New-York tribune., 1890-08-06
BUSY DAYS AT CHAUTAUQUA
OPENING OF THE SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL
ASSEMBLY.
A METHODIST COMMISSION OF SEVENTEEN TO
DISCUSS RULES AND DISCIPLINE
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.
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Chautauqua Aug 5.-The opening OF the seven
teenh annual Assembly at Chautauqua was celeora'eu
this evening with the customary rejocingS Heavy
rains have not inerfered with the illnminauons or
fireworks. The chimes have been sounding al III
tervals during the day and night, and great meet
ing held in the Amphlthcatre Inc oHSi"ai
Assembly, which was started in 1874, lasted Only
three weeks. but this period has been EXTENDED io"
time time By tho growth Of the institution until l'
duration is now eight weeks. There are about 5000
people on the grounds and 5000 Of them found thclr
way TO the Amphitheatrc meeting. This season mas
been the most successful in the history OF te lhsuVu
ton. 1t will end August %. President Lewis
Miller occupied the clair at the evening mecthg' o"
speeches were made to a packed house By r. H. hoo'
Of Buffalo: DR.. j. L. Flood, DR.. W. k. Harper Dr.
w. A. Duncan, and others.
The fourth and closing session of the Women's Mis-
siOnary Conference held this morning Mr'
ID. A. Cunningham presided and spoke on the toplc
How to Awaken and Sustain a Wider interest al
Mssions.' Mrs. Emily Huntington Miller also SPOKE
Tell every woman." she said, " that II Is not her
money we want, but her personal effort Correspond
with weak and struggling societies; have society
library Of missionary books; divide the church mo
sections, and canvass for subscriptions" MISS NohcS
Of Springfield. Ohio; Mrs. Mary Weaver, OF batsVia'
and the Rev. W. B. pamOre. of Kansas CITY, delivered
addresses.
Tho Duty of Protestant America in the Evangelical
ton Of the Word' was considered at the general con-
ference this afternoon, which DR.. Cunningham pro-
sided. Dr. II. T. Ely spoke at the college service ths
morning The Rev. c. NJ West,ake delivered lecture
on The Bible and Criticism W. W. White spoke on
Memory Training" and Homer Moore, OF Cleveland
Iccturcd on Tannhauser," giving vocal Illustrations
| from the work l. Y. Flagler played the fI5rln's
Chorus" and march.
There VIII meet here tomorrow the Commission OF
Seventeen OF the Methodist Episcopal Church, ap-
pointed at the last General Conference in Ncw-Yorli
to report on the Church Constitution The subject
| 10 be discussed IS Do the Restrictive Rules OK
Discipline form the Constitution Of the Church, OF can
the Rules be Changed I" The delegates to the
last conference were ruled of the sittings, and
the commission created TO consider whether TINS
| action was regular and in accord with the spirit
Of the Church. The next General Conference, 70
which the commission will report IS 10 meet at Onaha
ln MAY 1892 It's members Bishops W. F. Nnde'
: " Merrill Of Chicago and Cyrus D. Foss, OF Phlia-
delphla: the Rev Luke Hitchcock Of the Rock River
Conference; Alpha J. Kynet. Upper Iowa conference
samuel II. Ebert, Denver; Charles L. Madison, West
Texas; r. B. Sweet. Topeka; Jacob Rothweiler' X NJ
Widncy Los Angeles; William p. Dillingham; Mont
peuer Vt: +. II. Root, Buffalo; T. B. Nicely, Plnla
delphia Hiram L. sbley, Marietta Omo' ana the hc''
Jacob Todd Of Wilmington, Del.
4 Marty of 32O pleasure seekers from Brooklyn ar
rived here this afternoon In charge Of Ernest T. Brooh
formerly president OF the Brooklyn Reading Circle
| anon, them were DR.. J. 5. O5tTander' r. W. Mehee
Dr A. y. Bail. Il. ". Hawley, James H. TAFT cara
sargent and John W. Wilson.
..rhe Chautauqua Assembly Herald is ably edited
Nv Ned Arden Flood. Of Meadville, Penn The edI
toria staff consists Of John H. Finley, Of New lorA
| Andrew C. Els J. y. Lavelly, c. NJ Morse, a ;
Nicolas H. D. McDod. II. il. Moore and A. :. LINDSEY
rnr executive committee OK the -'eW'l ora stat
sunday school Association Will meet mere on IHuIN
! Gay Dr. ". \. duncan. the chairman oil the COM
Anon tfe Students at Miss Isabel f. Smiths
| school II China painting are Mrs. W. L. Harper, o
Ney.-llaycu Mrs.. p l. McC Iint9ek Of aurora III 4:
| Mr., W r. Walters, OF CINCINNATI; ME- 1. l. hhT!Durs
u raInGeM, s. j.; ,, Ni5. % !" vi.s l. vrtiEIa aGH
! Miller OF Allegheny city Penn; Mss Francs ONeiil
| OF Canandagua; Mis- Lena li!llrc6, LoaH'lHe' ana
York is the a,,istani-director Of ths school
! Mrs John If. Vincent LEFT here this morning 70 ot
| prrrnt at tho funeral at Tidcoute. Pcnl-' OF mel
| brother William Duscnbury, who diod there on Mon
| day. II = ,,,,io IN
.ecl,tarv Of the Baptist Missionary Union. hav
starr ii from ChautaUqua trip around the worM.
John Ila'Acrtou. The novelist. arrived here TN
moru!ue O,her arrivals are Dr. b. L. vincent o
puri,lo Col colonel John ". Ray, Indiana polls }
| Rryley Bruen. Bclycderc. y. j. ". T. heleS
IuIalo: Carrie L. Warren, Denver and j. IL. hel0SS
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