Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-08-09


ture from people inspired by the life
of Christ among them.
! After some ten minutes intermis-
sion Following the lecture by Bishop
Mcdowell, a vesper service was held
talk and Ruthven Mcdonald led the
singing during the service.
Life of Christ.
The Redpath- Vawter people could
have made no better selection for their
Sunday evening attraction than Father
Patrick j. MacCorry,s a Paulist mis-
sionary who delivered his illustrated
llecture "The Story Beautiful" large
audience attended the chautauqua last
night and they were charmed by the
address of the Catholic priest ana
scholar.
1.-THE Story Beautifulp as told by
| Father MacCory, with stereoptlcan
views was an inspiration, and it seems
as if no one could see it without be-
ing made the better and influenced Tor
good One is apt to think Of the story
of Jesus life and sufferings as far
| away legendary sort of myth. But TINS
lecture, so dramatically given by
Father MacCorry and leading up from
the birth of Jesus to his ascension
brought the actual happenings near TO
his listeners with great force. A great
many of the views are from celebrated
paintings and those of Lake Genesaret
were especially fine.
Mcdonald PIeases.
Ruthven Mcdonald, the Canadian
baritone shared the honors with
Father MacCorry on the program.
There was much pleasure in listening
to Mr.. Mcdonald for he has beautiful
voice and he uses it well. His selec-
lions here were excellent ones and his
numbers were heartily encored by the
vast audience. Mr.. Mcdonald inter-
prets we'll and several Of his encores
were among his best numbers. MI.
Mcdonald interspersed Father Mac
Corry's lecture with sacred songs,
which made the evening entertainment
more interesting.
Eardner on Burns.
Saturdays sessions of the .chautau-
qua We're favored with a good array or
talent which embraced music and ora
tory and were attended by goodly
crowd of persons. The morning SEES
sion consisted Of lecture by Prof.
James L. Lardner, A. NJ, of the teach
ing staff OF the Northwestern Univer-
sity. His theme was, Burns and the
Common People," The lecturer drew
a beautiful word picture of the life OF
the Scotch poet and told of his humble
beginning. never permitting the lee
t,lre to become tiresome at any time.
He was preceded at 8 O'Clock by the
court of King Arthur, wherein the
youngsters reign supreme.
Ladies Entertain.
The afternoon was devoted to lee
ture by DR.. A. A. Willets and a musical
program by the Lady Entertainers
quartet The singers opened the pro-
gram and proved entertainers OF a
high order by the various numbers
rendered Quartets, solos and duos, in
Guiding whistling solo, made up the
highly entertaining program The type
of their selections varied, but the
quality never. and when through they
had scored a favorable impression
upon the large audience that heard
them.
Spreads Sunshine.
Dr.. Willets was easily faVorite
with the crowd from the time he was
escorted to the raised platform by SUI
perintendent j. s. Morrison. He was
accorded an ovation upon reaching the
stage and seemed to gladden. the
heart of the venerable old preacher,
for after time when he was warmed
T. to his subject, he showed his ap-
probation for the ovation by pleasing
his audience quite as much as 1t had
pleased him. His lecture was really a
sermon in effect, for his chief topic.
Sunshine. was based on the Bible,
and that book was brought to- play
chief part throughout his talk. There
is no question about the appropriate
ness of the title of his subject, for sun
shine seemed to radiate from the
venerable old face and the frost in his
hair was much the same as the soft
white f1eecy clouds that are seen on
sunshiny day.
Unhappiness Foolish.
81 spent my eighty-eighth birthday
last October" said he, "and am go
ing lickety split for the eighty-ninth. /
am happy and believe everyone should
be. If people are not happy it is not
Gods fault, but their own, and they
are good way toward being fools.
Fools, however, are not all dead yet,
ana Luey Keep VII q DIcSulLS 1uOlc "
them"
He stated that his theme, Sun
shine" or happiness, was the philos-
ophy Of Christian life He told Of the
many blessings given mankind for
which they should be happy, and said
that the man who Is not thankful for
what he is given to eat. should choke.
The flowers were made by the speaker
to illustrate some of the blessings Of
God and to serve as symbols of His
love. "A gift Of a bouquet Of flowers
has ever been most delicate gift
symbolic OF love-" said the lecturer,
land did any girl ever doubt it when
she got one?-nix, she only wondered
perhaps. who sent it,
Blessing by Senses.
He said that the world never grows
old for God makes it over every year.
"The ladies are wearing outlandish
large bonnets this year, so large that
they have to cock their heads to one
side in order to go in door," con-
tinued he, but you should have seen
my apple trees on the Jersey shore this
spring when they got their spring bon
nets laden with flowers, why, the
hate fo,I11 not ho1H a candle |