Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-20
|WELL.KNOWN SINGER
ENTERTAINS AT LECTURE.
Rev. Dr.. Macarthur, OF New
York, Greeted BY Big Audience.

An Interesting lecture was delivered
at the Wofnan's Club, of orange yes
terday afternoon, on the topic, Amer
iea's, Great Place Among the Nations
by the Rev. Dr. Robert Stuart iMacAr-'
thur, pastor of the Calvary Baptist
Church, New York, under h auspices
OF the department of education, Miss,
Marion Couthouy Smith, chairman 1T
was a regular club meeting, and a
large audience greeted the speaker and
enjoyed q program of musical numbers
given by Mrs. Marcia Eddy Stowe, of
Orange. Fd 81 .glst taii1A5lsgt ?
Mrs. Stoves selections included UNI
published songs by Henry Stanley Hill
yer, nephew OF Miss Smith, chairman
of the department Mrs Edward f..
fcberstadt accompanied Mrs. Stowe on
The songs, by Mr.. Hiliyer. were "At
Twilight" and my Heart Goes -Wa1-
dering,'' and showed Mrs. Stoves voice
to good advantage. The other numbers
were 1.-THE Pine-Tree' and Come Into
the Garden. Love-" by Mary TURNER
Salter. In the latter her voice was re-
markedly pure and sweet. 'tNf =
DR.. Macarthur, in his address, said:
without the slightest doubt we are
living in the most remarkable era the
world has ever Known. gffe1 "sN r
1--WE do not fully appreciate that
statement" he said. 1--WE are toe apt
to depreciate. the present. We see the
failures of the past, but to many Of us
the present seems old nj common
place. =
I'VE are too near the events Of the
recent past to be able fully to appreci-
ate them. AS II fs, when the Battle
RACES no one engaged in the fight re-
Allies the Importance of what Is hap
pening, butiafter the Smoke has cleared
away the battle becomes decisive and
Its Importance In history of war is ap-
preciated. We need d lapse Of time and
Intervention of space to rightly under
stand the Significance of great events.
We honor, Abraham Lincoln, his name
and his fame lift themselves above this
republic IKE a mighty dome, and the
republic has been guarded by the gem
tie patriotism of Mckinley and the
heroism of Roosevelt. Throtigh tire
lives Of such men our country Sits
crowned as queen In the congress Of
nations. = 81 Z lfFsi' ~ va Az
1T VIII be 100 years from today be-
fore the true life of Lincoln will be
written. No fun explanation thus far
has been given of him by any Ameri-'
can" 3faslsf'e~ niiN7a sa4 a7 A9EfVfs
George washington was not an
American declared DR.. MacArthur,f
me was an Englishman. There were
no Americans in that day, The war Of
the Revolution was waged Between W.
Glasses Of Englishfnen, fought on Amer
lean soil. The roots Of American iib-
erty were embedded deep In English
soil, Abraham Lincoln was an Amer
lean. At - eN.t.fff
flames Russell Lowell. speaking Of
Abraham Lincoln in a commemorative
ode delivered at Harvard, said of him
New birth of our new soil. our first
American, and all generations yet IN
born VIII indorse this statement"
Formal announcement was made yes.
terday by Or. Sara e. Spottiswoode
that at a meeting of the executive
committee 100 women had been admit
ted to membership. The wwoyien who.
were. advanced to actual membership
had long awaited the privilege of join-
Ing. DIR. Spottiswoode also made the
announcement that the new members
would nave the right to vote in March
at the annual meeting. The 100 new
members will swell the membership or
the club to 500.