The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-07-06
AT THE LAKE.
The Ghautauqua's True Mission -Busy in
the Schools Auditorium EnterA
ainment-T The Fourth Regi-
ment Band.

a. a. Sh0obnAAN0 $3.50 4
survives the test OF time it will be. says
Bishop Vincent, because OF it's Bible and
Normal courses Of study. OF all the
great multitudes who flock to hear the
platform celebrities few think otherwise
than that this is the sole end and scope
OF Chautauqua. As the money making
or the money losing feature, the tickling
OF the great public cal and eye with
something instructive as we'll az anus
ing, it is. But the underlying impulse
which engages scholarly men iE the en-
dowment and inspires them to under
take liabilities and labors to accomplish
some good, is the desire to educate and
refine. If this ever ceases to be the i'm
pelling motive down goes Chautauqua.
The spectacular phase which pleases the
multitude would not long remain il the
ground idea to build up q set OF schools
an educating center, that will cultivate
mind aud heart, should be lost sight OF.
These alone will survive without the
other, the other cannot live without
these. Hence, let our people keep IN
miEd the necessity of ~patronizing the
schools and classes OF Chautauoua and
the benefit to be derived from them.
Wednesday.
IN THE AFTERNOON
DIR E. L. Parks organized a class or
Bible school which ia affiliated with the
American ::Institute OF Sacred Litera-
ture. Prepared class work and lectures
will be the methods used in instruction
and for this seasons study the subject
is to be, "The Founding OF the Christian
Church" 1t will be taken up in con-
nection with the Book OF Acts, a review
of the first half OF which, zone over last
year, will be preliminary to the taking
up of the last half of the book OF this
year. The work is closely associated
with the study OF our Sunday school
lessons for the next SIX months and
ought to be particularly interesting to q
large number OF people. After outlining
the field DIR. Parks turned the class over
to his wife, Mrs. Isabella Webb Parks,
who is an excellent biblical scholar and
will conduct the class during the season.
In a similar line OF work, ID. P. Ward,
will conduct a Junior Norma; class at 4
p. m. in the round table tent.
AT THE AUDITORIUM
Layman's congress was opened at $50
p. m. by it's president, Hon. r. B. Has
sell, OF Redfield in a few remarks ex-
planting the scope of the work and was
followed by d. p. Ward in a very point
ed exposition OF the attitude OF the
Baptist church towards the movement
for Christian Unity. He cited many
instances wherein the Baptist church
had used It's great influence and power
to bring about closer relations betw cen
denominations and it was ever ready to
promote Christian fellowship. The atti-
tude OF the Presbyterian church towards
the movement for Christian Unity was
set forth in a paper by Henry Neill, the
reading Of which elected hearty ap-
plause. The :pending and almost sue
~cessful steps for federation between
Presbyterian churches; the successful
steps taken for union between the Epis-
copalian and Presbyterian bodies, and
the existing compact for cooperation Of
the Presbyterian church with the Cou-
gregational and Dutch Reformed
churches were set forth as illustrating
the willingness and liberality of the
former church in its efforts to promote
Christian Unity.
Layman's congress was followed by
the Fisk Jubilee concert when this in
comparable company rendered some Of
the choicest negro songs and melodies.
The singing Of "Old Black Joe" by j. N,
Caldwell was an exquisite number, and
yet many others were nearly equally as
good. THIS company sings again to.
night.
ROUND TABLE
At 5 p. m. the Chautauquas met IN
the G. i. S. G. tent in charge Of DR.. II.
@. Jennings, Of Red Wing, MINI. A
census Of the company showed nine
graduates, ten under graduates, two
back sliders and one barbarian-EldeI
Jordan-to be present. There were
representatives Of Madison. Sioux Falls
Faribault, Wilder, Mimi, and individual
Circles in the number. After a discus,
sion OF the good to be derived from d
Chautauqua course Of reading the
Round Table adjourned to discuss the
obstacles to a Chautauqua course oil
reading, and then take up the organi.
zation and work OF the Circle.
EVENING SESSION.
The 4th regiment band of Sioux City
arrived at $50 and the open air concert
given at the hotel was a treat indeed
This band has the reputation OF being
the finest in the northwest and it ably
sustained it last evening.
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