The herald., 1894-07-27
GHAUTAUQUA CHAT CLOSES,
Sea Side Students Stop Sum-
mer Studies.
Practical Popular Pedagogical Pur-
suits Preached.
End OF an Easy Entertaining Educa-
tive Era of Endeavor to
Elucidate Esrnost
Efforts.

AhotE6r DeRutitul morning. Rfecteu tne
Chautauquans Wednesday morning and
they were out en- masss ct the morning
devotional exercises which were led by
Rev. A. J. Frost of San Bernardinc.
At 8 O'clock the normal Bible class
wss led by Rev. W. A. Wright of River
side. The subject this morning was
Israel at the Border of Canaan or Their
Failure to Possess the Land. Exodus,
chapters 32 :34; Numbers 10; IA; 45,
Golden toxt: We see that they were
not able to enter in because OF unbelief
Heb. 3:19) scripture; Exodus 50; LILA, or
Numbers l3; 1888.
The school OF art end design is pro-
gressng with unbounded success at the
Foresters' hall. The principal, Mrs. l.
4. Garden Macleod. is y most thorough
artist in this important branch OF study.
Mics L. Z. Dickinson OF New York has
probably one OF the most interesting
classes of the convention in needlework.
She is in every reHpect talented artist
in this institution. which ia of unusual
interest to the ladies.
AT ii O'Clock Mrs. Anna s. Averill
called the Englieh literature class to or
der. The lessen this morning was one
on the fifth epoch, A. D. l603-l7I4. Mrs.
Averill read paper on historic iinks.
In her paper she Gays: I'm the personal
character and individual acts OF the four
Georges and William w we find little to
admire, but their reigns, extending over
period of more than 100 years, were
full of events OF the greatest Significance
to England, to America, to humanity.
1t has been remarked that the only
reason one can find why men OF such
inferior abilities, characteristics 90 re-
pellant to those of the nation they ruled,
and whose moral influence, if not mega
tive, was positively vile and impure, and
whose fingers lay so lightly upon the
pulses OF human progress as scarcely to
make themselves felt should have been
permitted to fill their exalted positions
for 40 many years, was. that by these
very qualities they were unable to stay
the progress upward and onward OF the
great Anglo Saxon people," In speaking
OF the wars of George II, she says:
In the rough school of these wars the
valuable education to ftthen to wrest
from the unwilling hands of the mother
country her best and bravest colonies OF
America.
The event most worthy of the worlds
admiration aud grateful appreciation
which marked the long reign was the
rise of Methodism. 1t was a protest
against the morals, hypocrisy end cold
formalities which wers making the life
OF the people in all ranks irresponsive
to the spirit of the religion they nomin.
ally professed.
Noting the advance of English .itera.
ture in the eighteenth and nineteenth
centuries, che said: Before our eteps
stretches the wide, wide world of fiction
and romance. That species of your fic.
tion which is known as the novel is a
comparatively modern outgrowth of the
romance. Its excellence depends, not
upon the amusement which it affords to
the imagination OF the reader. but upon
it's minute and subtle analysis of mo.
tives and results; its truthful delinea-
tion of real life. and its description of
character. Mrs. Averill traced the pro-
gress OF fiction to the present day, en-.
PERTAINING her audience in most cred
liable manner.
Mr.. Terry read an interesting paper
on Fiction. Professor Hutton OF the
state normal school read we'll prepared
paper on the abuses of fiction. Rev.
Lloyd jenkins paper on The Anglo
Saxon Race was excellently given.
The conchology class at the Baptist
church. under the proficient charge OF
Mrs. N. Burton Williamson, are making
rapid strides in this interesting branch
of the convention.
The chorus class at II O'Clock was as
usual well attended. Prof. Edward
Clark has gained the applause of the
convention in his excellent direction of
the chorus.
Miss Nina ClaTice Cuthbert reports
successful class In elocution and physi-
cal culture at the CoDgrega church.
At 80 this afternoon u large audience
listened to the readings of Prof. Edward
Fabian. His selections were given as
follows:
Mary Elizabeth, by Elizabeth Stuart
Phelps.
Victuals and Drink, by Mrs. A. D. P.
Whitney.
On the Other Train, anon.
Tomorrow, by Charlotte W. Thurston.
All were excellently given and de-
served we'll the hearty applause of the
audience. On account of some misun-
derstanding, DR.. Phillips, who was to
conduct the 2 80 round table, WAC absent
and Prof. Cook, one of the instructors
in Pomona college, officiated.