The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-07-31

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den of his remarks was plea TO-
peace between nations and in his dis
cussion he made a strong indictment
against the policies of Mr.. Roosevelt
in urging preparation for war and ir
his favoring the steel trust wh4le ir
Office winch would be the gamer by
war He criticized the language used
by Mr.. Roosevelt as being borrowed
from the prize ring. He said that as a
republican he wept in his heart at
the disagreement of the former
friends, Roosevelt and Taft, and
prayed that these two great men
might clasp hands again. He la
mented that Roosevelt had not, like
John Quincy Adams after he had
served as president, risen to lofty
position of friend and advisor of the
nation and not rushed into turmoil.
He criticized Woodrow Wilson be-
cause on the fourth of July he sent
his congratulations to Tammany hall,
which he denominated the most cor.
rupt and dangerous element in Amer
lean politics. War with all it's hor-
rors and those who advocate it for
selfish purposes were denounced by
the speaker.
On Thursday afternoon the Bala-
laika orchestra, Russian organiza-
ton, furnished music, each member
proving himself an artist of rare abil-
ity.
The afternoon lecture was by Faith
er Henry B. Tierney, his subject be-
ing "Shams and Hypocrites." Father
Tierney is a poet as we'll as lectur-
er and is known as the poet priest of
the west. In addition he has had
newspaper experience. He is a thor
ough believer in the chautauQua and
denominates it the university for the
common people. We were pleased to
hear him give the chautauqua such a
vigorous Endorsement. He is prod
uct of Missouri and lives but short
distance south of the border line be-
tween Iowa and Missouri. He is in
tensely in earnest in the message he
has to deliver to his audience and
deals in vital truths of humanity. In
beginning his lecture he read q num-
ber of his poems, written several
years ago, and while they are beauti-
full in themselves, we do not think he
held the attention of his audience
while reading them as he did after
launching into his subject in which
he denounced many of the shams and
hypocricies of the present day. We
think he grew in favor with his audi
ence and that the latter part of his
lecture was appreciated more than his
introduction. No one can listen to this
distinguished gentleman without be-
ing impressed that he is person of
strong intellectual vigOr and that his
mission in life is to benefit humanity.
On Thursday night Ex-senator
Burkitt, of Lincoln, Neb., was substi-
tuted for Senator Joseph L. Bristow,
who could not be present. Mr.. Burk-
tits subject was "The New Woman
and the Young Man." and while he
did not stick very closely to his text,
his lecture was one of the most anus
ing and entertaining features of the
chautauqua. For one hour and twen-
ty-five minutes he held his audience
spellbound and kept almost everyone
in boisterous laughter, with his sallies
of wit and philosophy. He told a
number of up-to-date stories, poking
great deal of fun at some of the
bachelor ladies and the men
who selfishly tread the pathway
of life alone. He contended that
the new woman will supplant man
as teacher, and in the profess
sions and said she had already re
placed him as amanuensis, clerks
in law offices and in the counting
house and was invading the field of
medicine, law and even the ministry.
The new woman" as he described
her, was the type of wOmanhood with
whom we are familiar, who rocked
us in our infancy, loved us in our
young manhood and clings to us in
our old age in spite of our infirmities.
For us she went down into the shad-
ow of death and with us trod the path
of life, sharing our misfOrtunes and
dividing our burdens. Side by side
with us she endured the hardships of
the frontier and shoulder to shoulder
with US has extended the dominion of
old glory. Her place has been upon
every battlefield and the inspiration
of her genius has illumined every
council of the republic. Mr.. Burkitt
received a perfect ovation after the
close of his lecture.
On Friday afternoon and evening