, 1879-07-23
GODS FIRST TEMPLES.
Mrs. Jennie Willing Talks on
David and Homer at
Lake Bluff.
,..trr, Nv tho Ilon William Dross On "ltross The
Continent. "..-sthuyl.r Colfa1 nates .
Few Remarks.
The Beautiful Things to Be Seen
and Heard at Camp Collie.


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LAKE HUFF
Tncday opened at Lake b'lt1 ycatetuay "mo'st
with the tear1rops OF hcaVcn." nnu tile early
exercises wcro somewhat siightc1 on account |
OF Tic rain. It clcarcd uit however. In timu to \
admit Of ,lc more Important eucs. The Sunday |
aa,,nn, Toachcr., Confercnco md The ecouraphl.
eeAool .oAens's A., ..s.ot.a. ,ra.a .onsu.,oa IN
cal portion OF INC e1eselsas "ese eo"uus'eu ~
The usual manner, and were quito 'nterest!'a, as
WAS also tho biographical department. but tue
roe,Aa. r. ss.ana. ~ snoarnra mn, lcodcrs.
ue enanteS ',. y, Spe1Ne1s 0'' '''"''''
AT II O'CLOCK ..... ..-.
ac,,ycred m cxtcmporancous lecture upon the
."h,.'o, ~ :. navla on,1 Ifnmcr.n Ia whct, shc
'aojee. =, ms o.s 80 . ,,.,,,o,,c .n,l David
enasaesss1sa t''usu Ms.sn 40 q" n.n .hc thourht,
stood with Us to-day rs the soul OF devotional
thonob,,-1tomcr for classical culture, The two
'""a''n. -. sson, and, nthcr Nneu the world
were aot 'ae t.on ,,. ."ss I'm .enr, beforo Coum
was soung. Ap'ut s'ooo year, peiu,o ,ss Ioa ~
bus discovered America the liie OF DaY'u wse
nn,er the glass Of aesthetic history. Homcr's
WIS sesera, na"atTu . ,v their olvmpiads. Tle
pcRaa 10 .'ieaeu'o N'". e., 5t.,nn, f-o,,
two poets we're not ,,,.nt las ,tns '''. .,tbn',ch
each other Ia ,s t,1Ts ~ .ko a tSs ,onroev 10
- .tow.s,,lInr vea.ols OF tho day. David was
Me sIo"rsans N.,'.s. ,s sshora 1,h,,a, v.. horr a
horn IN Bethiehen' wuI.o on'.es , "as, 1oAn y.
s Il o1ssas s. "aa ps1n IN os ous
q, a. tIs nnrrsson ,n Of David was as handsome
ms. tic a. Youngest DO, Of largo fam
sIspou't t,r a'a the beloved" When Samuel came to
anoSt hlnE ison. atonE ~ sUIn nts " u s,,n
vas not thooet worse WI wno ~ " ufS II H.. ''I1 Nv
Dayll ne was eo neek a'r nv ~ ssse asi, IN. IN ~
easoa here to eAloglza tIc meek ann io"ly '9s 10
spIrit, the hunablo alla Inc mougst. 4nls
sort Of people shc gave Ter aud!enee m' sn,o3 p
u,9efa.aM; I , M; nas t,at ust wo,S ultuatcy tTuno6
DnvEd llycd ~ aolect poverty aa.'nG 1f lc @ hsss
part Of ha earcet and thss tnaens TN 10 nsar
With fortas @ te trs ss anu n fTpasuons ap Tt Il
also caused him 10 appreciate th9 nlsanprfes
Of presently Atter David "as ano'n.ed htng
# FOL- ''s sa1s To savs ss e essd % not uss
upon which to set big foot that he cogd cal! bis
own. It m,1at have been severe trial for hlm
TO lead hts lilc, iull 81 nnliappihess ana 1sln ~.
nlat!on, put he eVentuai,S a sa9le , Gus Oh os
troubles 10 become the ruler ol the Jews.
The speskec then pfoceedcd 10 eve an outline
OF uomers l'ie a. best sue was able from I,, ner
authorities. II Waa ~ nos 90 easy sue sau. 70
not agree lit to whether ha "as real person or
the llal WAS cotnplsntion: hotne had II thnt
ha was blind ecggnr, 1.-The b!ltid old barl Of
Suoss rocky iese." len cities Of Irccce clalmcu
Homer after nc waa aead, iof N theso tea cI,cs @
he lad begged us oreaa Avn wne9 & lV'ng. ,an, ahc
have oeem nno' or sse, tsHo ",aq nS ~o9,u ~,
nnres avg "s't'en ~ lpht: h. could not have
G.reed hi, urcad, or else. Ike Dante,
ir En.,,d hayc cumn1aIucd Of It's bitterness
Mast iskc)y be was a keeper Of cattle, whete lie
haa nsrce eontiista with wild beasts. Mrs.
evcr eTisted were nocts OF Nature. and tIvt
serr nnt;on hsti otven M liz lcst nonts in prim
tive days: as Homer among the Grrcks, David
ana pS sSaksncarc M an an,one % tl'c Anriosa1ons ''
Thn noip,s oi diyerpcnco bctyecn tic two
barls 'yeru next touched upon, David was q
worsh!per: Of Wa,otati;" ;"a.6 J7ttyyling In Ma
q worsh!pcr Of Naturo' David gayo exclusive
mas ani nristocrncy to tic Hebrows. and
nIsI Ilonsr u civilization ll to M lie Greeks. Thc i
th, nreer ~ tnstc. Tho 1IHhrew
was SpIritualtst; the Greek was a senauaiist.
Dayfd's idea Of God wuH great and soul-Inspr-
!nE,-" Before IT, tho mountains were Drought
lorth, Or ever Thou i'adst formed the earth and
Thou urt Gotl.n !lomer's gotls were pack OF
rowdics. Ills Olympus was magnificent placc,
but hts gods and Eoddesses Wcre thoroughly
darcputable bc1,gs. Jupiter was magnarent
wns acod, With good rcason to Bcold. CON-
pare this with, Da'a'a GOD. Day!!l was Tic
poet Of right; Homer fl,o poet OF might.
Ycsserday morning the executive manage
mcnt Of tic Lake B!uu sunday-ssnool Asben-
biz held
A BUSINESS MEETING
Ia tho Office,
Dr.. Jobu Williamson. ot the Michigan. Avenue
1yothndjst tm,rrI'. ~. Rsv' i, IL t;tbson' NJ
tl,e scrnnS i,rcshvtrstaM: m W' H. RincE.
h"rr ' Trnfea.or in nm t!h,cnro J,nnt;st Rcmi.
ua.. ~ s'sD r,h,,m 49, .,1o ~ liza Sn,x Enoiani
Ennprrrattnnai Church: and DR.. +. b. Wcmcn.
wov ~ 1na nsr-att 'nih,iral ins,tt',te vrTs. an
nnin,ci cnm,nittcr n nntino tin wurh t,f fGt
px.s.,hIr sos tnn oon,Inr r"sr N "
Assembly lgI tnt couiinE yea+' a.,
~ "ns uesioe4 W puolaa u paIeE H., uqs..E n1 u1 Il,
VIVA rfrcIdrti nv rho jlonrtl tiat thC nxerefsea hi
the nortuul course upon the grounds this yea
should be published in full early III tho fail, un
OF ths Wabash Avenue Methodist Church o
Chicago.
In the h!storical exercises of the afternoon
The Rev. Dr.. A. l.. Jntklns lod with tic sub]er
At O'clock, according TO tic programme,
rup uon- w,T1,.v upn..