The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-24
GEORGIA'S CHAUTAUQUA.
MORAL AND MENTAL INSTRUC-
TON ITS OBJECTS.


School Association-Ihe First AS
Essmbly Held in Western New York
in 1874
ALBANY, GA, March 23-One year ago
Alba was happy under the delightful in
fluences of the first session Of the Georgia
Cheutauqua and S week OF profitable en-
tertainment Twelve months have passed,
and again is everybody wearing happy
smiles; again is the great tabernacle tent
pitchei, under which there will be another
week Of profitable enjoyment and pleasure,
in which hundreds Of strangers ard the
home folks will participate; again is court
house square bedecked with the little snow
white Cbautauqua tents; aud everything
and everybody are ready for the second
session of the Georgia Chau,auqua. which
formally opened yesterday with the annual
sermon 10y DIR. r. r. MeriGith.
The Georgia Chautauqua i a great sue
CESS, and Albany is to be co graduated.
Primarily the object of the Chautauqua is
moral and mental instruction, but the ma.
terial benefits which follow in its wake are
many, and every class of Albanys citizens
ere unified ON the one movement that prom
Uses 50 much in the way of pleasure and
profit.
AN EDUCATIONAL MONEMENI
Asis generally known, perhaps. the Chau-
tauqua is a many-sided educati nal move
lnent, and is q development from a Sunday
school association that had its first assem-
bly, IN 1874 on the picturesque shores Of the
beautiful Lake Chautauqua, In Western New
Y ork, from which the organization takes
it, name. Its present proportions are the re-
suit of a slow evolution INFO lrger life aud
grauder activities, and its possibilities are
NOT vat bouuiad nv ny h1rizon
The Georgia Chautauqua is one of the
several independent assemblies that have
sprung mp wherever the Chautauqua iiea
struck in and a more generous soil has
never nourished the seed into warmer life
and quicker truitfulness. Tie cultured aud
refined people Of Albany have devoted their
best endeavors toward making the assembly
q success, and they have be n fortunate in
ENJOYING the. active sympathy of the good
people Of the state, especially Southwest
Georgia, who realize that though the
assembly has its seat in this city, it is a
Southwest Georgia institution.
EVERY SHOULDER TO TIE WHEEL.
The co-op eration of the whole section has
given very pleasant results and large mum.
bers from the ueighboring country towns
and hamlets are attending the special
classes which the ChautaUqua management
has opened for the be eft If all who would
come and enjoy the advantages they offer
DR. ". A. Duncan, the protector and in
spiration Of the Georgia assembly, is the
superintendent Of the parent Chautauqua Of
New York, aud to his intelligent direction
are the people of Albany and Georgia in
dabted for the advantages and blessing of
the most successful assembly that has ever
been organized Ia the SOUTH
In the spring of 1883 DR.. Duncan first
came into this region, and was SO much
pleased with the country and the people
be Tr7- tod
plantation near this city. He then unfolded
tie Chautauqul idea TO our people, with all
Of Its beauty and possibilities, and offered
his services free of expense if they desired
to secure a be sing that would prove abid-
ing. Albany entered heartily into the plans
of org nzation, and has great reason to be
thankful that The present assembly is the
fruiuon of the hopes Of the first few months
Of labor.
DR. DUNCAN's INFLUENCE.
DR.. Duncan has large personal and
official influence, and he exerte1 it to Sc
cure for the new assembly the best talent
the )untry affords to conduct the special
departments of instruction. To this end he
gave his attention, and his efforts have SCI
cured t. Albany and Georgia the services Of
the most eminent instructors IN America.
Rev. a. Z. Dunning, d. D., editor of the
Boston CongregdtionGljSt, the oldest and
most widely circulated religious journal in
the United States, is associated with MIR.
Duncan as superintendent of instruction,
and has charge of the normal classes of
ministers and Sunday school teachers.
The musical department is most ably pre-
sided over by DR.. "a. r. Palmer of New
York, than whom there is none brighter
and letter qualified for his position. DR..
Palmer is, perhaps. the most eminent writer
OF musical text books of the world One of
his works has been published in more lam
all r,+h
subject, and is used in the schools of music
in Europe.
AUTHOR OF MANY HYMNS.
He is the distinguished author of several
of the most beautiful hymns IN the English
language, one # which yield Not 10
Temptation" has been translated into many
languages, the last being the Chinese. Dr..
Palmer's classes have made wonderful
progress in the science of music for the last
two weeks, and his pupils are enthu .iastic.
DIR. w. q. Anderson of the Adelphi
Academy of BROOKLYN, who is
at the head of physical culture
in the United States, has charge of
class of 100 pupils in this line of training,
and his efforts are highly appreciated by
our people.
The commercial department of the Geor-
gia Chautauqna is most ly conducted by
Prof. Q. r. Wells of Syracuse, n. Y, who
employs methods that are the result of the
slmpllIylng study OF long years of expert
ence. Albany and Southwest Georgia are
to be warmly congra tulated for having
secured the services Of such men as are in
charge of the special schools of the G 3orgia
Chautauqua, for they are not only ouallfi ed
to grace the positions, but are christian
gentlemen, whom our people are always
glad to welcome into their homes.
THE DAILY PROGRAMME.
Following is the daily programme for
the week, with several special features:
C. L. S c. Round Table. 10a IN.
Sunday School normal department s to O n
m. 4:30 TO $40 p. m.
Primary department, 9 to 10 a. M, ito %. m
Musical department-Chorus, 8 a. m. and
p m.
Musical epartment-Harmony class, 10 a. m.
Musical Observation-Disclosures class, 4:3O
.. m.
Physical department, to 10 a. M, ? to D. M
Commefc ial department, to ~ a. m TO
p IN.
Devotional meetings, $3.50 a. m.
Sunday, March % 1880 a. m, annual sermon,
by Rev. r. X. Mere 18th. ID. D.
Sunday, March %, 1880 p. m, vespers and
service of song. DR.. II. r. Palmer
Monday, 9IarcH %, z p m, opening exercises
We per services, speeches, songs. stories, etc.
Tuesday, March IS, p. M, lecture, Rev. Dr.
Clifford, Boston, Mass.
Tuesday, March IS at 8 p. m. grand concert
Chautaulua chorus. DR.. II. r. Palmer, con
uuCt0r.