The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-07-30
"SUNSET SERVICE"
Description Of a Beautiful Service on
the River Bank
That Will Be Long Remembered by the
Chautauquans-Yester Exercises
Were Full of Interest.
ESPECIAL TO THE PRESS

Chautauquans-Yester Exercises
Were Full of Interest.
ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.l
Chautauqua Grounds, July 20. Sunday
was an ideal day, cool and bright with a
gentle breeze tempering the heat of the
sun. Most of the Chautauquans attended
service at Mr.. Young's church in the
village. Music was furnished by the
Auburn Male Quartette. Miss Florence
Nichols violinist, and Prof. Chapman
organist
The most beautiful floral effect it was
ever ones good fortune to attempt to de.
scribe, was produced by some thousands
OF water lilies, artistically grouped with
the feathery frouds of the graceful ferns,
which abound in Fryeburg The sacred
desk was banked with lilies, the long
plnk1sh stems, contrasting with the dark
mahogany of the high pulpit. At the
right was basket composed Of lilies and
arranged as to show only the pure petals
and the golden hearts.
On the communion table was a large
pyramid of ferns and lilies, and beneath
1t miniature forest of ferns. The gallery
was fragrant with them and handful
was placed in every pew. DR.. Young
preached an able sermon on Faith At
z. 30 Rev. DR.. Lindsay preached in the
Auditorium to an attentive audience on
The Thoughts of God - This is the first
time DR.. Lindsay has ever preached to a
Chautauqua audience. The sermons was
both profound and eloquent. The chill
dren's Sunday school was taught by Miss
Annie L. Richardson, that for older
people by Prof Forbes.
The sunset service' on the river bank
was the crown of this glorious summer
Sunday, just as day was dying in the
west, the Auburn quartette, led by Prof
Chapman on the organ, which had been
carried out for the occasion, began
singing softly, "Shall We Gather at the
River - Dr. Kimball made brief but
feryent prayer, and impressive remarks
followed by Prof Forbes Of Connecticut,
Mr.. II. IL. Shaw and Mr. T. III. johnson
of Portland, Mr.. j. E. Warren of Vest
brook; Rev. Dr. Young of Fryeburg and
others. The quartette sang several selec-
tions, Miss Jacobs of Boston sang, ''My
Jesus as Thou Wilt with great power
and feeling, in the edge of the wood a
whippowill chanted its mournful evening
song. The flashing banners of the sunset
faded into gray, the waters of the softly
Ii
golden brown sands, the evening star
came trembling into view, the young
moon looked down through the leafy
canopy and through the twilight hush
the roar of SWANS Falls came like the
diapasIn of some great organ.
An earnest prayer commencing the
assembled worshippers to the Divine care,
a solemn benediotion and the ''sunset
service" became blessed memory
MONDAY.
Today is another illustration of the
kind of weather the "clerk'' thinks suit
able for the Chautauquans, and several
jolly parties have been formed to take ad-
vantage of the beautiful weather The
Auburn quartette with several of their
friends haye gone on long blackboard
ride, and there was ''musio in the air, -
when they started.
Miss Treadwell has fully recovered from
her recent illness, and has resumed the
management of her class today, much
to their delight, for Miss Treadwell' S
classes are very popular. The course in
cludes the dumb bells, wand and Indian
club drills, besides the Delsarte exercises
Miss Cloudman's kindergarten draws
the little ones, and they proudly show a
little nest with two eggs and a mamma
bird in it, :" as one little tot said Today
they took up mat weaving and made all
sorts of figures with little tablets.
This afternoon Mr.. Chapman gave a
very interesting and instructive lecture
on ''Curiosities of Pagan Music" which
was very well attended. In the evening
a fine concert was given by the Auburn
Male Quartette, assisted by Miss Mae
Smith of the Emerson School of Oratory,
as reader, and Miss Jacobs, soloist Miss
Smith is q substitute for Miss Susan
Walker who is prevented from reading at
this concert on account of illness, but is
expected to take part in another enter
tainment to be given in the latter part of
the assembly.
This was the programme:
Piano Solo, Prof Chapman
Lead Kindly Light, Quartette
A Sisterly scheme, Miss Edith NJ. Smith
Old King Cole, Quartette
Solo-By request, Miss Jacobs
Violin Fantasy, Miss Smith
The Flourt Close at Eve, Ouartette
How Girls Fish, Miss Smith
There Was An Old Woman, Quartette
Solo-With Guitar Accompaniment,
Quar- tette
Jack and Jill, Cup to snuff Quartette
These are the late arrivals: Miss AIDE
laide Sternes, Andoyer; Miss Isabel
stickney, Andover; Miss Eva NJ. Lindsay,
Portland; Miss Ethel Lindsay, Portland ;
H. W. Libby, Bangor; Gertrude M.
Libby, Bangor; Alice G. Sternes Bangor
Mr.. and Mrs J. e. Warren, Westbrook ;
Miss Lois Warren, Westbrook; Prof #.
E. Chapman, Cambridge; Miss Florence
A. Nichols, Cambridge; MIR. and Mrs Z.
II. johnson, Portland; Mr.. Harry z.
johnson, Portland; Mrs. George ID.
Lindsay, Portland; Master John c. Lind
say, Portland; Master George M. Lindsay,
Portland; Miss Hattie l.. Lindsay, Port
land; Abbie G. Staples, Bridgton; Clare
E. Staples, Bridgton; Maud E. whitney,
Bridgton; w. T. Mariner, Bridgton
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