The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-03
DR.. HILLS TELLS
ROMANTIC STORY
Cites Lives of Successful
Americans to Chautau-
qua Audience
LARGE CROWD HEARS
DISTINGUISHED MAN
Prediction that Goth Century viii Be
Marked by It's Advance in CONNER
cial Chemistry - Hayes Trio Gives
Delightful Program

DeHgntful Program.
To the list of distinguished men and
lecturers who have visited Brattleboro
is Eow added Rev. DR.. Newell Dwight
Hills, pastor of Plymouth Congreea-
Ional church, Brooklyn, noted preach
er, author and public speaker, who last
evening addressed one of the largest
audiences of Chautauqua week. DR.,
Hills, whose church numbers 2450
members and whose church family EN-.
braces 1900 persons, has spoken from
the public platform on 2,300 nights. in
every state III the Union except Ne
vada.
The Romance and Heroism of Self
Made Men and Women in America was
the subject of his address, and the
speaker inspired and uplifted his an
dlence with a recounting of individual
successes and achievements in business.
finance, invention, religion, literature
and various other departments of hu-
man endeavor, weaving the facts to-
gether III manner that made his story
indeed one of romance and heroism.
1t is not given to everyone to become
great. The wealth of the nation is in
the occasion genius which God gives us.
And vet the nation has ever been un-
grateful to those to whom it has been
most indebted. An instance of this is
found in the case of John Fitch. ma
tive of South Windsor, Conn, who in
vented the steamboat, but who finally
became wanderer and committed sui
eide, while the credit for inventing the
steamboat has been given to Robert
Fulton and the spot where Fitch was
born has been marked by little stone
costing but q few dollars
Eli Whitney, inventor of the cotton
gin, was denied a patent for his inven-
tlon by reason OF trumped-up story
on the part of those who did not wish
hlm to get the benefits of the machine.
Nndlctive in spirit, he came north and
invented rifle, which was used
against the South in the great conflict.
Alexander Hamilton was cited as
another instance of the assertion that
the fathers kill the prophets.
Among the captains of finance were
mentioned Henry Ford, whose income
as railroad engineer 10 years ago was
$3.50 week, while it is now 100000
a week. Will Sears conceived the idea
of selling watches to railroad men
through correspondence and not long
ago, little time before his death. sold
a controlling interest in Sears. Roebuck
& Co.. for 100000
Charles L. Hughes. one of the nomi
necs for president of the United States,
declined an offer from the New York
Central railroad to become its general
counsel at $4,000 a wear and accented
a int 70 +Ia
at salary not so large by $32, 700.
Charles Goodyear added 10 years to
the average life of the people of to-
day by the discovery of method of
making india rubber durable in all
temperatures. The accomplishments of
Thomas A. Edison and others were told
in an interesting way
The speaker asserted that innumer-
able chances for success were still
open and emphasized the fact that sue
cess is not necessarily related to prop
erty. While the 10th century was a
century of steam and electricity. the
speaker believed that the Goth cen
tury would be distinguished by the
advances in commercial chemistry.
SILK already is being made from saw
dust and precious stones from a va
rety Of common materials.
DR.. Hills appealed to the young men
and women to discover their strongest
gifts and to be faithful to them. and
in closing he urged the younger gener-
alton to the task of wiping out every
saloon in the country and eliminating
the tenement house system, which he
believed would be of great benefit to
mankind.
In the afternoon +. l.. Ingalls,, state
superintendent of Boys and Girls
club work, gave an instructive talk on
the work of these clubs and the coon
Grafton between nation, state and To-
ca ofhclals to produce the best re-
suits. 1t was much the same address
that he has given here before smaller
audiences on two or three different oc
casions
DIR. Huelster gave his lecture on Self
discovery, in which he deplored the
lack of vocational training in the mod
ern schools and nointed out that wait
ing until child has graduated from
the high school or college TO determine
their bent in life is wasted time. In
stead Of forcing child to take some
general course in school in which therp
is little or nothing that appeals to that
child s desires he. argued that tbev
should be trained in the direction of
their natural abilities even if those
are disappointment to fond parents.
At both afternoon and evening per-
formances a concert was given by the
Hayes trio of colored musicians. thor