The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-23
Hamilton Assembly Is Brought TO
Close Last Evening With Lee
ture and Opera Company as
the Attraction.
ON SATURDAY
Lumb herman Philosopher Had Some
Things to Say About Gossips,
Grouches and Pessimists
in His Talk.
Especial to The Gate City.l

Especial to The Gate City.l
HAMILTON, ILL.,, Aug. 23.-Satur-
days program at Hamilton chau-
tauqua began with full concert by
the Chicago Light Opera company
which had been especially featured
all week. Their music came up to
the high expectations of the patrons
and included I'VE Praise Thee, O
Lord" Kipling's "On the Road to
Mandalay," Mother of Mine" where
the Caravan Has Rested" Message
of the Violets'' from the Prince of
Pilsen, wedding Chorus" from the
Rose Maiden, and many others. This
same company gave the evening pre-
lude and were most cordially re-
ceived.
The evening lecture was by Doug
las Malloch, who is called the lum
herman philosopher. and poet. He
was introduced by Captain George
Angel and responded to the introduc-
ton by saying, in olden days poets
used to be accompanied by their Tyre,
now they have some local man" His
subject was "Some Sinners | Have
Met" The first that came under this
classification is the liar "The worst
liar is the flatterer and when man
sprinllles your path with soft soap,
look out for fall
The next sinner is the gossip who
peddles the stories the liar tells.
Remember in hearing a doubtful story
that you have ears on both sides, SO
before judging listen to both sides.
Gossip is the submarine of con-
versation and a man gossip is the
worst gossip" He gave quite talk
on helping the down and out to re-
form and said no one can reform at
once. A stream OF water cannot turn
"a square corner.
The next sinner is the crouch. No
businessman should bring his home
crouch to the store or factory An
.employer should remember you can
mot get heat out of fire without a
draft, nor good work without appre,
citation.
The pessimist is brother to the
crouch. Many definitions have been
given for pessimism and optimism.
The optimist lights the lamp the
pessimist blows it out. --'
There are a number Of optimists in
the insane asylum, but they are put
there to guard the pessimists. Now
"a brother to the pessimist is the quit
ter. Never start a thing you cannot
finish, but when you do start it, finish
lit. Even the Wabash railroad is in
the Bible, for in Genesis it says the
sixth day the Lord created all creep
ing things"
The next sinner is the loafer. No
man has ever been arrested for speed
ing to work. And it is an old and
trite saying that it is not work but
worry that kills.
Just as foolish as the loafer and as
mistaken in his ideas is the fiend for
overwork. Don't be SO fussy; don't
try to do everything yourself: trust
your employees to do their share of
the work. The lost sinner is the man
who talks too much. His list of com
missions are many. Much more trust
worthy is the man who talks little
than he who talks too much.
Mr. Malloch interspersed his lee
ture with many of his own beautiful
poems, one especially enjoyed was
1.-The man behind the man behind the
gun"
united in a service under the chau-
was given by the Hamilton quartette
and solos by Miss Irma Peters and
Miss Mary Elder. The Rev. Elinor
Gordon read scripture lesson and Dr.
Mason offered morning prayers, after
which the Rev. Mr.. Schwab of the
Christian church, took as his text
the thirteenth chapter of John 34-35.
He told how different organizations
were known by badges they wore,
but the lodge of discipleship was not
a visible one. A christian could not
be told by style of clothing, neither
by certain dogmas nor creeds, but by
this sign, eff we love one another. "
The acid test of relationship between
churches is love; not love, merely as
a matter of sentiment, but some ing
far deeper. More sacrifice is needed
today and by this shall all men
know that ye are My disciples if We
have love one to another"