Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-08-24
BLACK HILLS cHAurAueuA.
Rev. r. f.. Cloagh Wants to- Know a
Thing or Two.

Rev. r. +. Cloagl, Wants to Know "a
Thing or Two.
The following interesting communi-
cation recently appeared in the Sturgis
Record:
EDITOR REcoRD-I recently saw an
extract from the Record on the Chau-
tauqua that asked why laymen instead
of preachers did not take hold of the
Chautauqua? Echo answers why not?
Facts declare that they do. Louis
Miller the great reaper man, has been
the father of the ''Great Chautauqua,"
and in this state Il company of Gods
Gods noblemcn in Madison have made
the Lake Madison Chautauqua "a sue
cess; while T.. T. Evans and Il
OF earnest men and I'M are work
ing, planning and giving to make the
Black Hills C%hauta,lqua IA success.
We want the men-all of the men
and women of the Hills Interested in
the Black Hills C%hautauqua; there will
be plenty of managers. ! was elected
president on the nomination of IL lay
man both last year and this. Pitch in
and help rs make the Chautauqua so
much of "a success that the manage
ment won't fall on preachers: from ne
cessity though suppose W. think the
management of these things falls upon
the preachers because they are such
excellent business men. Preachers and
editors against the world for making IL
little money go IL good ways and doing
lots of good with it.
What is Il Chautauqua? 1t is Il com
bination of summer school, lycculn.
lecture bureau and forum, for the
study and discussion of the live topics
of the day. 1t should give time to the
study of economies. public school
work, Sunday school work, literature.
intcmperancc, languages and vocal
music. 1t should have a corps of COM
petent instructors on all of these lines.
Then it should secure the best popul-
popular addresses.
1t is the completion of the years
work of the G. L. S. c.. and has 81 grad
uation service. In fine. Chautauqua
stands for the highest culture and in
telligence of the masses Judgment.
In the language of the great thinkers
it is the best educational thought of
this century. For five years there has
been an earnest attempt to develop the
Chautauq,a here. and this year we had
a program that would do honor to any
great city lecture curse. and while
better attended than usual. the follow
ing classes were conspicuous for .heir
absence:
LIST. The preachers.
Ind. The teachers.
Bird. The editors.
4th. The lawyers.
9Th. The business men.
9th. The farmers.
7th. The Sunday school people.
sth. The people generally.
Why was it thus? 1t was not the
hard times but it was absolute indif-
ference. Now if you can induce any
laymm to take my place. who can and
will do more than | can do. my resig.
nation is ready. want to thank you
for the article. Editors are always
kind to give space but we want you to
say "come on let's go tn the Cliautau.
qua"
Next year the Chautauqua begins
the End of July. On the Fourth W.
mean to have the greatest orator We
can find. On Sunday we have proposed
that the Congregaticnalists. Presby
%terians. Baptists and Methodists bring
in their greatest preachers and give
the people some grand We
are already at work OH our program
Keep up your revival services.
T.. Il. CLouGiI.
Pres. Black Hills Chaultauqua.