The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-04-16
CHAUTAUQUA.
A Popular Lecturer in the City.
Some Interesting Statistics.

Tomorrow evening Rev. Selah W.
Brown, VINO is visiting San Francisco, will
lecture in Bush-street Methodist Church,
between Scott and Devisadero. Dr. Brown
Is leading favorite of the Chautauqua as
semblies, having been one of the Pacific
Grove lecturers for several years past. He
is brilliant and entertaining speaker, and
always sends his audience home in a good
natured frame of mind. The lecture is on
in what is known as the Ladies Course"
No date has yet been fixed for the promised
lecture on Emerson by Mrs. Florence Will
Jams of Berkeley.
1t is customary every year to issue in
pamphlet form a programme of exercises
for each day during the assembly at Pacific
Grove. The book also contains information
of interest to those who intend visiting the
grove at that time, and copies may be Sc
cured free of charge by any one addressing
the Secretary, Mrs. Mary H. Field, San
Jose.
The Chautauquan for April gives some in
teresting statistics pertaining to the great
home school, which is of especial interest.
Last year 500 persons completed the four
years prescribed course of study, which
brings the total number who have perseyered
for four consecutive years with the readings,
and who have passed annual examinations
and finally received diplomas up to the
magnificent number of 1911. The gradual
ting class of 80 was distributed throughout
the various States and Territories of the
union, 1l9 being residents OF California,
making it the tenth State in point of num-
bers, while twenty readers resided in for
egn countries. New York stands at the
head of the list with 452 graduates, while
Pennsylvania comes next with 1873. The
Chautauqua method has extended its
sphere of usefulness to many foreign
countries, those containing people who
have pursued the four years course being
Bermuda, Chile. England, the Hawaiian
Islands, India, Japan, Mexico, Canada,
Russia aud Scotland. The southern part of
Africa boasts a number of interested circles,
but Stanley, in his description of his journey
through the equatorial portion of the Dark
Continent makes no mention of discovering
whole tribes Of dusky individuals wrestling
with "Walks and Talks In Geology" or
Outlines of Astronomy" But il is only
question of time when Chancellor Vincent
will be able to stand on the platform Mt Lake
ChautauQua, and, glanclng TO the four points
of the compass, repeat the declaration Of
Monte Cristo: The world is mine" The
man who conceived and perfected system of
education which has uplltted over 25,000 peo-
pie of all natl9nalties and is still shedding its
light to hundreds OF thousands of Others GER
tainly enjoys a distinction which places bin
among the greatest men of the age, and yet
BishUpVincent has not riser above attending
different parts of the country, and mingling
with the people for whom he has served so
devOtedly Two years ago he made the
| transcUntinental trip to be present at the
| tenth jubilee at Pacific Grove, while last
summer he found time to absent himself
| from his church duties long enough to pre-
| side at the opening meeting of the Assembly
| inaugurded at Glenbrook, New, on the
shore of the beautiful Lake Tahoe.
| The programme of exercises to be carried
| out at Pacific Grove this summer has already
| been published and Rev. L. +. Sisson of
| Iruckee, Secretary of the Lake Tahoe
! Assembly, writes that arrangements are
nearly completed for the Assembly at Glen
| brook, which follows that held at Pacific
Grove. LaStyear the attendance was mostly
| confined TO Neyadans, but this summer
| il is expected that large number
of California people will be present and ac-
| commOdations will be provided for all who
| attend. The attractions of the lake almost
| surpass descrlptiOn, the only disadvantage
! in the past to sOjuurners being the eXDen-
| siveness of the trip, which the Tahoe As
| sembly aims to reduce materially, so as to
| attract the attention of the great mass of
| people residing in the warm interior valleys
| OF the State, to whom a breath OF mountain
air is Of lnestimable benefit II is expected
that the railroad company VIII give those
| who desire to attend the privilege of an ex-
| ceptionally low excursion rate, and camping
! facilities will be furnished so that visitors
may live at the minimum cost while at the
| lake When all the details have been COM
pleted full publicity will be given.