The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-13

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 In this country Washington alone | was regarded by the orator as the one who most nearly approached Lin | coin.
 Measuring him against the states | men Of the centuries he found men | of the comparable stature, three only, | Alfred the Great, Louis the Ninth (St. Louis), and Washington. l Lincoln was the orator of his cause, | the constructive staesman who pilot | ed it to triumph, the supreme admin l istrator, and the organizer of the | greatest armies ever assembled upon | this earth for civil war.
 l Washington was the general of his times, but Jefferson was the publicist and Patrick Henry the orator. Alfred the Great gave. justice to l England. But it was justice. for his own people. This was enlightened statesmanship. but it was such states manship as would promote the power of the king.
 So of Louis the Ninth who restored such justice to the continent after the l chaos that followed the death of Charlemagne, that five centuries scarcely suf1ced to destroy the struc- ture he reared. This was justice to his own people. It was enlightened policy, but it was the policy best calculated to make the king powerful. But Lincoln stands unique because his justice was for the humble, the degraded, the meanest people upon the earth, because it was for race by many regarded as inferior to any
 Lincoln is the most, magnificent ex- ample of a statesman in all of profane history. sse-
 nificient moments of his oration in discussing the source of Liucoln's views. He found them fin the Sermon on the Mount. Lincoln's greatness consisted in the fact that he was the first statesman in all recordedtime with the skill and the vision neces- sary to apply the Christian ideal to !, the relations of peoples.
 world, he had shown the Christian deal to be not only desirable in the relations of nations, but profitable and A storm of applause shook the build ing as MT Cochran concluded his ora
 The success Of the first assembIage was most gratifying to Rev. George NJ Brown, and the committee of ar
 Rev. Gerald H.. Beard made a few brief remarks, in which he referred to the excellence of the program for the balance of the week, and request sd the ladies to take off their hats. reuuisitfon which was immediately honored by the unbonneting of all the women in the audience, to the huge satisfaction of all the men.
 Mayor Clifford B. Wilson made the speech in formal opening of the Chau- IauQua- SS 9CitOIIS " CAC C sung JE IiEC Tippecanoe chorus.
 At 2:3O today there was a Travel Lecture bv William T. Ellis, a well known pubIicist and traveller.
 At o'clock there was a reading by Prof. John W. WetZel. who is instruc- tor in oratory at Yale University.
 At 7:45 this evening there will be an frustrated lecture, "A Night in Bird Iand", by Edward Avis. AS Q bird mimic MT Avis stands among the best in the country.
 Judging from the large attendance last evening and the interest which was shown, the assembly this year bids fair to outclass all previous ones and those who are in charge expect to see another large gathering this evening.
 Following is the committee on ar engagements and program: Rev. G. H. Brown, pastor of the First Methodist church. chairman: Rev. J. McLaren Richardson, First Presbyterian church; Rev E. J. Craft, Christ church; Rev. J. R. Brown, First Baptist church: Rev P. E. Matthias, Kings Highway Congregational church, and Rev. E. R. Cooper, English Lutheran church.