The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-19

In beginning. he stated that In so far
as hierarchy meant high-sounding titles.
peacock feathers, and yellow jackets, ne
had no sympathy with the word, but
il did mean leaders, ana leaders IN the
Church were needed.
He gave the history I'm brief Of the
dropping Of State organization. and the
substitution of diocese, and stated as his
belief that the time was bound TO come
when the full body would be too large
to handle too awkward 10 be continued.
and that state councils OF bishops would
be substituted. with congress Of the
ruling members OF these bodies in a ma
tional administration.
He then reverted TO the need OF the
Church answering the philOsophies Of
other theological organizations. and TAX
ing stand for herself relative TO the
times and her location. lie further urged
the need OF leaders, and closed amid
applause.
After singing the 18th hymn. the bene-
diction was pronounced by the president
and the session adjourned TO +. VI.
EVENING SESSION.
The exercises Of the evening were OPEN
cd by the prcsidnt. Bishop Randolph. with
uraycr. Tine tonic for discussion was
Thomas Nelson Page, OF Washington, ID.
c., was ulaSoidably absent His position
on the list of writers was hlltd by Rev.
William WlltcrlOrce Newton, -. D., Of
pittGeld Mass one Of the scheduled
speakers. In art to-day said he. there
are two schOcls-that OF the rcalist and
that Of the imprcssiOnist. lie contrastcd
the two wildly. and gave examples fro IN
the old school OF literature, OF which
Shakespeare was an exponent and orc
Of the modern school. when authors have
turned painters. and instead Of writing
books paint books.
There are laws and principles On the
subject Of realism aud ide1lism,' he de-
clared. but there cannot Doe rules. This
problem of idcalism and realism hangs
upon three points. 10 is aI "a question OF
vision or what do you see Method can
never create higher object than the OBJ
jcct pointed. What do our writer's see to-
day. Mostly fads. and there is money I'm
the momentary fad. The ideal and the
real IN literature is the same problem
as the old question Of the ideal in phil0sO-
ply"
The next speaker was Rev. Percy s.
Grant. Of New York. who argued that
literature is merely the record left in let
tors of mems thought I'm life; "a criticism
Of life, a. study of man I'm action rcla-
iiouship. The realism. man who has
never visited any world but his own. an
idealist. one who is ever at home.
"a
parltiye history OF The plilOsOphies Of the
world, particularly those of Aristotle and
Plato. with their subsequut notifications
from the days oi Socrates t0 the present
time. In conclusion. Dee said. among other
tninRs. Both idcalism and realism can.
SAID DC. answer our questions about
life; one by flashes of genius and one by
the calcium light of scientific iuvcstiga-
ton. The great realists are also IDEAL
ists."
POETIC AND MATERIAL.
The most impressive and eloquent adj
dress of the evening was delivered by
Hamilton W. Mabic. assistant editor OF
the outlook. OF New York. A. was a
wonderful weaving of the poetic and ma-
tcrldl. and quite enchanted his audience.
lie tried 10 impress bis hearers with the
idea that there was no antasonism be-
tween tho real and the ideal, men were
born rcalists. others were born ldtallr ls.
there u.s. truth and honesty in both. Tho
difference is not arbitrary, it exists only
in the mind.
REV. DANIEL DULANEY ADDISON.
The last regularly appointed speaker
was Rev. Daniel Dulancy Addison. oil
Of Brookllne. Mass, whose ptrsoiiai.y
and methods are IN direct contrast 10
those of Mr.. Mabie. lie treated the SUD-
ject in a logical manner rom tul,,
standpOints %, the relation or the l9ea,
10 carricature and realism %, the lathl
as Influenced by the real 90 the ldeal as
N operates in the spirit OF science -,
showed that the ideal really occupied IN.
same field as realism, but went ahead s,.., OF
in and showed men the way TO NIUE
things. Carricaturo. he said. pal ~,
mon worse than they are. rchll9ih "9 ''''S
~ ,T.aii.rn better than they are.
Tbare were two volunteer spea'kers-U
prv Nick. Fellows. OF New YORK ailu
R.v. Henry J.. Myrck' oil Sihs 9i'5'
Ng TSe CONGRESS adjourned till 1889 TO-
morrow