Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-13
VENICE
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Sunset 1891
GIVEN THE ENTIRE
SUNDAY TO RELIGION
DR.. MLAREN breaches ON
LEADING REFORMERS
Worlds Congress for the Unificatior
of Spiritual Forces Held at
Venice Sunday After
noon

Special to The Herald
VENICE, July 12-The Sunday morn
ing session of the Chautauqua at
Venice was given over to religious SER
vices. The sermon was preached by
Rev. DR.. James H. McLaren of River
side, who took for his theme Gods
Real Leaders and Reformers." He took
his text from John 6:9-10, "A lad is
here" "and Jesus said bring him to
me-"
Describing the more important of the
worlds greatest reforms, DR.. McLaren
brought out the fact that all the lead
ers in the great crises of the world
were mere youths, or we're carrying
out ideas and principles instiiled into
them in their early lives. He referred,
by way of illustration, to Moses, Esther,
| Constantine, Michel Angelo, Lincoln
and others. There was large aud
ience. %
The afternoon session was devoted to
| "a Worlds Congress for the Unit1cation
of Spiritual Forces under the direc-
ton of Mrs. Bertha Hirsch Baruch.
| The session was divided into three
periods, Mrs. Elizabeth Boynton Har-
bert, Phi. D., presiding at the first. In
| teresting papers We're presented by
Mrs. Herbert, Rev. Helen Van Ander-
son of New York and Mrs. Annie Rix
Militz.
An organ Introductory by William j.
r. Gibbs and vocal selections by Miss
| Margaret Goetz were pleasing Varia-
tions in the program.
The second period was presided over
by Mrs. Baruch. Prof. Frank f.
Bunker was down for an address, but
was unable to be present and his paper
was read by DR.. Rockwell Hunt of the
University of Southern California.
Natrop Blumenfeld captured the aud
fence with his violin solos, his rendition
of the "Danse Tzigane," by Nachez. be-
ing particularly fine. A poem written
for the occasion by Edwin Markham
was read, together with letter or re-
gret that he could not be present In
person.
Mrs. Baruch's address on Character
Building of the Child Through the
Drama" was most instructive.
Most Important Players
ANY conception of the world as a
stage which leaves out the most i'm
portant players of all,' said the speak
er, namely the worlds children, is in
complete, for the child is father to the
man.
Character is to be regarded as a
process Of moral, mental and spiritual
| growth. The process is continuous, and
not limited to any one time or place,
nor are the influences affecting the
| formation of good or bad character con-
fined to any one social or educational
institution. Through the modern sci
entific study of child-nature and the
needs of childhood, the child world is
regarded as distinct from the world
| of men and women, with it's own par
ticular demands for opportunities to
! further the development of the soul.
80 important a factor in moral edu-
cation or in character building is dra-
matte representation for children
urged the speaker, that we should
regard it as our social duty to include
a theater for the young as an educa-
| tional necessity"
Madame Caroline M. Sevrence pre-
sided over the third period, which was
made the occasion of a commemora-
| ton service for those who have in
the past been identified with the move
ment.
After an organ voluntary by Bruce
| Gorden Kingsley and vocal solo by
| Miss Goetz entitled Great Is Jehovah
Rev. Eliza Tupper Wilkes dismissed
| the assemblage with prayer.