The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1891-08-21
CHhUTkJQuA ASSEMBLY,

ChkUTkUQUA ASSEMBLY
SUNDAY AUGUST Is, 1891.
oRNlNG SESSION.
Sunday morning at the Chautau-
qua vas greeted with Il huge Sunday
school. An the schools in the city
united in a union service, and mani
Tested great interest in the exercises.
The bright happy faces of the hum
dteds of children assembled with their
teachers was q sight that strongly i'm
pressed all who were present. These
exercises were followed by a lecture, or
sermon by Rev. p. E. Holp, WHO has
been characterized as Beyond question
the most eloquent speaker in South
Dakota The generl theme Of the
discourse was Stunning to Extremes"
winch he excmp!itied in the familiar
instance of protesting christians, adopt
ing n single course as right to the
exclusion of others Just as important.
He Illustrated his lice by instancins
the person wlio would not do one
single thing believing it to be wrong.
but wonla r.n to extremes III other
things just as emphaticaliv forbidden.
In other words the good they do is
n%eutraiized by the thoushtlessness and
carlcss attention given to all religious
principles. 10 be q good Christian
one should obey the whole law OF God
and follow all the I.recer.s laid down,
excepting none. The discourse was
we'll received hy a large audience that
appreciated the eloquent speaker. The
music was congregational in char
actor, the chorus class leading the rom
%gregation. The morning services were
thoroughly enjoyed by the Chautau-
quans, besides a large number of citl-
zcns and visitors who are spending the
summer in Hot Springs.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Adelphian Quartette gave a
band concert at 8 o'clock which was
followed by a fifteen minute o SER
vice led by Hon. N. X. Griggs, using a
book of songs of his own COMPOSING.
Following this was the first of a series
of lectures on the Gospels this one
being on Matthew. Tho speaker
handled the subject we'll.
In the evening" Mrs. II. NJ. Barker
gave a stirring address on temperance
which enthused everybody and elected
loud applause.
MONDAY, AUGUST II, 1891.
MORNING SESSION.
The exercises opened as usual with
morning prayer, followed by chorus
drill in the pavilion, and Bible studies
and Normal class liz the tent, conduct-
ed by DIR. Scarles and Mrs. Root. Mrs.
Root devoted the first half-hour to the
subject of What Studying a Lesson
Means, and DR.. Searles gave insiruc-
tion i'll the geography of the New
Testament.
At 10 o'clock came the Literary
decorations by DIR. Freeman, tlrn study
today being Shakespeare play of King
Henry w..
AT III o'clock Rev. p. Z. lIolp APP
pcared on the platform in his lecture
''lhc lniilel and the Bible" This lee
turc was substituted for Mrs. Bankers
today. on account OF the necessity for
MIR. llolp to return home before the
close of Chautaulua. Mrs. Barker will
deliver her lecture on "Mammoth Cave
the latter part of the week.
The lecture was exceedingly inter-
esting and instructive. The speaker
used frequent illustrations to empha-
size his points and they were sufficient
ly apt 10 give force to Tho truths he
presented. No book, he stated, do we
use so little common sense IN reading.
as We do the Bible. IL people studied
the Bible as they do other works they
may critlcise, there would be fewer in
fideis. In order to understand any
subject, or any part of book, we
must know the relations it sustains to
its surroundings-we must know the
circumstances under which it was
written. 1t is not fair to take a sim
gle sentence Of the Bible and isolate it
from the rest of the books. and there
by condemn the whole. The lecture
was listened to with closest attention
throughout.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoon session opened with
the usual chorus drill under the di-
rect.on of Prof. Vance. DIR. Searlcs
conducted the Bible studies, which have
been interesting throughout the entire
session.
At2 o'clock the Young Peoples
class and the Children class We've uni
ted and instructed by Mrs. Root. The
two classes will hereafter meet togeth-
err i'll the afternoon. Mrs. Root poses
SEES ability and tact and makes these
young peoples exercises exceedingly
interesting and profitable. She has sue
caeded in gathering into these meet
ings a large number of yonng people,
who eagerly listen to the truths pro-
scented.
at p. IN. Mrs. Fl. NJ. Barker dis
cussed with the class, organization of
Juvenile societies, how they should best
be conducted, and uttered practical
hints as to how to make these o%rs5ani-'
cations interesting 10 the little folks
One thought presented was in refer
ence 10 the singing in the Sunday
school. she said the singing should be
such that every child old enough ought
to be familiar with. even if the Same
songs were used Mt every session, until,
of course, other new ones were learned.
At the same hour Mrs. Root gave an
exercise in The uArt of Eynr...io, -