Edinburgh, June 22.
Credit must be given to the Rotarians assembled in Convention in Edinburgh for a strong spirit of seriousness running through {their lighter moods. They are genuinely interested in abstract questions of motive and rightness of mind and action. One of the outstanding speeches was on "The Philosophy of Rotary," and it may surprise some to know that the portions which seemed to rouse most enthusiasm in this gathering of business men were those which decried the—spi of money it getting or material success. The philosophy expounded pointed rather to the well-being of the individual and the world at large being achieved through a_ substitution of the spirit which says, "How can I serve my fellow men" for that which says, "What can I get out of them'? In some respects one had the impression that the speaker ind his audience were rediscovering very old truths; but the enthusiasm with which they were seized upon was undoubtedly good in itself.
The Rotarians have the faculty of pithy and incisive phraseology which is an attractive point in American language and literature among others that may not so readily appeal. Their oratory is not. of the conventional, long-period variety. An clement of boyishness also characterizes the audience. And there is an absence of the resigned expression which is common to British audiences preparing to hear a speaker.
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