Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-10

"He was too much in the glare OF the pun
lie eve of Journalism. He trled 70 save w
Union by compromises; ana IN me SSaIs 10
come posterity Will not uehy u DO"ei"'
Tho sneaker described his first meeting
with Line9 coin da al h hqst ar mye N in Washing
ton TO be inaVgurated. lie was TO AuoILS'
even in Missouri. but there was nauNe us
nitv that commanded respect. L was spe-
ciaiIy impressed by his kindness OF heat.'
and. when he delivered his ~naugurd du-
dress with the manner OF one VINO fd% Goe
so all his life. by his wonderful selI.possss
sion, He had the hand and the voice OF =
man born to command; and there was hot
one moment during the stirring scenes OF
The wears that followed that he did not
Thoroughly dominate the political sltua-
ton" - ho-
tv cen Seward and Lincoln as the diner
ence between seer and scholar. men ne
told of Chase. and of stanton ana OF mn
leck, and their futile efforts at coh'rollhs
or influencing Mr.. Lincoln: of the compla-
cent humor which denoted the presidents
assured position" Mr.. Lincoln's personal
relations to the South were referred 10
and here the speaker trod most carefully
the central line of the topmost board OF
the diplomatic fence of discussion OF the
late war. He told of the one man VINO
was the best friend the South ever had;
who had the will and power to save the
South from herself: who was the one
friend the South had at port when frlehus
were most in need
And because 1t was a Southerner and 4
Confederate veteran who thus euloglzed
the beloved martyr or the North, me Joys
earnestness.
OF Mr.. Lincoln's personal character.
Colonel Watterson said: Where Gid Lin
coin get his style? Ask Shakespeare where
his came from. Ask Burns. Ask the God
who performed miracles of old"
Mr.. Lincoln was not a civil service re,
former of the school of Cleveland, either"
said the colonel.
Then. changing from fierce ~denunciation
to softest tones. the speaker told of that
awful tragedy, beside which all other traS-
edies sink into utter insignifcance.'
I'm a thousand years to come. said he.
in closing, there will be no tragedy fraught
with greater interest than that which tells
the story of the greatness of Abraham Lin
coln."
TO-dny's Programme.
At the ministers institute DIR. S. A.North-
rop talked of pulpit preparations and told
the ministers a good many things they
ought not to do. The discussion was led by
Revs. Locke. White, Hancher, Love, Brown,
AT the w. C. T. L. school of methods Mrs.
ingalls, told of the evils of cigarette smok-
ing. and Miss Newcomb of principles of
To-day is Recognition day and the pro-
gramme is as follows:
8 n. m.-Biblical exposition. THE Work of
the Spirit of God in Christian Growth"
ii a. m.-Matin song recital. Nine. Ce-
celia E~ppinghousen Bailey and assembly
2 p. m.-PrOcessiOn of C-hautauquans;
passage under the arches and through the
golden gate; graduation of the class of 1897:
recognition address. "A Long Felt Want"
DIR. Z. i. Eaton; presentation of diplomas,
DR.. W. /. Davidson.
4 p. administers institute, Reasons for
Clerical or PrelatiCal Church Government
Rev. Edwin Locke, d. D., DR.. Parkhurst
presiding.
4 p. NV. c. T. L. school of methods,
women in Science address by Miss
Sarah Drouillard. Miss Ellen D.. Morris pre-
siding.
) p. nc. L. S. G. round table, reunion
of the, Chautauquans. testimony meeting
as to the help of the reading course.
8 y. m.-Entertainment extraordinary:
Edward Marc in many mystifying feats of
magic. assisted by W. a. Mccormick. the
erS.