The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1897-11-19

last Friday evening, for everyone went
away delighted, declaring they would
give double the money to hear the elo-
quent speaker again.
The audience, however, was humiliat- |
ingly small, and the members of the
club under whose auspices the course
were given were chagrined at the ap-
parent lack of public interest in so
worthy an enterprise for the public good.
His subject on Friday night was "Snobs
and Snobbery," and from the beginning
to the end of his lecture he held the close
attention of every auditor. No report
CT the lecture could be made, for as one
paper has said, sit would have been as
difficult to photograph the Scripture
drove of foxes in full run with firebrands
between each pair of tails, as to condense
and epitomize the coloners breezy, in
tellectual BLIZZARD" The speaker evil
dently enjoys his work, and the audience
showed by earnest attention and hearty
laughter, breaking often into roar,
that they also were individually and col
lectively in satisfied frame of mind.
There is q peculiar fascination about
Col Copeland's lectures that challenges
the admiration of all who hear him. He
is original, logical, consummately humor-
Gus and witty, while his sound method of
argument carries conviction of truth, and
as each lecture contains a high moral
sentiment and is backed by strong COM
mon sense, great good is accomplished,
while amusing and gratifying entertain
ment is afforded. And, furthermore,
Col Copeland's lectures have no made
up or read-up favor about them. While
evidently thought out with care the
fuency of the language, the broad and
| firm grasp upon principles, the logical
progression of the augmentation show q
we'll furnished and disciplined mind, q
ripe and ready scholarship, and mske
everything fresh and strong and lively
as the product of the moment. The fire.
quent sallies of wit or humor, and the
| rich fun, as we'll as apt illustrative force
of the anecdote-, contribute happily to
keep awake the interest, and secure un-
wearied attention.
A word about Gel Copeland would be
interesting at this time. He was born in
Rochester, New York, in 1S41, and is in
the very prime of vigorous manhood.
His ancestors were among the pioneers
| of Western New York, and remarkable
for physical and intellectual vigor. Col
| Copeland is one of the foremost platform
orators of the present day. He has been
! an extensive traveller in both our own
and foreign lande, and brings to the
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varied experience, thorough acquaint-
ance with social life and institutions In
all countries, as we'll as of books and
school lore. The Colonel is of most
genial and generous disposition, possess
ed of an ample fortune. and has lovely
home in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. His
wife, lady of refined taste. whose name
is synonym for charity and good works
r and two gifted and lovely children con
stitute his family and add to the charms
8 of a home circle remarkable for grace
: culture, and hospitality. He is mem
ber of Grace Methodist church of Harris
burg. He is also member of the Y. M
C. A. of that city, and frequently offiei
ates in the pulpits of the city to the de
light of his hearers always. He is al
orator of rare gifts. Christian gentle
8 man, champion of truth and right an
foe of the wrong, at all times and in a.
places.
The second entertainment of the cours
will occur on Monday evening, Decem
Der 6, and will be one of the bes
Of the course. It is sthe Ediso
Vitagraph, with the marvellous movin
pictures. Albert E. Smith, a high elias
prestidigitateur and ventriloquist, and
stuart BIackton, cartoonist and hume
ist, will make up program hard to equ'
OF It's kind. It will be especially a
tractive to the children Of the publ