Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-29
A DAY AT Two CHAUTAUOUAS
College and Temperance Exercises
at the Crete Assembly.
BEATRICE OPENS AusPlcIoUsLY
A Programme of Saturdays Doings
Mt Both Plaoes-The Two Men
Arrested at Creighton
Stin Held.
Second Day at Crete.

-lopeClal 10 JHE 3kk. l-Ine second uay Oh
the assembly dawned with clear sky and
gentle breeze. At an early hour the tent
dwollers were awakened by the singing Of
birds in tho many trees, the twittering of
wrens and the plaintivc cooling of doves beng
especially noticeable. Soon these pleasant
sounds were 'marred hy tho rumble OF the
same inevitable baggage wagons that kept
perambulating about the camp until such an
unconsciopably late hour last night. Among
the improvements noticeable this year is the
now headquarters of the United Brethren.
1t is large and comfortable building, aud
will doubtless be greatly enjoyed by the
members of this enterprising denomination.
The pavilion has been greatly enlarged by
fifteen foot addition along the entire east
and west sides and two new tiers OF benches
have been added. The chorus platform has
been enlarged to seat between four and five
hundred, and it is expected these seats will
all be filed by singers. DIR. Palmer, the
musical conductor will arrive tonight, and
his chorus class will be organized tomorrow
morning. Itis expected to be the largest and
best chorus ever heard at o western assem-
blage. The singers of the state so thoroughly
appreciated DR.. Palmer last year that they
and their musical friends will not be slow to
again this year.
Up to 10 o'clock to-day $50 tents were oc-
cuped, and all the cottages and headquar-
ters buildings are open and fully equipped
for the season. The many booths, lunch
stands, etc, are also open and doing q -four
ishing business
Reporters are more numerous than ever
this year. Surely almost every paper In the
atota n,,1st he rppresaptad and fnnst infand
to show true newspaper enterprise by devot-
ing liberal space to the most fiourishing Of
western Chautauquas Judging from the
number of women and girls who, with
business like expression or countenance and
professional brlskness, rush about with pen
ell and note BOOK, the reporting business
must be rapidly passing into the able hands
of the ladies. This seems emnently fitting
and proper.
The morning prayer meeting was held at
9 o'clock this morning, about two hundred
being present Rev. Mr.. Stewart, the leader
of the meeting, SAID at these daily prayer
meetings prayer should be made not only for
ourselves and the large family of Chautau-
quans, but also for the success of each days
meeting. Therefore the topic OF each prayer
meeting should be in line with the subject
to which the day IS to be devoted.
AS this Is College and Temperance Day
the leader announced "EXperimental Knowl-
edge" for the subject Of this mornings meet
ing, and read for scripture lesson the first
twelve verses of Second Corinthians, show
ing that God will reveal to us hidden wisdom
that will be satisfactory to US and make us
useful. Quite number took part in the
meeting and made it interesting and instruc-
tive. Tomorrow morning the prayer meet
ing will be held at 1.30 and the subject will
be "rempcrance."
At 930 DR.. Dunnlng met the advanced
normal class IN the Conversational building.
The room was well filled aud the lesson was
extremely interesting, the subject being
''The History Of Man from the time of Adam
to the birth of Christ"
At the same hour Prof Beard met the ad-
vanced drawing class in the normal hall. II
is most too early in the session to give
numbers, but this class promises
to be both large and interesting.
The professor lectured this morning
on pictures and their merits, and how to dis
cern and appreciate them. His lecture, as
usual, was full of quaint humor and kept his
audience thoroughly amused and interested.
AT 10 O'Clock Dr. Duryea's bible class met
In the Congregational building, the subjects
being 1.-THE Books of the Biblen The build
ing was literally packed with people and
then only the few got in while the many
were crowded ont.
At the same hour the ladies' of the W. G.
| 4. u held their opening meeting III the hall
| in the grove. These ladies have their head
quarters building open and are getting ready
| for good work. The state president, Mrs,
| Hitchcock, the recording secretary, Mrs.
| Fitch, and the superintendent Of literature,
Mrs. j. M. Eldredge, are already on the
grounds.
While all the forenoon meetings were ex-
| tremcly well attended for so early in the
| season, the pleasant grove and river
banks had their audiences, too. A favorite
place of resort this morning was the level
| and shady brow of the little hill just north
| of the ball in the grove. A delicious breeze
came from the river and the grove beyond,
and happy groups OF people gathered here
and there, while children played among the
| trees. The familiar whistle of the "Belle
| of tho Blue' now and anon echoed down the
| river, and several dozen gayly-painted row
| boats phed about the stream or foated idly
| at their moorings. The quiet beauty and
| restful GOODNESS of the river banks is very
grateful to all comers
The chief event of the forenoon was the
| lecture on the "lnfluence of the College in
| American Life,n by DIR Charles F. Thwing.
America, said the lecturer, we may call the
| last attempt of God to ennoble and dignity
man. The history of most other countries is
| already told, or may be predicted with
| tolerable accuracy but in America, between
| the Atlantic and Pacific, many problems are
| to be solved that will benefit humanity. In
| speaking of the part educational institutions
are to play IN the solution of these problems
| the speaker compared the common schools to
| the small rivers that water the numerous
| valleys, the academies to the larger rivers
| into which the smaller flow, and the colleges
| to the great ocean that absolves and directs
all. The lamentable tendency of education
| especially of higher education, is to separ-
| ate the educated from the uneducated. This
ought not to be the fact. No college is true
| to its mission unless it has intimate relations
! with the people, unless it teaches the people
| to know the truth about all things. The
| American people should be taught by the col
| leges to know the past, that they may be bet
! ter able to create here great empire. The
American colleges, knowing the past, should
teach the people how to solve the
great problems now before them.
They should also impress upon the
| minds of the people the value OF
| things of the mind above the value Of things
material. A nation that thinks mainly of
material things Is british. We, as nation,
| should be made to feel that unseen things
| are eternal and therefore of superior worth.
The study OF nature is not so important as
| Is the study of man; the one Is concerned
| with the world, while the other Is concerned
| with that which is made in the image of
| God. The colleges. should teach the truth
concerning both these studies They should
| also teach the fact of the existence of su-
| perior power, of the duty we owe TO that
| power, and of the revelation il has made to
| us. Strange that college should teach the
| truth abou; star and daisy and not teach
| the truth concerning that power that makes
| the star shine and the daisy bloom. The
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