The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1899-09-02
The Mountain Chautauqua.

Correspondence of the Democratic Advocate.
On Tuesday, August 29th, at Mountain Lake Park,
Maryland was closed the most successful season i'll
the history of THE Mountain Chautauqua." In a
beautiful Park of 500 acres of forest and glade,
through which flows the Little 1oughloghany
river on the north side of the B. Il O. R. R., about
halfway between Deer Park and Oakland, Garrett
county there was started about seventeen years age
a summer resort and Chautauqua, after the manner
of the original Chautauqua, New York The orlgl'
nal Chautauqua was closely followed i'll the prenl'
nenee given to practical christian doctrine BY an
agreement with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
no trains can stop at Mountain Lake Park between
twelve O'Clock saturday night and twelve the fol-
lowing Sunday night This makes strict sabbath
observance possible, and every Sunday the Ameri-
can people receive grand object lesson in that
boon, too lightly esteemed in great cities, the
American sabbath.
On these quiet SabbathS all gates are thrown wide
open, no tickets are demanded, and all who can
crowd into the great auditorium are invited to do
So and listen TO such men as Jahu De viii Miller
and Bishop Hurst Chancellor of the American Uni
versity Washington. In the evenings there were
illustrated Bible readings or sermons by such men
as the superintendent of the Chautauqua, Dr. VII
bur L. Davidson, or DR.. W. T. ;. Culp, of Madison,
Ohio The great auditorium is not elastic exactly,
and it positively refused to expand sufficiently to
accommodate all the people who hocked to these
services, and yet some people are more than hali
ready to believe that christianity is on the wane
A careful unbiased study will show that il Is not
christianity but quite another thing that is the
wane.
But besides sunday there are at Mountain Lake
Park six other days in the week, every one Of which
is occupied as prodtaby in its way sunday.
TooE NJ tho following propraJn for lAy August
10th.
HOO a. m. Lecture, American Oratory, Patrick
Henry to Daniel Webster" Leon II. Vincent
2.S9 p. IN. Poetic Prelude, Fred. Emerson BROOKS.
LIS p. M. Lecture, John b. Cough, the Platform
King John K. Clark.
40 p m sunday school Normal Class, Develop
ment and Training OF the WILL Miss Beard.
73gp. IN. Grand Concert, Park sisters; Miss Anna
Park the greatest living lady corneJist-
s.u0 p. m Edison's Projectiscopc, wonGtriui NOV
ing pictures with illustrated songs, y. " ROBERT
son, New York city; many new ana wonderful ani-
mated pictures relating 10 the late war.
This is simply a representative day al the Audi
lorluln platform and has no connection with lne
schools conducted throughout the Chauiauqua by
,uen al reputation III their various departments;
inca, lOr example, Ike that veteran in summer
school ork, Homer b spngue, Of Drew Theosgsi +
cal Seminary the great shakespcareaR lecturer na
scholar In all the schools are found earnest and
capable students teachers OF the public schools II
Maryland and neishborng states, ana teachers iit
some colleges OF good standing find here new meth
eds and new ideas to freshsn and refresh the hand
and too often thankieSs task OF preparing children
for useful and happy lives Way do net taore q
the teachers Of public schools in Maryland take all
vantage Of this August resort Of beautifully bright
clear days aud cold nights Few, If amy, more In
spring conditions under which TO accomplish great
things in short time can be found anywhere. The
best Of fare and accommodation can be 0bIaiaea al
the leading hotels for no more than tea dotar> 3
week while Just as good fare with less Fretcntous
surroundings can be found at cottages for Ec dol-
lars week The writer has tried both and is pre-
pared to recommend them.
one wori more 10 those tho say that nothing
worth doing can DC accomplished 10 fcJr weeks
The dag is gone when the c!ief function % Rae
teacher Is to sit with book in hand comparing
wAe the terror stricken child reeiieS, to ~ u the
recitation corresponds. No enc has night g p
called by the dlgnied title, teacher tll SHE cas- +
need were get on fairly well without bows ia
class Vow is it not plain " by 10 many iaa !" if-
terest a class al best only half sneceea IhfA
lack the spirit Of successful teaching. snd ugt
sure they know themselves hat ought ie sEee77s'
In the bright teacher al that can b. cured au1 ~
right in less than four weeks Il Is not shat CAS-
le learned ia a book bat what D. iearned &isa
book that is really worth getting - all IT, e."
places can this Dc 50 confidently accomplished A. 10
i good summer school.
rhe stockholders 81 Mountain Lass Park did uai
engage il the enterprise with view - make
money primarily. They have 70 this day fscn cas
tent with the success that has come IL tee enter
prise t. other ways. They have never "a tae culise
hfstnry 81 the Park received zdfviasu,i Al qra.ss
have been tmrugd into improvements Firsi cigs5r
ing had 10 be done streets made aus hosari Nalks
laid An auditorium had 70 D. built fer the was
form fsaid entertainments. Then = Hal "a Plissn
t,hy became necessary. Ssxt, a. tas rcsaTt gtrp
into summer eity water works Snd sewers became
Indispensable. Electric lighting hAs b~ea far
uishcd now aad before next SEASON 81 eiiiartam
with . seating capacity Of about SIX thoasand $ ~
BE- erected near the present serviecAhle. est res
outgrown structure. ia the Old straetara can thsn
be fitted up roons Tor fhe schools ne" - aaatF
nee3ed
AZ first the ChAutauqaa continued only iec
weeks. then ia response To the popular demand the
season uas extensgd % three weeks. This ycar ghr
term was four weeks, ana the SUCCESSES has tera 50
great that il viii probably nos be loas before uc
shall have a, this gscas Maryland resort summer
school aud ChautAuqua eolrse q six iuN weeks
That VII BE- quite long enough for adyanced sla-
dents 10 do some really good and serious uogk
New What do sou suppose ChsataHqsAas 5safe
10 pay for such entertainments ihose in Ebe sata
Pic program given above Less than Ave cents 81
entertainment IN other words q season ticket.
giving admission 10 every entertainment ou iAe
program 81 four weeks costs sour dollars Just
dollar a week Many Of the very sayae entertain
taens ar. attended, ia ihe cities during tbc vi aieE
at ffty ceIls ticket ami considered vel worth Is
too.
Here arc few o. the men who appeared on tlas
platform most Of them more ihan once tIs SEASON
Col Homer h. sprague East Orange. \ =. Col n.
" j. Ham. Gainesville Cal Edmund \ casske.
Cleveland o.: Russell II. Conwell, Fh.iaaeipai=.
Pa. Alton Packard. nAyloa, O.: Herr 9usiarus
Cohen EnglAnl Rosl. Mcintyre, Chicago, aHa
many Others OF less reputation bat with scarcely
less excellent performances
GEORGE AS3fINgToS-
Solid Walls of Wheat