Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-07-03
work on the piano and violin was
on the same order.

phere Of the hottest day of the
season seemed rather incongrous
but nevertheless it was. very enjoy
able We don't know whether to
give the Doctor credit or not but
Immediately following his lecture a
cool breeze sprang up that bespoke
mildly Of the flavor of his address:
DR.. Writ is "a new man on the plat plat
form but his attitude was that OF
an experienced talker. AS he traced
the wonders and horrors Of the North
and told Of his experiences in the
Ions Attic winter, pictured the lie
az the Eskimo and the life of the
northland the audience forgot their
existing discomforts and gave MIN MN
their undivided attention. I'll dis lis
course was not only interesting but
@of highly educational nature for
the Doctor is authority on the re-
sources OF Alaska. The Cha i1' tau y
Qua claims to be an educational fac
I tor In the onrush Of present civil
$lization ana a lecture Of this type
&bespeaks this fact very strongly.
SUNDAY; EVENING.
Il The entire program Sunday 5ey iE'-7s
ing was Of religious nature and
in complete charge Of Dr.. Frank
:Gunsaulus. After a brief talk by
his sGlistinguished pulpit orator on
the. merits Of Chautauqua the Ar.
B fist Com anN rendered a very beau.
8tiful sacred concert and pleased the
people as they had in the
afternoo On. Mr.. H ckb bush was for 2
1 number Of years a soloist in the
Auditorium in Chicago where Pr.
Gunsaulus conducts his servi .es and
in his platform work The Doctor: ;s
very pleased when he can have his
4 soloist with him. & :..sI 55 {
When you have heard Gunsaulus
you have heard one Of the great
4 est preachers Of the present day
or Of any day. "A man that can
Sunday after Sunday hold the rec
ord breaking church attendance Of
our great metropo litan city Of Chi Chi:
4 cago and with the same magnetism
n of personality and oratory move
\ the masses all over the country. he
is a man that we may feel honor
ed to have heard. At present he
/ leads the Chautauqua speakers and
wherever he goes crowds flock to
hear him and despite the threaten
Il ing weather the tent was packed
4 and although thunde r rnmbled in the
distance they stayed with him
q until he had completed his wonder
4 full discourse. His lecture entitled
a VI Chapter in the History Of I Lii
berty'',, was drawn largely from
\. the details Of the Cnica go,convention
4 but he: forwarded as his candidate
for the hearts Of. the American peo-
pie, the greatest man Of them all, >Je-
Z sus Christ. In his rich, round ora-
torical voice he pictured delicately
now forcifully the merits OF his
candidate. He was perfect master
II Of every situation and the audience
\ was held completely beneath the
magnetic outburst of his personal.
4 ity. DR.. Gunsaulus is big man
\ in Chicago and has been identified
with all the large religious and
educational enterprises of his city.
Manchester received him very we'll
and went away from his lecture
>feeling more than amply repaid for
having been there. IA
!. MONDAY AFTERNOON.
H With cooler weather the attend
ance at the afternoon entertainment
was a little larger than usual. The
Russian Royal Balalaika Band or Or
chestra opened the day. This COM
n pany Of ten men direct from the
Kingdom of the Gar furnished a
class Of music that delighted every
v one. Their speciality was the bal.
4 alaika, an instrument resembling the
4 mandolin and on these they played
n some Of their distinctive Russian
pieces. This instrument has become
the national instrument Of Russia
f and has created "a Juror in the East
but this is the first appearance in
! the West. The orchestra appeared
K in the Russian peasant costumes and
i presented a very pretty picture. The
d pieces played on brass instruments
were very well rendered and very
well received and when they struck
Y up some national American airs the
/ people applauded them heartily.
zS The afternoon lecture by Col G.
4 A. Gearhart entitled Footprints Of
Centuries" was one of the popular
I lectures that we'll deserves the
name Col Gearhart is an old man
at Chautauqua work having spent fiji
teen years upon the platform and
his lecture showed the grace and
i ease Of experience. His lecture was
Z spiced with a novelty of expression
that made him extremely interest.
Ing. The theme was firm and his pow
erful voice moulded every occasion
and enhanced the virility of his sub
ject matter. Col Gearhart's home
is in Buffalo, N y, and at one time
he had occasion to speak in his
& home city there were over $500
tickets sold at one dollar apiece,
which shows his popularity at home.
Such lectures as his are what ev.
eryone enjoy. They are naturally
Interesting to anyone that thinks and
their educational value impresses ev-.
eryone and the people of Manchester
responded heartily to his discourse
and were well pleased by it all.
MONDAY EVENING
With the largest crowd tina has