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Show .GLADSTONE AS SEEN BV AKED e TtEV. CHARLES F. AKED Of San Francisco. "Gladstone, the grand old :nan of Groat Britain one of the greatest statesmen tho world has ever kuown has left behind him an iniraortul memory deeply impressed in the hearts, not only ot his own countrymen, country-men, but in those of all tho nations ot the earth, by his great lovo for humanitv and its liberties. "Like your noble aud illustrious martyred" President Lincoln, William Ewart Gladstone stood and fought for liberty, but. unlike that wonderful American statesman, who had been trained from boyhood to believe In the rights of liberty, Gladstone, who had been educated iti a country where such rights and ideas did not exist, had to siudy the question, as he did in all things, and when he became convinced that the liberties of the people were sacred and necessary, he Instantly became a passionate lover of these rights Just as much as Lincoln Lin-coln was. "Above all things, William Ewart Gladstone loved his God. From his earliest childhood ho consecrated himself him-self to the sorvlce of the .Master, and all through his life, he was daily In soul communion with his Creator, and in an excorpt from his diary wo find this vow registered: 'To make tho lovo of God a dally habit In my liro!'" Tho above is In part what Dr. Chas. F Aked, tho famous English divine, said to one of tho lurgest audiences that has been seen at Chautauqua park since the oponlng of the present pres-ent Utah Chautauquu assembly moot-lugs. moot-lugs. Over 2000 people listened at tentlvoly to the words of the eminent speaker, and rounds of applause greoted his periods, particularly tlioso In which he told of Lincoln's Btruggle lor liberty and President Taft's efforts ef-forts for universal peace Dr. Aked stated that perhaps many AmorScans had not Dorgiven Gladstone Glad-stone for the port he took in tho Alabama claims question arising from tho civil war of 'G1-'G5, hut they certainly cer-tainly could not rofuso to d.o so now, for that for sevoral years prior to his death ho published a book in which ho publicly and abjectly apolo-glzed apolo-glzed to the American pooplo for his actions of -10 years before. Gladstone wus a sincere Christian and he curried his religious beliefs and ideas jnto his work in statecraic In his work on the groat finance question he carried his great Christian Chris-tian thoughts, the same as ho did In the fight for franchise for all tho people peo-ple and more particularly In his great fight on the divorce question. In this lator ho demauded an equal standard of morality In tno man and In the woman, before and after marriage mar-riage He deprocated the severing of the conjugal knot and was an advocate advo-cate of the marriage of ono husband nnd ono wife for life, in a union only to be dlssolvod by death. The history of the Alubama claims was described In an intorostlng man-, nor by the speaker, and the outcome' of the case. Gladstone was not In power when the steamer "270," lator known as the Alabama, was allowed to slip out of Liverpool harbor for tho high seas, when she hoisted tho stars and bars of the Confederacy, and commenced her nefarious work of destroying North American shipping ship-ping The responsibility of this lay with Lord Palmerston, who was then in control of tho destinies of Great Britain, Brit-ain, and his assistant, Lord John RuBsell, and when tho claims were presented the Palmerston cabinet had gono out of offico and Gladstone was in power He assumed the responsibilities responsi-bilities In the matter and agreed to submit the caso to International arbitration ar-bitration in spito of the cries of his fellow countrymen for war. He was in a sense the pioneer In this grand work peace and tho disarmament ol nations. The speaker called the attention of the audience particularly to the lessons les-sons to be learned from Gladstone's life his practical and binccro Christianity Chris-tianity and his love for his fellow-men. fellow-men. "National Day." Today at Chautauqua park the program pro-gram will be devoted to the reunion of people from the various states of the union. Special arrangements for the sccommodation have been made by the managers. The Kansas society will have its annual banquet at 6 o'clock, and tho Iowa society will meot In annual session ses-sion and listen to reports of the work during tho past year, which will bo followed by tho election of officers for the ensuing year. The Grand Army and other veteran organizations organiza-tions will also hold meetings during the afternoon. Noted Speakers. Dr. ChaB F. Akod will dellvor a second lecture sermon on another part of the Lord's prayer, "Thy Will Be Done." Those that heard the eminent emi-nent and scholarly gentleman yesterday yester-day morning aud last evening know of his great ability and the charms of' his talks and tho great lessons to bo learned from them. To raisg hearing hear-ing Dr. Aked Is to miss tho greatest thing that Ogdou and Utah have seldom sel-dom seen in mnny years. "Pilgrim Patriots," a story of tho men of the Mayflower, will be eloquently elo-quently dlscuBsed at tho groat patriotic pa-triotic meeting at 11 o'clock this morning by tho Rev. Arthur Jletcalf of Webster City, Iowa. Tho Rev. Frederick Vining Fisher, "pastor of the Mrst' Methodist cliureu ol Ogden, will bo the speaker at the 3 o'clock cxercibclp. Tno Inlrodution or word of commendation It. necessary, neces-sary, as Dr. Flsner is too well known, not only here, but throughout the United Slates, as art eloquent speak; cr on interesting topics.. &if(j sub-i ject will be "Alaska." Hc Is quite' conversant With his story, a'fi he was for several years' stationed' as a missionary mis-sionary at Ketchikan, Alaska Prol. Howell oi Cuauiauqua, N. Y., will ,havq his usual large audience for a round 'table talk at 6' o'clock. HiS' loplc will be "Why Study ATt7" ' " Mrs Ruth Inglenart will give about tho same; hour another of her dcjlght-tul dcjlght-tul elocutionary readings on "Southern "South-ern Song and Story." She will' quoto fiom tho great negro poot, Paul Dunbar, Dun-bar, one of the sweotest singers tho gieat south has known, and from Harris Page and Edwards. Dr. Merton S. Rice. The popular lecture at S o"clock will be given by Dr Merton S Rico of Du-luth, Du-luth, Minn Hlb subject will be "Tho Devil Tako tho HlndmosU." Dr. Rice is an Interesting talker of tho rupld-flre sort Wit and repartee bubblo throughout his discourbcs. His talk yesterday afternoon on "Tho Live Dog vb a Dead Lion" was well received re-ceived uad commented upon by those who had the pleasure of hearing him. Children's Pageant. MIhs Nina Larukln, directress of tho Chautauqua Bos' and Girls' club, gave a grand pageant to demonstrate hor work among the children yesterday yester-day afternoon in the grove at the park Her little charges wore trained to the minute in all their oxercises and games. The little girls were dressed in whito and each one had a floral wreath on her head. The boys wore out In their Sunduy best and, assisted by F O Kelly and his boy scouts, made a beautiful pageant. In the short time she had to prepare pre-pare for this event, Miss Lamkln worked wonders, and those who have watched her closely marveled at the results obtained. The exhibitions in first aid to the injured and semaphore signalling by the Ogden patrol of the boy scouts were splendidly executed and much applauded. "Old Home Day." Tomorrow (Saturday) every known nationality under the sun now ropro-sented ropro-sented In Ogden will bo at Glen-wood Glen-wood park as guests of tho Utah Chautauqua Chau-tauqua assembly. From reports received re-ceived each nation is trying to outdo the other on this occasion, and havo spent large sums of money in preparation. prepara-tion. The " cann" Scot, frae the land o' cakes and "Liters and red horrln,' bnggis, "black puddin," and "soar dook," will cam "oot tao tho park wP his weo bit lassie and tak In tho slchts." Tho "hlelanmen" will bo "spolrln" aboot bis frien' frae, but and ben, aud the braw flag o' bonnlo Scotland, which will bo flaunted to the breeze for the iirst time by the Ogden Caledoniun club tomorrow morning. Sandy Jock, Tammio aud weo Jimmle. frae the wide-pen or tho fiddlers' close" will be oot In their "brawest," and Maggie, Jessie and Mary will help them "laddies" to remember re-member the greatest of Scottish boasts and toasts, "Here's lao us and wha's like us." Hans and Grotchen from "Der Fad-orland" Fad-orland" have an, Idea thai thev Can beat the Scotch and all others In making tho host appearance at tho pageant, and Mjnherr Jan and his lady fair from Holland the land of dkcs and delft Jchlna are doing much in prepardjion, but aro keeping their own secrets.' The Johansens, i,ho Potcrsens, the Andersons aud other sturdy descendants descen-dants of the viking chiels will alsc make a showy display. They aro laughing In their sleeves at tho efforts and preparations of the other nations They claim they will tuke tho cake and that tho othors arc out of the raco. The Greeks aro uot saying much, but nevertheless the sons of Gieece have a program that Is simply wonderful. Thoy will appear in their national coitumes and give an ox-hllbtlon ox-hllbtlon of their natinml life and customs. cus-toms. The Japanese have spent several hundred dollars Jn costumes for the pageant. Thoy have also a splendid program, full of scenes of Oriental life This pageant will he the greatest event of tho season and will be long remembered in Ogden and Utah. oo |