President—Lewis Miller, Akron, Ohio.

Superintendent of Instruction—Rev. J. H. Vincent, D.D., New Haven, Conn.

Counselors—Rev. Lyman Abbott, D.D.; Rev. J. M. Gibson, D.D.; Bishop H. W. Warren, D.D.; Prof. W. C. Wilkinson, D.D.

Office Secretary—Miss Kate F. Kimball, Plainfield, N. J.

General Secretary—Albert M. Martin, Pittsburgh, Pa.

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Contents

[REQUIRED READING]
German History[189]
Extracts from German Literature[193]
Readings in Physical Science
IV.—The Sea[196]
[SUNDAY READINGS]
[January 6]—On Spiritual Christianity[198]
[January 13][199]
[January 20][200]
[January 27][200]
Political Economy
IV. Distribution[202]
Readings in Art
I.—Architecture.—Introduction[204]
Selections from American Literature
Fitz Greene Halleck[207]
Richard Henry Dana[208]
William Cullen Bryant[208]
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow[210]
Night[211]
Eccentric Americans[211]
The Stork[214]
Gardening Among the Chinese[215]
Eight Centuries With Walter Scott[216]
Astronomy of the Heavens For January[218]
Work For Women[219]
Ostrich Hunting[220]
Christian Missions[221]
California[222]
Table-Talk of Napoleon Bonaparte[224]
Early Flowers[225]
Botanical Notes[227]
C. L. S. C. Work[228]
Outline of C. L. S. C. Readings[228]
Sunbeams from the Circle[229]
Local Circles[230]
C. L. S. C. Round-Table[233]
Questions and Answers[234]
Chautauqua Normal Class[236]
Editor’s Outlook
The Headquarters of the C. L. S. C.[238]
Evangelists[239]
The New Time Standards[240]
Père Hyacinthe[241]
Editor’s Note-Book[241]
C. L. S. C. Notes on Required Readings for January [243]
Notes on Required Readings in “The Chatauquan”[245]
Talk About Books[248]