The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-07-12
THE CHAUTk kUQUA.
Business Meeting Evolution BY DR..
Eaton Analysis Of Laughter BY
Prof. Lane Notes and Com
menta
sToCKHoLDER's MEETING.

the auditorium, Geo. l. Wright being
chosen chairman Of the meeting and j
L. Jones secretary. The financial state
ment OF the condition Of the association
was circulated in printed form showing
ledger balances OF assets $45, 81 ;llia-
bilities, &C, ,197 .O2; excess OF assets over
liabilities, ss5,227.3 B.
With the exception of $4,000 secured
by mortgage and due in 1893, nearly oil
the notes given for the balance OF the
liabilities are now due and ought 70 be
met.
On roll call OF the members of the
association, 50 were found to be present
in person and 65 by proxy, making Q
total OF 123, twenty less than quorum.
The meeting then adjourned till Up. M,
to-day in the w. @. T. q. tent In order
10 secure the necessary majority Of stock
ho.ders in attendance. A motion was
passed. allowing ladies TO represent their
husbands by proxy.
| EvoLUTIoN.
| At 2:30 p. M, the lecture OF DIR.
Eaton on .Evolution" was introduced by
lViolinist, Spencer, with an "Air in
Variations" by DE Beriot and an encore
brought forth the "Flower Song by
Erust.
DR.. Eaton explained the two theories
of evolution as theistic, following the
former as advocated by Mark Hopking.
He laid down the first and greatest law
as gravitation. Then in their successive
and higher orders came the laws Of
cohesion, chemical affinity, vegetable
life, animal life, Angels, God. The
| Doctor reasoned that each OF thess laws
above the lowest, contained all the ele-
ments and principles, whether OF matter
or life, OF the law below it and some-
thing more, aud that something more at
each successive step was Q separate cre-
ative act OF God. Then ~ applied to the
first and second chapters OF Genesis
there was no difficulty in reconciling
science and scripture as the latter was
now being used TO prove the former
correct, first, IN it's confirmation OF the
nebula or state of chaos, then the Gre.
4 alton OF light, and OF the armament,
land and sea, vegetables, sun, moon and
stars, animals, man, angel, God, in their
order. And so on also, OF vegetable, ami
NAL, and spiritual llfe, the Instructions
between mortality and eternal life being
4 clearly pointed out. Every man
possessed Immortality bat not every
lone eternal life. Like the special
creative act added at every other stage
this needs the special gift OF Jesus
Christ.
4 EVENING EXERCISES.
The band concert and Miss May
Carter's singing were entertaining %
usual and exceptionally well received
by the audience, encores being ire.
quently demanded. The increasing
attendance at auditorium meetings to .
noticeable feature Of encouragement and
shows we'll for the permanent occupancy
of the grounds. ~
Z ANALYSIS or LAUGHTER.
/ Prof. Chas. Lane, OF Atlanta, Ga.
handled theme which gave the aud
! iencs much merriment and for the time
at least afforded that relaxation to tht
company which the professor showed
was necessary at times TO all men. Tht
speaker held that the conception 81
laughter implied no ingredient OF con
tempt or superiority on the part OF TN
one laughing over the object OF th.
laughter, but that the latter was dus
solely to a..sense OF the incongruous il
things. Scanning the views OF man,
writer's on this subject, the speaker con
cluded that Aristotle's definition was al
nearly correct as any, that laughte
arises from surprise when the ludicroul
In the surprise is not accompanied by I
sense of danger. The incidents, storie
and jokes the lecturer told 70 illustrat1
his points of argument were rich ans
racy and kept the audience in q roar q
laughter most of the time. He 10 . yer.
rapid speaker and difficult TO follow un
less the hearer sits within easy reach Q
his voice. His frequent touches Q
southern life were fresh to bis northern
auditors.
Prof. Spencer closed the exercises 9
the eeyening BY playing on his violin the
beautiful medley, '.The Soldiers Dream
which drew forth unstinted applause.
ROUND TABLE.
Az the G. L. s. G. hour last sveninI
Mira. Alice A. Pickler talked most %
sertainlngly and instructively of @. !
s. @. work, which gave rise to an inter
, eating discussion afterward. The roo
Foundation of the Chautauqua move
msnt- the g. L. q. O. coursedoes 10
ssem to be receiving the attention
should in this Assembly and Il sto b
hoped the start made last night will 3
continued. Above all things an intsrea