Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-06-01
A SMALL ATTENDANCE AZ YEsTER-
DAYS UnAtTAuQtA MEETINGS.
PAR, Of the prosramme Was Cnrried
Out-The Rcruiar Work OF the
N.srmbiy VIII BrRiu at
O'ciock This Morning.


will commence this morning,
Yesterdays proceedings Were necessarily
sprtlcss to a large extent on account OF
the slimncss OF the audience and the pre-
waiting damp. detected appearanee OF the
surroundings, hut Dr. Dewitt Miller maze
u strong hid for the reinsurance OF MS
listeners In nn address of such simple,
touching cloqucncc that the small audience
WAS ioath to depart from the theater at
It's close and had entirely forgotten us
uncomfortable surroundings. l)r. Mlller
fifteen years ago was Mothollst pos,9t,
but gave up his church TO 70 on M
lecture platform. He Is now one OF tle
most popular lecturers connected with inc
lyccuin bureau. His remarks dealt IN q
work and the refining Influence OF women
In their associations with men " WORK OF
the creatures of their environments. but
his adaptahiity to his sur Sundngs nat
scriptures. they simply ignored them Yet
there were comparatively few men VINO
would not acknowledge a ,,supreemme bou:
Even nature taught that. The Bihle' say
some is only foi sunday, but still they
cannot hut respect It. The life We live here
Much more was said by Dr. Miller in the
same strain and the interest OF his listeners
a remarkably convincing way of impressing
his ideas Combined with an even ana I'M
presstve daiyery and ieinafHaple Ky ST's
never fail to hold the rapt attention oil his
listeners The Arion luRrtette sang onlE
ass,fnbiy sunday school class at $3.50
o'clock only three pupils presented th,n-
selves. It Is expected that large nuinnsr ,s
of children viii avail themselves OF the
teaching of Mrs. crafts during the week
Mrs. crafts has made life study OF sun
( short responsive service was held at 8
o'clock. II was conducted by Rev. If;
Davidson. The evening service com'neh hr.i =,
at 7S0 o'clock. This service opened WIN
"A song service in which Professor G. &.
Case, "A veteran Chautauquan, led In a
number OF the hymns published N II pam
phlot especially gotten out for the occa-
sion The hrion quartettc sang Nearer
My God to Thee" 10 the old original tune
with. high measure Of taste anl tesHns.
Dr Davidson delivered the address OF the
evening" Taking for his text the ninth
verse OF the forty-eighth chapter of Isaiah
h., entered upon Il vigorous defense of the
bible. Hc touched on the many change ;
and developments that the world hai
gone through since God gave the Bible TO
generation had succeeded generation. The
bloody hand OF war had LETT It's devnstat-
Ing impress on every land, but stun the
liable Nouh's ark that the storm Of life
WIS powcrless 10 destroy, and the word
Of God would stand forever, a.,.o,
Or Davidson. Us eNempliiCd In tlnn hold
It has taken on the minds OF ,great men
wen. but It took God and sol9mon 10
write the Proverbs outside the Bible we
have little that tells of the love of God.
Nature NJ her best speaks but softly of
the love or God. We must look from ma
ture up to natures God We see His
power In the storm. II we have type Of
love In the rose we hav" Its counterpart
In the thistle. The perfect physique might
represent the blessing OF God, but then We
have the suffering inyaid to, contradiGt
loves. The riyageS OF epidemic disease
would seem to indicate a mhllsnant God,
another evidence of His power. hut little
,.tst.f Nf - :
letter II tells ns how 20 get Him Men
say, What We cGn't understand we wont
uocupt.' Re!iCion without mystery j. re-
lisiuu without God. II there Is nothing
better In the great hereafter than our
limited thoughts then there IS nothing bet
ter than We ar" now enjoying
Religion IS permanent because Of its In
hrrpnt rNrellcnCies. Does 1t tell the truth
DOCS II cure the malady of sin? Let US
suppose TINT some dread disease Is declm-
nt,us our land. is spreading the Grape on
the door and bringing sadness to the
a plant IN south America that IS "A spe-
Clnr for the disease and q vessel is sent
to south America to secure the plant that
q. to- prove tho salvation of the sufferers.
After "a period OF anxiety the ship returns
and tho precious medicine Is put into cir
gulation and all who take II are cured.
the assertion that the vessel never Went
near South America. He asks YOU to in
-pe.t lhe bills OF lading and satisfy your
self but what difference docs it make
tu Nnu whether the cure came from South
America or NON South Wales II is cure
and that Is enough Tor YOU. So with re-
Ngion. ltit brings US to God what matters
4 whether we understand It all or not ?
IN" medicine cures the sick; Gods word
cures every on" who takes H. and that Is
Just what you want ] never knew case
where the gospel remedy was taken and
did not effect "A cure.
Edison * authority FOR the statement
thut there Is enough IN chemistry alone Ia
prove the existence of Il personal God
The greatest statesmen IN past ages have
40 aNU.f
that Daniel Wch-tor's ErrHtosf thought was
m" thought Of his personal arrouufability
70 Almighty God. Dante Milton, Shakes,
prarr Trnnyson, Whittier and Lowell werf
ull believers i'm God. In painting. the great
masters have invariably chosen for thci,
greatest works srriptural sublcets-Christ
great composers have chosen Rlhlca'
themes for th" oratori0S which will hand
their names down TO fame forever. Thcs5
great thinkers have stood up FOR Christ
and the efficiency Of human prayer. Give
yourself to Him uud help I'm the glad
nght. for the Lord God lIvoth ani reigne'l
The ArIon VIII sing at all or nearly all
OF the entertainments uf the Chhutauqua
assembly from now 10 June 8. This quar-,
man, Harriet Brynnn. l..lilh C1.tleberry
and Ida Powell. Their vocal work Is OF d
high order and it would he hard 10 iini
with each other, The quartette is i'm il,
sixth year aud has, TO a marked degree
won It's way into public favor The Arions
snng AZ no less than eight Chautauqua
assemblies last summer
Following IS to-dav's programme:
a, m-Bibliral Exposition, THE Grea
Conflict" Dr, N NJ, Parkhurst, Chicago
a. m.-Noune Peoples Class, Mrs. W
+, Crafts, Washington.
10 a. m,-ChOrus Glass. Professor g. c
Case. Gustayus, o.
10 a, m -Elucu'!cI, pio'. sor l., n. War
ii a. m.-Lccturr. "Thc Delsartc PhIlos
ophy Of Expression" with Illustrations
rrofcss = y. Warman, Chicago.
y. INLAND concert, Rogers band.
$50 p. m.-l.eoturo. Thrilling Experience.
In East Africa Mrs NJ. French sheldon
+, II. q, ;, London, England
I y. m,-Ministers' institute, God Seen IL
Creation Biuplasm Animal Instinct, IIu
man Design" Or. PHrkhurst.
p, m,-Physical training, Professor Il
/ p, m-sundny school teachers norma
cinss, Mrs. W, T. Crafts, Washington
Z p. m.-C, l., 5. G, round table
$50 y. m.-Band concert.
! u. In.-Chorus rehearsal.
p. m,-Musical prelude, Arion Lady
SIS p. m.--Lecture, Japan" illustrated
by eighty superb stereoptlcon Views, Frank
II, Robinson, omaha, Neb.
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Your Hoy Won't Live u Month.
So Mr. Gilman Brown, Of "a Mill street
South Gardner, Mass, was told by IN,
doctors. His son had Lung trouble follow.
ing Typhoid Malaria, and he spent thrs.