Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-06-10
FIRST SUNDAY.
Immense Crowds, With No
Drinking.
Not Single Arrest Nor Case for the Hos
pitals-A Quiet Day Enjoyed by
Thousands of VIsitors-Sun-
day Schools Attend.

Not drunken man was visible about tho
worlds fair grounds, and neither the police
nor hospital corps was even once called upon
during the day. The scene presented a re-
markable contrast to those of the three pre-
vious Sundays, when a restless throng clam
ored invain at the gates for admittance, and
being denied turned Stony Island into q
pandemonium.
Never was the capacity of the exposition
for entertaining large concourses of people
90 wildly illustrated as ON Sunday. There
being no particular center of attraction the
100000 visitors SO evenly distributed them
selves about the grounds and throughout
the buildings and grounds, that it was diff
cult to conceive the presence of so great a
number. 1t was in the big buildings that
the crowd became apparent. Every nook
and corner was filled with men and women
sight seeing.
The most striking feature of the attend
ance, however, was the presence of clergy
men; but one person especially attracted
attention, says the Times. The millionaire
and philanthropist, y. D. Armour, went
down to the park early in the morning. He
was SO well pleased that he returned at once
to the Armour Mission Sunday school and
requested Superintendent Edward Burnett
Smith to hasten through with the exercises
and let everybody 60 to Jackson park.
''The greatest sermon ever preached in
chicago is being preached there to-day, and
want you all to &C" he said. II have re-
quested every employe in my establishment
TO 60 to Jackson park, and want the mem:
bers of the Sunday school to go with me
DIR. Gunsaulus, one of the foremost dlvlnes
of the country, who was present, heartily
assented to the proposition, and happy
crowd of Sunday school scholars and teach
ers rounded out day of worship at jackson
park.
Up in the German castle the great chimes
kept up laundering music just to remind
the people that it was Sunday. Mr.. Soufa's
band also changed its program so as to In.
ciude some sacred music. 1t played med
ley which included "Beulah Land" and
'tNearer My God to Thee" About 10000
people packed about the band stand at the
west of the grand basin, and applauded with
much zest.
Ten thousand people stood with uncovered
heads in the presence of the Omnipotent and
0mniprescent at night and worshlpped. No
church roof arched over them, no organ
pealed forth an anthem, no altar, nor lights
burned, no minister said "Let US pray"
Above was the vaulted dome, around on every
side the soft glow of electricity mingled with
moon beams and borne on the evening air
came the swelling, soul stirring strains of
Nearer My God to Thee" for it was at the
fair grounds that these people, with look and
act paid homage to the Creator. And when
the last notes died away a moments intense
silence was followed by applause, not vocif-
erously given, but with an eaInestness that
showed that it came from the heart.
Mr.. Sousa turned slightly around, looked
over tho multitude of uplifted faces, then
his baton waved slowly and again the mel
ody of sacred music floated over the lagoon
and grand basin into surrounding buildings
and carried by a favoring breeze to the lake.
The refrain repeated with infinite softness
fell like benediction from on high, and as
the sound was followed by silence, eyes left
things earthly, turned from the glamour of
the radiant water, forgot the beauty of the
white buildings outlined in fire, and were
lifted upward. Slowly heads were recovered
and gradually the crowds took on life and
action again.
The evening prayer, involuntary and un-
expected, had been said. This dramatic
'cene took place in front of the Administra-
ion building about o'clock.