The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-07-02
ISLANDPARK THRONGED'
ALL DAY WITH
VISITORS
BISHOPS STRONG SERMON
Heard by Immense Audi.
ence at Morning Service

seldom before have the grand Of,
trees at Island park been privilege,
to shelter from the suns burning rays
beneath the shadows OF their wealth
Of foliage such a devout assemblage o
persons from all over the new state
as gathered yesterday TO worship anc
lit up their voices in a unison OF
praise and thanksgiving for the mani
fold blessings so copiously showered
upon them.
In the morning at nine o'clock there
was magnificent praise service. par
ticipated in by a thousand persons
Bishop Hartzell spoke wonderfully
strong sermon at the eleven O'Clock
hour The many years service as
Methodist bishop in Africa lends an
additional interest to Bishop Hartzeirs
sermons which are always replete with
fascinating stories OF the manners ana
customs of the people OF the Dark
Continent for whose salvation he has
spent so many years Of labor away
from home and friends and overcom-
ing. II would seem, almost insurmount-
able difficulties
From one o'clock until two Prof.
Hcmphilrs chorus sang special pro-
gram OF selected sacred music mum,
bers. The solos by Prof. Hemphill
were wonderfully sweet and inspiring.
DR.. G. II Bradford perhaps the most
forcible and able religious speaker in
the new state spoke at three o'clock
Dr Bradford is chancellor of EDworth
university at Oklahoma City
In the evening all churches in the
city suspended the down town service
and everybody attended the vesper
service at the park. Following this
impressive service the Rev. DR.. w. X.
Piner spoke to the great throng of
people that filed the huge auditorium.
or stood beneath the shadows of the
great trees.
Epworth Assembly Today.
Nature has smiled benehcently
down upon the assembly today. A
more delightfully."- cool and pleasant
place than beautiful Island park could
not be found in the most charmed spot
Colorado and the wonderful West has
TO offer The early morning shower
gave the air just the invigoratiug
touch OF life needed to put the crowd
in the best Of spirits, and the speakers
for today We're an heard at their best.
The crowd in attendance is also the
largest that has gathered at the park
for The day sessions since the as
sembly opened
Dr. Bassett's bible service was held
at the nine o'clock hour Following
this the distinguished DR. Minosaku
Yamamoto. of Japan, graduate OF his
country's highest colleges, member
of the royal family and an earnest
student of literature ana religions of
all countries aud languages spoke and
thrilled the audience with the earnest
ness Of his predictions of the wonder
ful proves and accomplishments of
the natives of the land OF the cherry
blossom" He SPOKE at length Of the
causes leading up to the Russo-Jap-
anese war and threw light ON many OF
the complications that were unknown
to Americans. AT the close OF The adj
dress many persons in the audience
went onto the platform for the privi-
lege of grasping the hand of the dis
tinguished foreigner and converting
with him for a few moments.
Or Palmore a great traveller. writer.
preacher and phlanthropist, spoke
this afternoon at the two O'Clock hour.
He is the originator of the ~ c. X.
and n. c. l.. movement over the world
and is known perhaps by more boys
and girls than any other living man.
Sunshine" Hawks Tonight.
Tonight at eight o'clock Sunshine"
Hawks viii deliver his lecture on
Sunshine and SHADOW" Tomorrow
afternoon at half past two O'Clock he
will speak his famous address. "Peo-
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