The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-08-01
CHAUlAUQUA ASSEMBLY
CLOSED AT PL4TNYILLE CAMP
 GROUNDS YESTERDAY.
An Address by Charles A. Baldwin of New Haven Addresses by We'll Known CIergymen-Recogn Day Services Grand Army Day To-day.

| PlainVille, July 31. Recognition day at Chautauqua grounds, Plainville,
 today, is the last day of the assem- bly and has drawn the largest crowd of the week in spite of the rain. Those | who are here have been amply repaid. | The exercises have been of unusual in terest. Tomorrow will be Grand | Army day, and if the weather is fair sons, first because the gates will be \ wide open, there being no admission fee for Grand Army day or during the camp meeting. The other reason for | the crowd is the reverential feeling which Connecticut feels for her honor-
 ed sons who fought for the flag. To-day Dr. Hurlburt began the day at o'clock with an exposition of the 1 Sunday school day, which he followed
 at o'clock with the closing lecture of
 the normal class on "The Temple in
 the Time of Christ"
 The church congress at 10 o'clock
 drew the largest attendance of the ser
 vices and was in some respects the
 most interesting one held. c, A. Bald
 win of New Haven spoke on the topic Some Things I Would Aim to do if I
 Were a Minister" He spoke earnestly
 for a ha'f hour and said many good
 things He urged the ministers to
 ba truth tha whole
 truth and nothing but the truth-a gos-
 pei of loyalty to God, Christ, the church
 and the highest duty. He urged the
 ministers to preach honesty in all the
 departments of life He also urged
 the necessity of reaching the young.
 He spoke a good word for the class
 meeting, and pastoral visiting. and
 closed by reading Paul's charge to
 Timothy.
 The Rev. c. G. Clarke of the Plain
 vile Congregational church gave a spiritual and impressive address on the other side of the question Some Things I Would Try to do if I Were Lay man" He urged cooperation with the minister together with prayer and charitable sympathy for him. He also emphasized the need of making the working man feel that the church was made for him. Less than 3 per cent. of the working people are identified actively with the church, This is the fault largely with the laity. Laymen should do their best to make men feel the reality of religion This work will be hard, but touched by the Spirit of God all things are possible.
 f'o tho Rpno0nitiOn d1V X- ercises proper began. A procession was formed composed of some 200 people, including the Plalnville Military band, flower girls dressed in white and car rying baskets of wild flowers, officers and lecturers of the assembly, the grad uating class and former gradua tes, and under graduates. These all marched around the grounds. The graduates all through the golden gates and three other beautifully trimmed arches History" Literature" Science" and Faith" The graduating exercises consisted of responsive ser l vice and lecture by the Rev. Jesse L. | Hurburt The graduates are John | Lowdy, Alice M Hall, William c. | Woodruff, Corinne W. Rogers, Mar garet Lowdy, Catherine B. Schrum, and Ada Williams.
 Miss Marvin of Torrineton added to the exercises with a solo beautifully | rendered entitled ::Abide With Me"
 Following the graduating exercises a was held in the dining hall of he encampment, where refreshments were served which were enjoyed by | graduates from all of the classes from S2 down to the present time. Follow ng the banquet a pleasant half hour vas spent in toasting Chautauqua, 1ast present and future.
 At 4:30 o'clock the Junior concert vas given under the direction of MT 4ackey, consisting of drills, choruses ind solos which were all we'll render d and enthusiastically received. MT. lackey has labored assiduously and las done much in making the week a uccess. -
 Mrs Mary Scott Bodley, who also T actured at Ii on the New Woman of he Orient gave the closing lecture of he assembly, being stereopticon lec- ure on Beautiful India; Hlmalayan cenery."
 Mrs. Bodley is the widow of a noted 1issionary and has spent many years I India. She Is a very eloquent and uent speaker and in her three lectures as gained many friends, both for her elf and the cause which she so ably  Just before the regular evening lec- lre the Rev George M. Brown, of ,erby, one of the field secretaries of the Tational Chautauqua, gave talk up- n Lake Chautaudlla The speaker for the evening was Mrs. colt Bradley, of New York, and her ddress on Beautiful India" was pro- lsely illustrated by tsereopticon views. he sessions closed with a banquet at hich Postmaster Howarth, of New [aven, presided and the following ,asts were given:
 Our Predecessors-Mrs J. L. Peck, of Taterbury.
 The Class of 19O1-W. L. Woodruff, of raterbury.
 Our Undergraduates-Rev w. J. heldon, Of Pleasant Valley. Our Assembly-Rev. J. E. Adams, D. ., os New Haven.
 Chautauqua-Rev J. L. Hurlburt of ew York city.
 The banquet closed with the singing
 the ChautauQua hymn. Presiding lder Adams, of the Connecticut 'anch, stated tonight that although e weather had somewhat decreased e attendance of this years meeting