Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-08-12
Monona Lakeside Assembly.

On Sunday evening, August 1. very
large congregation was entertained and
instructed by long service Under the
leadership of Prof. Leslie. OF Chicago.
His marked ability as conductor of
chorus singing was very manifest in the
rehearsal and rendering OF anthems for
Sunday service. His remarks upon
congregational singing, regarding its
beauty, power and special usefulness.
were received with marked approval.
A thousand copies of his Service of Song
were distributed through the audience
and the volume of melody, even from
music that was new, showed how much
could be done that is satisfactory III the
line of congregational singing. Prof.
Leslie's lady quartette has delighted
the different audiences on the first three
days of this week by their fine rendi
ton of classical, pathetic and harmon
ious numbers. The beautiful blending
of these cultivated voices has OCCASION
ed much comment. Many hearty en-
cores at each concert denoted special
commentator.
The intermediate and Normal classes
for bible study have retained their
special interest throughout the entire
session. Indeed, under such instruc-
ton as has been afforded by DIR. Hal
burt, of New York, and Rev. Frank
Russell, of Syracuse, New York,
Holmes, of New Jersey, and other COM
petent associates, it could not well be
otherwise. These schools are very
valuable feature of this Assembly, par
ticularly for those who are enabled to
be present through the entire course of
study. BY no means the least import
ant in special influence, and perhaps
more so Gf line could be drawn in
matters of this nature) was the primary
instruction offered to the little folks and
to the teachers of little folks by Mrs.
Alden, of Cincinnati, (Pansy) whose
literature for childhood has become so
wonderfully popular Her manner of
conducting her work is especially
charming. Her capabilities are not
confined to this form of writing, as her
original story on The Church Choir, !"
which kept 5000 people listening atten-
lively for two hours as she read this
production, describing the perfect nat
uralness of choir disturbance and the
dire influences that were exerted in the
community by the unwarrantable pro-
ceedings of an antagonistic musical di-
rector. The happy termination of the
whole affair denoted Pansy's facility for
remedying SO many kinds of existing
evils.
Rev. VIM. H. Milburn's lecture on
Richard B. Sheridan, the wit, orator
and statesman, was an exceedingly
happy effort. and together with his dis
course on Geo. ID. Prentice, manifested
the keen appreciation which this blind
chaplain of the House of Representa-
tives possesses of the qualities and in
fluences of noted men to whom the pub
lie likes to listen and desires to remem-
Der.
The Chautauquan Literary and Scien-
titic Circle, usually termed the G. L. S.
C., forms very prominent feature of
the educational interests of this Assem-
bly,. August was termed G. L. S. G.
Day, and was replete with interest. A
description of the exercises and u
Synopsis of the address of DIR. Vincent,
Chancellor of Chautauqua University.
will be given in future correspondence.
In this connection it may be we'll to
refer to the very scholarly and elevating
lectures of Leon III. Vincent, nephew
of DIR. Vincent. on English literature.
This course of lectures has been attend
ed by perhaps 1000 people. who seemed
to be much interested in hearing about
the abilities, sins, virtues, vices, and in
fluences of poets, statesmen, dramatists
and other noted persons, given in a
clear, smooth, pleasing manner, which
indicate beyond mistake the cultured
scholar and the keen observer of human
nature. RETLAw.