The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-07-04

elled as he IL and lack a better argu-
ment to the superiority OF their own
deity. ! have always thought a sue
cessful missionary must be encased in
a thicker epidermis than the ordinary
man grows. In the first place, because
savages are epicures and know the
tough from the tender. and In the Sec
ond place, a man with a delicately
poised sense of human rights hesitates
to inform several million people that
they are wrong; that their forefathers
are not where they suppose them to
be- and that IL they continue to wor-
ship the God Of their fathers, in many
ment, they themselves will not be in
the places, after leaving this world,
that their descendants suppose them
to be. In this way. natives are fire.
quently induced to give up an inferior
religion for a better. much to the:c
own advantage, to be sure. but requir-
ing supernatural self-assurance in the
messenger who brings the tidings.
Lincoln is not an art centre, yet the
support that the Hayden Art club has
received since it's organization shows
that we are interested in the subject.
1t mas given four Or five exhibitions
of the best work of American artists
which have been well patronized in
spite of the hard times. Ii has pur-
chased a number Of etchings, which
and during the winter the club studies
certain subjects pertaining to engrav-
ing and the various methods of max
ing a picture, as we'll as architecture
and sculpture. Potentially il possesses
a worthy and inspiring collection of
pictures in a gallery of its own. Miss
Sarah Wool Moore. who organized the
club, laid the foundation broad as
the requirements and generosity of a
western city will. in time, demand.
Miss Moore worked for several years
to get enough people interested in the
movement SO that :ts members should
represent every class that makes a
city full. She accomplished her pur-
pose after much self-saoCificing and
quiet labor. She is now in Florida,
where. unless she has changed. she
is still. with humility doing two or
three times her share of work The
chartec members of the club remember
her work with gratitude and nope for
the future.
The Crete ChautauQua began on the
first, though today-the fourth-is
really the beginning Of the festivities.
All the cottages are taken and more
tents have been ordered than in any
previous year. The Calvert cottage is
occupied by Mrs. Calvert, Mrs Hardy,
Mrs Garten, and DIR. Sabin. Mr. WEIGH
and family occupy their cottage and
STARE a part Of 1t with Mrs. w. c.
Griffith. Mrs. J. w. winger and Mrs
Agnes Sewell. The Pierce cottage is
occupied by the senior Y. w. c. A. of
Lincoln. The lawyers building is
filled b TWENTY-FIVE or thirty MEM
bers of the Y. w. c. A. of Lincoln
Miss Gertrude Smith and others occu-
by the Y. NJ. c. A. building. The jubi-
lee singers are in the G.. A. r. build
ing. Wing Allen and party of
Omaha people are in the
Hardy cottage. The Britt cot
tage is occupied by Mrs. A. b. Clark
and party. Walter Davis and Mrs.
Davis, ]. s. Harpham and Mrs. Harp
ham, ]. L. Parsons and Mrs. Parsons
are in the Eldredge cottage. The first
fioec of the press building is rented by
Mrs. Richardson and party from
Eagle, Neb Mrs. H. NJ. Bushnell and
friends are on the second floor.
Exercises is a heavy word and sug-
gests seif-improvement and instruc-
ton especially obnoxious In hot wealth