The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-09-14
GREAT LECTURE
BY GREAT MAN
Hon. William Jennings Bryan
Is Heard by Several Hun
dred People.
VALUE PLACED ON A SOUL
Just in Proportion as the Soul Is Put
Above All Things Else Charac-
ter Is Built - Reference
to Politics.

Hon. William Jennings Bryan,
three times candidate for presi-
dent and three times defeated for
that position but still the champion
OF the common people and the recog-
nized leader of the democracy of the
nation, visited WaXahachie Monday
reception that was unbounded in en-
thusiasm.
Mr.. Bryan reached the city over
the Katy about O'Clock and was
met at the depot by crowd of be-
tween five hundred and one thous-
and people. AS soon as he alighted
from the car men, women and chill
dren began crowding around him TO
shake hands with Americas S greatest
private citizen. 1t was some two or
three minutes before members of the
reception committee could get
through the mass of humanity to
welcome the Nebraskan in behalf of
the city. He was then escorted to an
automobile and motored to the Ros-
ers hotel, where he was a guest at
dinner of Judge O. e, Dunlap, Prof.
| w. l.. Acker. Hon. c. R. Gibson, w.
| P. Hood, G. W. Mcknight, o. H.
Chapman and J. NJ. Parker.
Early in the evening the peonle
began vending their way toward the
! Chautauqua Park and when the
speaker arrived the building was
comfortably filled. While the crowd
was assem- bling delightful music was
furnished by the Wise Orchestra, and
as Mr.. Bryan and the reception COM
mittee ascenGed the platform the
musicians began playing Dixie. y
This was the signal for an outburst
of applause that almost raised the
roof
Prof. j. NJ. Parker of Italy, secre-
tary of the Chautauqua Board, acted
as master of ceremonies. He intro
| duced Hon. G.. r. Gibson of WaXa-
hachie, who in turn introduced the
/ speaker. Mr.. Parker referred briefly
ito the efforts the board had made
/ to secure Mr.. Bryan during some ses-
sion of the Chautauqua but it had
never been possible for him to
come.
! In introducing the speaker Mr..
Gibson said;
! Ladies and Gentlemen; The good
people of this splendid city and ia
nous county have long cherished
j the desire to hear the distinguished
gentleman who is to speak this
evening. For several years the mem
bers of the board have labored per
isistently to induce him to appear
upon this platform. We have been
anxious TO hear him. We have read
many of his addresses. We have
heard much about his lectures, but
We have desired to hear him because
Since his entry into public life he
has attracted to him the people OF
this entire country We have enjoy
ed reading his addresses because OF
1.-THE fact that permeating through all
of them was his great reverence fol
that Master whom he has served sc
faithfully and for all he has done for
the uplift of humanity and the bet
terment of his fellowman Ladies and
gentlemen, | present to you the peer
less statesman, the matchless orator
and above all a christian gentleman
lof Texas and Nebraska.
When Mr. Bryan advanced to the
front of the platform he was accord
led an enthusiastic reception HI
Iappeared TO be in the best of health
and on his face beamed the smile
which has made him famous from
one end of the country to the other
He said he was glad circumstance
had made it possible for him to &C
cept the oft extended invitation o
the board to visit the Waxahachi
Chautauqua. He said he appreciated
this cordial reception and believed
Twas more than he deserved.
He announced as his SUBJECT eth
lPrice of a Soul and stated that II