Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-03-07
A FEAST OF GOOD
THINGS ENJOYED
BY All Who Attended the Chau-
tauqua Exercises.
sERMoN. LECTURE. MU!
MUSIC

Entertainment for the Masses--5riIIiant
Address by Or. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
" lecture by Rev. G. L. Herald Mu-
sic, Recitailoos and Poems.
The Tabernacle was closed until p.
IN. on Sunday, when Rev. DR.. StrouSe
conducted the yesper service, and there
was very fine audience in attend
ance.
In the evening az O'Clock the grand
old man, DR.. Blackstone, delivered a
profound address on highlands Ma.
tional Sin, = taking the evils Of the Opt
um habit in India, practiced with the
full knowledge OF the British govern
ment and not the slightest effort made
20 prevent the destruction Of her SUBJ
jects through this pernicious habit.
The thorough knowledge Of this emi-
nent divine with his subject command.
ed the attention OF his hearers to
every word OF his instructive ac-
count Of this revolving practice, which
10 debauching these benighted people
The lecture at the Tabernacle Mon
dsy at $3.50 p. m. was one Of the best 80
far delivered at the Chautauqua The
topic in the printed program was
changed to Thought and Culture"
and the lecturer, Rev. Chas L. Herald
Of Jackson, Ohio, showed by his argu-
ments his mastering Of the subject.
IN speaking Of culture, tho reverend
gentleman was Of the opinion that it
was not wholly confined to Boston, aud
that he had met culture In Baltimore,
New York and Philadelphia.
His illustration OF wealth without
culture was forceinl, and his explana.
ton Of the injury OF beauty brought on
by evil thoughts was very strongly por-
trayed in his story OF Lenardo's won
derful painting OF the Christ with the
Madonna when he aelected the face Of
beautiful boy in church choir. In
later years he desired a face 10 repre-
sent Judas, who betrayed Christ, and
went TO q prison, where he found bis
subject. Afterward It was discovered
that the two faces were the same. Evil
thoughts in the intervening years had
wrought the change.
lilo closed with beautiful illustra-
tion Of the ideals, and said that the
one ideal he had chosen was the
Christ. 81 want TO be good he said
land look to Christ, the Nazarine,
for oil my goodness, He is my IDEAL"
Evening Program.
The evening program bad an array OF
talent that was highly entertaining,
Miss Marietta La Dell in dramatic
readings and w. a. tBilD Bone in po-
esical readings. Both OF these artists
acquitted themselves with credit
The musical rpecaltles OF Mclean
q shelton, the originators OF the FAM
Gus musical novelty. the "Acquarian
Chimes, making music--sweet music
emanate from bottles. They also rem.
dered harp, mandolin and guitar solos
and a plccolo solo by Mr. Mcclellan and
cornet solo By A. v. shelton we're both
very iine
TodaY's Program
Owing to tho lndlsposliion Of Or.
Blackstone, che Bible lecture at 1880
m. will lie omitted as il was yester.
day morning.
AZ $50 p m will be heard Mr. W
A. Bone In poems, humorous aud pa
thetie, some OF them his own produc.
tiOns, and readings by Mrs Ia Dell.
AZ 1880 p. m. the Novelty Musical
Company viii give another OF their
line programs, aud p. IA, lecture.
Life ON a Man-of.War," by Rev Chas.
Lsing Herald This will be one Of the
best Of The Chaumuqua.