New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-15
An IDEAL CHRISTIAN SUNDAY.
RELIGIOUS EXERCISES IN THE GROVES OF
CHAUTAUQUA.
A DAY OF PEACEFUL REsT-DR. BRoADus ON
THE STORY OF JOSEPH AND ITS LESSONS.
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Chautauqua, ~ Y, July l4.-U any body is I'm
search of the ideal Christian Sunday he can find 1t
by coming to Chautauqua. The day is kept holy in
the best ard fullest sense Of the term The freedom
from outside interruption secured by the closing Of
the gates on Saturday night, the tranquil round of
piano exercises, which redeem the hours from even
the suspicion of mOnotony and the repoeful calm that
reigns in all the leafy glades and avenues invest the
day with beauty that fails TO charm and only
those whose Sunday pleasure lies at the sidedoor Of
the saloon, the Coney Island boat, com
plain Of their exclusion from the noisy outer world for
period of twenty-four hours
Sunday chimes and the singing of hymns announced
the beginning Of Dr. Harpers Bible reading in the
Amphitheatre at this morning. At IL a. m, some
1900 of the devoudy inclined attended the morning
scrvice there, in which Professor Eliss choir 100
strong, took part Dr. H. c. Hovcy read the lessons and
good Dr. Broadus of Louisville KY, preached address,
ing himself particularly 10 young and creating
new interest in the time honored story Of Joseph.
BY its familiar and kindly applications Bible his
tory said Dr. Brcadus, affords key to the interprea-
ton of all other history and who closely studies
the Bible really better prepared TO solve the prob
lens Of the history of to-day There are many pages
in the Bible In which God is directly mentioned,
but there is page In which he is not present TO
ones thought. Every history gets its true unity
from the idea of His experimenting and overrulng
providence; and the philosophy of history In its true
and highest sense means that shall the golden
thread of providentia purpose spreading through all
the warp and wool of human affairs Joseph always
maintained his faith ia that provdendal purpose aud
based on It simple diligence in present duty. The
inc OF the gift of what is Commonly called the
coat OF many colors shows that he much-fav
ored son. although the strict Interpretation OF the
Hebrew, which really describes 1t as merely coat
with long and rified sleeves, such Asaric of
tIn fact lands tr0D
canoe to tho story. bis brothers were compelled to
wear the shortseeved garments In vogue 10 this day
among the laborers in the Holy Land, and 10 was
really their Impotence at his immunity from toll
which induced them first to cast him into the pit
and afterward sell him into band of wandering Arabs
Ill treated In this way by their brethren, most youths
would have been tempted to lose faith in the God Of
their ancestors and to dede their father for teaching
them to look up TO Him. But Josephs faith never
wavered When he found himself slave In a strange
country, he simply made up his mind to be good
and honest and faithful slave as he could. When
he was promoted In Potiphar's household prosperity
not able 10 spoil him and under the most terrible
temptation young man OF his years could possibly
HIS mastet, loyal 10 God. John B. Cough died with
the words his lips, Young men, keep yourselves
pure" and no man could say thing more eloquent
and more impressive 10 the Josephs of to-day Another
renaraable thing about Joseph was that In the fear
brethren. When they appeared before him in dis
tress, many a man would have seen his opportunity
right out into unwisc forgiveness. But Joseph made
sure that they were worthy to be forgiven before
he forgave them. What knowledge of human
nature he displayed, and how much patient pains he
took to whether 1t wise to help them. There
has always been great deal too much promiscuous
forgiveness. People forgive when thoy ought not
to forgve Just as people are benevolent and generous
from sudden impulses, when they ought not 10 be
and Joseph has set us excellent example in this
respect And who admire sufficiently his devotion
to his poor old father? In China, undue reverence
is paid 10 the old simply because they are OLD
with us the centre of gravity tends toward the
opposite extreme. 1t is we'll to live in an age and
country when the young coming to the front
for the young must make the worlds progress and DO
much of the worlds hardest work Yet II is well that
they should have Josoph's example to remind them
that the virtue of respect for age is positive one
and one lightly TO be esteemed When this dut,fu
son came himself to die, he saw with full confidence.
that Gods great promise would assuredly be ful
filled and no glores Of Egypt and the grandeurs Of
the Pyramids could tempt him from his wish 10 LID
in the place where his atsers slept relying Gods
great promise, and dying sustained by that faith and
hope.
Three Sunday schools have boen in session during
the afternoon at the time. The Society Of
Christian Ethics met at 4, and at later hour tho
vesper service of the auqua Literary and Scientific
Circle was hold. At the song service this evening adj
dress es delivered by members of the European
delegation