The herald., 1894-07-24
A RICH INTELLECTUAL FEAST.
The Chautauquans in Full
Swing at Long Beach.
Interesting Picture of the Growth
of the Drama.
Largely Attended Devotional and Liter
ary Meetings-The study of Art,
Literature and Various Lines
OF Thought Progressing.

opened with light fog, but by 2o'clook
the atmosphere was amply delightful,
and curious Chautsuquana spent the
morning searching for shells on the
beach. Visitors have never ceased
praising Long Beach since the grand
opening OF the Chsutauqua convention
occurred one week ago-a convention
chat will become history and one
which the visitor will remember as one
of the pleasantest vacations OF his life.
SUNDAY NIGHTS SERVICE.
At7:3 80 o'clock last evening the taber-
nacle again witnessed tremendous
audience, a seeming multitude of faces.
The services were opened by vocal
duet, sung by Miss Grace Remington
Davis and Carl Smyser Thrower. They
exhibited their cultivation OF vocal
powers, which are of the very best.
Miss Davis again sang Angels Ever
Bright and Fair. by Handel. Her PEN
etrating and inspiring voice won the
hearts of the entire audience. Prof.
Thrower also favored the congregation
with Comfort Ye, from the Messiah.
The sermon preached by Rev. w. A.
Wright was one OF the most interesting
that has ever been given in the taber-
nacle. His subject, All Things are OF
God, was ably dealt with.
Yesterdays PROGRAMME.
At o'clock this morning the devo-
tional eerviceB were, 80 usual, conducted
by Rev. A. J. Frost OF San Bernardino.
The meeting was enthusiastically en-
gagged in by all. DR.. Frost has caused
q universal interest in these, the first
exercises of the day. At least hum
bred testimonies were given this morn
Ing. The meeting closed with singing
The Lily OF the Valley, sending up O
chorus that could be heard blocks away.
DR.. Froet in his talk made q very fitting
elluaion to the story OF the prodgsl son,
where the latter had declined to cit at
the head OF the table with his father,
and preferred sitting with the servants
and working his way up. His father
thought differently, from the fact that he
could accom- plish more good at the head
of the table than at the foot. DR.. Frost
called upon all to come to the head OF
the table, and thus accomplish what
could not be done where many OF them
were, at the foot of the table.
At 8 O'Clock Rev. w. A. Wright of
Pasadena called the normal Bible class
to order and proceeded with the lesson,
Moses and the Exodus, or the Beginning
oil the National Existence OF the Israel
ties (Excdus 1:l5-2l). Golden text:
"By faith they passed through the REQ
sea as by dry land" (Heb. IL :29).
Sculpture: Exodus 3:1-l5, or Exodus
l2:2I-31. A few of the historical facts
brought out were that the Israelites on
the rich plains OF Goshen enjoyed peace
and plenty, and increased with great
rapidity. The prevalence Of caBts in
Egypt prevented their intermarrisge
with the native population, SO that they
retained their own identity. Finally
they became numerous enough for an
independent national existence, and were
brought forth out OF Egypt into
land where their own national life could
he developed. The more important.
steps in their removal from Egypt were
as follows % Their reduction to
slavery by the Egyptians, through which
they were weaned from their love for
Egypt, and made willing to leave it;
(2) The providentisl preservation and
preparation of Moses as their national
leader and deliverer; and (3) repeated
and wonderful displays of divine power
through which the Egyptians were not
only induced to free this vast moltituds
OF slaves, but were also prevented from
reducing them again to bondage. The
interest of the class was complete and
bristed with the general thoughts OF the
assembly. Quite general discussion
arose over the queation, What was the
first demand OF Moses and Aaron in be-
half OF the Israelitss? Ex. 5:1.3)
PhAraoh regarded the demand of Moses
and Aaron as felsehood. Tamorrcw's
lesson will be the Covenant at Sinai,
or the Divine Authority Proclaimed and
Accepted. Elk. Is :22-24-1S, Scripture.
Elk. 20 :l-21.
At 10 o'clock the largest English liter.
xture class that has yet been held was
called to order by Mrs. Anna 8. Avsrill.
The lesson that had been previously as
signed for this morning was postponed
until tomorrow. That great author
whose name will never cease to be
known, Shakespeare. was the subject of
the class meeting. Mrs. @. p. Dorland,
one of the most enthusiastic members of
the Chautauqua society, read we'll
prepared paper upon Shakespeare. Mrs.
Dorland has aided Mrs. Averill to an
ing theae papers, which 20 to-
ward increasing tho interest that
is greatly manifested in this important
branch of the Cheutauqua convention.
Mrs. Dorand traced the history of the
theatrical performance, giving its ad.
vances from crude settings and acting to
the present presentations of Hamlet
and Macbeth.
Mrs. Averill reviewed Shakespeare'a
plays in an excellently prepared paper,
in the course of which che gave the fol-
lowing interesting picture Of the growth
of the drama:
Dramatic poetry is that in which the
action ia designed to be represented, not
merely read or related. The word drama
comprises the whole body of such com.
positions. and included the two kinds,
tragedies and comedies. The former is
the representation OF serioue action
invariably leading to fatal issue. In
the latter the action is simple and de-
signed to excite mirth. To these may
be added those dramas, which though
serious in tone. do not end in disaster
and are called tragi.comedy. The natu-
raj disposition OF man to mimicry led to
the invention of the drama, which
reached its highest perfection in ancient
Greece. The beginning of the English
drama may he traced to the middle ages.
1t was founded upon Bible history or
the laws Of the ssiats, and was devised
by the prizes hood to impart religious in
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