The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-17
BISHOP POTTER RETURNS $3.50
DULUTH PEOPLE WE'RE NOT SAT.
ISFIED WITH HIS LECTURE.
Talked Only Thirty.nye Minutes AMI the
Large Audience Didn't Think That Was
Full Return for the Money Then
the bishop Gave Rack Ills Fee.

DULUTH, MINI, Nov. l8.-Bishop Henry
G, Potter Of New York came all the way
from New York to Duluth 10 disappoint
an audience and get roasted in the news
papers. Then there was a sequel. The
Bishop returned the $50 which was his
compensation for the lecture.
The Bishop was induced to come to Duluth
by the Star Lecture Course Committee
Of the First Methodist Church 20 deliver
"a lecture on -Civic Responsibility Of In
dividuals." Wednesday night, Nov. ~.
the date OF the lecture, was very stormy.
but tic big church was filed.
III Bishops lecture lasted thirty-five
minutes and the audience made known in a
quiet way it's feeling # disappointment and
dissatisfaction. The following day the
Bishop handed check for $3.50 TO Mrs. j. D.
Morrison, wife Of the Episcopal Bishop Of
this district. one-half to GO To the 81 ar Leo
ture Course, under whose auspices he had
lectured. and the balance for missions.
Mrs. Morrison says Bishop Potter was
inspired by purely generous motives, but
Duluth Clergyman to-day nays he returned
the money because the people had been
disappointed in him.
The Ereping Herald on Thursday said:
Bishop Henry I. Potter of New York.
one q the foremos' Bishops Of the Episcopal
Church in America, came all the way from
New York to Duluth in special car 20 talk
thirty-hve minutes in the Star lecture
course. A more thoroughly disappointed
audience never left an audit oriuIn in
Duluth
when the Bishop concluded his discourse
and sat down the astonshment was so
great that the audience did not realize
for an instant that he had concluded. At
the point where he broke of the impression
was general that he was just beginning to
warm up to his subject and that his intro
duction was well over. Whenit was rea-
lied that he had concluded the smiles and
quiet laughter that passed over the assem-
bly, expressed the feeling more forciby than
words. The good Bishop must have been
rather dense II the meaning Of 1t was lost
upon him.
1T may he that expect atons were raised
. little too high or that too much was looked
for, as is often the case when man of repu-
tation appears In a community in which
he is unknown The very few who believe
his lecture to have been all that it should
contend that the thoughts were excellent
and that il was wholesome and good
An very true, but Duluth has heard
many lecturers who presented the same
thong hts in half the time ten times more
foroibly.
If Bishop Potter talked himself out in
that length Of time he should not he en-
deavoring to All engagements on the lecture
platform. He must he strikngly lacking
In the appreciation Of what a lecturer should
give his audience.
A speaker ordinarily would be supposed
to have sufficient regard for the preserva-
ton OF his standing TO give them the best
Of which he is capable, but il can hardly
be believed that Bishop Potter was at his
best last evening.
"Men OF the standing OF Bishop Potter
appearing In the course of lecture bureaus
must expect TO give something that will be
leading in thought or at least present
thoughts with some originality and new
ness Of treatment He did neither