will be Social Facts
and Forces" with subtitl for the res
pective titles as follows: THE Factory"
1.-THE Labor Union 1.-THE Corporation"
"The Railway" 1.-THE City," and 1.-THE
Church"
DIR. GLADDEN. is now pastor of the First
Congregational Church of Columbus,
Ohio, and has a wide reputation as an
eminent sociologist. He is liberal Con-
gregationalist, his specially being the ap-
plication of Christianity to the daily
needs of the people.
He has given deep thought to the
questions regarding the relationship of
employers to employees, upon which sub
ject his utterances have been widely
read and universally favorably COM
mented upon. In fact, he stands prom
inent among American social reformers,
is credited with thorough scholarship
and an absolute fearlessness in the ut
terance of his views upon the questions
which he has made the study of life
time.
1t is not until recent months that the
Foundation has accrued a sufficient sum
to iuaugurate these lectures. the $4,000
having been invested in Chicago city
bonds, drawing an interest of 80 and
per cent. However there is now on
hand about 1880 for lectureship pur-
poses, giving practical assurance of an
annual course of lectures.
How the Tickets VIII be Distrfbuted
The plan for the distribution of the
tickets has not been fully arranged as
yet, but it is the desire to accommodate
those most directly interested in these
questions as far as possible. particularly
those who will look upon the lectures as
a study. and use whatever opportunity
they may have to disseminate the teach