The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-07-23
AT OCEAN PARK.
What is Going On at the Summer Chautau-
qua School There.
Especial Correspondence


Especial Correspondence
OLD ORCHARD, July 22.-The work OF
Ocean Park assembly, the well known
summer school located on Old Orchard
beach, was opened on Tuesday under fa-
vorable auspices. A dozen new cot
tages have been built since the close of
the last assembly, all of which are now
occupied, and there were never SO many
people living in cottages on these grounds
as now. President Cheney of Bates Col
lege has built fine large cottage on his
lot on Temple avenue, opposite the Gran
lite State House, and has, with his recent
ly welded wife, set up his household
gods and goods for the season. Mrs.
Cheney has been frequent visitors here
from the first, and was never more well
come. MI. Milliken of Augusta has
built, perhaps, the finest house in the
Park, on Randall avenue, near Rev. DR..
Hayes's cottage, and many other neat
and beautiful residences attract the at
tention of visitors. The Sunday school
normal work, under the instruction of
Rev. j. M. Lowden, well known to Port
land people, Rev. w. ]. Smart of Lynn,
NuftSSs, hllSo LIZ L. 11ds5OloOh VI Ciilo WY
and Miss c. L. Emery of Saco, is
made prominent feature of the
assembly and is already in
full and successful operation. The
musical department, conducted by Pro-
fessor A. P. Briggs of Cambridge, Mass,
is another especially strong and attract
i've line of work in this assembly. The
chorus is already larger than ever before,
and is studying ]. A. Broad's beautiful
cantata of Joseph, which will be given
at the final concert. The musical artists
assisted by Miss Edith Bickford, the pop
ular elocutionist from the Emerson
School of Oratory, gave most delight
full entertainment on Wednesday, even
ing.
The Orpheus Male Quartette rendered.
several popular selections in fine style.
Miss Ada L. Briggs and Miss Fannie b.
Holt two members eff the famous Ariel
Ladies' Quartet, also assisted as soloists,
and in a mixed quartette. Mr. William
S. Sargent of Boston played the accom-
paniments in a most satisfactory manner.
Miss Bickford's recitations were fresh,
and rendered with great skill and excel
lent effect.
The devotional meetings eff the assem-
bly, held at clock in the morning, are
led by MI. Peabody, general secretary of
the Y. M. G. A. at Augusta, and have
been deeply interesting to all in attend
ance.
The lecture course is very excellent
one, although the gentleman engaged to
give the first and second lectures
is unable to fill his place.
BY the energy of the manager,
Rev. E. W, Porter, the first place was
filled by the Rev. l.. S. Bean who gave a
fine lecture entitled ''The Devil in Black
and White;" in which he discussed the
evils of pernicious literature in a most
pungent manner. For the second lee
ture Rev. DR.. Fem was Sc
cured and gave at II o'clock yesterday a
most delightful and instructive lecture
entitled, s'My Good Luck in Russia"
DR.. Fem spoke of the money in use in
the empire, of the great necessity in re-
gard to passports, of the places occupied
by women, Of the fine horses and the fine
soldiers, not quite equal to the Germans,
but splendid fellows, of his first sight of
the Gar at military review, when he
also saw the Czarina and the Czarowitch,
of the jolly workmen from the shops and
factories, of many interesting personal
adventures and experiences, and graphic
description of certain services of the
Greek church in which the
most devout reverence for holy
things was manifested. The lecture
was replete with information and
was marked by all those characteristics
of culture and high scholarship for which
the eminent divine is distinguished.
The evening lecturer was Rev. Leroy
S. Bean, who had already appeared on
the Ocean Park platform once this week.
His subject at this time was american
itc poci1c op1 Troc re
The speaker made sharp distinction be-
tween citizens and citizenship. The first
peril of which he spoke is political iner-
tia, as shown by the prevalence of a. a
false optimism, ~ an equally false
pessimism, and 81 the almost total
neglect of the science of true politics.
The second peril of our citizenship is
found in intense, bigoted partnership,
as illustrated in our political speeches
and newspapers. The third of these
perils is from wrong views as to the mat
ter of suffrage. Under this head
the lecturer discussed the questions,
"What gives one right to vote?' "Who
should be allowed to vote?' and spoke of
bribery and laws of naturalization. The
lecture was fully equal to Mr.. Beams
previous effort and added to his reputa-
rion as forceful and instructive speaker.
Lilo pIOSIdLlIIC lOl IIludy was do lOl-
lows:
500 A. m.-People's devotional hour. Chap
ell Rev. Mr.. Martin.
900 a. INFORMAL hour. Chapel. "The his
tory IN the Bible" Rev. Mr.. Twort.
$50 a. m.-Children's Normal hour. c. II.
Miss Aageson.
1000 a. m.-Teachers' normal hour. Chapel.
1.-THE law of the learner" Rev. Mr.. Lowden..
1000 a. m.-Young peoples class. Curtis
Home. "Pauls second missionary tour" Miss
Emery.
LOO a. m.-Lecture. Temple. (Music by
artists. Theme, s'Grecian art" Professor K.
Bachelor of Hilsdale, College, Mich. The
professor is full OF the thoughts of his theme
and ably impresses them upon his audience.
200 to 400 p. m.--School of oratory Chapel.
Professor FriSree.
800 p. INFORMAL mission class. Curtis
Home "Hindoo caste and customs" Mrs.
Weber.
400 to 600 p m.-Chorus drill. Temple.
500 p. m.-Round Table. "Its mission as an
educator. Tabernacle
7.30 p. m.-Grand entertainment. Professor
Sargent, pianist; Miss Bickford, reader; and
ARTISTS
STATE TOPICS OF INTEREST.
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