The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-07-29
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AT
MAPLEWOOD PARK.

Last Saturday was one of the most
delightful of days, and MaplewoodI
Park was never more beautiful. Early
in the morning the people began to
gather for the entertainments of the
day.
At o'clock Rev. DR.. Blackburn
delivered mastery address in the
hall in the grove, subject "The Roman
Empire and Christianity" At IL
o'clock Brooks and Robertson made
their last appearance. These gentle
men have never appeared before
ChautauQua audience in the west I'M
| til this year, but they have taken
everything by storm, and will be in
demand for years to come. At 3o'clock
Rev. Joseph Cook, of Boston, delivered
his great lecture on Law and Labor;
Property and Poverty" to the largest
audience of the season. Notwith-
standing the intense heat held the
vast crowd for nearly two hours, and
was many times loudly applauded. In
the evening DR.. Davidson, favorite
of former years, with his new illus
trated lecture away Down South in
Dixie" A very large audience was
present, and he was greeted with
tremendous applause. His stereopti-
can is one of the finest, and his views
among the best ever shown at this
| Assembly.
see SUNDAY SERVICES.
The, first service on Sunday morning
was the Sunday school under the
direction of Rev. f. M. Rule of this
city. Although the weather was
threatening, about $50 people gathered
in the auditorium for the exercises of
the hour.
/ At 1920 a. m. Rev. W. L. Davidson
of Cincinnati delivered an able and
instructive sermon on "The Perma-
nency of Gods word" He spoke about
: the historical value of the word OF
God; of its literary value, and of the
large number of.great men who have
been or are believers in the.God of the
Bible. He showed by many vivid il
Illustrations the value of the word tt
individual life. His peroratiOn was q
splendid word picture; skillfully
drawn, and well received by the large
audience. The music was a specia
feature of the morning service
Nearer my God to Thee" was rem
| dered as quartette by Mrs. and Mis-:
, Kreiger, Messrs. Hammum and Born
camp. At the close of the service:
Prof. Weeden sang "NOt There, No
S There My Child" in most touching
manner, and many an eye was dimmet
and many heart was cheered by thu
r thought ofsthe "Better land"
r An enthusiastic Young People,
meeting was held in the hall in tn,
e grove in the afternoon at o'clock
led by Mr.. John S. Hughes of Mime
apolis.
At o'clock Joseph Cook delivered
a very interesting and profoundly i'm
pressive address on Religious Ger
taintieS." The music for the after
noon was song entitled "Along tn
River of Time We Glide" by the Uni
: versity quartette, and ''Thy Goodnes
Never Faileth," by Mrs. Grouse, Mis-
Densmore, Messrs Weeden and Born
Camp. At o'clock the Sunday Yes
fper service, which included memo
: rial services in honor of the late VIM
;. Everett, was held in the hall in tn
a grove. Revs. E. G. Clemans and +
M. Rule paid appropriate tribute t
the deceased At o'clock DR.. Black
burn delivered his last beach sermon
In the evening the sermon was b.
t DR.. Morris of Cincinnati and full
9 sustained the great preachers reputa
tion.