The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-01


 How small our thanks at besti How inhnitesimal the heart of man; how in- finite the heart of God!
 Deeply impressed with the gratitude due for life opportunities in general and Chautauoua advantages in partic- uiar. the large audience sang:
 Softly now the Light of Day.
 Fades upon my sight away"
 Then all dispersed to undertake the duties of another year before enjoying another vesper under the rustlinB naples beside the beautiful blue lake. The literary series of the week was on American Life in American Letters by Mir. Percy Boynton. This subject was treated in five lectures: 1. Amer. ican Letters Before 1900: 2. Washing ton Irving and Fennimore Cooper, the first of our national writer's: 3. Emer- son, Thoreau and Hawthorne, the three spiritual leaders; ( A Trio of Popular spokesmen, Whittier. Lowell and Holiness: 5. A Comparison and Con trast, Whitman and Poe.
 No synopsis could do these talks on | literary men and their times justice, for MT. Boynton's simple, direct. way of speaking about these eminent men makes each nearer feel he would have known and loved them. except for some accident of time or locality. He was more appreciative of Poe's literary abilities and more lenient toward his moral disabilities than most lecturers. Mir. Boynton Is Secretary of Instruc- ton at Chautauqua and Professor of English at Chicago University. he Is young for such responsible positions, but capable. earnest and individual. when telling of genius's fotbles or relating a literary anecdote, MT. Boyn- tons keen brown eyes give an almost imperceptible flicker that appeals ir- resistibly to each listeners vanity. The historical series of this week was on Russian civilization, by MT. Arthur D. Rees. He fully covered this large subject in i've lectures tl) Russia, old and Now; (2) Peter the Great; (s) Catherine the Second; 14l Russia in the Nineteenth Century; tD Russian Literature; t5) the Future Russia.
 Mir. Rees Is very young man. wno must have spent most of his conscious years in reading of Russia, for he seems thoroughly saturated with ms aubiect. He has digested his reading. hovvever for his deductions of Russian motives. past. present and future. are l reasonable conclusions from establish l ed facts. The only Russian sup)ect he seems dubious about tackling was | that world enigma, Tolstoi. MT. Hees. ss wei aa his listeners. realized his | amateurtsh manner of speaking. for l he took lessons in expression wnhe al Chautauqua. .,a
 The music of closing week was divid' 1 aa so as to appeal to all tastes. Cnau- tauuua had accumulated a large COT l lection of the best organists m tne | United States, awaiting the comple ton of the magnificent Memorla. gan. Recitals were almost conunu oua at the amphitheatre toward the cioas of the season. the favorite organ ssfa annarentiy being Mir. AnnreWs | ne cherlin. MT. Henry vincent or Chautauotla and MT. clemmons or Cleveland. tra. The popular concerts were mere t.s
 ouent. and, if possible. more enJoyanae shan ever. Saturday nights concert setar . few solos by the artists en- ~asrad for August, was turned into en eSd Soika, concert. Programs Witp sh yvords of Annie Laurie, Suwanee rtvar Amid Lang Syne, etc. were naho- aS arnund and the entire audience sans with joy. regret and artistic aoanuo rsonnnared with the dignined straan ~ Governor Hughes's address, yos. yp,,s. s,ao,,s this familiar singing was ike .,.. Sa,oIIv oouclave rehearsing the TOT. .asl antertainment of . distin gnisneu .-,,ast It was a happy thought, s....ttna the pleasant relationships 1' rrs 3e formed at Chautouqua: .. t..t
 Tsps. afkernoon readings or tnls r,ae1r were given by Mss CnepuAn Cambridge, Mass. She ls youns sst in- student and protese . Or 's
 Mice 1hanman's program was s ,..~sa6 fo give itemized mentlon' ou sha accomplished one feat that cahno' Ia nassed without strongest s1c sha arranged "Pilgrim's Progress in .ts a thrilling short story. entereaint n,,tt,ng oyi9inality and teaching yet cuet o,t the parts that seem tedious anu rrosv to modern readers xe Wo bave Iabored with this library octopIs ,r vour youth and have hypocrltIcsy urged 1t upon your own s'Soa children. take heed and If MISS AnIe cS, { rman comes to read In you viclnl- t,. tei-s Che family and se are them days oS roringI over this ancient allegoFy
 Theaa cut and dried phrases renino ooa oe sonne .tform favorites thAt hsva been overworked here Ine sneakers are at somewhat oI ct, vantage for thN- seldom near ecn other, but practically the same auo,e a,ars hears many consecutive speakerS' ueyce when an orator springs quota tion a- propriate and fresh to him. put ovar I1orIxed to his listeners, discon- certing smile sometimes follows. Eacn season has its pet phrase. or couplet
 Several years s.nce when the crusane against depression. mourning ana tne ike. was at it's height. five consecu- e,,,e sneaxers acclaimed "Tennysons Crossing the Bar" Let there be no moaning when I put out to Sea. This wear when the i~nity and privilege oI Individual, ersonal labor Is constantIy urged. the inevitable quotation Is;
 
 NssEes thst and the action fine"
 We southerners have taken to heart tbI" good advice from George Herbert. for ir our time and locality the transi- for. servants give ample opportunity for practical applications of this whole sale sentiment Even so, give me coiored iabor in place of white help every time.
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