The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-07-23
RECORD CROWD
At CHATAUQUA
LECTURES BY DR.. FRANK G.
SMITH AND L. q. WlCkERSHAM
WERE FEATURES OF PRO-
GRAM YESTERDAY.

All records for attendance at the
Chautauqua conducted by the Metho-
dist churches OF the copper country at
the Electric park were broken yester-
day afternoon and last evening. DIR.
Frank G.. Smith, pastor of the Warren
avenue Congregational church of Chi
cago, was the principal speaker OF the
afternoon session. choosing as his sub
ject. "The Progress and Problems of a
Great Mission"
II believe" said he, that we who
will move upon this stage of action i'm
1910, are standing face to face with a
great problem. There is no problem
confronting us like the problem of the
great American city. A century ago .
per cent of our population lived in cit
les: % per cent of the people lived in
the beautiful atmosphere of the farms.
Today, more than 40 per cent of our
population, fast crowding up To so per
cent live in the city" He remarked
that in the city of Chicago, the popula-
ton I'm the last so years had increased
from 100000 to 100000.
What has caused this dsproportion-
ate growth of the great American city?
To what is 1t leading? Are we con-
cerned?" asked DR.. Smith.
The lecturer pointed out that the
growth of farm improvements have ev-
cry year driven the people TO the cities.
Work on the farm that previous to the
present improvements needed the labor
of 40 men. now could be done by four
by the application of machinery. In
spite of the words of such men as Hill,
advising the people to go back to the
farm the cities were becoming moro
and more congested. "If ten million
people went back to the soil, they
would have to live i'm the old primitive
way. because the people of the United
States or of the world can only con-
sumo a certain amount of the produce
of the farm. The people are not needed
on the farm and so must continue to
flock to the cities.
"The problem that confronts the peo-
pie congested in the cities" he said, "is
this: How can we learn to live togeth-
err. and live justly, and peaceable, and
swectly. and clcanly, and i'm the name OF
Jesus of Nazareth? Unless you go
down that deep, you will never reach
the root of the problem"
In conclusion Mr.. Smith said, "1f |
had the power of making new set OF
laws for this country / would have an
intellectual standard of franchise. AS
ignorance is the salvation of a monar-
chy, so is education the salvation of
the republic. A man who votes in our
democracy should have a job. a para
site on the nation should have no voice
in making our laws and electing our
representatives.
Mr.. Smith ended his lecture with an
earnest plea for woman suffrage on the
same intellectual and industrial basis
as man "Woman is cleaner and sweet
er I'm her moral life and quicker in her
moral instincts than man." were the
final words of his lecture, which was
declared by some to be the best SER
mon ever listened to-
Wickcrsham on "Day Dreams"
Rev. l.. H. Wickersham of Des
Moines. Ia, the speaker of the evening
changed his subject. announced as
breaking Through the Hedge" and
substituted the subject, Day Dreams. "
on the solicitation of those who had
the privilege of listening to this in
tensely interesting lecture. MIR. Vic
kersham's low voice and intensely ear
nest manner resembled the flow of a