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Sunset 1891
GOOD BILL GIVEN AT
VENICE AUDITORIUM
LEADING TOPICS DISCUSSED
BY LECTURERS
Benjamin Fay Mills Passes in Review
the Records of Modern Discovery
In Both the Physical and
PsycheaI Domains
Special to The Herald

Special to The Herald.
VENICE, July 1O.-The Friday
morning session of the CanIornld
Chautauqua at Venice was given over
to Prof. w. L. Jepsons second lecture
on the "Trees of California.
The speaker dwelled particularly
upon the sequoia or giant redwoods OF
the state. emphasizing the fact that
our lofty Sierras were the most Won
derful mountains in the world, from
the fact of their vast and useful RED
wood forests. He carried his hearers
from the poles to the tropics, elucidat-
ing different facts of growth ana en-
yironment from the slides as they were
thrown on the screen.
The Nevada forests, according TO
Mr.. Jepson, are the most remarkable
in the world, on account of the great
variety of trees which they contain.
In the afternoon a piano prelude was
rendered by Miss Lillian Adams, VINO
has recently returned from Berlin,
where she studied under Richard Bur-
meister.
Prof. T. R. Bacon, son OF Leonard
Bacon and nephew OF Della bacon'
peare discussion in the Atiahtlc
Monthly, followed with a paper on
Stratford- on-Avon.
His description of the birthplace OF
the great poet and his intimate knowl-
edge of the views of his aunt together
with the satire and humor when ne
occasionally injected into his paper
and comments on the great contro-
versy. held the entire attention or MS
hearers and proved very interesting
feature.
ON account of the presidents ap-
pointment of DR.. David Starr Jordan
of Leland Stanford university TO an
important commission he was unable
to fulfill his engagement with the
Chautauqua.
Rev. Benjamin Fay Mills of Los
Angeles took his place on the pro-
gram and chose for his subject "Wnal
the World Never Knew Till Now"
Mr.. Mills opened by asking the
question what does man known ana
answered: HE knows the entire sur
face of the earth except the poles, ana
now stands knocking, summoning tneIn
to give up their mystery. ..,a
HE knows the constitution OIL Inns
world as never before. Science mas
taught MS the three great lessons OF
the reign of law, the certainty OF
progress and the universal ract OF
unity.
Natural Forces Mastered
MAN knows how to use the natural
forces. The old civilizations worked
more on the surface. The modern man
is remaking the world itself: we are
now using the finer forces; taxing tn I'm
up and reprojecting them' until tne
world at large will be the expression OF
the human will. 49,.
"The most important question that
one can ask is this: At what point
shall man cease to be an Involuntary
factor in the development of this world
and intelligently and voluntarily take
charge of the process of eVolutlonE
That hour has almost come.
.sTro,,,.tb He knows man himself
and ever since he has been gaining in
knowledge and character He knows
how he may relieve all human MS"
MAN also knows more of the pros
nacts Of his future Many great sci
entists believe 1t is now substantially
proved that human personality sur
wives death. 80.
.cWith awe wait, while. science leads
lis on into the full effulgence of the
dawn"