The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-24
THE SUNDAY EVENING
CHAUTAUQUA PROGRAM.

CdAUIAO0UA fhuChh m.
Since our reference last week to
the Sunday program OF the Chau-
tauqna which opens here on Au.
gust 9th, in which the two humor-
lists, Mr.. Manlove, "the man with
many faces" and Miss Hinton,
1.-THE girl with the Dialects are
billed for the special features that
evening, the local committee has
called our attention to a guarantee
of the management that nothing in
appropriate to the religious senti-
mcnt Of the day would be intro
duced. In this connection IT is said
that Mr.. Manloye has ian approprl-
ate Sunday program" On this sun
day program for the afternoon is
music by the DreXlex-Fox Co, sup
pOsedly of n sacred character, to
supercede lecture by the Rev. DR..
Fred'k +. Hopkins, the noted Chi
cago divine and reformer, and
"Chautauqua Vesper service" at
1880 O'Clock. 1t is suggested that IL
man Of DR.. Hopkins well known re-
ligious views and reputation would
hardly allow himself to be placed
on Sunday program with others
whose parts might be considered by
some as out of harmony with the
popular idea Of the day, that Mr..
Manloves's appropriate Sunday
program" has his approval, and al
so the selections OF 1.-THE Girl with
Dialects.
These facts, however, are not
clearly set forth in the program,
and some of our people have con-
cluded that Sunday evening at the
Chautauqua might be turned into o
popular humorous exhibition. The
music, the lecture by DR.. Hopkins
and the vespeT services are all in
| keeping with the day, and while
wholesome humOr is not discoun.
tenanced in any way, according to
popular prejudice there are times
when IL should not be made "A chief
feature. Sunday evening is one OF
those times, even though the Great
| Teacher has said that 1.-THE Sabbath
was made for man and not man for
the Sabboth.p Movable chautau-
quas, whose programs may not be 50
easily arranged to meet the require.
ments of the Lords Day as those OF
established stationary chRutauquas,
might popularize themselves by con
forming to IA wide-spl cad sentiment,
or call 1t prejudice if you will, even
at the expense of little inconveni.
ence, by arranging their Sunday
programs so as to fully meet this
sentiment. The chautauquas are do.
ing a good work. We gladly well
come them to our town and hope
that our people will encourage their
coming; but what we have said re-
garding Sunday programs, perhaps
under misrepresentation as 10 Whal
the Sunday evening feature of the
program might be, was but stating
more or less general feeling In
this community, aswe are assured by
expressions that have since been
made to us by number of our good
citizens. One of our oldest and
most revered divines writes us:
Pennington, Mo-, July lS.-My
Dear Mr.. Fisher: | wish to com.
mend you for your article In The
Times Of yesterday respecting the
proposed Sunday evening exercises
OF the Chautauqua beginning here
August 0. Your criticism is timely
"a word in season. wisely and cour'
teously spoken, which ] trust will
be needed. Sabbath dissertation Is
one of the great evils Of this age.
am glad that you are protesting
against it, and urge that you con
tinue your efforts to promote the
proper observance OF the Lords
Day.
Sincpraly yours