Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-07-21
LONG BEACH.
Interesting xercisss at the Sessions $
Yesterday.


At Long Beach yesterday, the devo-
tional hour was led by 7. E. Robinson,
who spoke on "Let Your Light SO
Shine" A young ladies' meeting at 10
o'clock was led by Mrs. Hilbish. At II
O'Clock lecture was delivered by Rev.
DIR. Cheering on "Hindoo Incantations. !"
At A o'clock the young peoples meeting
was led by Rev. J. M. Hilbish. At 80
the musical entertainment was given by
the Jinglers. At today's session, Rev.
DR.. Bresee, of Pasadena, will deliver the
sermon.
THE CHAUTAUQUA.
The following communication has been
handed in for publication
organize Chautauqua Assembly at Long Beach
yesterday is greatly to be regretted. IL is both
hssty and injudicious, and can only result IN
injury to the church. as well as TO the legiti-
mate CnautauQua interests. 1t is funda-
mental principle Of Chautauqua Assemblies,
that they shall be severed from all sectarian
and denominational CONTROL and any action
which tends to violate this salutary precept can
only result in disaster to its projectors.
IfChautauqua is to obtain its best results, If
1t is to become potent force in the advance
ment of popular education. it must be entirely
severed from the control of any one church,
because it will require the united influence OF
all to enable 1t to attain the highest results.
Recognizing this to be the foundation upon
which the prosperity of the organization In
Southern California is based, the Chautauq ia
Assembly OF Southern California found it sbso-
lutely necessary to remove from Long Beach to
RedOndo. This removal was affected by full
majority of he directors and trustees after
weeks Of delibeIation and and careful consid,
Grafton. The fact OF this removal, contrary to
the desires of many Long Beach peop e, has
resulted in an unfortunate controversy. That
the public may have in brief form the points
in question, they are now stated. While at
Long Beach, the Chautauqua Assembly built II
nineteen-room house. at a cost of about 81 500.
This building was erected on the land of the
Long Beach Methodist Resort Association, with
their consent. After the removal of the Assem-
bly, to Re1ondo, the Resort Association took
possession without right or title, and has stead
lily refused to surrender the same TO the Assem-
For this suit was brought against the Resort
Association and a judgment was recovered of
$3.50 and the restitution of the building About
the time OF the meeting of the present Alliance
at Long Beach, rumors were freely circulated
to the effect that strong effort would be made
to organic new ChautauQua Assembly, but
nothing was definitely stated until the morning e
of July 10th. On that day it was publicly an
nounced that 1.-The home of the Chautauqua
was still at Long Beach" and all Chautauq uans
were invited to be present to effect org aniza-
ton. 1t was also announced that the usual
Chautsuqua degrees would be conferred and
that sn effort to depose the extstir Ohautau-
qua Assembly from its corporate position had
been planned. The effort, though il.advised
and certain of ultimate Condemnation, made it
necessary that some steps should be taken by the
Assembly to assert its authority and to protect
its corporate privileges. A complaint was
therefore laid before Judge Clark. of the Supe-
riOr Court stating the facts as published and
asking that the parties engaged in the matter
be restrained from such an iniractIon OF the
corporate name of the Assembly. The Judge
made an order citing the defendants to appear
before him at O'Clock Thursday morning, to
show cause why such an order should not be
made. At that time counsei Tor the defend
ants read q lengthy affidavit, signed BY G. K.
Crow and George l.. Cole, in which the Court
was solemnly assured "that they had not nor
had any of the others, associa ed themselves
together for the purpose of holding Chautau
qua Assembly," or Assemblies with Chautau-
qua exercises" or that any of them intend or
the designation adopted by plaintiff as lis cor
porate name, NOR any feature thereof" I'm
der these sworn assurances and absolute deul-
ais of any intention to infringe upon the au-
thority OF the Chautauqua Assembly OF South
ern California, the Court declined TO issue an
Injunction. II these disclaimers had been
made in good faith. and the letter and spirit OF
the statements complied with, there would
now be no reasonable ground for complaint;
but q perusal of the proceedings which were
any candid person that they were simply sub
terfuges to conceal predetermined eva
sion An Organization was Immediately
effected and diplomas of graduation were
presented to a large number OF persons, and
anon st them Mr.. Crow; Resolutions were were
Assem- blies at Long Beach Tne hedging was
denominated the Long Beach Assembly OF the
Chautauqua Literary aud Scientific Circle OK tbs
Pacific Coast, and committees were appointed