The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-19
HOBSON IS HERE.
Will Be Feature of the Chau-
tauqua Tonight.
Americas Mission as Peace
maker, His Subject.
NOW A CONGRESSMAN.
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He Will Represent Alabama in
Lower House.
Other Interesting Events at
Garfield Park.
VOW A CONGRESSMAN.

Captain R. p Hobson of "Merrimac"
fame and now congressman from Ala
bama, will be the feature of tonights
programme at Chautauqua. Captain
Hobson is an interesting man and holds
an unique position in the eyes of the
country at large. His subject is Amer
ica's Mission as Peacemaker Among
the Nations and his offfciaI position
and opportunities for observation have
peen such that his lecture will be most
interesting. The management have
changed the time from afternoon to
evening to accommodate those who
could not leave their places of business
during the day and a record breaking
crowd should be the result.
In addition to the regular morning
programme today, DIR. John p. White
gave his lecture on Immigration" Dr.
WHITE used charts to make his subject
more clear ana showed in a mastery
way the grave dangers connected with
the immigration CT today. The foreign
ers coming here are producing the
Malta and other kinds of anarchistic
societies which work destruction to law
ana order. The only hope for the ma
ton is 10 Christianize them and make
good citizens of them before they be-
gin to eat away the foundations of our
government.
The Midland Jubilee Singers opened
the program at Garfield park both
morning and evening yesterday.
Judging from the applause and numer-
Gus encores, they were enjoyed by the
audience as much as anything that has
appeared on the course thus far. Their
concerts are a continuous flow of plan
tation melodies of the old slavery days.
giving vent to all the religious ecstacy
which is a characteristic of the race
1t was all there, from the THE Battle
of Jericho to These Bones Must Rise
Again."
The address of DR.. Elliott Boyl at the
afternoon meeting was a most interest
ing one. His subject was The Seen
and the Unseen" and he brought out the
fact that greatness in any calling is
not due so much to the technique i'm
portant as that is but to the indefinable
something that lies beneath-the soul of
the man. DIR. Boyl declared that the
political platforms of our day do not
touch the great problems of the ma
ton; they only skim the surface and
the moral dangers which constitute the
real menace are ignored. The popular
political questions of the day do not
concern the real vitality of this nation
for the nation goes on no matter which
side wins. This nation can live with
out the Gold Standard, but not without
the Gold Manhood.'s To many of those
present it seemed that the speaker was
in pretty deep water when he stated
that lower animals have reason, but
this did not really concern the thought
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not the highest thing in mans nature.
The evening lecture by Nat NJ. Brig
ham on THE Grand Canyon of Ari-
IONA" was fully up to the standard set
by him in his previous lecture. The
auditorium was we'll filed.
Just at the close of the concert by the
Jubilee Singers the planks' supporting
some low seats in the rear gave way
creating some excitement Miss Annie
NJ. Parry Bundy, prominent in the must |
cal circles of this city, received a sprain-
ed ankle. The injury was not serious,
however. This is the first accident of
any kind that has occurred on the
grounds during the assembly.
used by the street cars in letting pas
sengers on and off of the cars at the
grounds. One time the car stops to
let them off at the switch and the next
time directly in front of the gate. A
few of the conductors are not over
courteous in their treatment of the
crowds. The street car company can
do much to make the chautauqua more
successful and the officials are no
doubt willing to do this If the matter
is called to their attention.
Motor boats are now running on
Soldier creek which adds one more
park. The children especially hail
this new attraction with delight.
There Is a glorious opportunity for
some public benefactOr of high mental
calibre to make his name immortal by
and bugs from Garfield park for few
days.
Saturday July 90.