Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-06
DIR. TALMAGE ON BLUNDERS
INTERESTING AND ELOQUENT LECT-
IRE BY THE GREAT DIVINE.
Great Crowd at the Paramount Chau-
tauqua TO Hear Him-Lectures
and CIaSseS-TO-day's
Programme.

Talmage day brought large crowds 10
park yesterday. All day the
trains Of the Air line handled heavy loads
of peoDle who were anxious TO see ana near
the man who for so many years has STOOD
among the foremost in the ranks OF Amer
lean pulpit orators. There were no seats
or even standing room in the auditorium
when the band concert preceding the art
ernoou lecture began, and when Or. DAVID
son arose 10 introduce DR.. Talmage, the
cafe opposite was comfortably hied win
people standing On tiptoe in the eioII 10
see and hear the lecturer. Dr. Ialmdse
appearance provoked great enthusiasm,
and when the crowd rose TO its feet ana
gave the C-hautauqua salute. the sea OF
waving handkerchiefs gave evidence that
not only people but the true Chautauqua
spirit was there.
DR.. TalmaEe. after paying courteous anu
kindly tribute to the beauty Of the park
the liberality of the management ana lHe
enthusiasm Of the attendance began one
OF his most characteristic discourses by
SAYING: The man who never mace a
blunder has never been Born. II ne Hdu
been, he would have died Immediately.
Defining his idea of blunders. in lectures;
he said: Il do not believe IN proiouhu
lectures: / used to deliver them, but stop
ped il for two very good reason-hGltneL
the audience nor myself knew Thal WI
lLlAAi4k aboAA. - n
happy and full Of good cheer ne salu.
we should put our shoulders uhder lHe
burdens OF our lrlends, heIs,gbn a rsIipion
of earth and heaven is that the sunshine
OF earth gets clouded, but the, sunshine OF
heaven Is everlasting. And the more re-
licion we have. the happier life is.
Getting down distinCtively TO KINDS OF
blunders. the speaker said; one eEeat
blundcr is multiplicity of occupation. 1ou
can do but one thing well. f1nd your
sphere and keep it. II don't make any DIFF
ference what you do. so that you 90 II;
Don't be afraid Of one idea. BetteT one
good big idea than 800 little ones.
Then every man is made to mt INTO one
occupation: and q mans whole life Is a
failure III ne don't fit. Young man, get your
call from God; make up your mind what
you ought TO be-and be it. And rememb5r:
no one else can do your own work. An.
look out for the man who conscienlousiy
concentrates ell his energies in one dlrec-I
ton. Thee
is no land where a man has so little excuse
for III humor as I'm this. It Is an awful
thing for a man 10 get cynical. we maven |
in this life and in the world of affairs yet
tried the full force of good cheer IN TINS
country. Under God it can do anything
The reason things go TO smash is because
people think they are going 10 do so. Pitch
your tent on the sunrise
Referring to the sometimes somber inter-
probation Of religion. the speaker SAID
Ministers sometimes forget that their
mission Is not TO drive. but 10 draw. Inc
next blunder he emphasized as excess OF
dAAnENAlEnArs anu tAIAf1ENA h.A-N
ihedly in favor Of ball playing and other
sports and amusements. For, SAID ne,
in a world where an nature ~ hdPPPPss
very silence of nature is music. Man mas
10 right either to wear out or rust out.
But a man whose one IDEA Is sport Is Solus
fast to ruin. There are some battles not
10 be fought with sportsmen.s guns. Oniy
those amUsemenfs are harmless which do
n 80 irtarfaro NTH tbe home When "A man
comes TO like anything better than his own
home. look OUT Woe to the man who. Tor
any reason. despoils his home.
Then the blunder of the formation OF
unhappy domestic relations. thousands OF
good men are defeated in life because OF
unhappy home lives. Want OF domesIc
economy has ruined many a fine business
man. And yet there has never been
a time when there were SO many
rectiy estimate a man by his estimate Of
estimate of women he is a bad man, and
there is no exception to the rule. when
a man marries it is for heaven or hell ana
when a woman marries, it's more So.
The last of the big blunders the doctor
presented was that of attempting, NE
without the spirit Of enthusiasm ana en-.
terprise. The man who expects defeat,
said he. will surely get it..
Then the doctor branched on into per-
choir singing in churches a bad thing; ana,
closing. said: Get your authority from
on the right side. God gives something to
each that no one else can do Find,
each one of you. that one thing anu oy
Other Talks and Lectures.
After the lecture the crowds scattered
through the grounds and 10 the various
meetings. Many stayed to the ministers
institute. which followed, and heard Rey.
s. Z. Warren talk for Christian union. In
the discussion. led by Rev. Stote, OF Kan
sas City. Kas.. Or. George. Rev. HancheT,
aud Rev. Belts. of ArmOurdale, which fol-
lowed. the position. of the speaker was as
sailed. and the ministers, without eNcep-
ton. expressed themselves in favor Of de-
Mrs g. b. Longan's parliamentary drill
attracted a large crowd. Mrs. Ford talked
about Emerson. At the evening CONCERT
was Professor Cases hour, and. IL not so
solidly instructive as some OF the hours
have been. his work proved interesting and
entertaining. The Smalley quartette was
heard i'm several costume selections, and
Miss Esther Perrfne in solos. Miss Gar
utbers read: the chorus sang; Conductor
Behr and his orchestra furnished excellent
musical numbers. and the Slayton jubilee
singers. ten in number. whose hrSt appear
ance i'm Kansas City this is, made "A great
hir. They were recalled half a dozen times.
The morning classes yesterday We're niIeu,
as usual, with good things. and Mr.. Vim
cents lecture upon Lowell as a Crltic ano
Letter Writer. Mr.. Vincent SAID IN part;
icism on the atlantic Monthly, and the
North American Review. lie was doing
work in literary criticism during the lWeh-
" years OF his work as a professor IN
Harvard. His literary ESSAYS are IN par
AT least. his college lectures. He was the
apostle Of brillianCy and wit. and there.
fore the avowed enemy OF Guinness ans
Dedantry His essays are the best read
ing Of their kind II the world. They are
fulI of wit. Of sound sense, and they are
as clear in expression as IT. is possible t'
make them. LowelIs lively humor ill'lmin'
ed every subject that he touched. His
letters are extremely brilliant. Wit fiashe!
from every page. The letters are of higl
value. II only because they allow the read
er to understood that side Of Lowell's char
acter. which he showed to his most init
mate friends
Mr.. Vincent then spoke of Lowells Amer