The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-14
over a Thousand People Crowded the
TENT During tho Day to Hear
a Splendid Pro-
gram.
VAST AUDIENCE STIRRED
Or. Montgomery and Edward Russell
Perry Delivered Their Lectures
-Lyceum Ladies' Gave
Final Program.


the chautauqua at Hamilton, was
opened at 1920 by Miss Grace Mack,
who told two Bible stories to the
children, and then gave Van Dykes,
"The Last Word.'' Miss Mack's story
telling ability is wonderful and she
kept her audience of both young and
old with her Her simple. unaffected
way Of presenting her stories is very
4 pleasing and adds a great deal to her
story telling.
Following Miss Mack, the Rev. j.
H Porter took charge of the pro-
gram. After singing several hymns
and hearing prayer, Rev. F. A. John
son, delivered the sermon.
Rev. Johnson took as his text the
twenty-first chapter Of Revelations,
the 18th verse: "On the east were
three gates, on the north three gates,
on the south three gates and on the
west three gates.''
TN Johns day the city was taken
as the center Of culture. 1t is differ
ent in our day. we do not longer look
to the city as the only center of Gull
ture, and had John been writing in
this twentieth century he would
have pictured his culture in rural
district. When God revealed to John
this city with four walls he put three
gates In every wall SO that 1t might
be easy Of entrance. 1t Is of these
gateways which God has given to us
through which we may pass to a
closer relation with him, that | wish
to speak this morning.
Christ himself Is the chief gateway
through which we enter in to knowl-
edge of God. Without God in life 1t
is not worth living. Then there are
the commonplace gateways. Nature
is one of these. While not all of us
have been gifted with the parts of
genius believe to all of us has been
given the gift to see Nature. In the
field of art we have gateway to lead
us to the higher life. Art is wide
term, but restrict its meaning to
architecture and painting. Every
home, school and church should put
before It's children the best examples
Of art Music is another Of these
gateways. There is nothing that can
sway the soul as music Another gate
way which has inspired many is liter
AZURE. The history of books is the his
story of the growth of mankind
Through literature man becomes g
citizen of the ages Of the world. An
other Of the gateways God gives us
is through the gateway Of struggle and
affection We need trouble, trial ant
tribulations to bring the best there
is in us. Then there is the gatewa.
through which we pass to the yer,
presence of God, and that is the gate
of DEATH
In the Afternoon.
The program in the afternoon wa
opened by the Lyceum Ladies' VIII
gave a sacred concert which was list
ened to by the largest audience whicl
has yet greeted them. Their worl
was as high class as their other pre-
grams have been. Mrs Palmer CAV
a reading from Aunt Jane Of Ker
lucky the episode of Elizabeth
getting religion.
Mr. MacMurray announced his LEI
tare recitais for the week. Thes
will be given in the morning hour an
will be from the poems of Eugen
Field. Kipling, Riley and Paul Law
renee Dunbar He also spoke of tn
coming talent, which he said woul