Arizona republican., 1904-01-26
DR. BABC0ck.S LECTURE
Enjoyed by a Large Audience at the
 First II. E. Church.

There were but few vacant saats in the large auditorium of the First Meth odlst church last night cn the occasion or the lecture of Dr. Kendric c. Bab- cock Ph. D., president of the Univer- slty or Arizona. The lecture was given under the auspices of the Whatsoever Circle or the Kings Daughters. of the First Baptist church of this city and thousn there was no admission fee a free will offering was given for the Deheht or the Baptist church building fund.
 The pulpit was occupied by Governor broule, chaplain Winfield Scott, chancellor Of the University; Rev. A. M. Gibbons, pastor of the First M. E, chuIch' ana Dr. Lewis HaIsey, D. D.. pastor or the Baptist church.
 Mrs. shirley Christy played a very pretty organ prelude, Tn Old Vienna by Hugo Reinhold, which was followed by an invocation by Chancellor Scott
 Governor Brodie in a very short in- troductory address, introduced Dr. Babcock. who for the first time faced PhoeniX audience, referring to him as talented speaker, a man of let ters. recognized student and the re- gently selected president of the Uni Versity of Arizona, an institution of Whlch the entire territory had reason to feel proud
 pr. Babcock's subject was "The West in American History" Naturally The lecture consisted first in a brief review of the nations history. followed by the lessons that are taught by the study of that history and the promises Of the future that may be gathered from the same analysis.
 Comparisons were made between the western character types and the types resulting from the conditions that sur rounded the east in the early days ot the country's history. He maintained that while the original colonies were thrilled with the democratic idea. and all their actions and methods of growtl and self development were in the di- rection of a democracy, only with the settlement of the west or what is now called the middle states, was the req democratic idea evolved And in de lending that ground he showed that il was the necessities of western life that brought about the real democratic character. It was the Louisiana pur- chase that really transformed the re- public from a confederation to a ma. tion
 When the settlers of the east in vaded the west, conquered the rec man, provided from the best mean. at hand such things as in their former homes were considered necessities, al men were more nearly on an equa footing. They united the common in. terest to overcome the common enemy whether it be the fight against the In dian or the needs of the scattering families or the wants of the little set dement's. It was bravery and a mus cle developed by the conditions.
 In the journey from the east to tn, south and to the west. state rights an( slavery were left behind, closer ccndl. tions demanding attention, so when tn. trouble of 1861 came upon the natior it was the newly settled westerr states that held the issue in theil hands and they answered it by tht sacrifice of their sons that the natioI might remain intact Another inlu ence of western development was tn. process of uniting the great wester1 plains. the seat of production witt the markets of the east, resulting il wonderful industrial development anC the amalgamatton of all interests il the national welfare. Still another idle; that was largely developed in the wes was that of personal independence Though the east was struggling il that direction it was the necessitia of the west that made it a type O national character; the conservation of energy in the individual Resultan therefrom came religious, political an, social tolerance so that now so long a! one deports himself according to tn laws of the land and within the bounds of moral restraint he may preach an! doctrine he likes without persecution or interference and proselyte to tn, | limit of his influence.
 The speaker then referred to the rap I idly changing conditions in the west ! The first inspiration was the broa' |