The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-22
NEARING The END
Topeka Chautauqua Presents
Some Instructive Numbers.
Mrs. McCarter Stands Up for
Kipling.
NOT ROOM ENOUGH.
Auditorium Filled to Overflow.
ing Last Evening.
Howe Company the Principal
Attraction Tonight.

This is Temperance Day at the Chau-
tauqua grounds. The principal speakers
for the afternoon are DIR. Thomas Nc
Clary on 1.-The American Home" and
John Marshall, who gives the Temper
ance address. This morning a small
crowd assembled to hear the Bible lee
ture by Dr. w. NJ. Patten who spoke
on the New Testament and it's writer's
DR.. Patterns lectures have grown in in
terest from the start and are one of the
best features of the assembly. No less
interesting are the Summer Mornings
With the Poets" by Mrs. Margaret Hill
McCarter. This morning "Rudyard
KipIing and His Works was the sub
ject for discussion. Mrs. McCarter said
that many do not appreciate some of
Mr.. Kipling's works because they do not
writes but there is great part of his
writings that all can enjoy. She further
said that she knew of no better way
to enforce a temperance lesson on the
mind of a boy than to give him Kipling,
especially From Sea to Sea-" TT can
be said of Kipling that he never in any
place commends immoral actione. He
gives life as it is and necessarily shows
the evil but is never in sympathy with
it,"
The crowd proved toolarge for the au-
ditorium last night and covered all the
space adjoining within hearing distance.
There was no admission charge and this
naturally swelled the crowd. After the
Vesper service a Gospel meeting in
charge of the Young Peoples local
union was held. DR.. F. o. Boyd led the
singing which formed considerable
made by Homer E Wark, pastor of the
Walnut Grove NJ. E. church and was an
inspiring call to the young people Tor
Christian service. At $50 Thomas Gray,
a returned missionary, gave an fllustrat-
ed lecture on the "Micronesian Islands.
The afternoon lecture by G. A. Gear
hart of Buffalo was heard by small
audience but proved to be one OF the
best lectures given on the course. Mr.
Gearhart is a one-time member of con-
eress and is a most eloquent and in-
structive speaker His subject was
Civic Righteousness and he ably ex-
pounded the needs of our modern civil
cation and showed the imperative de-
nand for higher type of Christian
At the close of the gospel service
last evening, Rev.sdW! M. Cleaveland
took charge Of fhe meeting and tried
to ascertain the. amount OF sentIment
in favor of continuing tn e. ehautauqua
next wear Slips were passed and those
present requested to put down now
many dollars worth of tickets they
would pledge themselves to sell Tor
next year. The slips, are sun coming
the pledges will run. but the manage
ment fully expects to continue the as
sembly next year if they find that the
people of Topeka and vicinity are as
strong for it as they believe they are
The war with Japan Is much moot
ed question at the assembly. 1t would
be Interesting to listen to a debate
upon the subject with Mrs. McCarter
and Captain Hobson for the affirmative
and DR.. Green and Mr.. Gearhart for
the negative
The chautauqua is. not only educa-
tional in its influence but, last night
especially, might pc -sald 10 pe GU
educational as we'll
If a continuation of the present
wea ;her could be insured, the manage
+he crowd in free and selling them colo
drinks after they are in.
IT is with sadness that we reflect
that the chautauquaA is craving 70 ST.
close without having once heard dis,
cussion of the negro question with an
its cracking, sizzling interest. War
with Japan is hardly so fascinating
Tonight.
7:3O p. m.-Prelude Howe company.
$50 D. m.-Moving pictures.
Tuesday, July 23.
WOMEN'S CLUB DAY.
$50 a. m.-Devotional hour.
900 a. m-Bible lecture. DR.. w. NJ
Patten 1.-The New Testament-the
Gathering of the Books Council tent.
1000 a. m.-Women's Federated clubs.
Mrs. Margaret Hill McCarter. Topeka,
presiding. Address, Ms. Eustace
Brown, Olathe.
200 p. m.-Meistersingers quartette..
DIR. Vim, J. Dawson, London. Robert
Louis Stevenson.
400 o. m.-Womens Federated clubs.
Mrs. w. A. Johnston, Topeka, presid-
irg Address, Mis-. James Humphrey,
Junction City. kansas, in Song aud
Story" Council hour:
500 o. m.-United Mission study, Mrs,
5ohn p White. "Philanthropic Mis-
sions."
$50 D. m.-Richie. the Magician.
Enthusiastically.