The herald., 1893-07-19
SOME SEASIDE SCIENTISTS,
The Second Day of the Chau-
tauqua Assembly.
Some Interesting and Instructive
Addresses and Lessons.
The Opening Exercises-Kepre resentative
Poets-Depsrtment Organizations
Science of Paradise Lost.
Today's Programme.

qua assembly. The attendance was
very materially increased from that of
the opening day. Several hundred Wis
itora arrived yesterday, some OF whom
will remain during the entire session.
The programme, which was especially
interesting, was but an Incentive OF
what is to come. 1t was of high order,
each department being ably conducted,
The interest has grown to enthusiasm.
OPENING EXERCISES.
The days exercises opened with devo-
tional exercises at o. clock, led by Rev.
E. RI Bennett of Pomona.
AT 8 O'Clock to normal Bible class was
formed under the direction of DR.. Chas.
Kent of Chicago university. The sub
ject was Old Testament Literature.
About 100 persons composed the class
and took deep interest in the work. The
first thought considered was the educa-
tional classes of old Israel. The prop
hets, the idealists, the priests, the form
alists and third, the eages or wise men,
the ultiltarians, were the auth
ors of Old Testament literature.
The principles of classification OF Old
Testiment literature were 80 considered.
There were applied four canons OF class
ification-unity of external form, unity
of aim and purpose, unity of authorship
and unity of contents. Applying the
principal class. we find that the Old
Testament contains four distinct types
of literature. They are the wisdom,
the legal, the pathetic and the devotion
al. DR.. Kent made profound impress.
sion in his Bible studies and is talent
ed scholar.
Today the fret 20 minutes of the
study hour will be devoted to the read
ing Of paper and to class work. The
remainder of the time will be occupied
by lecture, the subject of which will
be Time and Mission of the Prophet
Amos, by DR.. Kent.
REPRESENTATIVE POETS.
Prof. M. B. Anderson of Stanford uni
versity, head of the literature depart
ment, gave an address at 10 a. M, on
the subject Representative Poets of the
Nineteenth Century. His address was
eloquent and instructive. Professor
Anderson ia one OF the star lecturers of
the assembly.
DEPARTMENT ORGANIZATION.
At IL o'clock, the various depart
ments met and organized classes.
The conchology students. under the
direction OF Prof. Keep. met in the
Presbyterian church, and large class
was formed.
The school OF cookery was the attrac-
tive study at the corner OF Third and
Pine streets. Already Miss Whitaker
has enrolled a large number for this
new but i'm portant branch OF Chautus-
qua work. fair portion OF the devo-
tees of the culinary art are children and
young ladies.
The school of art, under the super
vision of L. i. Garden Mcleod, met at
the Long Beach school house, and a
class was formed. The Los Angeles
school OF art and design will furnish in
atructions for this department.
Miss Alfrey at the head OF the school
of elocution and physical culture de-
partment, organized a class at the Con-
gregational church.
The tabernacle was the scene OF the
chorus work at IL a. m, under the
direction of O. Stewart Taylor. Mr..
Taylor is showing great ability in the
good musical work he is doing, and has
a large chorus.
In the afternoon the exercises were
opened by piano selections by Miss
Neatly Stevens.
SCIENCE OF PARADISE LOST.
Captain Kelso Carter OF San Francisco
delivered an address ON The Science of
Paradise Lost. According to science, he
said, the world was similar in appear
ance and condition to that of Mars, en-
veloped in vapor, the condensation OF
which precipitated the flood. Follow
ing the thought, he gave a very deep
and interesting account OF his subject.
His subject this afternoon will endeavor
to show the conditions reversed, his
subject being The Science OF Paradise
Regained.
The round table work concluded the
afternoons exercises.
| REPRESENTATIVES PRESENT.
The reports from the various Chau-
tauqua circles showed the following rep
resentatives present:
Riverside, Mrs. Publicover; South
Pasadena, Mrs. G. M. Bishop; Long
E. A. Heath; FL Modena Mrs. Sweet
Angeles, George r. Crow. Eleven grad
ubCS WClO ICpOibCos
EVENING SESSION.
The evening session opened with a
prelude by Miss Nellie Fowler.
After prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Smith
ers of Los Angeles, John De Witt Miller
of New York gave an unequalled lecture,
taking for his subject, The Uses for Ug-
Illness. He lectured for an hour and a
half, soaring at times to flights of ora
tory, his utterances resplendent with wit
and humor and clothed in the best of
language. He prefaced his address with
brief satirical remarks pertaining di-
rectly to his subject, making woman the
object OF his wit by saying it would be
utterly wrong to call her ugly when she
really was, but one could conscientiousy
call it painful homeliness. Such strains
Of wit characterized his address through
out, intermingled with the pathetic and
logic unexcelled.
He spoke OF the Chinese in manner
truly humorous, but which showed his
strict opposition to their presence among
US. There is time coming, he said,
when we shall learn that when persons
come from foreign country they must
bring their hearts along as we'll as their
bodies. His remsrks were frequently
interrupted by applause. Mr.. Miller
will have charge of the Round Table ex-
ercses this afternoon, and treat Is in
store for those who attend.
Excursion trains are run from Los An
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