Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-06-29
MErHoDIsrs SAVE CHAUTAuQUA
FROM THE BAPTISTS.
HARPER QUITS ASSEMBLY
President of Chicago University, After
Failing to Have the Chautauquan
Enterprises Removed to the West
ern Metropolis, Sewers His Twelve
Years Connection With Assembly.

Chicago, June 27.--rhe Record today
will say. "Dr. Harper. president OF
The University of Chicago, has ended
his long connection with Chautauqua,
Back of the announcement OF the IA
nous educators retirement as head OF
the Chautauqua collegiate department
and from the board Of trustees OF the
Chautauqua association is battle of
denominations The Methodists, who
regard the Chautauqua enterprise as
monument to Methodism, believe
they have batlled John d. Rockefeller
and others, who, they claimed, were
attempting to make the Chautauqua
movement an auxiliary to the Univer-
sity of Chicago, and the Methodists
haze, posslessiap. Of Chautaudua. Two.
weeks ago DR.. Harper resigned from
the board of trustees. That broke the
final tie between him and the Chau-
tauqua movement ending his II
years service as head of the collegiate
department 1t came as the
elimination of vain attempt to bring
Chautauqua enterprises to Chicago
ali save the assembly, which would re-
main at Lake Chautauqua, New York.
1t was proposed 10 move the reading
circle movement from Buffalo to Chica-
go and take the publishing plant of
all Chautauqua literature to Chicago,
and to make this the center OF the
popular educational movement. 1t
was understood that Bishop Vincent
as chancellor of Chautauqua, was in
favor of plan of organization when
included the removal to Chicago, max
ing Dr. Harper the virtual head OF
the entire movement the abolition OF
the office of superintendent of grounds
held by Dr.. Duncan, and of treasurer,
held by V. A. Skinner, and the crea-
ton of the office of general manager,
to be held by Ned Arden Flood d.
| rector Of the University Press and
managing editor of the Assembly Her
aid also the position Of head OF the
collegiate department to be filled by
Prof. George e. Vincent, assistant
professor of psychology at the univer-
| sty of Chicago. When the plan be-
came known it Immediately struck
terror to the hearts Of the Methodists.
| They sought Bishop Vincent and as
serted that the move would mean d
'sell-out' to the Baptists and John D.
Rockefeller would be in control of the
Chautauquan movement. DR.. Harper
heard of this and Immediately
concluded that If there was a
word of question impugning
his motives he would withdraw en-
! tirely from Chautauqua. AT the meet
ing last January he resigned as head
of the collegiate department. In
March Lewis Miller, head Of the bust
ness department of Chautauqua, died
and a reorganization became neces-
sary Hostility to the Chicago plan
brought to the front Wilson NJ. Day
Of Cleveland, on whose proposition it
was decided that all the departments
| of the association except the assembly
! should be centered in Cleveland.
| George f. Vincent, who is a son of the
chancellor, was elected to Dr. Harper's
place at the head OF the collegiate de-
partment The publishers of the
| Chautauquan literature have sold out
their plant to the Chautauqua associa-
! ton. Dr. Theodore l.. Flood of Mead
! Vile, Pa. has retired from his con
nection with the paper and all other
/ INT