Celebrating Chautauqua’s Birthday!

August 3, 2021
Amphitheater

Thursday Morning Brass Concert
(6:10–6:40 p.m.)

The Chautauqua Vesper Service
The Right Rev. Gene Robinson
VP of Religion and Senior Pastor

Welcome and Special Recognitions
Michael E. Hill
President

The Drooping of the Lilies
Candace Littell Maxwell
Chair, Board of Trustees

CHQ’s Birthday
Bill and Debbie Currin
Volunteer Co-Chairs, Chautauqua Fund

Roll Calls
Richard C. Karslake

The Boys' and Girls' Club Song
Greg Prechtl

Closing
God Bless America

Doktor Kaboom

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Leader: The day goeth away.

Congregation: The shadows of the evening are stretched out.

Leader: Praise waiteth for Thee, O God, in Zion:

Congregation: And unto Thee shall the vow be performed.

Leader: Thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice.

Congregation: Evening and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud.

Hymn: “Softly now the light of day”

Softly now the light of day

Fades upon out sight away;

Free from care, from labor free,

Lord, we would commune with Thee.

Leader: And they heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day:

Congregation: And Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God amongst the trees of the garden.

Leader: Draw near to God and He will draw near to you.

Congregation:  Hymn: “Nearer, my God, to thee!”

Nearer, my God, to thee! Nearer to thee!

E’en though it be a cross That raiseth me­­­­ —

Still all my song shall be, Nearer my God, to thee,

Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer to thee!

Leader: And Jacob went out from Beersheba and went toward Haran. And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set:

Congregation: And he took the stones of that place, and put them for his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep.

Leader: And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven.

Congregation: And behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it.

Reprise: “Nearer, my God, to Thee!”

Though, like the wanderer, The sun gone down,

Darkness be over me, My rest a stone,

Yet in my dreams I’d be Nearer, my God, to Thee,

Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee!

There let my way appear, Steps unto heaven;

All that Thou sendest me, In mercy given;

Angels to beckon me, Nearer, my God, to Thee,

Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee!

Leader: The Lord bless thee, and keep thee:

Congregation: The Lord make His face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee:

Leader: The Lord lift up His countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.

This service which opens Old First Night each year is a symbolic link with Chautauqua’s beginnings. The lit­any was prepared by John Vincent in 1874 for Opening Day of the first Assembly meeting in the open-air Aud­it­orium. It was the first time in the history of the church that an attempt had been made to concentrate on Sun­day School work for two weeks in a camp meeting setting, mixing study and worship with recreation. Af­ter the first Vesper Service, a Baptist, a Methodist, a Presbyterian, and a Congrega­tional pastor spoke, thus creating another symbol of the openness that would always be associated with this place. In 1886, Vincent wrote that the service was used almost daily during the first Assembly and since then at the opening session of every Assembly, usually “on the first Tuesday in August.” As the season lengthened, it seemed unrealistic to have the formal opening in the middle of the season, so the ceremony’s name was changed to Old First Night in 1884. 

Chautauqua Foundation recognizes the many generous donors who have contributed $20,000 or more to Chautauqua’s general endowment.

General funds are not assigned to a lecture or a symphony or a scholarship or the care of a specific building, yet they do all that and more. Chautauquans who give general endowments support the rich mix and wide range of Institution programs and we are grateful and honor all those who have made these selfless, sustaining gifts.

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Mr. and Mrs. Zachary Abuza

Lucille S. Adamson

Paul M. Alexander

Andy and Peggy Anderson

Dorothy L. Anderson

Mr. and Mrs. R. Quintus Anderson

Mary Apple

Arthur and Barbara Banner

Ted Arnn and Mary Boyle

James M. and Ruth B. Bailey

John T. and Katherine G. Bailey

Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Bargar

Zoe and Ken Barley

Beatrice B. Bates

Julia M. Bates

Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Bechtolt

Tom and Jane Becker

Jo Bell

William and Christina Bemus

Glenn and Margaret Benjamin

Gordon B. Benn

Mr. and Mrs. Phil Beuth

Mr. and Mrs. Alan J. Blair

Mrs. Cora M. Blair

Erika Block

Martha Borowsky

Richard and Susan Bosland

Mr. and Mrs. Edward P. Boyle

Sara E. Bradley

P. James and Barbara A. Brady

Jim and Kathy Braham

Twig and Barbara Branch

Ms. Lillian Brink

Gary and Willow Brost

Christine and Jason Brueschke

Henrietta T. Campbell

Maxine M. Carleton

The Carnahan-Jackson Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. David H. Carnahan

Barbara P. Chadwick

Genevieve Chaney

The Honorable and Mrs. William F. Clinger

John R. Cochran

Eugene and Marion Cohen

Wendell and Ruth Gerrard Cole

Ruth Collyer

John S. Connolly, Jr.

Mildred K. Cooper

Barbara and James Copeland

Mr. and Mrs. George Cornell

Katherine and Robert W. Cornell

Dr. and Mrs. R. William Cornell

Sarah A. Corns

Martha S.H. Cowles

Ralph E. and Helen T. Crockett

Joe and Nancy Cruickshank

Laura and Brad Currie

Elizabeth Danielson

June and Barry Dietrich

Martha T. and Morgan O. Doolittle

Dorothy L. Downing

Carol McCarthy Duhme

Bob and Lora Lee Duncan

Rita A. Dunn

Ann O. Edison

Theodore M. Edison

Albert C. Elser, II

Cordelia C. Ensign

James E. Ericksen

Helen C. Estabrook

Mr. and Mrs. Hal A. Fausnaugh

Patricia Feighan and Stephen Zenczak

Fran and Fred Fetterolf

Shirley and Jim Flynn

Mr. and Mrs. George L. Follansbee, Sr.

Joanne B. Fuller

Barbara and Myles Fox

Fradin Silberstein Foundation

vic and Joan Gelb

Mr. and Mrs. Jack Gellman

General Electric Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy B. Goodell

Mr. and Mrs. William R. Goodell

Adair B. Gould

Mr. and Mrs. Errol E. Green 

Bluie and Kitty Greenberg

Don and Kathleen Greenhouse

Fred and Judy Gregory

Jean E. Groff

Jim and Elisabeth Groninger

Becky and Fred K. Habenicht, Jr.

Susan and Thomas Hagen

Mrs. E. Snell Hall

Tirzah H. Hall

Murray and Pegi Hamner

Sam and Diana Harbison

Walter and Joan Harf

Herber Harper

Drs. Thomas and Patricia Hasbach

Eleanor McKnight Haupt

Samuel and Margaret Hazlett

Lisa Heinz

Kay Hembree

Mr. and Mrs. George H. Herchenroether

Mr. and Mrs. William Hill, II

Arlene M. Holden

Charles R. Hunter, Jr.

Esther M. Huntoon

Helen Pickup-Hyman

IBM

Robert and Gretchen Jahrling

Bill and Angela James

Donald D. Jansen

David and Nan Jubell

Edythe Kahn

Patricia Kaighin

Mr. and Mrs. William G. Karslake

Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Kaylor

Keane Family Fund

Keeva and Joan Kekst

Rosie and Ron Kilpatrick

Joan K. Kissner

Hans and Ann Gosnell Knaak

Lawrence G. Knecht

James T. and Hetty E. Knox

Dr. and Mrs. W.R. Konneker

Samuel J. Kresge

Mary E. Kuhns

Velma Jean Laird

Mr. and Mrs. Oliver M. Langenberg

Robert and Susan Laubach

Tom and Pat LeClere Family

Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Lenna

Levi Strauss Foundation

Joan and David Lincoln

Kathryn Lincoln

Mr. and Mrs. Herbert W. Lind

Stella C. Logan

William C. Lortz

Sara M. and Robert S. Lucas

Kathryn Lincoln

Dale and Mary Lyndall

James H. Lynch, Jr.

Mrs. Charles H. Lytle

Flora and Ross Mackenzie

Lillian T. Buxbaum Madway

Jeannette B. Mainwood

Dorothea and Gerald Maloney

Clara Masik

Mary E. McCarn

Dr. and Mrs. John W. McCredie, Jr.

Pat and Griff McDonald

Geraldine M. and Frank E. McElree, Jr.

Margaret C. Mercer

W. Richard and Mary Lu Mertz

Dr. Donald E. and Alyce C. Milks

Cornelia Chason Miller

Cynthia B. Miller

Dr. and Mrs. David L. Miller

Richard H. Miller, Jr.

Mrs. Walter L. Miller

Frank W. and Sally M. Moore

Miss Jane C. Morgan

Mr. and Mrs. Lewis W. Morgan

James Reed Morris IV Family

Mrs. W.A. Morrison

George E. and Susan Moran Murphy

Linda and Alan Nelson

Nordson Corporation

Richard J. Osborne

Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Osburn

Barbara and Robert Pace

Mary and Jim Pardo

Mary and Bill Park

Mary Lou Parlato

Dorothy M. Payne

Gladys W. and Charles E. Peirce

Rosalie H. Pembridge

Margaret Penn

Sheila Penrose and Ernest Mahaffey

Steve and Polly Percy

Tim and Pat Peters

Richard A. and Esther M. Popp

Presbyterian Association of Chautauqua

Sam (Sr.) and Petey Price

Joyce Ramsdell

Lois J. Raynow

Mary Oram Reading

Miriam S. Reading and Richard H. Miller

Mr. and Mrs. Harold F. Reed, Jr.

Suzanne and Thurston Reid

Dr. Agnes H. Reigart

Leslie and Tim Renjilian

Les Reynolds and Diane Payne Reynolds

Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Rieser

Mr. and Mrs. William C. Rittman

Mrs. Mary D. Ritts

Walter Roberts

Larry and Bonnye Roose

Sarah and David Rosen

Doris H. Ruslink

Dr. Wallace P. Rusterholtz

Herbert B. Sachse

William and Jone Schlackman

Newton B. Schott, Jr. and Toni LeQuire-Schott

Margaret and Peter Schumacher

John and Barbara Schubert

Emma and H. Parker Sharp

Jane R. and Walter C. Shaw, Jr.

Ralph C. Sheldon, Jr.

Dorothy E. Shepherd

Elaine and Alan Short

The Carter Smith Family

Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Smith

Mr. and Mrs. George T. Snyder

Mr. and Mrs. L.K. Strohl

Bruce and Betty Stromgren

Ann H. and Daniel F. Sullivan

Ralph and Dorothy Swingle

Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Switzer

Robert and Joyce Tate

Eleanor M. Thomas

Tinkham-Price Family

Susan and John Turben

George E. Tutwiler

Patty and Spencer Van Kirk

Mr. and Mrs. E.J. Verlie

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur E. Wade

Richard and Debra Wade

John and Linda Wadsworth

Nina and Norman Wain

Carolyn and Bill Ward

Evelyn H. Wargo

Charles and Lois Weaver

Ann W. Webb

Jo-An M. Webb

Lorraine H. and Herbert R. Weier

Nina T. Wensley

Helen M. White

Robert O. Wilder

Lutie Soper Wilsdon

Henry L. Wood

Susan O. Wood

John B. Yoder

Virginia H. Young and Robert R. Young

Allen and Deborah Zaretsky