Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-08-01
THE CHAUTAUQUA IDEA.
Rev. Price Interestingly eluci
dates the Idea.


qua Idea.
1t is a great system of popular
education. 1t is the parent of
summer assemblies and summer
schools, and of the various CORES.
pondence schools and courses. 1t
originated in the fertile mind of
Bishop John II. Vincent, of the
Nj. +. church. AS a great Bible
student and progressive Sunday
school worker he felt that it would
be a delightful and helpful thing
for those interested in the same
line of study to gather at some
healthful and delightful place and
spend a few of the weeks iof sum
mer i'll studying the Bible and
Sunday school methods, He was
assisted in this enterprise by Lew
is Miller, of Akron, Q.
At these meetings course of
reading was conceived. Thus ORR
ginated the Chautauqua literary
and scientific course commonly
known as the G. l.. ). Co., four
years course of reading and study
in the history, art, and literature
of the greatest nations Of earth, as
we'll as pursuing some line OF sci
entitic research each year The
course also keeps one in close con.
tact with current history and
events. The G. l.. ). G. is course
of home reading, occupying about
thirty minutes a day for 9 months
in the year. If you complete the
reading for the four years and fill
out a four page memoranda, you
get a diploma; 100000 have en-
rolled in the G. L, ), c., course,
and IL 900 have graduated.
After completing the G. l.. ). c,
course there are thirty or forty
other courses one can pursue, and
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the diploma. The course for next
year, beginning Oct. /, 1901, is
German history and literature,
American diplomacy and psychol-
ogy.
| hope we may get at least TWEEN
ty to enlist in G. l.. 5. c. circle
this fall.
Chautauqua is the originator of
the five o'clock vesper service,
which has brought so many in
close touch with the Father of all
spirits. 1t also started the round
table movement, whose conferen-
ces have solved many difficulties
and given inspiration and hope to
many languishing soul.
Chautauqua is to the great uni
versities and institutions of learn
ing what a clearing house is to our
banks. 1t is clearing house for
the greatest men, women and
movements of the age,
Chautauqua is perpetual round
of entertainment and amusement.
not of low and sensual kind, but
of pure and elevated kind. 1t is
a higher form of amusement than
the circus, the dancing hall, or the
merry go-round.
SUNDAY AT CHAUTAUQUA.
Sunday at Chautauqua is ideal.
With thousands of people on the
ground holy quiet reigns around.
J No boat is allowed to land at Chau-
tauqua on Sunday. No skih or
craft can leave its moorings. No
train enters. No wagon or vehicle
is seen on the streets. Not even
the noiseless bicycle wends its way
along the smoothe avenues. MOI
buggy riding is seen. No ore en-
ters the grounds on Sunday except
by permit. No stores, no stands. |
nor ice cream parIors are open on
Sunday. There are religious SER
vices at seven different houses
You can take your choice in at |
tending which you please. On Sun
day, July q, think at least eight |
thousand people went out to hear
DR. Talmage.
They also have a model of the |
Land of Palestine, giving the hills
and mountains and lakes and riv.
ers and cities of Bible times AS
one wanders over these hills and
valleys, or stands on Mt. Olivet or
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