Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-07-23
Established in 1913.
EPWORTH PARK ASSEMBLY.
A Running Review of the Work being
Done There.
Sermons Lectures Glasses and Other En-
tertainments which are being Dis
pensed at the Bethesda
Chautauqua-

The Epworth Park Assembly at Burr
Mills is now on full turn. True, the stean
pressure under which it is going is no
very high, owing to poor attendance, bu
it is running with all the vigor that cal
be forced into the project. The time i
consumed by sermons, lectures, classes
prayer meetings, and the like, and thos
in the woods find plenty of meetings o
entertainments to attend if they feel lik'
going at all.
The grounds present an attractive ap
pearance, being cool, and the shades Of
the old forest restful. Everything i:
clean about the place. and offers de
lightful retreat on sultry day. The new
auditorium is capable of seating severa
hundred people, and it is well calculated
to protect the audience from the sun and
rain. Too many of the shade trees neal
the auditorium have been cut away, but
perhaps the managers had an object in
this, intending to keep people from stand
ing on the outside instead of going in
Nearly all the cottages are occupied by
people mostly from Bellaire and Barnes
vile, and many of these summer homes
are tastefully fitted up.
The programme for one day runs much
the same as another. AT 8 o'clock de-
votional meeting is held. AT 8 o'clock
the different classes, Normal, Greek, ETC.,
under the direction of Dean Wright,
meet for an hour and a half 1t is the
aim in these classes, not to really give so
much instruction as to create desire for
further instruction, and to cause the
students to continue the study in the fu-
ture. Dean Wright pursues the induct-
i've method in his class work. All the
classes are said to be making good pro-
gress and considerable interest is taken
in the work. AT 1920 o'clock there is
sermon or lecture. At O'Clock the chO-
rus class meets. There is another lecture
or sermon at 2:15, and lecture or some
other form of entertainment in the even
ing. Throughout the programme is COM
plete, and thus far has been carried out
to the letter. 1t is not so burdensome as
to become a surfeit, and yet comprehen-
sive enough to furnish entertainment all
the time.
On Tuesday morning, Rev. R. NJ
Freshwater, ID. d. delivered lecture on
"Higher Criticism of the Bible" The
speaker took advanced grounds on bibli-
cal criticism, and compared the inaccu
racies of the Bible to the spots on the sun,
as being there, but not in any manner af
fecting its brilliancy or power lie would /
have people read the Bible as reasonable
beings, and not in blind alteration of |
belief in its inerrancy He said there
were many mistakes in the book, but |
they did not detract from its value. In |
the afternoon Rev. J. A. Fullerton, DID,,
of Wheeling, spoke on "The Emerald |
Isle and its People" DIR. Fullerton is
born and bred Irishman, and claimed to
know well what he was talking about.
He secuted the idea of "Home Rule" be
ing the thing Ireland needs, and advanc
ed arguments to prove that the very thing
she ought not to have. He said Home Rule
would be the rule of the Pope of Rome.
He also related many historical incidents
connected with Irish people.
Last week Dr. Willetts delivered two
lectures, one on Sunshine" and the other
on the "Model Wife" both of which were
enthusiastically received. Grand Army
day, on Saturday, was well nigh failure,
owing to the rain. Still fair number
were present in the afternoon, and listen
ed to one of the characteristic talks of
General Gibson. The Barnesville Band
came down and furnished music, and for
those who were there the day was not so
much of failure except that it was dis
agreeably damp on the grounds. The
managers have decided to combine G. A
r. day with Pioneer day next Tuesday,
and the old soldiers and their friends are
again invited to come out. Between the
already arranged for Pioneer
day, and the addition of addresses of in
terest to the soldiers, the days exercises
will be highly entertaining. General Glib
son has again been invited ,and also Judge
Robert Cochran, of Toledo.
The management critieise the railroad
for refusing to furnish any suitable ac-
to those wishing to attend,
and refusing to even stop regular trains
for the people who would attend under
such circumstances.