Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-07-29
CHAUTAUQUA
HAS CLOSED
LAST MEETING SUNDAY NIGHT
Sundays Meetings Spoiled by the Rain.
Before that We Had Delightful
Weather..-The Program Good

NO InautauQua ever hau more Deautl-
full and more comfortable weather than
Audubon had during the first six days
of this year. From the beginning on
Monday until the close of the session ON
Saturday night the weather was all that
could be desired. But when the people
awoke Sunday morning there was u
steady rain falling from a cloudy sky,
There was a general disappointment.
Those who had been attending wanted
N more good day. Those who could
not attend through the week had been
looking forward to Sunday with much
pleasure and expected a fine day for the
purpose. And with good weather there
would n been an enormous crowd
coming from all parts of the county. A
few gathered ut the tent ut 10 o'clock
but they adjourned to the Nj. l.. church
for the union service. DR.. McMurtry,
the superintendent, gave an address up
on Jerusalem which he visited IA few
years ago. He spoke in a simple hut
pleasant of what he saw and
heard in that ancient city-describing
lllt uulINtllSS, tIt StitttS anu TIC DtODlt
His address was given the closest atten-
ton and it is to be regretted that more
people did not hear it.
Notwithstanding the continued rain
Sunday afternoon and evening there was
a fairly good attendance ut the meetings
under the big tent. In the afternoon
Judge Alden of Boston spoke upon The
Needs of The Hour He commenced
40, .ns,sN.. tl,nt .,,l1a,, ,nnNa n.,l l,nta-
seemed to be the most pressing need AT
that time and place. He said that the
time of any age i'm history could be de-
termined by the spirit that actuated its
people. In this country W. had the Age
of the Pilgrim dominated by the spirit
of conscience; the Age of the Patriot of
1876, fostered by the spirit of Liberty;
the Age of Heroism in 1861, controlled
by the spirit of humanity and honor;
the Present Age of gold, graft and greed,
Judge Alden deplored the fact that com
mercialism at the present time is under
mining manhood. He didn't know how
it was here because he had never been
here before, but he did know how it is
down in Maine, New Hampshire and
Vermont where he knows the people,
their habits and the spirit by which they
dIe dtIUlItu. w Iit we nttu IL HOI
more gold but more God, because Christ
is the central fact of Christianity and
Christianity is the central fact OF civil
zation. Judge Alden is a fine platform
speaker who could have aroused and
pleased a large audience. Sunday even
ing the Cole-Steele Company furnished
the music and they should have credit
for presenting proper selections in a way
to observe the proprieties OF h Sabbath
Day. Mr. Steele has "A rich, deep bass
voice and carries his audience with him
at will. Mrs. Steele gave q number OF
selections and showed herself a reader
of unusual ability. On any other even
ing they could have varied the program
with humorous selections in song and
r~ecitations that would have made it one
of the best musical numbers on the pro
gram.
Supt. McMurtry stated at the begin
ing of the evening program that sub
scriptions had been received for only 4l6
tickets. He then called ON Mayor Spen-
Ger to present the matter which he did
in a forceful and effective manner show
ing that though the program was not as
good as the last two years, the people
had received more than the full value OF
money paid for the tickets, and that Au-
dubon could not afford not to continue
the Chautauqua. Cards were distributed
and subscriptions were made for an adj
ditional number of 2l6, making a total
of 623. This makes it necessary to secure
Ia more to make up and guarantee the
necessary number. We have little
doubt that this will be done.
We closed our account last week with
the session of Wednesday night. Thurs
day brought with it a fine program. In
the afternoon DR.. Frederick f. Hopkins,
a former resident OF Dubuque and for a
number of recent years a leading minis
ter in Chicago, lectured upon the Gold
en- Fleece" He is an easy and popular
platform orator and brought q message
OF good things in away to leave a strong
impression upon the minds OF his audi
ence. When he had given the story OF
the Golden Fleece he said that every
step of human progress IL brought about
by an awakening of the individual; and
that competition within reasonable linn
ITS is a good thing for competitors and
customers alike. In every rope manu-
featured for the British navy there is a
scarlet thread which indicates that it is
genuine and has the strength and dura-
bility claimed for it. So through all
civilization there runs a red line of sin
certify that stands for genuineness and
efficiency. Though IAN ounce of pluck
is worth a ton of luck, he believes in
luck but prefers to not depend upon it
for a. Living. He likes the crow of the
rooster because he could back it up with
his spurs. He urged his audience to
high thinking, plain living and persis-
| tent industrious labor i'm the pursuit of
success in life. The music was furnish
ed afternoon and evening by Mr.. Thacher
who has a finely cultivated voice and
pleasing manner but his music was too
classic for the average hearers. On
Thursday evening Adrian M. Newens
brought a message from Mars in q
unique but happy manner. He is q per-
senator of fine ability and car carry ON
a conversation, representing different
characters, with the greatest ease. In
short he can conduct a whole show him
self. Then his message" was on the
selfish greed of men of wealth who make
poor and the needy. His performance
was not a lecture but a play presented
not only to entertain but to impress his
hearers with the true spirit of altruism.
The musical program on Friday was
furnished by the Royal Hungarian Or
chestra conducted by the same man who
has been here two years before. They
are a company of good musicians and
furnish agood program. In the after
noon the lecture vas given upon the
American Merchant Marine by Hon.
Chas. b. Lands OF Indiana. Mr.. Lands