Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-06
ALABAMA CHAUTAUQUA.
TIE FOURTH MAS A WELL SPENT DAY.
Fred Emerson Brooks Delighted the Assem- blage-Dr. Morris Speaks on The Bi-
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 TaIIadega, July 4-(Special Correspond enee.)-The Chautauqua Fourth of July was ushered in with another concert of the Laverty orchestra, which deserves more than passing notice. This orches- tra consists of the father. Mir. J. s. Lav- erty, principal of the musical department in the School for the Blind, and himself totally sightess; his children. Carl, Ma rie, Mary Warren, Johnnie and Robbie, ranging in years from fl to 5, and each child playing well upon several instru- ments. while Baby Marguerite, only 3, oftentimes accompanies them upon the drum in the more familiar numbers. In the concerts today there were several na- tional airs and when "Dxie9 came it was a treat to watch Master Robbie deftly managing the bass drum and tri- angle. He still had time to exhibit his patriotism in the happy smiles that rip- pied his chubby face.
 The Il o'clock lecture was by Dr. A. w. Lamar upon "The New South" He derw q picture of the old south's condi- tion at the close of the war, when noth- ing remained to us but honor and reli- zion and God and the earth upon which we walked. Now, after thirty years, we have conquered the most adverse condi- tions and stand in the worlds forefront.
 Dr. Lamar confessed he is optimistic, but quoting from official statistics proved that his optimism is based upon facts.
 At 4:15, after a concert by the Laverly orchestra, the largest audience yet as sembled laughed and sighed for an hour with the genial and versatile Californian, Fred Emerson Brooks. His first num- Der was 'The Foreigners Views of the tt1Ar I
 Little Neds Wagon renewed ones faith in the goodness of the human heart and "The Swing" bore us up and down with the swelling heart of honest Dan, who was speeches. for loving Ellen Cray until we almost agreed With him, twas some new device for pulling angels out of Paradise" "The Ghost of An Old Continental" in an amusing manner, portrayed the wonder of the old soldier, who had wandered back to earth and found everything changed except ladies hooks and eyes and even they've got humps on them" During the reading of Uncle Ephraim's Heaven some one softly played that sweet old melody of Stephen Fosters "Old Folks At Home" "The Remainder of the Year was a bright little love story, based upon grandmother's old say ing that whatever you do upon New Years Day you'll keep on doing "the re- mainder of the year." "Jakies Call to Preach was one that 1t was suggested others had doubtless heard, while "Oh Yes, and l Guess" was at once a clever thrust al the girls and the dwellers in Maine.
 The Chautaugua Literary Social cir cle round table elected Miss Woods secretary and Miss - pianist. Then after one or two Alabama circles told what they had not done, Miss Love de- lighted the Chautauquans with an ac- count of her Atlanta Noon Rest Chau- tauqua, composed of working girls .Yho meet with her every day and during their lunch hour are accomplishing great things in the educational life. An an- .nouncement of much importance was made, that recognition day had been changed from the 18th to the 18th of July.
 At 730 MT. J. B. Grass, director of mu-. sic in the Southern Female university in Anniston, organized large and enthusi- astic chorus class. Then, after music by the Hayden orchestra, Miss Jessie Good all of Macon, Ga, recited with dramatic effect the tragic story of "Absolution." She has been secured as the teacher of elocution, and will tomorrow organize her classes. As an encore she gave a bright little love poem
 MT. West made several announcements, and Dr. Newman introduced Dr. J. c. Morris, pastor of the First Methodist church in Birmingham. The dstin- guished gcntlemans subject was upon s"The Bible In College Education" and he handled it in a masterly manner. The Bib1e-is history, literature, a book of the soundest practical wisdom and purest ethics and therefore no college can afford to omit the book from it's curriculum, whatever the higher critics and the fiippant may say to the contrary. How ever, Dr. Morris, a protestant of the protestants. yet maintains that Roman Catholics and Hebrews, being a part of the state. the protestant Bible should not be taught in the public schools. Be- sides, the Bible teaching we'd get in the public schools is hardly worth fighting for and this work should be left to the home and Sunday school, where it will be done more heartily and more thor oughly.
 Among the arrivals are Prof. A. H. Mer- Till the magnificent elocutionist from Vanderbilt university. He begins the sea- son with the Alabama Chautauqua as- sembly, and 1t will give some idea of his popularity upon the platform to say that he has engagements in eighteen states before he returns to Nashville; MT. T. A. Weems, Jacksonville;M Miss Alice Ham, mond. Rome; Miss Lizzie Richey, An niston; Miss Ida Crumpton, Marion; Mrs. J. c. Kelley, Demopolis; Misses Car rie and Willie Thomas, stanton; Misses Lillie Langhorn and Reba Walden, Un- iontown; Miss Bessie Gaddis, Wetump- ka: Miss Annie Centrefit, Woodlawn; Mir. Clifton Sitton, Knoxville, Tenn; J. w. May, Birmingham; MT. W. w. Haral- son, Jacksonville, Fla; Messrs. Simon and Leo Friedberger, Uniontown.
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