The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-08-02
THE oHILDREN's PARADISE.
The Chautauqua Grove veritabIe Garden
of Eden to the YoungiPeople
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Fryeburg. August lone was heard to
exclaim yesterday, This is the childrens'
paradise., Here the children roam at will
through the forests unmolested and with
out fear, make sand hills, lay out streets
and build cities on the beach, go boating on
the river, swimming and bathing in its
waters, and listen with delight to the sweet
song of the whipoorwill as it floats on the
twilight air from the surrounding woods. 1t
is to them as fair as the garden of Eden.
The weather is cool and delightful. The
work of the assembly is progressing finely
in all departments. The Oxford house at
the village is nearly full, and its guests are
frequent visitors at the grove, the lectures
and concerts have been very entertaining
and in instructive, and fully appreciated,
The lecture this afternoon was by Rev. j i.
o. Wilson, DID. Subject, "The greatest
thing a man can do. What is it?'' The
average man will say the greatest thing is
to win fortune, or TO win knowledge. or
to attain eminence in the social or political
world. But we say the greatest thing a man
can do is to win a soul for God. Because
the soul is the most valuable thing in God S
universe. Its value is seen in three respects:
First, in its capacity for pleasure; second,
in it's deathlessness; third in the price paid
by Christ for its redemption.
But how may we save souls? First, by
going where they are; second. by using a
variety ofsbooks--the book of consistency;
the book of patience; the book of prayer.
When shall we save souls? Now, while
you are young. The greatest achievements
of history have been those of young men.
Joseph, David, Daniel, Napoleon, Hannibal,
Sheridan, Burke, Pitt, jefferson, Cossegio.
Rubans, Titians, Byran, Wren and scores of
others all famous, as young men. Even the
redemption of the world was the work of
young man only thirty-three.
In the evening DR.. Wilson lectured to a
very large audience. His subject being,
There's Screw Loose Somewhere
1.-There's soraw loose in the individual
1ty OF the times. Ansape never grows into
man, though monkeys sometimes dress
like men and men sometimes act like
| monkeys.
2.-There's a screw loose in the thinking
ofsthe times. Prejudioed thought has greatly
retarded science, religion and civilization.
3.-There's screw loose in the irresolute
spirit of the age. There's lamentable
lack of resolution ooupled.with action. ~
will" is the only genius most men have.
/. DR.. Wilson has made profound impression
and is universally praised.
The next concert to be given in the
Chautauqua course will be on Monday eve-
ming, August 9Th, by chorus of fifty voices
under the direction of f. A. Bowdoin,
assisted by Mrs. Eta Sterling, Sparrow,
soprano, Mrs. Cora F. Pike, contralto; Mr..
Fred j. Day, tenor; Miss Annie Frank
Libby, harpist; Mrs. Cora s. Briggs, pianist;
Miss Susan M. Walker, reader, and Miss
Linnie B. Treadweu Club swinging and
harmonic gymnastics. This is to be one of
the most interesting concerts of the season.
Madam Layyah Barakat is to speak at
Fryeburg Friday for the W. G. 7. U. Mrs.
Barakat is brilliant speaker. Among the
many foreigners who spoke at the Con-
crosses of the Worlds Fair, no one received
greater commendationr than did she.