The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-06-06
SECOND CHtUTAUQUA'
FOR COLUMBIA IN
BLAZE OF GLORY
LARGE AUDIENCES PRESENT AT
BOTH AFTERNOON AND NIGHT
PERFORMANCES
BISHOP YlNCEEl'S fine LECTURE
Eminent Divine Delivers a Sou! In
spring Address on The Boy-Grand
Opera at Might PIeases an immense
Audience.

Audience.
Columbia's second annual Chautau
qua opened ON Thursday afternoon
and evening IT. a perfect blaze of glo
ry A large audience present at the
initial entertainment in the after
noon and at night the capacity of the
huge tent WIS taxed to the limit to
accommodate the crowds The peo-
pie were pleased with the high char
acter of the entertainments, which
fully sustain The great reputation of
the Redpalh Bureau. The Chautau-
qua manager ell reciprocates this
feeling and is very much gratified at
the hearty snJ cordial reception &C
corded the bureau by the people of
this section.
Bishop Vlncen. delivered his great
lecture THAT Boy" on Thursday aft
ernoon to as intelligent and apprec-
alive and sympathetic audience as
any speaker ever faced. It was wor-
thy OF the venerable man of God who
has been leader in intellectual, NOR
al and religious movements for near
ly half century
But for the fact that the Bishop
was forced TO read portions Of his
lecture from manuscript in a voice
that did not at all times compete with
the switch engines not far away, the
entire audience enjoyed and approx
ed the delverance. The lecture
proves the Bishops intimate kDowl-
edge of "the boy" He treated the
subject in comprehensive manner,
from every angle. He took the boy
at the cradle End he carried him to
the grave. While he made an ear
nest plea for parenta, authority, the
Bishop spoke with the profoundest
sympathy for the boy, and the words
which he uttered should have been
heard by eyely father and mother in
Maury county. For then they would
have had higher appreciation of
their boys and have realized the ne
essity for the exercise, of patience,
forbearance, kindness but wthal
firmness and authority.
There were many bright snatches
of humor intcrspersed in world of
wisdom and sound advice. The lee
ture was repeatedly illuminated with
bright sallies ef wit and keen flashes
of sarcasm The closing peroration
was wonderfully pathetic and beau
tiful tribute to the mothers love.
Before Bishop Vincent's admirable
lecture the Re6path Grand Opera
Company gave a number of delight
full voice ard instrumental selections
that were literally applauded.
While the crowd was large at the
afternoon performance it was nothing
like the proportions of that at night
and this in spite of the fact that the
commencement exercises of the Coun>
ty High School were in progress be-
fore an audience that packed the
grand opera house from cellar to gar
ret And it was thoroughly de-
lighted audience too. 1t was en-
raporte with the entertainers. The
Redpath Grand Opera was the pro-
gram for the occasion. The enter
tainment ives of the highest class. 1t
was admirable from every standpoint.
The work Of Mr.. Ratio, brother OF
Mrs. A. M. Cochran, of this city, was
especially fine. The singing was of
an unusually high order, the very fin
est selections Of grand opera being
rendered. They also gave one act
from an English opera that was much
enjoyed.
Tonight viii be the debate between
Hon. Emil Seidel and Hon. ]. Adam
Bede, on Socialism
Saturday morning the subject of
the lecture Will be "The Relation of
Literature &c Human Movements"
Saturday afternoon will come the
Florentine Trio, and Tahan the In
dian.
! At night the Ben Greet players will
present Shakespeare's Comedy Of Err
rors.