The Portland daily press., 1896-08-04
CHAUTAUQUANs AT FRYEBURG.
Programme for Sunday and Monday
Unusually Interesting.

Rain Threatened to Interfere but Sun
Came Out in Afternoon-A Sunset
service-Interesting Lectures by Prof.
Robertson.
Fryeburg, August 3.-The guests at the
Chautauqua grounds were awakened
Sunday morning by the patter of the rain
on the roof. and at first it was feared
that the storm would interfere with the
sunset song service on the river banks ;
but shortly after noon the sun shone
through the clouds aud soon all traces of
the rain save delightful freshness in
the air, had disappeared.
The services Of the day began with the
usual 30-minute prayer meeting, led by
DR.. Cummings. AT 1880, Rev. MI.
Thayer conducted Sunday school ses-
sion in the psrlor of the Grove house,
taking for his subject the Kindness of
David" DR.. Cummings preached in the
afternoon, and at there was short
yesper service in front of Pequaw ket
cottage, conducted by DR.. Lindsay.
AT sunset a service which Is expressly
a ChautauQua one, was held on the banks
of the river. che singing was led by
Prof. Chapman, assisted by the Cambridge
festival orchestra Fryeburg is noted
for its beautiful scenery, and certainly
DO fairer scene could be found than on
the banks of the winding Saco with the
sun setting behind the purple mountains
and all over the soft haze of twilight.
The service was. particularly impressive
and beautiful.
Miss Charlotte Thorndike LIBBY gave
g round table talk at 2, Monday after
noon on children and school life in the
Orient Miss Libby is graduate Of
Wellesley and has also taken a post-gradu-
ate course at Yale. She has travelled ex-
tensively in Europe, Asia and Africa,
as well as her own land, and is one of
the most interesting and fascinating of
lecturers.
DR.. Cummings gave unique looture
on "Sense Sentiment and Superstition, +"
at O'Clock. Mr.. Cummings is one of
the most popular pastors, preachers and
lecturers in the state, and has made
many friends during his short stay.
Mr.. Robertson, who WAS unfortunately
unable to be present in time to give bis
lecture Friday evening, kindly confined
the two lectures on America and AUS
tralia, and gave US the best of the two.
Mr.. Robertson has given 600 lectures and
never failed to be on hand before. Even
on this occasion a Cyclone was the only
thing that prevented him.
Mr.. Robertson conducted two parties.
One started from Boston, visiting the
homes of Blaine and Whittier, taking
in New England and the characteristics
Of the people; then one through the Berl-
shire hills to Albany, where they met
the other party, who started from New
York, going up the Hudson to West Point
on to Washington's headquarters and
from there to Albany.
After the two parties met they visited
Niagara Falls; from there they go on
to the home of Mckinley. cross the Mis-
sissippi river to Nebraska and visit
Bryan's home. After travelling through
inc Romans territory and visiting the
Indian reservation, they take the steamer
at Tacoma for Australia.
Arriving there all the principal cities
are shown, also interesting "Bush-
lands" Crossing the Blue Mountains
and liz Tag river, Sydney is reached.
From there the party visits several ISL
ans; in New Zealand viewing the home
steads of sheep farmers, lakes. N ountains,
terra ces, hot springs, geyssrs and yolca-
noes.
Over IT'S pictures were shown, all tax
en- under personal observation, and 141 of
them beautifully colored.
Altogether it was wonderful Lecture
as all who had the good fortune to be
present emphatioally declared The only
disappointment was that Mr.. Robertson
was obliged to leave so soon for Ohio
that he couldn't give another lecture.