Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-08-14

pal address,. Mr.. Locker is Secre-
tary of the Minnesota Sunday
School Association and is special
ist as we'll as an enthusiast on Sum-
day school lines. DR.. P. A. Matt
son, president of G. A. College,
also made a most excellent address,
laying special emphasis on the val
ue of homo training and surround
ing children with right influences
during their early years.
In the evening, after the usual
musical and literary program,
Lieut.. Martin E. Tow gave short
address on 1.-The Love of Nature. :"
1t was a most dignified and scholar
ly effort and enlisted much praise
from those who heard it: Mr.. Tew
quoted a number of original poems
during his address and this added
greatly to the pleasure of the hour.
Following Mr.. Tew's address Mr..
A. M. Locker gave his lecture on
1.-The Boy Problem.
1t was clean, clearcut and deci-
sive. Mr.. Locker takes hold Of his
subject in a business like way and
there is no sentimental nonsense
about anything that he says. He
made a deep impression on his
hearers.
Sunday, the last day of the as
sembly, dawned bright and clear.
The morning train from Willmar
brot large crowd and many drove
in from the country. The attend
ance was probably the largest Of
any day with the exception of
Farmers day. The morning SER
mon by DR.. P. A. Mattson was a
rare treat. He chose as his text
Romans 1:16-'tFor l am not
ashamed of the gospel of Christ,
for it is a power of God unto saliva
tion to everyone that believeth; the
Jew first and also the Greek. ;"
DR.. Mattson made deep impress
sion on all of his hearers. He is a
strong, fearless, convincing preach
er. He is severely orthodox and he
closed his sermon with a magnifi-
cent plea to each person to seek his
own salvation. Following the SER
mon, large number attended the
undenominationaF Sunday school,
which was in charge of Mrs. Lou
G. Findley.
At 2::30 Rev. Herbert G. Camp
bell, Dean Of Morningside College,
had charge of the devotional ser
vices. Mr.. A. M. Locker made
the address of the afternoon. For
an hour and quarter he held the
undivided attention of one of the
largest crowds of the assembly.
He spoke Of the mission of the Sab
bath school and the Importance of
trained teachers to carry on the
work. We feel confident that all
who heard him were not only great
ty impressed with his deep earnest
ness but realized as never before
the great Importance of the cause
which he presented.
In the evening a sacred concert
was given, conducted by Prof. C.
j. Knock, leader Of the Arpi Quar-
tet. The music was all of a very
high order and more than one was
heard to say that it was one of the
finest features of the entire pro-
gram. Following the concert, DR..
Mattson again preached a powerful
sermon, going from Romans tc
Judges (as he said) to find his text.
The last session closed with brief
talks by President Himrod, Secre-
tary Gilbertson, and number OF
those who had participated in the
program during the assembly. The
speeches we're all in hopeful vein.
President Himrod' gave brief out.
line of what had been accomplished
Twenty-one sessions had been held
and thirty-five different people had
appeared in the various programs,
Thanks to the donation Of much OF
the talent, the expenses will all be
met from the receipts. An oppor.
tunity was given for those present
to pledge tickets for next years as.
sembly, and it was announced that
345 season tickets had been guaran.
teed as a starter, which exceeded
the total number Of season tickets
sold this year.
The 1907 Chautauqua closed by
the singing of solo by Miss Irene
Swenson and a selection by the
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