From The Chautauqua Movement, Joseph E. Gould
From Chautauqua, Jeffrey Simpson
From Chautauqua, Jeffrey Simpson
From The Chautauqua Movement, Joseph E. Gould |
From Chautauqua, Jeffrey Simpson |
| This invitation to the first Chautauqua Assembly also contained the poem "A Welcome to Chautauqua," by Josephine Pollard, found below. | The original speaker's platform and audience seating from the Fair Point camp-meeting grounds, used at the first Chautauqua assembly. |
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From Chautauqua, Jeffrey Simpson | |
| Lewis Miller (far left) and John Heyl Vincent (second from left) with a group of Chautauquans outside a tent used as living quarters in the late 1870s. | |
| WE Gather here, a pilgrim band, Whose home is set above, And ere we reach the promised land, Prepare a feast of love. Then welcome, welcome every one To scenes serenely bright, Where Christ is our unclouded sun, An in His praise unite. |
The morning dews--the fragrant breeze-- The peaceful nights and days-- The smiling lake--the waving trees-- Forever speak His praise. Then welcome, welcome to the place Where hearts in love unite; Where we behold a saviour's face, And feel the saint's delight. |