Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-28
BLANCHE LECTURE
Davenport Pastor Gives Ad
dress on March of Freedom
at Moline Chautauqua.
MUST CONTROL THE CITIES
Says Present Tendency Is Not for the
Best-Minnesota Man Urges
Kind Words for Living.

The first afternoon program of the
Moline free chautauqua was given yes
terday at O'Clock with, 4 fair ante nd
ance. Violin solos were given by MISS
Ethel Melin and Herbert Weinberg.
DIR. W. II. Blancke of Davenport deliv-
cred his new lecture on The Marcn
of Freedom.
He gave the historical development
of the idea of freedom from the time
of the old philosophers of the orient,
whose idea was for few free people
to rule the majority of common peo-
pie; the slow development of the idea
in Palestine and in Egypt; as well rs
the Greek and Roman idea. the fuller
development and expansion of the idea
in the European nations, with the
gradual Development OF the idea If
Christian brotherhood. The most rapid
strides have been made since the dis
covery of America, the great Declara-
ton of Independence gave a new inn
petus in the forward march, the free
ing of the negroes was another gigan-
tic forward step, the Spanish-American
war was a blending of the north and
south in pushing forward the idea OF
freedom. not only for this nation, but
FOR the people of the world.
Obedience To Law Gains Liberty.
While we are liberty loving enthus.
lasts. we should never forget that
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way in which to enjoy perfect liberty
A people can not be truly free and en-
! joy the greatest blessing of freedom
as long as they are bound by degraI
| ing passions and appetites. 1t seems
TO be the tendency at the present day
form of government The cities of past
ages ruled and dominated. and then
worst element gradually took the
power
| There is a tendency at the present
day for the great cities of the United
the reins of the government and tn
dominate in all thought and politica
achievements, so a problem that con
/ fronts the people of the present day
is the problem of cleansing and purify
ing the great cities and SO contro
them for the betterment and not tn,
detrimept of the nation.
\ The Svea Male quartet gave a 20
minute concert at the opening of tn
evening program. The singing wa
lpartly in English and partly !,
Swedish
"More TaGy and Less Epitapby."
At Sis a humorous lecture by Rev
E. A. Palmer More Taffy and Les
Epitaphy'' was given. After definin,
his subject, the lecturer proceeded /,
show that there is much greater nee,
for kind words to the living than mon
Iuments and epitaphs for the dead
lEpitaphs often fail to serve the pur
lpose intended, becoming humorou
rather than sacred The question wa
raised as TO why we are often so spar
reasons were given, illustrated :,
lstories, mainly of a humorous nature
| The feature of the program this eve
ming is an illustrated lecture on ~
| Trip Through England and Scotland
by Rev. Frank Anderson. Tomorrow
afternoon Miss Leota Bligh and Mrs
Florence Friestat-Lee will give tn,
musical number and Rev. Charles A
Moore of Davenport will lecture.
| Tomorrow Evenings Program.
] The evening program will consist G
/ a grand concert. at which the follow
ing program will be given:
"A Spanish Dance ....... Rehelt
Mrs. Florence Friestat-Lee.
Little Boy Blue" Florence Joyc,
Miss Virginia Tunnicliffe.
| "Aufschwung" .... Schumanl
| Miss Grace Abraham.
| Sleep Little Baby of Mine" .Dennc
/ ohooSy SHOo Ambr0S
/ Miss Irene Woodyatt. Miss Vir-
Tunnicliffe, Mrs. Wesley Paul.
Mrs. Florence Magill Wallace.
l q song of Thanksgiving"