Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1902-01-03
CANTON EPWORTH
LEAGUE ASSEMBLY.
June IS to July s the Date
for the Second Annual AZ
Session.

to the support and sympathy of the
people that support and sympathy are
usually giyen but sparingly until the
new enterprise has proved it's right to
existence. The Canton Assembly has
done in one year what other similar
enterprises have generally required
several years to accomplish. It has
proved itself worthy Of the confidence
of the people and is now an institution
Of which the City Of Canton il proud.
Those people who ct first were skepti-
cal have been won over and are its firm
friends. The safe and conservative
management of the institution coupled
with intelligent and progressive spirit
of the citizens of Canton and Of the
state outside have brought about this
happy result. The Canton Assembly
is, and will be. one Of tho popular insti-
tutions of the state. :.
Its success the first season was un-
usual. The smallpox rumors assidu-
ously spread by some thoughtless peo-
pie and others who were malicious and
envious, brought on scare" that
threatened complete failure, then the
torrid heat that came on was enough to
drive any ordinary assembly out OF
business. But the Canton Assembly
was in to stay and 1t staid. Many
Chautauquas failed to meet expenses
last summer, but Notwithstanding the
fact that it was the first season and
many people were waiting to see what
it was going 10 be, and thought the
management was without experience
in conducting such an affair. the meet
ing was q great success, our visitors
were delighted, our homo people great
ly pleased and the gate receipts paid all
the expenses Of the program besides
leaving neat surplus TO be applied to
other indebtedness.
Now this is splendid. But 1t must
be kept up Sometimes his first great
successful achievement turns persons
head and makes him giddy. Success
tempts to over. confidence. If the Can
ton Assembly is to be permanent sue
cess it must in the future be managed
on the same safe. conservative business
basis as in the past and 1t must be &C.
corded the same hearty support and
loyalty by the people of this commun.
ity. On these two points hangs its
future but in regard to these it does
not appear that there is need to fear.
The management will proceed with
caution and the people will stand by
the assembly.
June 25. July s has been fixed as tho
date for the second annual session.
The program committee consisting Of
Rev. J. o. Dobson, Huron, s. D., Rev.
J. P. Jenkins, Sioux Falls, s. D., and
Rev. A. c. Shepherd, Canton, 8. D.,
are now building the program. It will
be greatly superior to the one Of last
year. Some great attractions Of world
wide fame are now being negotiated
for. Lecturers Of renown, preachers
of eminence, musicians Of first rank,
entertainers Of highest grade will be
secured.
Let the people Of Canton advertise
far and wide her great Assembly!
Talk about it! Write about i'll Praise
it! Boom itl Tell about our beautiful
grounds, spacious auditorium which
Bishop Joyce pronounced the finest in
Methodism and Professor Baker said
was the best Of forty that he had sung
in, our splendid boating and bathing
facilities, tell about these things. Nine
tenths of the people do not know that
there is anything so lovely and de-
Nghtful in the state. Let them be told
and next summer there will be the
biggest crowd in Canton that the
beautiful Gate City has ever seen.