Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-10
WATTERSON AT PARAMOUNT.
THE ORATOR TALKS on LINCOLN TO
4 GREAT THRONG.
One Little Dig Mt Grover, OnIy-EIO-
quent EuIOgy of the Martyr
President-Other DOings
of Yesterday.

Henry Watterson was the star attraction,
but by no means the only attraction, at
the Paramount Chautauqua yesterday. At
the Biblical exposition DR.. Parkhurst wan
dered into fields allegorical, culling the
beautiful story of Christ blessing little
children. ''The necessary attitude of the
SOUL" said the doctor. ito receive the
work Of the Holy spirit in conversion was
taught by Jesus when. taking a baby into
His arms He said, of such is the kingdom
of heaven And the good baby" went on
the doctor. was the one that could lie
still in the mcther's arms, and receive the
blessing"
At DIR. Eaton's normal class the subject
was "The Gospels" and at the science talk
the doctor told many interesting and in
structive things about the moon. To-day
DIR. Eaton will take up the life of Jesus
in his normal work. His science talk prom
ises to be especially interesting. for he will
talk of comets. meteors and nebulae.
In John r. Clarke's lecture on Hits and
Misses" the speaker went into a detailed
description of the successes aud failures,
the hits and misses of will, judgment and
imagination. The speaker cleverly defined
contentment as "a right conception of
things as they are" Then the hits he en-
phasized were those of courtesy to women,
of humorous and witty m expression,
eAAa Va tAAeASA AhAEoNS -
chiefly defined as a failure to grasp sudden
opportunities. Scattered all through the
lecture were the beautiful original rhymes,
quaint dialect stories and quotations Of all
descriptions, prose and p%oetical, that give
Mr.. Clarke his charm as an entertainer.
1t was a very good crowd that greeted
sas Cityans were present. One box near
the stage was occupied by some of the or
ator's personal friends in the city. and an
other by Revs. John r. Clarke, Edwin w.
Locke. j.: W. Hancher, NJ. NJ. Parkhurst,
Samuel Warner. NJ. f. Goddard, J. Beatty,
WI. Thore and others.
Mr.. Watterson began one OF his charac-
~teristic addresses by saying: Wars
wounds are long since healed; and thank
God they ere healed"
Being a kentuckian, Mr.. Watterson is, OF
course, a colonel, even If he were not so by
right of military service. and is a most for
midable appearing platform orator. Look
that once seen is never to be forgotten,
crowned with its long white hair; hearing
the deep, resonant voice, as it rises, now i'm
fiercest sarcastic ~denunciation, or fails with
unerring sweetness In tender description;
seeing the dignity and rsposeful native
force OF the man, ones thoughts turn 10
the eagle.
Mr.. Watterson's Lecture.
Going back in his lecture to the early
history of America the speaker said the
soldiers of the Revolution were English
gentlemen. The shoebuckles and ruffled
shlrts worked a spell peculiarly their own
and the public men of that time were
noted for their pride of caste, their ele-
gaEce OF manner and their dominance or
character. In that epoch there was little
that was uncouth. Then the political lead
ers and public men were characterized by
a repose of bearing and congress was not
the bear garden of the present day.
No sooner had the campfires of the Rev
olution died out than the forest fires OF
another confagration began. The issue re-
CURED no diagram. 1t was human free
dom versus slavery. The moral forces 70
the country that would down at no mans
bidding began to be felt. The senate had
her Gettysburg and war was declared on
the floor Of the house. In the Kansas
state war Greek was meeting Greek at
last. Into all this turmoil came a man
who bore a commission from God on high
Abraham Lincoln.
The speaker discussed the great debate
between Douglas and Lincoln and called
IL the most extraordinary spectacular
demonstration ever furnished by party an
nails"
But" said he, Douglas boat rode an
ebbing tide. Lincoln's a flowing one and
then, as now, the Democratic party seemed
belated."
Colonel watterson paid his respects in
unmeasured terms of sarcastic venom to
the modern journalism with its too fierce
a light which beat upon Douglas" Il re-
spected, loved and admired him." he said.