Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-08-21
Sunday LAST Day
Of CHAU1AUQUA
The 1906 Assembly Has Been a
Success Every Way Except
Financially
DEFICIT HAS BEEN GUARANTEED
The Business Men Of MarshaIItown
Have Expressed Themselves As
Willing to Make Up the Deficit
Hope to Have a chautauqua Here
Next Year, if Sufficient Support is
Promised.
Promised.


1t is generally known that the Mar
shalltown chautauqua project this year
has not been a financial success, but
the business men Of the city have prom
Used to make good, however, much OF
a deficit may be found to exist. The
character of the features provided on
the course has been excellent, but 1t
would seem that not enough people
have been Interested to guarantee fl
nancial success, altho fair-sized au-
diences were present at almost every
session. Investigation shows that a
large per cent of the chautauquas held
in Iowa this year have been financial
failures. 1t was announced, however,
that at least 500 people in this city are
anxious to have chautauqua again
next year. This number is hardly large
enough to support the project, but an
earnest effort will be made to increase
it, and 1t is hoped to hold another OF
these instructive and entertaining as
semblies here in 1906.
High praise is due to Mr.. j. II. Eyer
mayer for the capable way in which he
has filled the duties of DR.. E. B. Jones,
who, for the greater part of the time.
has been incapaoitated by illness, from
acting as platform manager. Mr. Eyer
mayer has proved himself to be both
an energetic and popular platform
manager. Those who have kept the
platform tastef,llly decorated with
flowers, are also deserving of praise
for the pleasing appearance it has pre-
sented.
Sunday Night.
Sunday nights program was de-
lightful treat to the audience, which
filled the tent 1T consisted of musical
numbers by the Meistersingers Male
Quartet, and some splendid readings
by Hon w. I. Nolan, who was the prin-
cipal attraction Saturday night. All
was in keeping with the day and the
spirit of reverence was notably mani
fest by the absence of applause. The
Meistersingers quartet is composed OF
j. r.. Sayler, first tenor; Ernest Boyd,
second tenor: c. G. Marshall, baritone;
"A. Il.
all Iowa young rlen, and impressed the
people here as being all that their name
implies-master singers of the highest
rank. They were exceedingly liberal,
responding pleasantly to encores Satur-
day and Saturday night, time after
time. Quartet and duet numbers and
solos by each one, mostly of sacred
nature, comprised their part of the
Sunday night.
Hon, w. I. Nolan showed another
highly appreciated phase of his versa
tility Sunday evening in the depth Of
earnestness and ability with which he
several selections. No
table among them was one from
that strongest writer of English poetry
and literature, Rudyard kipling. 1t
was entitled "a Ballad of the East and
the West" being story Of soldier life
in India. Another selection much en-
loved. was given with the quartet ac-
Sunday Afternoon.
A short vesper service preceded the
sermon given by DR.. Charles j. Eng
lish. It consisted of scripture reading
and prayer by Rev p. B. Jones, vio-
lin solo by Miss Lucetta Crumb, OF
Ind, accompanied by Miss
Gertrude Stultz, Of Owatonna, Mimi;
a quartet number, vocal solo by Miss
Mona Shorthill, and congregational
singing led by Mr.. H. B. Miller. Mr.
Ralph Fix acted as accompanies. MT.
sayler. Of the quartet, gave a very
nleasing solo, following the sermon.
DR.. English preached on the subject
'erhe Poverty Of Jesus" taking his
text from the Corinthians, S:9. lie
pointed out the vast difference between
and progress, and CHRIST
as the divine standard toward which we
should all move. Dr. English believes
riches" and poverty toebe compare
live terms after all, and said that
whatever poverry is, Jesus Christ be-
came poor that he might come unto US
and redeem us. Poverty has done m
fnitely more for the world than rich
es. altho it would not seem SO at first
SIGHT. He emphasized that every one
must develop the life and character
that is to be his and he cannot DO
this alone, without some superhuman
power to help him.
DR. Jones took occasion to praise DR..
). s. Cryor, who has given a series OF
Bible lectures, from which his hearers
got not only much information, but a
stimulus for further Bible study. It
: hoped, if a chautauqua is held here
another year, to secure his services
again.
Saturday Evenings Program.
The Meistersingers and Hon. w. I.
N,lan s,cceeded in delightfully."- enter
aiming a large audience of people
Saturday evening. Mr.. j. H. Eyer
mayer, acting as platform manager,
that the Hon." belongs to
NJ Nolan's name, he having been a