The Red Cloud chief., 1897-07-16
EPWoRrH LEAGUE fssEMeLY.
More than Twenty High Grade Lectures
and Entersinn.en MS.

and Entertainments.
The initial session OF the Nebraska
Epworth assembly will be held in Lincoln
park, Lincoln, August 3 to 10. Unques-
tionably no grove in the west is as pecu-
liarly well located and nicely adapted
Tor an assembly as Lincoln park. There
are near 200 acres OF wood and dell,
with miles OF shady walks and drives.
Enormous forest trees, some OF them
with a spread OF branches $50 feet or
more, furnishing ample shade for hun
dreds Of tents, lend to the natural beauty
Of the grounds.
This park Is connected with the city OF
Lincoln by a double track electric liue
on which cars will be run at intervals OF
but FIVE minutes during the assembly.
Lincoln is centrally located for eastern
Nebraska, and easy Of access. being
reached from all directions by rail.
Not only have the MANAGEMENT been
wise in the selection OF q location. but
the program committee have builded
well. OF high grade lectures and enter
tainments there are over twenty.
Bishop W. Y. Ninde lectures twice and
breaches on Sunday; Rev. Sam p. Jones
OF Georgia delivers W Of his matchless
lectures; DR.. Joseph +. Berry, editor OF
the Epworth Herald, Chicago, conducts
n school OF Epworth methods during
part OF the assembly and delivers two
lectures; DR.. Edwin A. Schell conducts
Of assembly, has charge of the Bible
atn6v lactrraa nnpa md nraophaa Sun-
day evening; DR.. Abram j. Palmer
breaches Sunday afternoon and on Mon
day evening, August o, delivers his
Justly celebrated lecture, Company D.,
the Die No Mores.." Chancellor w. +.
Mcdowell lectures August G., and to-
gether with Drs. W. X. Halstead, +. s.
Stein and II. o. Rowlauds, conducts the
preachers institute; Rev. W. 4. McI.en-
nan gives q series OF lectures on "Books
and Reading" especially prepared for
summer assemblies, a lecture on est.
Paul as a R-former," and a s%tereopticon
lecture on "Mexico."
The musical features OF the assembly
will be unsurpassed, az all who know the
fame Of the Slayton jubilee singers, the
Telyn male quartette, the Hagenow
string Quartette and the Bucyrus man
dolin club will testify. The entire con.
troll OF this most delightful feature has
been placed in the hands Of Prof. Will
lard Kimball, director Of the university
of Nebraska school Of music, n man OF
large experience who for many years oc-
cupied a similar position in Iowa COL
loge. and under whose baton have been
given many OF the standard oratOrios,
aud who has conducted for the past
three years a most successful conserva-
tory of music in connection with the
state university.
There will be daily rehersals OF the
chorus which IL expected to number two.
hundred voices, to be a member OF which
each young man and woman contem.
plating attendance should look forward
to with expectation. Selections from the
orstorios and lighter four-part songs
and glees will be studied and agreat con.
cert will be given on the evening OF
August Z.
The matter OF cost has been given
special attention. A season ticket ad.
hitting to all tho lectures, entertain.
| ments and classes costs but 81. Tents,
Quo does not want to bother with cook
ing meals, the assembly restaurant will
furnish them, first class for % cents
each, or for the entire season, twenty.
three meals, $3.50.
At present, Indications are that at
least one thousand tenters will take ad-
! vantage OF the feast Of good things
offered ut this summer outing. In point
OF attendance. enthusiasm and helpful
| ness the Nebraska Epworth assembly il
certainly reaching far out, and it will
take front rank oil western assemblies at
this. it's first session.
, For complete program and full par
~ticulars address President l.. o. Jones,
1O4 North 10th street, Lincoln, Neb.