Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-24
NO SPECIAL FEATURES AT FOREST
PARK YESTERDAY.
LECTURE BY BISHOP HENDRIX.
TALKED ON "KOREA, THE LAST OF
THE HERMIT NATIONS"
Remarkably Able Paper by Mrs. Win
field Freeman, of Kansas City,
kas.-EveninE Lecture by
Booker WashingtOn-
Bryan Friday.

I
cial) The Ottawa assembly programme
this year has abounded in days" There
have been old ladies' days, women's days.
childTen's days. mems days and all sorts of
days. But this has been just a plain day
everybody's day, perhaps-tO judge from
the attendance, for the crowd Is growing
again and the weather wheel has turned
several notches and brought again the
comparative dryness for feet and general
uncomfortableness for people who don't at
all admire warm weather Indeed. the
weather here is a most general topic Of
conversation. and. while, Of course, the av-
erage assembly camper is disposed to be
piously and devoutly thankful for any kind
of weather, still there are Others" and the
Amalgamated Administration Association
is increasing in membership. To-day. with
its intense heat. has added large list of
'ornery'' members.
At this mornings sunrise service, DR..
Hurlbut talked of Matthew, the Reporter
Apostle" and al the normal class took up
the first missionary work of the GENTLE
church. DIR. Hurlbut drew the map of Asia
Minor and gave the class a practical drill
on the names and locations of the provinces.
At the round table, DR.. Hurlbut talked OF
the advantages of the c. L. s. c. work in
verted into an old-fashioned c. L. S. c.
revival meeting.
Dr. Graham Taylor, as usual, had large
crowds at all Of his meetings. and the
unanimous recommendation of the board Of
directors yesterday that he be retained for
next week is fully indorsed by the people
who crowd the tabernacle to hear him
every day.
The w0men's council presented two OF
the ablest speakers in Kansas philan-
tEroplc circles on their platform to-day.
Mrs. John ID. Miles. of Lawrence, who Is so
well known in missionary circles as the
lady who had charge so many years of the
Girls Industrial school in Calcutta. talked
this morning Of Employment Making VS..
Aims Giving" Mrs. Miles talked against
indiscriminate aims giving and for the in
dustrial system of education of the masses.
Al the art conference, Mrs. Sherwood
considered the life and works of Raphael,
and will tomorrow take up the study of
the twelve great masterpieces of the art
world, the paintings which are considered
the best by all the leading artists of tho
Bishop Hendrix arrived at noon and his
lecture was one of the big events of the
week. Bishop Hendrix has just returned
Last of the Hermit Nations" was Of great
interest to the very large audience which
heard him.
At the afternoon council, Mrs. Reba
Freeman, wife of Winfield Freeman. the
well known Kansas City. kas., lawyer.
resd Sid. pa paper on Sub%merged % People;
Industrial matters yet presented. Mrs.
freeman is. and has been for years. well
hILhn IN ana TelSlOuS GlT-
cles in greater Kansas City. hut her su-
perb effort this afternoon surprised even
her closest friends. Her definition of her
subject as the overwhelmed, laid aside.
overcome. covered up, neglected, unknown,
unheeded not needed. unwelcomed. dissptr-
ited. downhearted unhopeful. not useful:
cCmberers OF the earth and her ideas OF
who and where these people are, how they
affect this country, what the cause and
result of their existence is and the relief
of present social conditions because OF
their existence made her hearers feel bur
too surely that she at least has gotten
hold of the one thread so many Of the
thinking people are trying in so many
different ways to unravel.
Mother" Chace. Of Kansas City. Mo-.
The calm, lovely face, the smoothly banded
hair. the quiet dress and the sweet. pacific
voice of the speaker added touch Of ex-
Earth" which Mother Chace had chosen.
Peaceful herself in all attributes. Mrs.
Chace talked for, the Society of Interna-
tional Peace, and presented many strong
arguments for arbitration.
At D. m. Professor McClintock. whose
d9Tnns drsmn Of ieSf Tbe Tempest % ana the @ need of
life and love on the part OF mankind. talked
to the womans council on the new primary
school system, and Illustrated his theories
with explanations of the methods recently
introduced in Chicago university.
All the college headquarters held their as
sembly receptions from to 5. These were
very successful informal affairs. At the
Kansas university tent, Chancellor and
Mrs. Snow. Mr.. Wnkie CLOCK ana bevy or
pretty girls received; at Ottawa university
tent President Riggs and several students
dispensed social light, and at Baker univer-
sity headquarters President Murlin and
wife and a coterie of bachelor members OF
the faculty were in charge. At the Kansas
tent the ray machine attracted
much attention, and after the evening lect-
ure the telescope at Bakers tent drew a
large crowd. Ottawa university furnished
her band. and sweet music graced this. one
of the pleasant social events of the week.
At the evening meeting. the crowd filled
the tabernacle and much space on each
side and close attention was given to
Booker Washington in his address on The
Negro and Industrial Education"
Mr.. w. J. Bryan, OF Lincoln. Neb., will be
here on Friday and the largest crowd Of
This years assembly will probably be pres
ant to see and hear him.