Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-08-03
FOURTH CHAUTAU-
QUA OPENED MON.
Killarney Girls and William
Raney Bennett are Open
ing Day Attractions
TICKET SALE REACHES MARK
Chautauqua for Another Year
Rests With PatrOns-Red-
path People Will Sign

Alma's fourth annual summer chau.
tauoua under the management of the
Redpath Chautau9ua Bureau opened
auspiciously at Wright Park, State
ftreet, Monday afternoon. The radi-
Sal change in the weather coming as it
did on the opening day of the chau-
tauqua aroused considerable enthusi-
asm and a large audience gathered at
the tent TO enjoy delightful enter
tainment by the Killarney Girls. In
the evening another appreciative
crowd was i'm attendance TO hear the
concert by the young ladies and the
inspirational lecture by William
Rainey Bennett.
Owing TO the terrific heat wave that
has been holding the state in its grip
for the past two weeks enthusiasm
over the chautauqua was not very en-
couraging 10 the ticket committee and
additional time had to be given by the
management in order to allow the
guarantors TO meet the contract num-
ber Tuesday noon there were twenty
tickets TO sell and these were almost
wiped out before the evening program
was completed At this time it is i'm
possible to state regarding the con
tract for next year. But judging from
the enthusiasm of the opening days
of the ohautauqua in all probability
the Redpath people will be ready to
sign up for 1917 providing the citizens
are anxious enough to be among the
few cities of the state enjoying mem
bership in the Redpath family.
William Rainey Bennett lecturing
on the subject, "The Man Who Can, "
on the opening evening. of the chau-
tauqua, gave a strong address having
as his general theme, "He can who
thinks he cam" that in every brain
is a sleeping genius that can be
awakened. Mr.. Benefits lecture fol-
tws:
"No nan's down and out until he
admits it, You can come back, you
can make good-not only good but
great. If you don't give up you'll
get up. In every brain there is a
sleeping genius. This can be awak-
ened. We have untapped reservoirs of
power within us. The brain is an un-
plowed field No person has ever yet
sounded the depths of his soul, nor
measured the fight of his imagina-
tion, not spanded the breath of his in
tellect.
Success comes through the power
plus personality, and intellect. 1t can
Re developed. If you have poor per-
sonality today you can change it. The
great person has a profound faith in
self. The Man Who Can believes that
hehas a right to be on earth and begs
nobody's pardon for existence. He's
unafraid. He walks like a son of a
King, for he is. You have heritage.
Act upon IL"
The Weatherwax Quartet provided
the music for Wednesdays afternoon
and evening. giving vocal and instru-
mental selections and clever readings.
The program was greatly appreciat-
ed by a packed house.
For an hour and half the large
audience Wednesday evening listened
to the lecture given by DR.. Chas. Stel-
zle on "The Call Of the New Day" or
"The Man Outside" The lecture dealt
with the church andits relation to those
outside No more interesting lecture on
a Subject of so vital Importance has
ever been given in the city. DR.. Stel-
lie speaks with authority gained
through the experience of many years
in working among men in the factory
in the office and on the street. The open
forum lasting thirty minutes brought
forth for discussion by DR.. Stelzle
many important questions.
"One can be a Christian outside the
church. But the Christian who is a
member of a church is a. union Chris
tian, while the other is a non-union
Christian. The later expects the
church Christian TO bear all the ex-
pense and labor of helping to benefit
the community. The non-union Chris
ton is a mighty mean, stingy Chris
tian. This was Dr. Stelzle's answer
10 the question, "Can a person be a
Christian outside the church ?"