Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-02
READY FOR A REST.
The Chautauqua Enthusiasts Find
Sunday Is a Welcome Day.
A GOOD PROGRAMME YESTERDAY.
Ovation to Miss Willard and Sister officials
of the Y. W. CT. U.
PITTSBURG AT THE FONT OF LEARNING


CHAUTAUoUA, n. Y, Aug. This was
a busy day at Chautauqua for everybody.
There were Women's Club conferences, mis-
sionary meetings, temperance talks, con-
certs, lectures; in fact, plethora of good
things. Everybody is tired tonight and
welcomes the dawn of the Sabbath, for it
means here day of rest. in the largest
sense of the word. The great event of the
day is the sermon which is preached in the
morning, and it forms the topic for CONVEX
sation for the rest of the day. No Sunday
| papers get here, and hence Chautauquans
find all their religious recreation in vari-
ously commenting on the sermon. In no
other place in the world is the preaching
of the word so earnestly discussed, es-
pecially at the Sunday dinner, as at Chau-
| tauuua 1t is the one legitimate theme of
conversation, and woe betide the minister
who is behind the times in his ideas. He
rarely gets second invitation to come
here.
This was the programme for the day: At
9 o'clock the Women's Club held a mission
ary conference in the Temple, subject,
Missionary Workers Equipped;" at IL A.
NJ, a lecture on "Hugh Miller, or the Work
ingman's Education by DIR. John Henry
Barrows, of Chicago; at 2:30 P. NJ, an ad-
dress on ga White Life for Two," by Miss
Frances Z. Willard in the Amphitheater;
at P. NJ, the first general missionary con-
ference, "The Baptism of the Holy Spirit
for Christian Service in the Hall of Phil
osOphy; at ) p. NJ. a lecture on Both Sides
of the Isaiah Question: by Prof Sylvester
Burnham, of Hamilton; at 5 P. NJ, meeting
of the young womens branch of the w. c.
I. T., led by Frances j. Barnes, in the
Temple; at p. NJ, twilight concert by
Rogers Band in Miller Park: at s P. NJ,
Wagner's operas, "Rhinegold' and walk
ure, )" illustrated, steroptican and numbers
by Mr.. Homer Moore, lecturer and solist in
the Amphitheater.
A RECEPTION TO MISS WILLARD.
A reception was rendered last evening to
Miss Frances E. Willard, President of the
National w. G. T. u, Mrs. F. j. Barnes,
Superintendent of the National Y. w. c. T.
o., Miss NJ. j. Gibson, Superintendent of
the Y. w. C. T. Q. of France, and Miss
Anna A. Gordon, as an expression of the
high esteem in which the W. C. T. U. and
its representatives are held by Chautau-
quans. At the close of the lecture in the
Amphitheater an almost interminable pro-
cesssion, stretching far up the avenue,
moved slowly up the steps of kellogg Hall
and into the handsomely decorated and
brilliantly lighted rooms, where each in
turn was presented to Miss Willard and her
friends. In the art rooms on the upper
floor was fine display for the edifcation of
the multitude, and strains of sweetest music
by Rogers Orchestra filled the entire build
ing.
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"cheap fare" at the Woman's Club in the
Temple yesterday in which she furnished
substantial proof that the choicest table
fare, the best and most expensive material,
can be upon every table at cost of not over
81 80 per week per person. Mrs. Ewing set
forth in detail experiments made by herself
not only in her own family, but also in col
lege boarding houses, giving a complete list
of food materials used and their cost, to-
gether with large number of the bills of
fare actually served. Mrs. Ewing stated
that the quality of the cooking is one
of the largest factors in cheapening
the fare Any family can live luxuriously
at cost of less than g per week per capita,
provided judgment is used in the selection,
and skill in the preparation of the food con-
sumed. Twenty million dollars annually is
wasted in the college boarding houses of the
country.
THE LECTURE ON HUGH MILLER.
DR.. Barrows was cordially welcomed as he
stepped upon the platform of the Amphithea-
ter this morning to deliver his interesting
lecture on Hugh Miller. The life of Hugh
Miller shows what the workingman
may accomplish by taking the op-
portunities which lie in his way.
Seventeen years were spent as an ordinary
mason in damp, miserable locality of the
highlands. His food and companions were
the coarsest. He, however, did not indulge
in the dissipation of his associates but
found healing and sustaining power in
books Thanks to Luther and Gutenberg,
the doors of knowledge are no longer locked
to priests and kings But reading should
be followed by writing and conversation, as
Hugh Millhr obtained his grace and
strength by reproducing. A. new field was
opened to him in the ecclesiastical strug-
giles of the church, and his editorship of a
most influential paper did more than any,
thing else to form the tree church party.
Miss Willard in her address began by
paying tribute to Chautauqua. She said
it was mandatory of happiness. 1t is
not Napoleon's world that one finds at
Chautauqua, but a Paul and Virginia's
world When 1 learned about the women's
club, the swimming school and bicycle in
struction here, she said 81 thought 10 and
behold the good time has come and l am not
in it. -
The speaker then made a most eloquent
plea for higher and purer living and be-
sought her hearers to put into actual prac-
tice the principles advocated by the White
Cross Society. She said that men should be
as pure and good as women and that there
should be a white life for two.
The first ball game of the season was
played yesterday afternoon on the Chautau-
qua grounds. The game was trife too
one-sided to be deeply interesting. The
score, five innings, was: Chautauqua, 2S;
Mayville, 3.
SOME OF THE PITTSBURG VISITORS.
The denominational registers at Chautau-
qua contain the names Of the following
citizens from Pittsburg and Allegheny who
are spending the season here: Congrega-
tional, Ira Zacharias, Mrs. Jane Zacharias,
Longfellow cottage; Mr.. and Mrs. James
L. Mckee, 81 Simpson avenue. Presbyte-
rian, d. w. Bardwell, Rev. Charles A
Clark, 415 Ames avenue; Evangeline Ram
oil Sadia Satt1ar Do