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Show CHAUTAUQUA BEING WELL ATTENDED 'Religion and Superstition" was tho topic of the Sunday sermon delivered by Bishop Franklin S. Spalding in tho Chautauqua auditorium at Gleuwood before more tnan 5U0 persons yesterday yester-day aiternoon. In his talk tho bishop declared that religion draws out all that Is good In man and puts man In touch with his Maker. In the evening another record-breaking crowd listened lis-tened to the Ogden Tabrenaclo choir, the large pavilion being packed with music lovers. Dr. Spalding took for his subject, '"I have hated them thst regard lying vanities, but 1 trust In the Ird" Psalms, 31-6. "My subject," said be in commence-Ing commence-Ing his remarks, "Is the difference between religion and superstition. It Is an Important subject to consider on this occasion. A man's religion makes his character. Cheap gods make cheap men. '"Lord Bacon has asserted that it Is better not to believe In a God that to believe in an unworthy God. Plutarch has expressed the condition well. Ho has said that he would rather a man say I know him not at all than to have him say I know him well and then stand up to malign him. Wauld you not rather have men say they do not know you than to have the'm say they know you well and malign you? "We live in a period of intellectual unrest. Science has discovered things that our forefathers never dreamed of. They have discovered things so great that men are beginning to believe be-lieve that they can get along without a God. They arc wondering If what we call religion is not superstition, something we hac outgrown." -Dr. Spalding then commented on the spirit of the Utah Chautauqua ind contrasted tho serious and high purpose it had with the spirit which draws crowds to the horse races, baecball games and tho like. Continuing, he said: "Let us examine exam-ine the prevalent superstitious beliefs and then we'll find out what super-tition super-tition is. Some people feel very un comfortable f they sit down to a table ta-ble where there are thirteen guests. Thirteen Is taken as an omen of 111 j-fortune. People do not take Into con-I con-I slderatlon the conversation to be car- rled on at that tab!e or the other j things which must make It anything I but an unlucky occasion." I "We all agree," said he, "that these l are superstitions and nothing else. As the race becomes more and more Intelligent In-telligent we cast asldo these superstitious supersti-tious beliefs. "In the first place superstition overlooks over-looks a man's reason. He believes In superstition and circumstances direct his life Instead of logical power. Superstition Su-perstition relegates reason to the background. Religion brings It to the front. "Superstition denies the freedom of man. It denies that he Is a free moral agencj. It makes him a slave to circumstances. cir-cumstances. Superstition Involves man's loss of freedom. Religion Insists In-sists upon him meeting the responsibilities responsi-bilities of his own life.' "All superstitions make of God a fantastic and Irrational phantom. Every one of these superstitions degrades de-grades our thoughts of God. I believe that religion binds man to God and the highest Ideal of the world. "And so religion Invites Investigation. Investiga-tion. Religion dooa not minimize man's moral responsibility. Superstitions Supersti-tions In every single case propose to supplant man's own Individuality. Tte-llglon Tte-llglon says. 'My grace Is sufficient; play the man.' It brings out the noblest no-blest side of man." Afternoon Services. Bishop Wotherspoon presided over the services In the afternoon and the opening prayer was delivered by the Rev A. F. WUtenberger. The Rev. F. V. Fisher pronounced the closing prayer. During the course of the services ser-vices there were special musical numbers rendered, Mlas Vera Frey presiding at the piano, The services opened the audience singing "America." "Ameri-ca." Mrs. Fred N. Hess of New York, who foimerly roslded In this city, pleased the "audience with a solo, "The Lord Is My Light." Evening Servlcea. At 5 o'clock In the evening ser- j vices were conducted In the audlto-1 rium by the Rev, F. G. Bralnerd. He j delivered a discourse on "The "Uniteyi of Life." i Song Service. The song service at the early evening meetln? was very pleasing, there being a number of special selections se-lections It was after thl3 meeting that real services or the evening were held. This was the concert given by tho Tabernacle choir and It is needless need-less to say that every number rendered render-ed meet with the approval of the listeners. lis-teners. The choir was assisted by Mrs. H. W. ShurtUff, Mrs. Myrtle B. HlhleyJ ' )!" I'1 " i I i i i i ii . Waiter Stevens and Sam F. YVhilaker. The following program was rendered: (a) "Lod of Heaven Crammer (b) "See Now the Altar" Faure Mr. Walter Stevens and Choir. Solo, selected.. Mrs. Myrtle B. Hlglev q(a) Hymn to Music" Buci; (b) "One Sweetly Solemn Thought" Ambrose Elsie Shorten and Choir. Solo, "My Heart at Thy Sweet Voice" Saint-Saens Mrs. H. W. Shurtllff. (a) "Hark, Hark, My Soul". . .Shelley (b) "Sleep, Gentle Lady Sir H. R. Bishop Mrs. Hlgloy, Mr. Stevens and Choir. Solo, "Life" Bluraonthal Mr. Stevens, (a) Miserere Sneco (from "II Tro- vator") Verdi (b)Sextette (from "Lucla") Verdi Soloists and Tabornnclo Choir. Music Day. Saturday was music day at the Chautauqua assembly and there was a good attendance at all of tho sessions. Professor Fred J. Pack of the University Univer-sity of Utah delivered both In the afternoon and evening His lecture, "How God Mado Utah," was especially especial-ly interesting. The evening's musical' program consisted of Northland music by the Schumann quintette and some charming solos by Miss Rosalie Hol-bcrg. Today's Program. 9.00 a. m "Das Garten Spiel, Miss Nina Lamkln. I 100:00 a m. Miss Meddle Mamll- I ton. official field secretary of the Chautauqua Institution, New York (Miss Hamilton's themes for each I day will be selected by the different j women's clubs of Ogden). The drama. Historical club I Violin solo. Miss Genevieve Malone I 11:00 a. m. Opening lecture by Dr. j j G Stanley Hall, president of tne Clark j university of Massachusetts, on "The I Problems of the Child, the School and I the Home." First topic, "Reading, 1 1 How and What?" j 2 00 p. m. Concert, Romania Hdcl orchestra. I 2-30 p m. Lecture. "The Child Welfare Movement and Its Agencies." , I by Dr. G. Stanley Hall. j 4.00 p m. M'other's Round Table.) Miss Lamkln. "The Nev.er World for the Child." J 5:00 p. m. First Chautauqua Liter- i ary and Scientific Round Tablo, Miss Meddle Hamilton S:00 j). m. Concert by the Rouina-nia Rouina-nia Hyde Orchestra of Salt Lake CItv S:30 p. m Lecture by the Hon I Henry Allen of Wichita, Kansas, on I "The Responsibility of the Plain Clt- i I?en." . ' |