Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-06-13
ON LINCOLN AND CARLYLE.
TWO GREAT MEN DISCUSSED Ut THE
PARAMOUNT CHAuTAuQUA.
Mr. Leon Vincent ON the English sat.
irist and Dr. Mcintyrr on the
American stntrsmnn-Ncw
Musical Organization.

Mt. Leon Vincent lccturcl again at the
Fairmount C%hautaupua yesterday morning.
His selection OF famous authors this time
was Thomas Carlyle. the famous English
s%atirlst. MIR. Vincent said some very plain
| things In regard to the life and character
| OF this world-famed writer. Indeed, his re-
marks had more to do with the ~iiiosyncra-
| sizes Of Carlyle than his fame as a writer.
He also commented upon the peculiar
clyrsls so frequently found In the essays of
Carlyle. and which make his writings 50
difficult. and even beyond the understand.
Ing Of the uninitia,cd. however far their ed
ucation may have gone in other respects.
He will talk on George Eliot at II o'clock
this morning.
The afternoon was devoted to the Ep-
worth League. The gates Of the audito-
rum were thrown open. Dr. Charles II.
Mitchell was the speaker Of the OCCASION,
and the crowd shove Its appreciation by
| filling every vacant seat in the auditorium.
Dr. Mitchell's lecture was on the subject Of
Loyalty" He made three ~points-loynlty
to Christ. to the NJ. L. church and to ones
own local church. The maxim which he
particularly impressed on church members
Was: stand a, the back Of your mlninster;
not ON his back
Dr. Roher; Mcintyre succeeded pr.
Abraham Lincoln aimed to bring out
many interesting incidents, IN the NE OF
! All" AIfaAf ullEl~NihN'IN HAfFlA'lA NAhNH 49,
unknown to the general public. He talked
Of hts almost womanly tenderness, a
strange combination with an ron WI. he
looked. regarding the poor whites OF the
South. who We're. he %averrel. the real sui;
rSrers 81, II ihe LAYS OF s rs we're rhs Iss fIu,d
aiik. by the slave negro ani their more
aristocratic white neirhbors. In short. they
neither mllis,ones. and between the two
they were ground to a hne dust. coming,
"a they M, from the best families OF Brit-
ain, they were too proud 10 own their IN
, iiEence and led u hopeless and foriorn
''Hut. mari, my words" said the rever-
quanca. out OF this once despised class
| are yet to come our great American poets.
| coin, No continued. twas the great crack
| err prcsiIent-,he Incarnation Of the class
that suffered. unrccosnized ana d~esilsei OF
an the men of the south. Lincoln was al,
| most tn. only man who forcsaw the end OK
| the war from it's Inception.
Talking of the many pee"lIafi',es OF IN
the most unique glory that an American
ever wore. Dr. Mcintyre Is one OF those
joining gesture and force 10 a remarkable
dignity OF manner.
The evening was devoted TO the Tyrole9mn
,roubadours, assisted by Mr. Elmer II.
Ransom. prestilieitatcur. and Mr. p w;
Robertson, their manager. Who rIaysa
n]isE . o sco ois'sh and Sf'i iTish %i%s' MS happy
ntro5uctton OF Yankee Doodle" FOR a
finale. raised the chautauquans TO such a
| pitch OF excited enthusiasm That Two en-
| cores were the inevitable result. The ,Ty,,
foleans. three in number, WHO claim 70 nai.
from Aiunchen. Bavaria. Vienna, ana INC
swiss canton OF Berne, respectively, Two
women and n man, looked PICTURESQUE IN
the native. dress OF the Tyroi' ana Sans
HERMAN. Their "Gaithaler J~aerermarsch'
and other Swiss md Austrian peashht
| ism That few OF them had before had an
opportunity Of indulging, In. MI. itansotn
was received In much the same spirit as
| Anna Eva Fay was at the Coates House
last winter. lie had 10 encounter two ad-
vanccd splritualistic heretics when, on ne
| request OF his manager for two refutanle
/ witnesses on the stage. Rev. Dr Neol and
Dr.. y. NJ. Wilson. the latter somewhat OF
platform to project a coniIaing audience
agains, stage. trickery. He however,
ptIhysieian in his last trick, when he asked
the two doctors TO hold his hand and IN
dcavor to prevent him from raising q iiSss
OF water. which he held in the imprisoned
member. to his lips. Roth the doctors bit,
To their sudden .~aiscomtitlre Tor the WY
and With a cynical smile boEap 70 drink
the water. The fact that a good Joke had
been put upon a rreaeher wis so mrS e,sus
was unable 10 stand the strain, and u gen
oral roar OF laughter went up under cover
partner made their escape from the stage.
Dr. Davidson quickly stepped 10 me front
/ of the stage, Win Il uiiNlS 'pliN'h''H' T',H'
on his iips. and made the reassuring hut
| inapropos announcement that there would
he another C~hHutuuquh at fhlrthouIht n,Nt
s,immer bigger and better than ever.
He added that at the present asseinhiy
there had been a greater hummer OF graf
yates than at any hrst assembly III 'hs
annals of Chnutaupuh, r.,r,
To-day has been christened "Sat'onhl'
day, and the event of the day viii be the
afternoon silver" debate between eN-
! Congress man W. j. Bryan. %,silvcrl and
Editor RosewHtcr tGoldD, OF the onhha
400 a. m-Rihllcal exposition, The PAR
able Of the Rich Man and Lazarus DIR.
iiGo a. Mcclure. George Eliot Mr..
Leon H.. Vincent.
200 u, INLAND concert.
$50 p, m.-Grcat political, discussion on
tho burning question Or IN" hour sl-
yer" 4. editor Of, the omaha
Bee. one Of the prominent gold men OF the
West. and Hon. W j. Bryan, the nhlest
silver advocate in American, VIII debate.
800 y. m.-Chillrcn'S levee. Music by the
Schumann Nal" Quartette' assisted by
500 o. nc. l.. s. c. Round Table.
Good-by reception 10 Rev. George w.
| Brown.
500 p. m.-Grand closing musical festival,
! Prof. Case and great chorus, Rogers hand,
Troubadors. Madame Bailey. Miss Fee,
violinlst; Miss Cleavenger, reader, Elmer
l. Ransom In feats OF magic. No such
wealth of musical attractions ever offered
In the West in a single evening.
Deaths and Funerals.
Robert Nordfeldt. age 80, died at his
home. 1913 Drlpps street. Thursday even
Ing. The remains will be buried to-mor-