Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-09-05
ChantamIma's New Procrnmme.

Chautauqua was greater. grander and bet
ter this year than ever before 1t is csti-
mated that for nearly month there was a
resident population of eight to twelve thous-
and. The receipts for admttance t0 the
grounds were third larger than ever be
fore, and probably 600 people. in all.
passed the gates Of the splendid new three
story building at the dock. The Hotel
AthenHum had, for over two weeks, 600
guests, and many were turned away. An
addition. with $50 new TOOmS is to be
erected and furnished before another ScaSun
The platform work of the season was of a
very high literary and intellectual charur-
ter. Gen. Lew Wallace. author of Ben
llur" aud The Fair Cod" Will Carlton,
author of Farm Ballads" etc. and George
W. Cable, read from their own works in the
ampitheater and lectures were delivered by
/ DR.. John Hail, Rev. Dr. Duryea. of B0s-
ton: Prof W. &. Sumner. of Yale; Hon.
Roswell q. IIorr, of Michigan. and other
distinguished persons. Chancellor John H.
Vincent was in good condition. and
preached a magnificent sermon on one of
the Sunday MORNINGS. in the ampitheater,
to an immense crowd of people. He was
ably assisted in the management of the
platform work by his son. George f. Vim
cent, a recent graduate of Yale, and BY the
very able and efficient assistant superintpn-
dent and secretary of the as
sembly. William A. Duncan, of
Syracuse, New York. DIR. Vincent and
his excellent wife, with their son George.
are about to leave for Europe. to spend
year in Italy. Egypt Palestine and else
where. That he might be away without
detriment To the work of the Assembly
and its multifarious branches, prin-
cipalS Of the several de
partmentS were appointed. Dean Wright. +.
of the Boston University, is at the head of
the school of theology; Rev J. Lyman
Hurlbut, of Piaintield, New jersey, is prin-
cipal of the c. l.. 5. C.; Rev. DR. W. c. .
Harper, of Yale, is principal of the Schools
of Language; Rev. 4. +. Dunning, cOngre-
gational Sunday-SChool secretary for the
United States. is principal of the Normal
btpdl tliltlt- htN. ID. 1. lllttllt, OF fillla- J
delpha, is at the head of the Children'S De
partment, and there are competent persons
in charge of other departments. Miss Be
mis-, of the State Normal School. at Fredo-
MIA, y. Y. most charming and accom-
piished lady, is in charge Of kindergarten
work. The ChGutGUqIGn. a very excel
lent monthly magazine, is the organ of the
Assembly and the c. l.. S c.. and the first
number of the new volume will appear on
the first of October. 1t is edited by DIR. T.
l.. Flood. and is published at Meadyfle. Pa.
Hundreds of Springfield people were. at
one time or another, at CLautauqua. this
season. and more will probably 20 next
But as the enlarged hotel will have accom-
m0datIOnS for a thousand persons. and
many of the cottages will be enlarged, there
will be room for all. The managers of
Chautauqua have put about one hundred
thousand dollars into the institution from
their own pockets, by way of an effort to
promote popular education. ami the effort
has been crowned with large degree of
SucreSs. over hundred thousand persons.
scattered about in all parts of the world.
are pursuing Chautauqua studies Thirteen
hundred of these are in Japan; a large num-
ber in South Africa, and others in Europe
The {. l.. ). {. has two local branches hero
the "Worthingtnm' and Bushnell" cir
both are houriShing