Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-07-08
THE COMMUNITY CHATuAuQUA
Largely Attended Concerts and
Lectures Open the Session.
Netropoitan Glec Club In Vocal and
Instrumental Seicctions--Dr. e. L.
scnshoIes Interesting in His
Philosophical Talks.

The first day Of the Community Chau
tluqua. given in this city at the corne,
Of Hungerford and College streets undei
the auspices of the Merchants asso.
citation, drew large crowds, both in the
afternoon and evening, to hear the Metro
seasholes
The opening concert in the afternoon
by the Metropolitan Glee club was a
pleasing one made up of vocal and in
strumental selections Such songs as
ION the Sea-" by Dudley Buck, Tenny.
cons Crossing the Bar" The Sand
Man and The Soldiers Chorus" from
Faust were rendered. with many humor-
nus encores. The trombone qIartette
gave such selections as Taps" and
Praise Ye the Father The Swiss bell
ringins was perhaps the most popular,
The Wayside Chapel" by Wilson, being
very effective. owing to the non-arrival
Of the piano, several numbers were neces-
sarly omitted in Inc afternoon.
In the afternoon Or. Seashoes gave an
interesting. and at the same time humor-
Gus, lecture on the live subject. us Life
his early life in Texas, Dr.. Seashoes ap-
preached the subject proper He said
that life was worth living if we would
Try To help others. This makes one
happy His happiness depends also on
his way of living. his health Air. light
and exercise are necessary for health.
our happiness depends also on where we
1--we Get touch of heaven in the home.
with flowers. pictures. books. kindness.
good nature and children Life worth
living depends on the one for whom we
live as well. Give to the world an inspir-
ing look, an encouraging word, gentle
voice, a helping hand. Nature reached
her highest point in human product
when she made the hand Everything
Is a product of the hand The uplifting
hand Is wanted, not the one that down
trods Happiness depends on something
Ia do. something to love and something
10 hope for Work, but do not worry.
The human being Is clothed thought
30 that one cannot think happiness with
put being happy. Life is worth living If
Dne does himself no harm. and does
others good.
The Metropolitan Glee club again enter
tained an appreciative audience at night
With vocal and instrumental selections.
in addition there were trombone solos by
Gates and aharitone solo 1.-The Last Trum-
net by Lucas. The GOBLIN will get you
IL you don't look out" and the limitations
IF German band and of bagpipes by the
whole Quartette We're most heartily re-
ceived. The Glee clubs program closed
with vocal selection. Under the Stars
and Stripes" in which parts Of II songs
were rendered j. +. Taylor of the Great
nr Vermont association then introduced
the manager of the Chautauqua. Mr.
Wolf in a few words. Mr. Wolf told
something of the MANAGEMENT of tho
t'hautauqua. with its circuit of 81 towns
IN half a dozen different States.
Mr. Wolf introduced DR.. Charles L. Sea-
Eholes. who gave his lecture on The
Man with the Pick" or My Philosophy
Of Life" In a dream. he saw a boulder
blocking his path. Taking up a pick ly-
ing nearby. he broke the rock. and inside
found everything he desired. That is.
there is good in everything # one looks
at 1t in the right way. It requires a block
10 bring out the best In one Is II requires
darkness to bring out the stars A child
should be brought up according to his
natural bent, and the only basis Of CLASH
fcation should be character and ability
together. but neither one singY. Pride is
IT the foundation of all mistakes. 1t is
the cause of the scarcity of American
manual laborers S5pcr cent. of the laborers
in this country being either foreign born
or Of foreign born parents. The carpen-
Ter who builds a house and the man who
owns it should be on the same plane as
society is made up of parts which are in
terdependent one upon the other The
greatest thing In the world Is not love
hut goodness. There is more good in a
man than there is bad, and what one sees
depends not on his eye. hut on the man
hack of the eve. Some people can see dia-
monds in dust, while others see dust in
diamonds. There Is treasure some
where for everyone, which he will dis
cover in time. It may he in your wife.
your husband or your child Look for II
IN the right way and you wi! find that
there is always a sunrise somewhere