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Vol. XXV. No. 34. OCEAN GROVE N. J„/WEDNESDAY. AUGUST-1?, 1898. Subscription $1.00 per year
.SCHOOL OF tH EO LO Q Y.Comprehensive Program -Large
and Interested Audiences from- Day to Day—H asters in
L iterature and Appre-;. d a tiv e Learners.
Our notes of tho lectures delivered 'im der tho auspices of tho Sum m er
. ^School extended to tho close of Tues- ■ day, A ugust D. •
On W ednesday m orn ing Dr. George B; Stevens, of Yale College, gave his second lecture on “ The A tonem ent,”
.dw elling on th e philosophy of th e doctrine. T he p reachers, for whom tho
: lecture had been specialty, prepared, •gave tho closcBt a tten tio n to the subjec t in hand , for controversies and theories re la tin g to. it. have been rife through a ll the h isto ry of C hristian ity .
T ho speaker unfolded its relation, to the eth ical na tu re of God; tho .tw o-
~foId aspect of th e d iv ine na tu re expressed in th e w ork of C hris t; its re la tion to forgiveness, and how C h ris t in H is sufferings and death m eets tho m ora l ends of punishm ent.
A tonem ent is tho very essence of the gospel and the w hole of C hristian ity .
A t tho close of tho lecture somo tim e w as given to answ ering questions p ropounded by the audience on the ju s tice o f God a s « re la ted to tho a tonem ent, and how tho sav ing w ork of C h ris t satisfies God’s to ta l na tu re . •“T H E H IG H ER M IN ISTRIES OF
LIT E R A T U R E .”Dr. F . W . G unsaulus delivered four
'‘e labora te and com prehensive lectures on th is them e. I t w as noticeable to
' see th e Tem ple fill up to 'th e doors as the hour approached for th is b rillian t speaker to resum e his m asterfu l analy s is of tEe leading poets, especially in th e i r hand ling of g re a t religious ideas.
/M atthew A rnold was h is sub ject on- W ednesday m orning . Full, credit ‘was
’■ 'trjven to h is c ritica l faculty , and no . -apoiogy was ven tu red for th e .g lo o m y
— o Ld o u b t ho persisten tly p rojected .on a ll th e v ita l princip les of div ine revelation , con trastin g th is selfconstitu ted censor of accepted, fa ith
. -rand experience w ith the m aster m inds of h is day and generation . M atthew A rno ld’s ch arac te r w as shown to be sadly defective. W ith golden opportu n itie s in h is education and the influ
e n c e of his illustrious fa ther, ho perverted h is powers by hab itua l doubt an d helped nobody n earer to God and
‘ heaven. . •F a r d ifferent wasj; the m in is try of
•'Tennyson, whoso life-w ork the speaker analyzed in his nex t lecture. T ennyson was a believer. T he B ible w as to him a foun tain of^life, and in dll his poems thero is th e gospel of God’s love
•and C hrist’s redeem ing grace.In his concluding lecture on B row n
ing he w as. equal/y e m pha tic .in po in ting out the subtle ties of m anner in a g rea t genius, th rough w hich alwayB th e lig h t of the S ta r of Bethlehein •gleams and the love of God Is revealed
' to m an. .’ Dr. R ogers’ course of four deeply in -
•te res tin g lectures on Genesis brought p u t 'a l l the resu lts of recen t oriontal research corroborative of Bible tru th . *
T h e s to rie s of tho creation , tho dol- ugo, early m igrations, and A braham and th o k ings of tho east, of w hich ac counts a re b o b rie f and incblental in
. th e sacred n a rra tiv e , w ere all illum inated an d confirm ed by th e fragm en
t a r y records of ancien t nations.R eading the ten th ch ap ter of Gene
sis, fo r instance, w here we have only a long lis t of nam es and geneologies, tho speaker followed out each tribe or fam ily in tho founding of dynasties, and, tho increase, of ‘popu la tion a fte r N oah’s flood.
CHRIST A CONQUEROR.On W ednesday a fte rnoon Dr. H . K .
/C arro ll, ed ito r of tho .N ew Y ork Indo- ; pendent, deliverod an ea rn es t address [ on “C hrist’s Crow n o f V ictory.”
He depicted Jesus, the Son oft God, as th e Scriptures<ao frequen tly do, in
v‘' • 'the charac te r of a w arrio r, and all his . /follow ers as soldiers en lis ted to follow • H is s ta n d a rd 'a n d finally sh are In th e
. /f ru its of H is victories., ?Mio battlefield Is the w orld, w hich
. ’is to be subdqed In its a ttitu d e of re- ‘bollion against/ God, and b ro u g h t Into
- subserviency and obedience to Its •rightful Lord and K ing. W hen th is •consum m ation shall bo accom plished
\ is no t'd e te rm in ed or know n; b u t fa ith 'in H is presence and powor Is a cardinal princip le am ong H is people. As He
/n e v e r will desert H is cause, and can- "not fall or bo discouraged, no C hrist ia n can be a pessim ist. To doubt is
;■ d isloyalty , unbelief is" a sin.In R evelation, C hap ter 19, th e re Is a
re fe ren ce to C hris t’s m any crow ns, nnd th is signifies th a t Ho cam e to conquer All worlds, princ ipa lities and powers. T ils victories a re going on w herever H is gospel 1b p roclaim ed. Tho salvation from s in ’s dom inion of a single h um an soul is a. g re a t Y ietory. L isten to th e song- and shou t of v ic tory , by m u ltitudes unnum bered, lu R evelations 7..
An anciep t w arrio r k ing once boasted th a t ho had n o enem ies. Ho; had
•killed them all; h u t C hris t cam e no t to destroy ; Ho saves them qll..
H is cause has oyer been opposed. C om binations of enem ies havo resisted H is claim s and kllled H is followors, but
./* tho cause is s till onw ard. 'F a l s e fa i th s h av e been overcome by th o m ighty
. pow er of tru th .H is conquest is outUnod .o v er tho
Islands of the seo. The unspeakable T urk m ust g ive w ay before the cross.
And so He h a s pu t to ro u t the foes of the Bible. He is renovating society , re fo rm ing men, free ing th e slave, and ex tend ing th e gospel of hum an liberty and brotherhood. He shall re ign in righteousness un til all forms of oppression and Boclal evils a rc done away, '
If somo fearfu l b o u I b see trouble ahead,' l e t . them tak e cou rag e ,. The world, bad as i t is, will be m ade to bow .to H is m ild au tho rity . N ever was th e re an. age w hen th e B ible J*« studied m ore and understood better. R atio n alism has had its day. Opposers and w ilful tran sg resso rs . shall *at la st acknow ledge C hrist. To H im every linee . shall - bow and every, • tongue - confess that, He Is the. Lord.; - H is . coronation day will. come. ■■ ./“ " ’ ■ '■■■ ' . v ; / / ; '
On T hursday afternoon ano ther rousing re lig ious address was delivered,/ th is also by a new spaper m an, Rev.' Dr. H erbeh, who is a ss is ta n t ed ito r of th e , C h ris tian .Advocate, ■/New . Y ork, h is paper being the “g rea t official” of th e en tire M ethodist fam ily o f Advo?' cates, and ran k in g a t the head o f tlio denom inational press of th is country. H is “Old M essage fo r the' . New' Centu ry ” w as no th ing m ore' no r-less th an fearless ' and fa ith fu l preaching, such as in - the past aw akened ’, sinners, Btirred up tiie lukew arm , reproved Vice, and asserted th e . rig h teo u s judgm ent of God’s law, as well ,as th e efficacy of a universal gospel to save , a lost
.w orld.. ; ■ -i.; ;■ ' • ' ■ . n“ “ -:; • ; yH e held th a t the church needed
g rea tly a rev ival w ith in its ow n/ borders, deepening sp iritua l life, infusing In to young people’s societies m ore act iv ity and -zeal, and un ited resistance: to all tendencies of a w orldly characte r Tn the form of sinful or doubtful am usem ents—in a word, non-conform ity to the sp ir it of the world and a m ore decisive and d istinctive stand for “ pure re lig ion .” ' , .
H ib paper breathed ' a broad Cntho-; iic ity in recognition o f general church activ ity . If a lb churches combine to p u t fo rth every .G bd-rgl v en , energy to
. overcome, the w orks of the devil the new c e n tu ry ; w ill/fe e l a /su b sta n tia l and powerful im pulse, tow ard the millennium . T he ‘speaker delivered liis messago w ith fiery energy, such a s characterized th e ̂ am p-m eeting p reach ing of h a lf a cen tu ry ago.
The. last lecture nam ed on th e .p ro - . g ram m ay h ave been intended as a k ind o f clim ax to the lite ra ry feast provided. I t was assigned to Dr. W. V. K elly, ed ito r of the M ethodist Q uarte rly Review , a gen tlem an of the h igh e s t lite ra ry repu ta tion . T lie .title, “ M atthew A rn o ld ;” , an Apostle- of Sweetness and L igh t,” . aw akened u n usual in te res t from th e fact th a t Dr. G unsaulus' had the sam e d istingu ished sub jec t u n d e r; h is scalpel a day o r two previously.. Between th e tw o ■ great ah 'alysists th e re was- litt le le ft of tho
' egotistical . 'au tho r o f •“Sw eetness and L i g i l t o f w hom D r./K elly said, when, ho vvisited the.; United- , S ta tes some years ago, th a t ho passed th ro u g h . t |ie country; w ith elevated nose, os if ou r o rd inary .w ays affected h is ,a ris to c ra tic sensib ilities, like*proxim ity to a pou-r d re tte m anufac to ry o n ' the New: Jersey / m eadow s./ '■ / /■ ■ ■ “ / ; i - ' v >':[■/
Dr. G unsau lus/regre tted !liis w aq t of fa ith and his neglect of God; and Dr. Kelly, .charged upon him a w an t of m anners / and . Insufferable egotism , m aking him ra th e r a n apostle of sou rness and gloom, Instead of .“sweetness and ligh t.” ■ ;
/ H A N D EL’S M ASTERPIECE. “> On the-; eve/ of /th e / p resen ta tion of
' t h e . o ra to rio of “T he M essiah'.’ it- happ e n ed /th a t Mr; ‘F ra n k D am rosch was p resen t to .-conduct the perform ance, and by request of D ean Price appeared on tho. Tem ple p la tfo rm to give tlio School of Theology a tre a tise on th e com position of H andel’s sublime- p roduction from the standpo in t or a p rofessional m usician.
I t w ill be rem em bered th a t Prof. M organ appeared by request la s t year to Bhow th e audience how .sim ple and easy a th in g I t ia to “read m usic” at s igh t o r to com pose w i t h . but little practice. So i t m ay bo th a t music, one o f .'tho fine a rts , m ay hereafte r h a v e .a recognized place in th e pro g ra m 'o f th e Sum m er School.• Mr. Dam rosch pleased 'h is audience,
no t b o much by a d ry o r techn ica l d isserta tion as iu tak in g liis sea t a t th e piano, opening to th e o ra to rio and po in ting out- the- genius of the - g rea t m aster in- h is sublim e selec tiou of Scrip tu ral passages to m ake a con 11 litmus and /consistent s to ry , and .then th e adaption of th e m usical scale to give them g rea te r expression and power th a n . w hen repeated.-, by an o rd inary reader. ; ' //;/./-•;/.
The o ratorio , he proceeded, is in th re e , p a rts ; F irs t, the prom ises o f a M essiah—“C om fort yd; com fo rt ye m y
..people,” etc. Second, th e ' advent— ' “T here w ere shepherds abid ing in tlio field,” etc. T h jrd ,: the resu rrec tion— “ L ift up y ou r heads,"veto, H e sangf; accom panying h im self o n th e instru -/ merit, m any of th e /favo rite passages in rec ita tive and chorus, explaining as he proceeded the peculiar excellence of th e music:/ “And the! g lory of the Lord shall be revealed,” “T h e Lord who rii yo seek," etc.;’ “A rise/ sh ine,” “And lo! th e Angel of th e Lord cam e down,” etc., “ G lory to 'G o d In th e h ig h est,” ’"Como un to m e,” W ho is the K ing of Glory?” “H a lle lu jah !” ;
Ho re ferred to the “ H alle lu jah ^Chorus” as the m ost .sublimo com position ever a ttem p ted by m an, and gave specim ens—stra in s from “I know th a t
my R edeem er liveth!’ and tlio concluding “ A m en.”
When, exp lain ing som e passages th a t s ingers found complox, o r., “m ajor” w hen “m in o r” would seem better, some one In th e audience inquired: “W hy don’t some of you m asters in harm ony am end th e /sco re?” “ Because we d a re not;” answ ered Damrosch. “ ‘H ands off’ is the word when .we stand before H andel. B ut,” [. he concluded, “ come to the o ra to rio and hear' for. yqurselyes; So th e o ra to rio had an o th e r 'good advertisem ent.” ••.“ /;
ORATORIO OF “THE MESSIAH.”
A F in ished P erform ance W o s th e V erd ict A c corded b y A ll W ho Heard It.
-As . usual w ith th e /S u m m e r School o f Theology,' its sessions -/closed: last; week w ith tho / Musical .F e stiv a l, o f w hich the O ratorio of “The M essiah” , form ed a considerable part. T his was given o n 'F rid a y evening to a large a u dience; and had th e w eather been fav orable the a tte n d an c e • w ould undoubtedly, have been even g rea te r./ • ' , “ / ' '
U nder' the- p a in stak in g d irection o f P ro f./ T a llie M organ the m em bers ,/of the chorus had been thoroughly d rilled /[an d were capable, w hen tu rned oyer to th e /leadership o f Mr. /D am rosch; o f doing them selves the u tm ost c red it in. every- num ber. The opening chorus, “ Arid the Glory of the L ord,” was su n g w ith spirit,-' a s /w a s also the m ore difficult “F o r unto us a Child, is born ,” th e /lig h t an d shade , whiicli th is la t te r /chorus dem ands being .treated m ost carefu lly as, to detail.,/ A nother ex ce llen t rend ition ,' w hiah stam ped the chorus as being fa r au d away above the .average- body/ of singers who at-/ tem p t th is m asteririece, was “Behold, the Lam b of God,” a choice b it. of m usical com position . w hich gives- an...hd- iriirable opportun ity Tor d isp laying the superio r q u a li ty of the vo ices,'abounding in h igh note3 and long phrases for the (several p a rts . I t wa9 .reserved,
/however," fo r the “ H alle lu jah C horus” to a rouse th e audience to the h ighest po in t of en thusiasm / over., the..perfecL w o rk . of tlie : singers'. This p a rt /was; sung w ith ’infinite precision, i t s strong, po in ts being brought ou t w ith m agn ificen t/em phasis . D uring its ren d ition the audience, a s a m a tte r of course,- arose and rem ained standing un til the la st grand note died away. An especially b rillian t achievem ent was “As we like sh eep ;’’ bu t in tru th all tfie choruses w ere well sung, th e perfect b lending of tone and absolute responso to the baton of the leader m aking the w o rk -o f th e chorus m usica lly the be3t' th a t has even been heard here beyond any doubt.
In speak ing thus a t some length of the "chorus, th e 'ex ce llen t w ork of the so loists should not be overlooked; To Dime. C lem entine DeVere Saplo, soprano; Mme. E lizabeth Leonard, contra ! t'o i'D tr. H. E v a n W lll ia m s , terior; and Miv J. C. 'DempsCy, basso, w as entru s ted the solo p a rts ; which,, i t was clearly proven, w ere i n m ost, capable hands.
Mme. Saplo sang her difflcult parts w ith delicacy and expression. Her voice has been carefu lly cultivated, and is up to the w eight lrcqulsite for o ra to rio singing. - • • .
Mme. Leonard -created an im press io n , th a t m ust have been fla tte ring to her. ‘H er con tra lto , voice, of great com pass and ' richness, was heard to advan tage in lier d ifferent.solos.
Mr.- W illiam s, th e tenor, i s a prime fav o rite he re . ; H e h a s a voice of extrem e flexibility and d ram atic power. H is piano passages w ere g iv e n .w ith exquisite pathos and . fervor.
I t can bq said of 'Mi’.' -Dempsey, the bass, th a t few ,' singers a re be tte r
• equipped for o ra to rio w o rk : th all he. He has an im posing presence, and a voice of ra re sw eetness and power.
T he enjoym ent of th e evening w as. increased by the in s tru m en ta l music supplied by th e New Y ork Sym phony O rc h estra .. '
Mr. F r a n k D am rosch led th e chorus in the m anner usual w ith ono of his nam e.. H e .w a s repeated ly obliged to bow, liis acknow ledgem ents o f .th e au dience’s approval as m anifested by 'their h e arty applause.
Col. Hadley’s Peace Fleet.
• Col. H hdley’s peace fleet sailed from its doclcron the n o rth bank of Wesiey lake, opposite tlio C hurch A rm y m eeting house, S atu rday , even ing shortly a fte r G o’clock.’ -
Before th e fleet s ta r ted on its mem orable journey a b rief serv ice w as held In the presence of a la rg e concourse of people. A t;th e foot o f the lake ,.w here the fleet anchored, Col. Hadley; a n n o u n c e d / th e re tu rn of peace. T he. A postle 's/ ’Creed and, L o rd ’s P ra y e r ' were rec ited / A ddresses w ere m ade by M iss S ara W ray, - Dr. J i/F rr in k Specie, Dr. O’H anlon and Founderf.‘J.anies---A*: Bradley. T he th ree last-nam ed gentlem en occupied a sea t in tlio flagship “Reserve,” along w ith tlie com m ander. Col. H adley. .
An o rch estra Accompanied tho fleet, aud * furn ished ..some excellent music on route . Mr. N. D ushane Cloward,- m anager of th e Passion P lay now being. exhibited- a t C o l.^ Iad ley ’s m eeting houso, san g “ Tho P alm s.” ;
In all there were about fo r ty boats in the fleet. As, they moved down the lake and back they were!: j ie a r t i ly cheered by th e crow ds. th a t . Uned thb shores. . . .. '
God, who notes idle w ords, is m indful of sinful silences. -.
Anniversary W om an’s Foreign H issionary Society.
F o r tw enty-seven years a band of devoted ladies, organized by, Mrs. Dr. W illlan i B u tler as an Ocean Groye branch o t the W . F . M. S., have celebrated th e ir -anniversary on these grounds. Owing to Che close and k ind ly sym pathy of Dr. and Mrs. S tokes w ith th e wom en’s movomcrit, th e ir an nual inee tings have had unusUal prom inence; and- / p riv ileg es .; Mrs.. S tokes has for m any years been tfom inal p resident/. and s tilt re ta in s t h a t . position, w ith Mrs; K ennard Chandler, Mrs. I; Sim mons, M rs. Col. Sklrni; M rs. /A . K en t. M rsi R ev. J . G. Reed and Mrs.
. Jam es R oss a s vice presid 'euts; -M rs;/ Diary S p a rk es ; W heeler, corresponding sec re ta ry ; DIrs. A. R. Thom pson, re cording secretary , and DIrm. J . R . Van- K irk as 'tre asu re r. .. ’ :.// r [;:.'//;;■ /
T h e / so c ie ty . convened la s t S a tu rday m orning in the Y oung People 's T em ple, Mrs. W heeler presiding. A fte r the read in g Of th e Scrip tures by; DIrs. A; R- Thom pson and p rayer, /B ishop F itz Gerald; received the ladies w ith an ad dress qF very^cordial welcome. He is know n/as a : fa s t«friend of th e society, and a,/strong adm irer of its w ork in provid ing by ways and m eans so m ethodical /and" effectual fo r/ the sending of' so ‘m any tra in e d ' m issionaries to hea th en lands.'- • •'.//' ; //
M rs. C. M oorhead ScOvllle responded in fitting te rm s / evincing her. o w n lively - in te re s t ip th e .cause. / / / ' •■ ■■.'/.• T he .'.following - m issionaries / w ere th en in troduced: Key.'' and : DIrs. Oldham , from In d ia ; :Rev. and DIrs, Sw artz, from Jap an ;t Mrs. E aston and rep resen ta tives from Persia, F inland, and o th e r sections of the. foreign' fields.
■Mrs, . A. K ent, representing , the W om an’s Home M issionary Society, gave an address o f greeting . DIusic w as in terspersed in the exercises by. Dliss Grace FitzG erald and Dliss Llne- barger.: . “
DIrs. E; J . Know les presided a t the afteruoou session, du ring which • re-
-pD rfs^w ere.preaerited and: read by the officers of the s o c ie ty : , T h a t of the: tre a su re r , DIrs; V anK irk , .showed th a t th e ne t am ount paid oyer to th e p a ren t society from .th is 'b ran ch for la s t year Avas $1,100.40. The. corresponding secre ta ry , DIrs.' Diary Sparkes W heeler, I ri;
/h e r re p o rt - rerid a p a th e tic le tte r relat-; in g to the accidental death of tw o devoted -m issionaries, Dliss DIaud T im ins aqd Dliss Belle Allen, a s they;, w ere about re tu rn in g from / China to v isit th e ir friends in th is country.
M rs. Deriler read an in te res tin g paper on the question, “ W hat is th e W om an 's Foreign-M issionary Society Doing?” Dliss H eafer, o f India , and DIrs. P a rk e r, of F in lan d , gave detailed s ta te m ents o f-the progress o f t h e w ork in w hich they were engaged. .
To the reg re t of a ll p resen t DIrs. S. L. Baldwin, -recently from an extended to u r of observation In. C hina and Jap an , was prevented from being present.
T h e usual m issionary love feast was held on Satu rday evening in th e T abernacle, presided over by B ishop F itz Gerald. A t these m eetings' in past years the people had o pportun ity to lis ten to voices which had sung and preached and suffered fo r Jesu s and H is love In faraw ay regions of hea th en darkness.. I t was good to see th e ir faces and h e a r th e ir k in d l in g ; w ords of experience, m agnify ing th e w bnderT w ork ing pow er of th e gospel to/., conv ic t and. save. A few. w ere p resen t on S a tu rday evening, and " the hou r of song ,and testim ony was m em orable.for its en thusiastic sp irit. / / “ /. T hree services in th e A uditorium on Sabbath w ere . u n d er / t h e ' d irection of th e society, and its v is itin g m em bers w ere heard both in the T abernacle and Tem ple services besides. /
Dr. O ldham ’s m orn ing address was of the simple, earnest, p rac tical kind
-which enchains a tte n tio n and th rills tho h ea rt. He was born in India, converted under th e evangelistic agencies of the Apostolic W illiam T aylor, educated- In th is country , nnd sp en t a number, of years in active service in his na tive land. A fter lis ten in g ’to his eloquent plea for help ip the w om en’s w brk, the baskets, w ere passed . and b rough t In from ' the m orn ing congregation $333: ;• : . \
DIrs. Dr. Oldham, a b rig h t, in te llig en t'co -w o rk er w ith h e r husband, delivered th e ..ip rinc ipa l. address of. th e aftevnoon, which, .w ith th e rousing ac- com panim e'nts of appropria te song; /so in te res ted the audience th a t, th e .offerings of the m o rn in g /w ere m ore than doubled. .Mrs. Oldham and P rof. M organ w ere,-'constituted life d irec to rs of th e socie ty ..by ,;ra ising $100 for .each,: and Dliss L inebarger, w i th , -several o thers , w ere biude life m em bers. ‘
On Sundayi evening, in s tead of the , usual serm on, addresses were delivered by D r. H. B. Sw artz, of Jap a n ; Mrs. K ennard C handler, of Ocean Grove,' and th e ever-ready and alw ays in te re sting Dr. Oldham:
Dir. . Y atm an, who claim s tho p riv ilege to have a h e a r t and hand in every good word and w ork , tu rn ed Ills Monday m orn ing Young People’s m eeting ovor to th e .W . F . 'M . S., w hich was represen ted by DIrs. E. J Knowles, Mrs. A. R, Thom pson and Dliss Heafer. T he collection lifted in t h e '‘ Tem ple' added to form er am ounts, w ith an un expected donation of a check for $100 from a friend of th e c a u s e on Dion day, will ro u n d up the re su lt to a t le a st $1,000 to th e c red it of the ann iversary . F o r th is the ladies, like an apostle of old, “T hank God and tako courage.”
The annual m eeting and election Of
officers of the local au x ilia ry Wan held on M onday afternoon.. W ith th e a d dition of M rs., C. -Moorhead. Scoville as seventh vice president, th e o ld .b o ard w as re-elected and will serve the ensu ing year.
Young People’s Meeting.
Dir. Joseph A; Toupin, of New York, one of the converts, sang “T he Palm s” in a m asterly m anner. T o g o t these singers and business m en for. C h ris t is cause for much praise.
G reetings wero sen t from the Tem ple to Dir. and DIrs. Jo se p h 'Ju stice and sons, in C alifornia, and M r. and Mrs. B ak e r, 'th e b lind singers, now in London, E ngland . .
T he young peoplo gave h e arty expression to Prof. DIorgan for his success in tho C hildren’s F estiv a l and tho o ra to rio of “Tho DIessiah.” T hey all w a n t him to lead tlio o ra to rio nex t year. I t seem s to be a un iversal desire.
F ann ie C rosby Is expected a t the end of th is week. -She is th e guest of the young people. '•
Dir. Y atm an 's th ree little women who supply the hym n books to the people a re w orkers of the rig h t sort. They a re ve ry .lad y -lik e , and do th e ir w ork in such a quiet and m odest way th a t everybody likes them .
The first tw iligh t m eeting will be held in th e .Tem ple nex t Saturday n ight, and continue fo r’ ten days, Sunday Included.
The sam e sw ing of success in a ttendance and resu lts Is daily w itnessed In the services.
Senator M cClelland is to address the m eeting some m orning. Miss B lanche B ennett will a lso sing again.
M onday m orning w as “ M issionary Day” w ith its annual, offering. •
“A fter M eetings” w ill now be the rule, th e leader: announces. •
I t is a quick tu rn in life to be in the Tem ple a t Qcean Grove on F riday and In the Tem ple of God on high the nexU DIoriday. Such, happened to one of tho young people th is season.
The. la st young people’s m eeting of th is season will bo held on Sunday, Septem ber 4th.
Dr. O 'H anlon and Dir. Y atm an are to d e d ic a te 'th e New C ity M eth o d ist C hurch, in R ockland county, N. Y., O ctober 14, 15 and 1G. T he Dtisses Fields, DfcCIelland and P r in g le have successfully toiled for Its erection..
Dir. Y atm an, w hen nsked if he had any new p lans for an o th e r “ F loral Day,” answ ered quickly: “ Yes, i t w ill be a “ H arvest H om e” service If I get back from the o th e r s ide of tho w orld,” . DIany have asked tffa t th e “ Songs In
the N ight” be repeated , bu t the. leader says i t canno t .bo th is year. ,«
The banner for a ttendance in . th e A uditorium th is year so fa r m ust go to tho young people. No crow d yet has been so g reat. " ,
The Lake Carnival.
The annual carn iva l on W esley lake was held on M onday evening, and the occasion w as favored w ith ideal w eather. T housands of specta tors lined e ithe r b ank of the lake, every van tage’ spot being seized upon. . v
In Thom pson P a rk the stand used by th e A uditorium C hoir w as placed. T h is was occupied by m em bers of the Association, the cho ir and invited guests. D uring the evening the choir sang a num ber of pieces. >
T h e decorations of boats, bridges, lake and houses along th e lake fron t far surpassed an y th in g of like- kind ever before a ttem pted - here'. Between the two fo o t bridges a b r il lian t effect was produced by. th e a rran g em en t of several hundred e lectric ligh ts of diffe ren t colors, on w ires s tru n g from shore- to shore and cau g h t in the shape of a huge s ta r on a h igh tow er in th e cen ter of th e lake. T here were th ree of these, and they could be.seen from every po in t of view. T his idea of decoration w as conceived by Dir. A.C. Fields, and ..was successfully w rought out* by W alter F ran k lin , the A ssociation’s e lectric ian / F rom tlio centra l to w er a foun ta in th rew up je ts
•of w ater arid added g re a tly to the general effect.- •
T he bridges w ere s tru n g w ith J ap anese lan terns, w hicli shed a soft ra diance' over th e . scene. Thom pson
• Parle w as ablaze w ith light, for a t the sam e tim e tho W illing W orkers were ho ld ing a law n fete. .
The fireworks, of w hich there seemed to bo a goodly, q u an tity , were set off from tho lower bridge.
Dir, J . A. W ain righ t, of Ocean Grove, was aw arded th e first prize of $10 for tho best law n decoration. T he second prize, $5, w en t to Mr. W . C.. C ottrell, of Asbury: P a rk .
Tho boat, p rizes of $25, $20, $15, $10 and $5 w ent, respectively , to W arren B urnott, Ocean Grove, th o “M aine;” How ard • Amell, Ocean Grovo, tho “ B rooklyn; V R ichard W hittie r, the “ U ndo S am ;” N oah W eatheral, the “ Frolic ,” and W, B. T onkins, and A rth u r Cottrell, the “P rin ce to n .”
Scattering Seed Circle.
A n eat booklet descrip tive of its w ork h a s ju s t been issued by “tb e S ca tte rin g Seed Circle, K in g ’s D aughters and Sons /o f Ocean G ro v e .. I t is a handsom e little book, con ta in ing much valuable inform ation . Those who would like copies can ob ta in them from M iss M artha DllUor, 80 B roadw ay, Ocean Grove, o r DIrs. K a te R aphael, box. 2153, Ocean Grove.
MISSIONARY SUNDAY.
Sermon Preached by Rev. W, T. Oldham, of the'O hio. Wesleyan University. .
M issionary Sunday ivas favored w ith a b rig h t day, and the m ovem ent re ceived' ait Im petus th a t m ust cu rry It fo rw ard to tho accom plishm ent of a d d itio n a l achievem ents for glory.■ So crowded w as th e Tem ple m eeting a t 5 o 'clock th a t m any w ere unab le to gain adm ittance. Loth to move aw ay, they stood abou t the bu ild ing in th e hope of ga in ing en trance by som ebody L aving, and. fa iling In. th is , they w ere satisfied to g e t near a w indow and Huron to tlie s ing ing and ta lk in g as .best they could. Or. Alday, of the Devotio n a l C om m ittee addressed th e m eeting. . .
B ishop FitzG erald led the H o liness M eeting, to w htch a m issionary flavor w as im p arted by an address from Sirs. Z. P. Dendler. O thers who spoke, w ere Dr, Jo h n P a rk e r and Mr. Sam uel M. Myers.
A sho rt, sp irited song servlco p re- coded m orn ing w orah lr on Sunday la s t in thr, A uditorium , w hore th e an n iv e rsa ry exercises of the W om an’s Foreign M issionary Society w ere continued from Saturday, The la rgest m orning audience of th e season was present the body of tin- big building belnv- well filled,, while- but. few of-the gallery sea ts w ere unoccupied.
In keeping w ith the m issionary a n n ive rsary sp irit the service opened with Hymn 237, ' Jesu s shall re ign w here’er- the sun ' doth h is successive J o u rn e y s .ru n ,” sunr, heartily by the v a s t co n g re g a tio n ..
P ray e r w as offered by Rev. Dr. M urphy, of the Ph ilade lph ia Conference, who, in a d d lt io n 'to tho Invocation fo r Divine favo r .upon m issions arnl m issionaries, expressed th a n k s to God fo r th e declaration of peace betw een the w a r r in g nations. T h e lessons Were, first, the F o rty -s ix th Psalm • In which tho s tren g th of Goi: Is p ro claim ed, a n d . ih which, very appro-, pria te in connection w ith our n a tiona l ‘ affairs a t th is time, nre: th e words, "H e m aketh w ar to cease." ' The second lesson wos the la t te r p a rt o t the la s t chap ter of M atthew , read by Rev. W, T. Oldham , the p re a c h e r: of tho m orning, form erly of India, and riow Profcssor in the Ohio W esleyan University.
It was. a fo rtu n a te circum stance th a t enabled th e ladles o f tho M issionary Society to secure th is gentlem an to preach. Of com m anding presence and pleasing personality , w ith a full, deep voice th a t w as eas ily heard in overy P art of the house, he held his hearers" - closest a tten tio n . H is .serm on w as a com panionable ta lk , w ith m issions as Its: theme,I based upon the sto ry of tho tia llllean p easan t and tlio e leven ethers s e a t fo rth to achieve conquests in th e w orld o t re ligions unbelief. -How the .program m e m apped o u t by Jesus' C hrist w as com pleted • b y . th e eleven.' and the ir successors in th e C hris tian church th rough ages w as g raph ically po rtrayed Iiy the speaker in “ though ts th a t b rea the and words th a t bu rn .”
Mr. U pham told 'o f his e n try , upon the relig ious life a fte r lis ten in g to a p rayer by th e illu s trio u s W illiam T aylor. H e was especially s tro n g tr. Illu s tra tin g his poin ts, and his experiences in Tndic w ere of absorbing ' li terest. T he s to ry was told of .ft H in doo m an, cla im ing to ho tw o'-hundred' years old, w ho, lifter lis ten ing to tho story of C hrist, asked he,- t t waa th a t a m an to young as he (the*speaker) knew a ll about Him , w hile o thers , in cluding him self, had never honrd of th e Jesus of Whom- he spoke. W hen to ld th a t i-. w as n lf In th e Biblo, copy of w h lc h ’w as given him , tho o ld ' m an a rra ig n ed him for not b ring ing th e Book sooner in the In te rest o f.u n -, evangelized heathendom . And fully one-halt c l th e w orld says life sam e tliing. “W hy do you no t send us the mesBago?" One of the g rea te s t re s tric tio n s to m issionary w ork is th e h a lt spoken w ords, “Arc n o t the people saved w ithou t the G ospel?”—a question that, 'passes often th rough tho m inds o f th e la ity ftod has n o t le ft H im self w ithou t w itnesses. W hile .Mr. Upharn believed th a t God Inspired Confucius, B hudda and M ahomm ot, he believed th a t Je3U3 C h ris t was the d ay -s ta r se t on high, and in H im a re sw ept up a ll tho t r u t h s 'o f all the beliefs, creed?, isms nnd ologles. T he h eathen lands, acco rd ing .to his word, do not need Illum inating teaching, b u t reg en era tin g , teach ing , no t to lie found anywhere-, ou tside of Jesu s C hrist, T here is n o t a progressive race outside of C h ristian ity . T he -heathen needs us. How shall we send them tho Gospel? By no m ore effective m oans than a t tho hands of tho w o m en ..
H is plen fo r a generous m issionary con tribu tion m et w ith a read y re sponse. • ’
S ignor Vitale.U nder th e p ressu re of largo num bers
P f Ocean Grove people, tho. Ocean Grove A ssociation and Signor V ltalo have a rran g ed a specia l-concert l o he given b y him a t the Ocean Grove Au-: d lto rlum , w ith the finest a r t is t ic a s - , s istance procurable; on W ednesday evening, A ugust 17th.
I t w ill bo th e only, possible o p p o rtu n ity of h earin g .th e w orld renow ned m an, whoso v lpim sponlts e ith e r tea rs o r sm iles fo r th e l is te n e r a t th e o p tio n of th e perfo rm er. T he fa ilu re to hear him will bo th o -reg re t .o f a life tim e..
So iong as votir h e a r t Is it the w orld you r church m em bership w ill count fo r li t t le In holy service..
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T h e C a m p - M e e t i n g .
' F rom tim e , immemorial-—-that' is,• from th e inception of the idea which
has, by logical evolution, produced tho Ocean Grovo we see in th is yeav of grace, 189S—w hatever e lse .th e iiu tltu -
/ t i o n s ta n d s ' for, th e annunl camp- m eeting is, and; hits been the culm lna-
?• tio n and clim ax of a ll o th e r form s of service, w hether educational, conventional, m em orial o r m issionary , w hich have entered .-into the com position 'o f
;. tlio season’s program . ' ’ ' . ./• .T he Association is s tric tly a corpor
a tion crystalized around a cnmp-moQt- / ing. It-Is hound by every so rt of obli
gation to m ain ta in , even a t tiie expense of every th ing else, th a t concentra tio n of evangelistic effort, fo r those ‘specific resu lts which, belong to a thor-
.b.ughly organized cam p-m eeting.' T h is has hefft, as it. ever should, be
in tlie fu ture, the suprem e end «n(! aim ■ of every, season’s gathering . T he tim e
is now upon 11s. N ex t F riday m orning n t 10,30 p ray in g ,p eo p le w ill m eet be-. Iq\'q the g re a t A u d ito riu m 'a lta r to in tercede with God, th e G iver of all need- ed grace, for such enduem ent. of bless-
• ink- and pow er as tiie exigency dem ands during ten consecutive days of rousing religious; service. - •
•J'-7 A t 3 .‘p. m /s a m e day, a w orkers’ conference, em bracing preachers, evangelis ts and.’th e -ra n k aud file of m em bers wii'o love the cause, a n d 'u n d e rs ta n d the m ethods of souM t in n in g w ill g a th e r (o 'tak e ; counsel arid gird them - selyes fo r .th e battle . I t Is needless to say th n t -IMsliop F itzG era ld w ill be a t
.both".these p rep ara to ry convocations.• He . prov iden tia lly .and officially stands . h i th e .iiead :of the colum n. .He* should'
no t be left, to s tan d 'a lo n e . T h is is to be.-tiie tim e w hen the. A arons arid H urs
.com e ;iri. Let th e re ' be a g ra n d . ra lly o f the godly. •; ? ; '; A successful cam p-m eeting at. Ocean Gro.ve. m eans m ore to all our ad jacen t
/su m m e r re so rts socially, m orally ,financ ia lly ,, and in every o ilier respect tlian- ,any figures can com pute.;- ; ?
;. t A- fa ilu re in the fervency, pow er and p rac tical sav ing resu lts of the Ocean Grove Cam p-M ccting w ill affect every
. in te re s t on the coast In th is vicinity , from bank ing in s titu tio n s down to cottage sites and fam ily ten ts . I t 'w ould
•w rite "ichabod” on our banners, and b lig h t- th e m ost bloom ing a ttra c tio n s of these 7>hcnomei}ai c ities by tbe sea.
. A c ircu lar is usually issued on the eve -of cam p -m eetin g ,. in w hich the p re s id en t/am i m em bers of th e Association , a fte r ou tlin ing the continuous services of every day for ten days, ap peal to all the people a t th is tim e .within ou r gates, to give cam p-m eeting
•services the righ t of w ay; to suspend p a rlo r am usem ents, p leasure excur
s io n s , arid • a l l ; frivolous behavior; and to ..go in for salvation!• S a lvation will be tlio them e of song and serm on; T his w ill be th e burden of heavem beseecliirig prayer: "Awake, 1/ Zion! • Como ye up to the help of th e L ord ;, ito tho help of th e Lord ag a in s t the m lglity ," . ?.-:»'* On F rid ay evening tho usual opening Sacram ental service will be held. . A hundred m in isters, representing- every evangelical denom ination in th e iari'd, W ill comuno. together. W hat a spectac le for m en and angels!; T he m ilitan t church will celebrate the love o f its dy ing am i ascended bend and L ord—'M ethodist, P resb y te rian, L u th eran , B aptist, E piscopalian— C h ris t’s followers- of every nam e, side by side! "" • * • ' / . . •V, Tho* preach ing , services w ill be in a ugura ted on S atu rday m orning by E vangelis t M unhall, and in th e evenin g by Rov. C. H . Y atm an. '.
T he Ohio q u a rte tte of. evangelists w ill have charge of every a fternoon service, and be active in song and la-
, bo r a t ov.ery m eeting. • ■/;;Now. fo r a g rea t salvation season.
F a ll In line. C h ris t expects every one bearing .his name, to do h is duty.
. .Tiie in ab ility o f B ishop C. C. McCabe to* bo p resen t and preach nex t S abbath m o rn ing has caused somo confusion in tho p rogram fo r cam p-mcet^ •ing pu lp it service; T he hope is .f e lt , an d 's trong ly expressed, -that B ishop F itzG era ld m ay be induced to take , the p lace of tlio ab sen t B ishop - McCabe, and preach the Sunday m orn ing serm on him self. T his is th e vox populi!
Do S om eth ing .
T he Advocate drops th is tim ely h in t: "T o those who go aw ay from home during the sum m er we recom m end th is fam ilia r and hom ely counsel: Do all th e good y o u : can, in': a |I th e w ays you can,, t o a l l : tfie-peopie. you can, > T he s tim u ia tin g ,' upbit 11 ding a n d ' sav ing In- fluence of a good exam ple in regard to th e d isch arg e" o f re lig ious duties lias saved m any -from; d ishonoring theii* Lord, and in v a d in g ; t h e i r 'o w n :self- respect ^ .v .0 h r i8 t i^ .- ; ; ;A n d '\ to : those .who irem din a t . bioine bearirig the • b u rden iand . herit ’of t h e d ay /w e : suggest th is sage arid pious reso lve: I: cannot do eVerytiling, b u t I; can .'clo. som eth ing ;‘ w h a t i can do I,p u g ljt;tp dot, and w hat V o ugh t to do,' hy. ';tiie help -of. God, * I w ill. d o . ' Sucli ia*,determ ih riilo ii-w ill .quicken - a ' holy.:■a m b itio n : for service; and w hen once th is fastens ifcsel.f upon t he spTr itual p ri d r gl e s : the soiil-i if e ; be - comes b roader and-deeper, and Us joys a re m ultipled a thousand fold.
W ant Prof.M organ to Lead Them
M embers of tlio Ocean Grove Festival C horus have prepared the fol- iqwirig petition,' addressed , to the Ocean GroVe A ssociation and Rev; Dr. PrIce, -Deiin 0 f. the Sum m p'rS eiio01 * o f .Theology:? / / / .■■■’ :? ./? ? /; : / ’/ ? ? ;
.//G entlem en: W e, th e ? uriclersigned, m em bers of thb Ocean Groye F es tiv a l:
' Oh 01*11 s , beg ;leave to -cal 1 /your; a t (eh-; t io n : to. the'..difficu 1 f jes under;w h ich we labor: in h av ing a d iffe ren t;lead e r . for. th e A re n d it io n /o f < the /h rritb rlO s from ' the ; one', who leads the. . rehearsa ls . S i iico .no tw o leaders can he absolutely al ike, tfi e chan ge; ‘causes' a 1 ack of - con - iidenbe Valid a danger Of VerrorsV W e, therefore,! w ish . to a sk Vthrit -.you? bo change y ou r a rrangem en ts a s to secure to us: the, sariie le a d e r 'fo r ;:public ren’- d ltions . th a t we; have Tor,': rehearsalb’J • aridvwe: desiro • to .express .our e a rn e s t hope th a t .such leader may: be. Prof; T allie M organ.",:V :;v^/V v ? ? ' • ;? :??,;? A lready t h e . nam e 0 f every memhei' o f .;the choir who *lias:h ad ; oppoHiini ty to see tiie pe tition Is a ttached to It, show ing th e esteem in w hlch.M r. Morgan is held. ; ; • -"V? '.'/•*'• • '';?■ *?;';••
Cold or Hot.
MINOR MENTION. -
Cold or hot, ray Irlond? Feel your sp iritu a l pulse and. see. P u t the B ible therm om eter under y o u r tongue. Search your h ea rt nnd see how ranch love Tor C h ris t is le tt there . If, a fte r such nn h onest exam ination , yon find th a t the tem pern tu ro has ru n low, very low—w hat then? Should you quit the church and th row up your C hristian profession? No! a thousand tim es no! The llo ly . S p ir it’s m essage to you is, “ Be zealous, therefore, and repen t.” T he only w ay to rep en t of sin Is; to qu it It. Tho only wuy to w arm a chilled fram e Is no t lo th row yourself Into a snow lmnlt. hu t to hasten to .th e flre. Come baclt to a deserted Saviour! Instead of e rasin g -y o u r b lurred namo from theV ehurch reg iste r, seelc a re conversion. , , ' ' ..v' .
Sim on P o te r 's best w ork .wns done a fte r lie Was reconverted. Do not stop, w ith lam enting your neglect of the place of prayer. Open again the door of devotion, and go In am! throw yourself down n t the M aster’s feet, and cry ou t, “ I have sinned; I am m o moro w orthy to be- called Thy s e r v a n t” Set! up again y ou r a lta r, nnd on It lay the sacrifice o f a con trite h e a r t A t the ear lie st m om ent lhy hold o f som e b lood-stln 'ing C hristian . w o r k ; I t will warm you up. I t m a y /ta k e some tim e to get the blood Into, full, free c irculation again , and to recover., your lost ground and ;.lost health . B u tw h e n , you do get a fresh tide-of C hris t's lovo pouring in to your h eart, and a fresh glow of H is lik en ess ' cm. your counten a n ce 'y o u w ill feel as,. Lazarus, m ust bnve fe lt w hen lie shook, off th e grave clothes und leaped in to life again.— T. L. Cuyler, D. D.
Heaven.
“ I could hard ly w ish to en te r heaven did I believe its in h ab itan ts were idly to s it by p u rling stream s, fanned by balm y air.
“ H eaven, to bo a place of business,- m u s t.b e a place, of activ ity . H as. th e farrreach lng : m ind of Newton censed its profound investigations? H as David hung up, h is 'h a rp as useless a s the dusty arm s in W estm inste r Abbey? H as Paul, , g low ing w ith Godlike - enthusiasm , ceased Itin era tin g the un iverse of God?
“A re P e ter; and C yprian, and E dw ards, and Payaoh , and E v a rts Idling aw ay an e te rn ity in mer.e psalm , singing? H eaven .Is a place of restless hc- IJvity, th e abode o f n ev er-tir in g thought'. . .David and: Isa iah will Bweep nob ler and lo f t ie r .s tra in s in e te rn ity ,- and th e sain ts,, unclogged by cum bersom e clay, will, fo rev er feast on the banquet of rich and g lorious thought. My young fr iends , go on ; you will n ever get through. An e te rn ity of u n tir in g action ia before you, and the universe of th o u g h t Is your field.”— H. W. Beecher.
A ttractive Power of th e Church.
: Tlm hopse oP God' w hich becomes, noted I n ,a .neighborhood ns a p lace lh w hich .m any s inners have tieen ,“ trap s-, form ed by the . renew ing ' ot tho lr m inds” w ill, by a c e r ta in ,in s tin c t o f. ou r redeem ed humanity;- soon, become a cen ter of a ttra c tio n , n o t . on ly to those w ho,-w ith scarcely any light, are! g rop ing a f te r , th e tru th , h u t .even, to m en whq are s t l l l ' hard ily going, on :,in sin. T h e '.g rea te s t fame in C hris tian ity is the fam e qf the cures she w orks,, h e r g re a te s f 'g lo ry th e g lo ry of. tho. s a in ts "she tra in s , h e r : own unBhared renow n th e renow n of s inners renewed In the Im age of God; a n d .w h e re v e r works, of th is k ind a re noised abroad in an y com m unity,, th e re th e p reach e r w ill no t w an t heareVs, there the sow er w ill no t be w ith o u t n field.—The Bov. W illiam A rth u r . \- . .
The eloquent Dr. S. P. Cadnran, of New. Y ork, w ill fill the A uditorium pu lp it n e x t S unday nlglit.
C am p-m eetlng wlll commence a t , 7,30, o 'clock on F riday ev en in g ,: w ith the ad m in is tra tio n of the Holy Sacram e n t ' ,
Rev. T . : Snpwden . Thom as, o f - th e ’ Ph ilade lph ia Conference, w i l t preach in W est Parle M. E . C hurch, A sbury P ark ,, nex t Sunday m orning, the 20th inst. v, ‘
W hen overflow, m eetings become nee: essary a t th e 'cam p-m eeting evening services,: the .'.W estern Q uarte tte and all our local evangelis ts Will be called in as reserves. . ' _
. On T hursday bf nex t week th e M ethod ist Sunday Schools of A tlan tic H ighlands, K eansburg and N nveslnk will b ring th e ir annunl ex cu rsio n 'to Ocean Grove and A sbury Park .
Tho A uditorium C hoir held Its a n nual picnic la s t Satu rday a t Benson P ark , ju s t beyond In te rlaken station . The enjoym ent w a s-in proportion to the large a ttendance.
• The w estern q u a rte tte of sing ing 'evangelists engaged to run . the a fte rnoon services du ring tho ten ilnys of cnm p-m eetiug are q!1 p reachers; and said to he first-class men for both song and serm on;
Sad new s conics to us In regard to the condition of th a t long-time- favorite a t Ocean Grove, Prof. .1. R. Swoney. He wns taken hom o.from Lanillsville p ro stra ted by the heat; and C hester papers say his condition Is precarious.
Dean Price, of th e Sum m er School of Theology, who Is enjoying a well- earned rest here since: the close of the school, oil M onday w as called to Sing S ing on business, l ie • p u rp o se s ' re m ain ing In the Grove w ith his .family un til abou t S ep tem ber,1st.
-The. W om en's E ncouragem ent Meetings to be held on W ednesday and T hursday preceding the cam p-m eeting, has • heretofore been an adm irable feeder in a revival and sp iritua l way tb th e soul-w inning work, of the camp. W om en's p rayers m ay s tn rt-th e fire! ;
Mr. John R. Swoney, the form er tender of .the A uditorium Choir, is very 111 a t liis homo in Chester, Pn. This nows w as announced to th e choir on M onday evening during tho lake car-, nival. By a ris in g vote the m em bers of the cho ir extended to Mr. Swency the ir sym pathy and earnest w ish for a speedy rocovery.
A t St. P a u l’s Clnircli, Ocean Gro.ve, Inst Sunday, Rev. W illiam Denm an, D. D., preached from th e text, "S ir, we would see Jesu s.”—John xil,.21. U ntil recen tly Mr. Dciimim w as located a t B attle Creelt, Mlcli., w here he occupied th e p tilp lt of th e .F irs t M. E. Church. I-Ie Is a g ifted and eloquent preacher.
How can th is disagreeable feature of A uditorium congregatrnns—th a t of go- Ing ou t by scores nnil hundreds a fte r the Eong service and before the 'se rm on —:be p reven ted? Some kind .of short, sharp and decisive action had b e tte r he taken by P res id en t FitzG erald when cam p-m eeting begins. T h e prnc.tlce is a stounding to s tran g ers. >
Mrs.- Grace W elser Davis, '.a fte r, the- long and: try in g . prdehT she has; passed th ro u g h in a tten d an ce -d u rin g , th e . illness and- death. of her excellent m blli- er, Is able to tak e some p a rt, in the, public services once m ore. She w as a t t h e ‘T abernacle H oliness M eetlng.on M onday, nnd w ill s ta r t her. C hild ren’s. C hurch In connection w ith the cam pr m eeting n e x t Saturday..
Rev. Mr. Sauher Is one-, of the m any m in iste rs we have h a d , w ith us -this sum m er, ffe -re tu rn ed to h is honie nt P eo ria , K ansas, .on S a tu rd a y 'h u t. a fte r spending th ree weeks hero. I t Is not un likely th n t he m ay he called to a p rom inen t church In the n o rth e rn part b f th is S tate, w hich, I t Is believed; he will , n o t be averse to com ing cast to serve, - '■
Our Prof. Ford, whose presenco am ongst us is heartily welcomed each year, has boon prevailed upon to give an e n te rta in m en t a t the Sheldon House on W ednesday evening. As ii hum oris t Prof. Ford s tan d s In the fron t rank of A m erica 's best en te rta iners. He w ill lie assisted upon th is occasion liy Mme. Eloiso V itti; th e soprano who has1 been so w ell received h e re ; . Miss M ay V incent W hitney and' Jo lm H an cock: .both o f’ recognized ab ility ; W e have n o . d oub t th e re wlll be a large num ber of persons th a t w ill w an t to a ttend th is .ontertalnm ent, and th a t they, w lil.b e p leased .w e can w ell believe.
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I f wo .cannot o pen ‘.one leaf of Jlfe!s book before th e destined m om ent, we can a t’ least p rep are ourselves to w rite w hat is . w o rth read in g w hen i t is o p e n . / •’
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I have a friend so precious,So v e ry 'd e a r to me!
H e loves mo w ith such tenderness, He loves m e 'fa ith fu lly ; *
I could not live a p a r t from H im ,'I love to feel Him n igh;
' And so we dwell together, ” •My. Lord and h .
Som etim es I ’m fa in t and weary. He know s th a t I a n r wea’Ic,
And so He bids m e lean on Him,' :H is help I gladly seek;He leads me In th e p a th s of ligh t.
B eneath a sunny sky;And so we w alk togecheiY.
? : / My Lord and I.Ho. k n o w sjio w nntch I lovo H im, - " .H e knows I love Him well; ;But' w ith w ha t love He loyotl) mo,-
My tongue could never te ll; • I t ' i s tin. everla stin g love,;
_ . In . ever rich ..supp ly /And so we love each o ther,' '
.’ My. Lord* and I. .I te ll Him all my sorrow s,
.. I tell I-Ilm all my jo y s /I tell H im -nil th a t pleases me,
, :I tell H im w h a t annoys; .He te lls me- w hat I ought co.dn,
He te lls me w liat to try ;A nd'so we ta lk togctlier;
■ ? './ .; 'My Lord and I. •: ? ? •/He know s liow I am longing,-
Some w e a ry soul to. win;And so Tie bids me go a r il spealc
A loving word for HIui;?1-Ie bids me tell H is w ondrous love, /A n d why H o came, to die; : Antriso. w e’w ork-together, •
, ■* • My Lord and I.I have H is Y oke upon-m e,
And easy ‘tls to bear;In th e burden th a t He c a r r ie d / :
I gladly tak e a shave: . ," *, / ... F o r th en it is my happiness.
To have Him alw ays-n igh ;W e bear the. yoke together,.
;•• .zMy Lord arid I. •/
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If people would only th ink .T h ink o f;th e fu tu re—eterp lty . T h in k
w here th e y will spend It,M any do not care to th in k abou t the
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th is w o rld , is- som thirig th ey neither, caro, to Speak no r tliin k about.: So long ris th ey can th ey go oh. liv-
i i rigVth ei r lives,1 of -selflshriess—seek Ing p leasures , here and th e re .-riev er sa tis fied ,'.- b lit ori'. th e /’con tra ry .. coritiriually seeking .something npw ;wi'th w h ich to ;riccupy .the/m irid.• - T o. th e 'sinner- th e thought, of death •is-;ever .p a in fu l;and a source of fear. .• /- M eet' it- we a il m u s t;<the/questibn; is',
,hOW? ‘ '/?/*;;/ ; •: •‘..V ( ’I f people would th in k less abou t .the
world, and its am usem ents aiid more about th e ir soul ancl e te rn ity , there would not be so m uch unhappiness.
T h ink o f those whom you love. You have influence w ith them e ith e r for good or e v i l . . W hich shall I t be? Some day you m ust s tand before tlio B ar of God, th e re .to give account of th e deeds done In th is body ?? •./ Excuses .will not-availJ. ' • / .?
; yoii; have evaded your responsib ilities you . m ust; e x p ec t and. you will •receive;: punishriien t fo r fail.ing to .do •your' duty. ?• • / ? ; ’? / ’/ / '?•■ •
/T h in k of the opportun ities you ; have :had fo r 'd o in g good -th is ;day, ;p id you ta k e ., advan tage of /(hem 'or? w ere you . so / wrapped ’ up in . self th a t y o u ‘ neglected every opportun ity excep t' those w hich could a p p aren tly , b rip g . you. s o m e ‘happiness? '. V> . / /’ ; ' ’/ T h ink w ha t a ll th is carelessness will m ean to -you. T h in k i t over even though i t Js unp leasan t. Rem em ber, “T he wages o f s in is death .” (Rom. 6:23.) ? v . •: . •. .I f you continue in y ou r p resen t
course you a re bound to receive theso wages, and a lthough you m ay n o t wish to receive them you will find th a t escape is impossible, unless you do som eth in g besides th in k abou t th e m atte r.
T h ink of your life. W h a t is i t? Is i t /rise less *and w asted ? / C an you .be p roud of. th e ways' you .have sp en t Uie d a y s? / C an you look abou t you. and see thoseM o whom your life has been o f .any benefit?.? / / /• : ?- ;
-The:‘death •; a n g e l; m ay eyen now be on- his w ay' to w hisper t o you th a t tim e Is u p / A re you re ad y ?? / : ? / / / ? ; ' /' R eady y o u : iqust be •-when th e • sum
m ons comes, fo r th e re will th en be no tim e to p rep a re /;-/
/N ow Is th e tim e to /p rep are ; then w ill ;be th e • time, when.: th a t /p re p a ra tion: w ill . te ll. T h a t p repara tion cann o t .be too careful.’ ?
,We need to ‘-th ink ," and th a t continua lly . / : / ; ': ? ;/•/??■ /';•? : ’. • .• ■
H e ever s tan d s ready to help, us and lead us, - and / . if ; we ' would be safe we m u st pu t ourselves dp H is hands.-
O u r. danger . lies•• .1 n our. liab ility to th in k th a t our own / s tren g th i? suffic ient. ' / • ..•' ;/V: y - y /•. ? i:., -Vr 1 .'.
W e/ ni ust. lean ' on, / th e /.E v e r I as t i n g A rm s.: I t is .o u r .only safety and surety .'
L e t us th in k of, th e se th ings, rind seriously, 'find n o t' pnly ..th ink,but a c t . :V ‘ M ay 'God:L eip an d stren g th en . a 11 to
/do .- th e ir./d u ty , an d may, we / ever be fo u n d s /to o k in g to Jesus,' tliri au th o r ahd flh isher o f ou r fa ith ; who for the /Joy th a t w as se t.b e fo re H im ,:endured th e cross, despising th e sham e, and is se t down • a t th e r ig h t hand of tho .throne of God." (H eb. 17:2.).
A S a d d e n in g S ig h t .
•. "L saw i t one m orn ing ,” ,: w rites -an In d ian m issionary ; “.it w as w ith in th e tom pie of th e sun god v I w as p ass’ing a long tliri / road , and / had just, reached a large ta n k w here people, batherthrimT
.seJves find wash th e ir clothes, w hen I heard the . Voice/ of it m an sing ing In th e ad jo in in g riemple. W e -apriroriched arid I entered th e . door; There; ly in g ■flat* on* th e ground b efo re h is idol god, bang ing h is head; on th e floor,/w as -a m an; ’ *He-was sing ing niost earnestly , arid/ h is voice wTas. n o t unm usical;:
"P resen tly he arose, and, s tan d in g ;on ‘ one/ leg before the idol,'; began' ;-to sprinkle , i t w ith w ater/ A fter.\this./lie rapidly? w a lked?round th e outside 'of the* templo, Binging all the time,) and th e n ; a g a in , tu rn e d to. h is positioh be
f o r e the idol; //S ho rtly a f te r th is lie ra 1 sed from th e grourid?a 1 litle b rass vessel,' in w hich w ere curds, a n d le f t to offer . th e s e / in ' a rib ther te riip le ; to M ahadev Xthe .great H indu.'god). T h is was p a r t bf liis every m o rn ing ’s w ork before go ing to t h e " K ucheri (law court),w here he. is a governm ent c lerk In a h ig h , position ," ‘ ' : •-'.'
Ho w as 'a : w ell educated m an, and ye t fu ll of th e debasing ignorance, of idol w o rsh ip ./. E ducation is ho t enough to save - the heathen . N othing? b u t the gospel of th e grace of God can do it. O fo r th e tim e w hen th is glad gospel shall be preached everyw here! —G o spe l-in A ll-L and r i :
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S in g p ra ise s , fo r o u r God is K in g , D o th o n th e m o u n t a n d on th e s e a ; 1
H e ig h t ab o v e h e ig h t in sp ire s F a i t h ’s . w in g , ; ‘ .T h o u g h s t r o n g th e . a lie n hogtq m a y
• ' ' beO n h ig h e s t m o u n t, o r by th e sea , •■•
S in g p ra ise s , God is K in g a lo n e ,U pon H iB p ro m ise s w e s ta n d ,
T h e y l in k u s to th e A lm ig h ty ’s th ro n e , ■A ran so m e d , jo y o u s , co n q u e rin g
. b a n d , .•O n h ig h e s t m o u n t , o r by th e s e a . •
S in g p ra ise s ,- s in g , L o v e’s b a n n e r .• w av es ,
’T w as C a lv a ry s a w i t firs t un fo ld , ’T w as th e r e t h e . so n g began,- “ He
s a v e s ,” .B u t s a v in g g ra c e ca n n e ’e r b e ,to ld
On h ig h e s t m o u n t, o r by th e sea .
S in g p ra ise s , s in g , a n d h ig h e r m o u n t, F o r , oh , th e la n d to bo possessed!
S in k d ee p e r, s in k in to th e fo u n t, "• W h e re so u ls find peace an d .h eav en ly
Test, : .On h ig h e s t m o u n t , o r by th e sea . .
S in g p ra ise s ti ll th e dead aw ak e ,’ T ill ca p tiv e so u ls sh a k e off th e ir
. c h a in s , •T ill h il ls ;a n d w av es th e i r s ile n ce
b re a k ,’ ‘ '. W ith h o s ts p ro c la im , .-‘H e re ig n s ,
H e re ig n s ,”On h ig h e s t m o u n t, o r by th e sen.
A NEW FLAG.
B ea u tifu l C h ris tian E m blem D esigned by a .B rook lyn N e w sp a p e rM a n ..
T ho T im e s h a d a. c a ti l a s t S a tu rd a y ; f rom M r. C h a rle s C. O v e rto n , e d ito r of th e B ro o k ly n J o u r n a l , w ho . c a m e to O cean G rove In th e in te re s t , o f th e C h r is tia n F la g E x te n s io n S ocie ty , w h o se o b je c t is t l ie .e x to r is lo n o f the u s e o f “ T h e C h r is t i a n F l a g r ’ H e ca lled o n B ish o p F itz G e ra ld , w ho , a f t e r Hs- te n ln g to th o s ig n ifican ce o f th e ,C h r is -
. t l a n flag, s a l d !to h im th a t th e seaso n w as too f a r a d v a n c e d to do I t ' ju s t i c e th i s y e a r , b u t t h a t n e x t s e a s o n :O c e a n G rove w ould r a is e th e C h r is tia n flag, a n d w ould a r ra n g e w ith . M r. O v erto n
. fo r a s u ita b le e x e rc ise w h en i t s h a ll h e u n f u r le d j 't h n t h e e n d o rsed i t s u se , an d th o u g h t i t an a p p ro p ria te , an d u s e fu l- h e lp to C h r is tia n w ork ..
T h e C h r is t ia n flag, is m o s t sym bo lic . T h e g ro u n d is w h ite , r e p re s e n tin g peace,, p u r i ty a n d ’ in n o c en ce ; In th e u p p e r c o rn e r I s -a b lu e field, th e co lo r o f th e u n c lo u d ed s k y , a sy m b o l of h e a v e n , 'f a i th a n d t r u s t . In th e c e n tre o f th e b lu e Is th e c ro ss , th e , e n s ig n an d ch o se n sy m b o l of . C h r is t ia n i ty ; th e
t in ; eiutisTiAS ri.v c , c ro ss is red , ty p ic a l o f C h r is t’s b lood. E v e ry ' s e c t o f .C h ris t’s,- fo llo w e rs can e n d o rse th e flag , a n d i t i s ’eq u a lly , a p p licab le to a ll n a tio n s .'. I t .s ta n d s fo r, n o ,c ree d -.o r d e n o m in a tio n . ,
T he , C h ris tian - flag w as. d e s ig n e d b y M r. O v e rto n , w h o is s u p e r in te n d e n t of; B r ig h to n C h ap e l S u n d a y School, C oney: I s la n d , . a n d w as firs t p re se n te d to C h ris te n d o m la s t S c p te m u e r , and s ince .
. h a s b ee n rece iv ed by C h rlsU p n s e n th u s ia s t ic a l ly a n d c o rd ia lly , and Is in u se in h u n d re d s of- c h u rc h e s a n d ' S u n d ay S choo ls th ro u g h o u t th e U nion.
, A t ' t h e ex e rc ise s in the.. A u d ito riu m la s t S a tu rd a y a f te rn o o n B ishop F itz G era ld , spoke of th e C h r is tia n flag, arid i t s p e c u lia r fitn ess fo r 'p ro m in e n c e . In O cean G rovo. In s p ire d by th e idea of th is flag F a n n y J . .C rosby , h a s w r itte n a .b e a u tif u l liy m n ,,w h ic h h as . been .s e t
■ to m u s ic by M r. R . H u n tin g to n W o o d m a n , o r g a n is t a n d 'c h o irm a s te r o f tlie F i r s t P re s b y te r ia n C h u rch , B ro o k ly n , N . Y . • .
Subdued by a Pet.
.A, s tr a n g e ' s to ry .o f c o n v ic t life is r e la te d by , a '.B o s to n jo u rn a l. - I t a p p e a rs th a t a c o n v ic t u n d e r l i fe s e n te n c e g a v e a g r e a t d e a l o f tro u b le to th e w a rd e n an d officers.. H e w as a m a n o f g ig a n tic s tr e n g th , .v e ry su lle n an d l i a b le . to fits o f v io len ce , in w h ic h h o ' w o u ld a t ta c k th e officers o r h is fe llow - p r fs o n e rs w ith a m u rd e ro u s fu ry ; B u t,
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seen h is sm ile , a n d th e c o n v ic t becam e q u ie te r a n d m o re ; g e n tie . T h e re w as n o th in g to e x p la in th e ch a n g e , an d a ll th e officers w o n d ered : a t i t . F e a r in g h o .w as p lo t t in g som e m isc h ie f th e p f- j le e rs w a tc h e d h im c lo s e ly : W h e n h e
• th o u g h t h im se lf u n o b se rv e d he w as seen to g la n co u n d e r h is o u te r - g a r m e n t - a t s o m e th in g h id d e n on h is b r e a s t* S u p p o sin g I t w as a k n ife o r som e o th e r w eap o n , tw o . o f th e m ap* p ro a c h e d h im fro m b eh in d , p u lled h im do w n a n d m ad o a n e x a m in a t io n . H is h id d e n t r e a s u re p ro v ed t o bo .n o th in g , m o ro th a n a r a t . T h e m a n , h a d m ade f r f e n d s 'w ith i t , an d w as ev id e n tly v e ry fond o f i t T h e officers w e re g o in g to lefil i t , w h en th o p r is o n e r in te rp o se d a n d hogged fo r i t s . life . H e .s a id : ‘‘I t
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' w e lco m e to bo re je c te d . T h e qu ee r p e t, .w as re s to re d to th e p r is o n e r , an d fro m t h a t tlm p h e becam e a m odel co n v ic t, o b e d ie n t a n d d o c ile ; T liis is n o t th e o n ly in s ta n c e of lo v e ta m in g a . fierce n a tu re . I t is th e m o s t p o w erfu l in flu en ce w h ich , G.od em p lo y s to ch a n g e o u r h e a r ts . W h e n a m a n - b e g in s to lo v e ' H od lie h a s ' ta k e n th e f ir s t Step to w a rd h o lin e s s and a ll good.
A Cup of Cold W ater,#
To . m iss a t r a in is a lw a y s a d is a p p o in tm e n t , and w h en a y o u n g g ir l , u n u sed to tra v e l, finds h e rs e lf s tra n d e d In a s tr a n g e to w n , w ith s ix h o u rs to w a it , an d np k n o w in g w hen s h e w ill a r r iv e a t h e r d e s tin a tio n , th e s itu a t io n is , t r u ly fo r lo rn . ;
So I t w a a -w lth an an x io u s face and s in k in g h e a r t t h a t L o is D u n can s te p p ed off th e t r a in a t L a w re n c e . and W alked in to - th e s ta t io n ; T o h e r . s u r p r is e I t w as fu ll o f w om en a n d g irls , n ic e lo o k in g ones,, too, a ll la u g h in g and ta lk in g to g e th e r in th e m o s t c h e e rfu l w ay . W h a t could It be? Lois, s a t dow n in a .c o rn o r an d w a tc h ed w ith in te r e s t th e co m in g s an d g o in g s o f th e th ro n g . N e a rly a ll h ad on p u rp le b ad g e s , a n d s e v e ra l w ith , w h ite r ib bo n s seem ed to be m a n a g in g th in g s . F ro m tlie . w in d o w L ois could see .'carr ia g e a f te r c a rr ia g e d r iv e n up , filled a n d w h ir le d a w ay . .
F o r a w h ile th e e x c ite m e n t of i t a ll in te re s te d h e r , b u t so o n a h o m e sick fe e l in g to o k p o ssess io n . She a lo n e of all th a t c ro w d w as w ith o u t f r ie n d s and a p la ce to -go . S he fe lt so on th e o u ts id e , arid beTcre she k n ew i t th e te a r s w e re f a l l in g f a s t A lm o s t im p e rc e p tib ly th e w a itin g -ro o m h a d '.b ecom e em p ty , an d th e on ly , so u n d to be h ea rd w as. th e m o n o to n o u s t ic k of th e te le g r a p h ’ iii a n a d jo in in g room . S udden -, ly th e d o o r o p en e d , a n d a fre sh -face d , s ty lish ly -d re s se d y o u n g la d y ca m e in. S h e looked a ro u n d r a th e r , h e s ita tin g ly , an d th e n , a d v a n c in g to w a rd L o is ,.s a id , •’P a rd o n m e , b u t a r e y o u o n e o f tho d e le g a te s? ” ' -
'.‘N o t th a t I ■ kn o w of-,” ' an sw e re d L o is, s m ilin g th ro u g h h e r te a r s . “ W lia t a re th e y .d e leg a te s to?. Do te ll m e. I h a v e .b e e n lo n g in g to kno w .”
“ T h e y . a r e K in g 's ' D au g h te rs , an d th is is o u r .a n n u a l c o n v e n tio n . I -p ro m i s e d - to com e do w n w ith th e d o g c a rt a n d ta k e som e of th e m to th e ir , s to p - - p in g p laces.- B u t I g u e ss I’m too la te . I th o u g h t s u re ly you w e re o n e .”
‘‘No, I am o n ly a n u n lu c k y g ir l -w h o h a s m issed h e r . t r a in , an d . h a s s ix h o u rs to p u t in - th is : p la ce .”
“ S ix ho u rs !, you p o o r ch ild . W h a t w ill y o u -'d o w i t h - y o u rs e lf? I ’ll te ll y on . G e t in to th e c a r t w ith m o -a n d I ’ll sh o w you o u r .to w n .”
“ O h! .you a re too .k in d ,” sa id L ois. “ I : w o u ld n ’t lik e to p u t a s tr a n g e r to so m u c h 't ro u b le .” .
“ P sh a w , th a t 's , n o th in g . . I c a m e h ero to g e t a d e leg a te . Y ou’ll h a v e to s te p In to tlie b reac h . C om e, is tliis . y o u r, bag?-’ • ; .
S o b e fo re s h e could g e t h e r b re a th L o is found h e rse lf sp in n in g a lo n g , w ith h e r new -fo u n d frie n d , h e r te a r s d rie d a n d . h e r tro u b le s a l l fo rg o tte n . T h e ir l i t t l e pon y w as a g o o d . t r a v e le r , and so o n . to o k in t h e , le n g th - a n d .broad-th o f th e b u sy l i t t l e c ity .' T h e n th e y w e n t up to th e u n iv e r s i ty , . w h o se s ta te ly b u ild in g s a d o rn e d n h ig h h ill n ea rb y . B y the ' tim e it 'had* been ' th o ro u g h ly in v e s tig a te d i t w as High no o n , a n d n o th in g w ould ' sa tis fy , th is e n e rg e tic yo u n g h o s te s s b li t th a t Loi§ s h o u ld com e h o m e w ith h e r to d in n e r ;; Lois r a th e r d em u rre d a t th is , b u t . h e r o b je c tio n s w ere th ro w n to th e w in d s ’an d she. was. fo rced to obey.'. T h e - h o m e to w h ich th e y d ro v e w as m o d e st w ith o u t , b u t d a in ty ■ a n d . ev e n lu x u rio u s , .w ith in . E v e ry a t te n t io n th a t life - lo n g fr ie n d s could h a v e ’ bes to w ed •’ up o n h e r w as sh o w e red on L o ls; :and w h en th e t r a in cam e, it’ w as w ith , veal r e g re t on b o th s id e s , th a t .th e y p a r te d .
‘T s h a ll n ev e r, n e v e r fo rg e t y o u r k in d n e ss ,” sa id L o is.... ‘T f a l l K in g ’s D a u g h te rs a r e l ik e you I sh a ll w a n t td jo in r ig h t away.— 'I w as a s t r a n g e r and ye to o k ' m e iu .’ J o s e p h in e - O sm ond; in -.F o rw ard .
The Lady and tlie Bird.
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T h e se a re n o g u essw o rk • f igu re s, b u t th e official, re p o r t of th e A u d u b o n So-, c le ty of M assa c h u se tts . A nd • w h a t d o es I t m ean ; I t m e a n s , five ' m illion v o ices s til le d in 'n a tu r e ’s , a v ia n ch o ir . F iv e m illio n flashes of c h e e r in e s s an d g la d n e ss ta k e n from h u m a n life ; arid m illio n s of o th e r y o u n g liv e s .d o o m e d to s ta rv a t io n o r p re y in o rd e r , t h a t th e p lu m ag ed c o rp se of th e m jii’dered m o th e r b ird m a y b e r e n t by a .m i l l in e r an d ja m m e d in . h ideous s lia p e le ssn ess in m ila d y ’s h a t!
A h, m ilad y , is th e re no efficacy, in th e s e d e s o la tin g fig u re s? Is th e re n o m e rcy i a y o u r h e a r t , no consc ien ce in y o u r m a k e-u p , n o s e n t im e n t In y o u r s o u l? C an you en jo y th e . f in e s t o p e ra w h en you th in k th a t th e k il l in g o f th e b ird s w ith w h ic h y o u 'a n d y o u r s is te r s a r e c ro w n in g y o u r b e a u ty is g ra d u a l ly s ile n c in g t h e .g r a n d o ra to r io o f th e fo re s t an d th e fie lds?
A h ird le s s c o u n try . A v o ice less fo r- o s t! W h a t a d e so la tio n i t w o u ld he!- A nd y e t t h a t is J u s t w h a t th i s c o u n try Is co m in g to if th e s o n g b ird s o f o u r la n d a re to .he k il led off a t th e ra te o f five m illio n s a y e a r in o rd e r to g r a t i f y fem in in e v a n i ty an d keep w o m an “ in s ty le .”
W h a t a g r u e s o m e , h id eo u B , •' c o n s c ie n c e le s s “ s ty le ” i t is t h a t m u r d e r s m e lo d y a n d s i l e n c e s th e la rk th a t s in g s f r o m h e a v e n ’s g a t e ! — M a il n n d E x p r e s s .
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'4 0 O cean Path'.ySiy, near Cen- I tral Avenue, Ocean-Grove, .'■//■
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t T H E H L H S K f f , ?•3 and 5 PITMAN AV(ENU E, OCEAN GROVE, N .J .
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Atlantic■ i*» ■■ • . ..
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Th( A r l i n g t o n ,
OCEAN GROVE, N. J.
WILL OPEN JUNE 23rdExceptional Location, U nsurpassed Cuisine. Excellent Servici
and A ppointm ents. New York O rchestra. ,
P itm an Avenue- Near Ocean,
Ocean Grove, N. J.
STEAM HEAT, SUN PARLORS.C H A S .J . H U N T .
TH E O S B O R N E HOUSE ,COR. PITMAN AND CENTRAL AVENUES, OCEAN GROVE, N. J.
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P . O, B ox 2121. * F o r P a r t i c u l a r s A p p ly to HENRY WELSFORD.Tf DR. S T K R K S HOTEL., n-
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F iv e S tories. H igh , 3000 F e e t o f P iazzas. 100 Y ard s from S u rf, SunP arlo rs , L u x u rio u s B eds, S an ita tio n Perfect., S u p e rio r T ab le,: ;
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Address W . H. L. STARKS, M. D„T elephone Connection. OCEAN GROVE,
THE ARDMORE,OCEAN GROVE, N. J.Close to th o O cean, o n o o f tb e m ost
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10th Season. ' F o r ,ra te s by w e d k o r BenBon addre.ss ,fl. PI. RUSSELL.
Howland House,CSHU. T alior W ay , O cean Gi'ore, Ni. J:
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IV» A tla n tic A vcuuc. Ocean G rove,E nbirgeil u n d .Im n ro v e d . Less th a n tw o b locks from tno ocean , :
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W . S . HAYS, P. O. Box 13.!.
Olive House, OCEAN OROVE, N, J. Corner Hock and BcneU Aves, Olio Block from th e Ocean, Delightful «un Parlors
Mrs. M. E. SCHW ARTZ.
The Carrollton, Ohean Pathw ay near the beach. JOHN WILSON
H Q t l ) s G ! „ slino 17th Heason.
Ocean Avenue, Oeenn Orove, N. J. Open fur guests ' ;no 1s t, 16 8. A full ocean view, for tw enty miles.
Ith a iry rooms, good beds, modern conveniences,\- e th is tho popular nun-e 10 slop. Send for term s,..
C T J A l t L E S R O S S , P r o p r i e t o r . . •
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t u r n e d g u h c a rr ia g e s a n d dead,•bodies.; S o .‘d e lib e ra te ly .; d is o b e y in g h is . o rd e rs he. w e n t ! back , and. .t r ik in g - .h is . lioi’se m a.de.a -d o lo u r o t tw o m ile s Ih ' t h e r e a r , a scen d e d . th e h il l a n d .c ro ssed V - tlie b r ld g e / J u s t a s h e ; le f t /.th e b r id g e a sq u ad - o f ..' C o n fe d e ra te ;; c a v a lry m e n d a s h e d up ' fro in a, ro a d In te rse c t J n g the; b r id g e f r o m . t h e; n o r th ,!. a n d a s th e re w a s a tu rn ' in th e ro a d lie d id h o t; see th e m u n ti l they! w ere W ith in f if ty • fee t o f h im . / “ H a lt ! ” , s h o u te d th e - le ader! ‘‘C e r t a in ly / ’ '■ r^ p p h d e d ! /M h c ;:a ^ s p u r7 . r in g h is h o rse , h e : d a s lie d dQwn ith e slope o f .the second h ill, w h ile a vo lley o f sh o ts -fo llo w e d h im , b u t a l l .w h izzed h a rm le s s ly by.
' T lie cn v a lry m e n s c a t te re d , h o p in g to s u r ro u n d M ac, b u t lie w as not' tro u b led b y th is . H e w as bene fited , Jf a n y th in g . '- M a c h a d a n 'e x c e l le n t h o rse , a n d w as r id trig a lo n g a t a p r e t ty good sp eed w h en h e saw a . C o n fed e ra te , tro o p e r do w n th e ro ad . M ac w a s h o t a f r a id o f one, b u t lie th o u g h t th a t w h o re th e r e w as o n e th e r e m ig h t b e m o re a t h an d . In th is , h o w e v e r , . he w as m is ta k e n . T h e tro o p e r , w a s an I r is h m a n a b o u t M ac 's s ize . “ Be ja b b e rs y o u ’r e th e v e ry w a n O ’im lo o k in ’ fo r ,” h e .s h o u te d as he saw M ac. “ W ell, you a re n o t lo o k Jn g .fo r th is ,” s a id M ac, d ra w in g Ills rev o lv e r . “ F a i th and O ’im n o t,” re sp o n d ed th e I r is h m a n ; “ b u t w h a t ,- in th e n am e o f th o H o w ly M ary , d id I iv e r do. to y o u .” “ N o th - jng! th a 1 1 k n o w ; o f / ’ - sa 1 d Mac;-' “ F a i t h / th e n ; if /y e z a r e a g in t le m n n , a s I ex p e c t y ez a r e , r io t / l a v e . m e go .” !“Cer> t a ln ly / ’ s a id ' M ac, “ b u t ' .f irs t ; y o u m u s t * c h a n g e u n ifo rm s w ith m e , ' Q u ic k !" s a id Tie n s lie p la y ed w ith th e t r ig g e r of th e re v o lv e r ip an u n c o m fo r ta b le w ay fo r tile I r is h m a n . .“ W ell, s in ce i t ’s y ou , 01 su p p o se O’lll do i t , - a n d bad lp c k t o ’yoz .if Je ff D a v is ive r g e ts a h o w ld o n yez .” T h e y c h a n g e d u n ifo rm s- a n d e a c h w e n t o n -h is w ay , Mo c ta k in g th e I r is h m a n 's -w e a p o n s a n d - tu rn e d h is h o rse , loose. “ B e-dad an d Ol ; n i t e r k n ew t h a t sp a lp e en lo ik e . yez a r e y c r- s l l f lu u l 's ln s e en o u g h to .k n o w t h a t a new C o n fe d e ra te u n ifo rm w as b i t te r t h a n a n ! o ld Y a n k 's c lo th e s “ sa id th e .I r is h m a n a s ; h e w a lk e d aw ay . W ell; th e y a r e b e t te r fo r m e th is t im e ,” sa id M ac, “ goo d -b y e .” “ G ood-bye, an d bad lu c k to y ez ," a n d . each re s u m e d , h is jo u rn e y . *
M as i’bde th ro u g h th e C o n fe d e ra te l in e s in h is d is g u ise an d d e llv e rd tho d is p a tc h in sa fe ty . G en. ■ F re n c h - did n o t k n o w w h a t to th in k , w hen a C on fe d e ra te . tro o p e r b a n d e d h im a d ts -
.p a tc h , b u t M ac soon ex p la in e d m a tte r s - -an d w e n t h ac k to r e p o r t to G en. H o o k er. W h e n to ld of Mac.’s a d v e n tu re th e G enera l sa id ) “ M ac, do you k n o w .you co u ld ... he s h o t fo r t h a t / '
“ Y es. s i r / - a n sw e re d M ac, “ h u t I w ould r a th e r h e s h o t th a n to . lo se th e b a t t le h y l iv in g .” W h en M ac’s .conduc t w as
■reported to M cC lellan lie s a id : “ A so ld ie r w ho w ill ' d iso b e y o rd e rs ,w h ic li .lie k n o w s to b eV dgalh st h is d u ty / arid h e c a n n o t 'a c c o m p lis h , ills d u ty w ith o u t d iso b ey in g th e m , an d k n o w s .h e Is lia b le to be s h o t, d e se rv es to be m o re th a n , a com m on a id . Y ou a re now C a p ta in , M ac.”
M ac w as a M a jo r a t th e e n d 'o f th e w a r, a n d w lm t do you th i n k be is now ? H e ! Is P re s id e n t, of th e U n ite d - S ta te s , and h is nam e is W illia m M cK in ley .— F r a n k C la rk In S u m n e r J o u rn a l.
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M usic is a d iv in e In v e n tio n , an d fu lfils Its n o b le s t d e s tin y .w h e n . it l i f ts th e so u l . in to h a rm o n y w ith th e G vea t S p ir it , f r o m . ' w hom i t . c a m e fo r th . P o e ts an d p h ilo so p h e rs to ll u s t h a t t h e w ho le c r e a t lo n - i s fu ll, o f u n in t e r p re te d m u sic . E v e ry flow er t h a t b lo s so m s on th e w in d -s tir re d ro b e o f-sp rin g r in g s a tin y , be ll in a c l i im e . . T h e s m o o th s ta r s s lid in g on th e ro u n d o f h ea v en m a k e th e deep b a ss o f a ce le s tia l ’ sy m p h o n y . T h e . an g e ls ..are . dep le ted w ith ' h a rp s • a n d : v io ls • in th e ir h a n d s . T h e y ra n g e th e m se lv e s- in c h o irs ; th e y s in g a n d m a k e a n sw e r,, one to a n o th e r ,- p e r p e tu a l ly in jo y o u s c h a n ts a n d 's w e e t n n ttp h o n ie3 . N ay , God h im se lf , the. a u th o r , a s H e. is th e o b je c t o f a l l m e lo d io u s praise-, jo in s in th e in u s ic w h ic h H e h a th c re a te d . ' F o r , , w h a t 's a i t h th d p ro p h e t: * “T h o L o rd , th y G od, in th e m id s t of tltee is m ig h ty ; H e w ill s a v e ; H e w ill re jo ic e o v e r th e e w ith jo y ; H e w ill r e s t in H ia lo v e ; H e w ill jo y o v e r th e e w ith s in g in g / ’- - " .
T h e D iv in e h a n d , w a n d e r in g o v e r the* s t r in g s o f th e u ii tv e rse , evokes e v e ry w h e re th e m u sic w h ich God H im se lf h ad w oven in to th e f ra m e of th in g s . M an ’s b e s t m u s ic is b u t th e a n s w e r - to t h a t c e le s tia l to u ch . I t is love a w a k e n in g and lo o k in g fo r w ords* I t Is g r a t i tu d e c lim b in g , o n th e ro u n d s o f ^m elody, th e g o ld e n la d d e r- th a t, le a d s to w a rd th e w o rld ' o f l ig h t. I t u p lif ts a n d ro jo lcea th e h u m a n .h e a r t b e c a u s e . i t Is a n echo o f th e h e a r t o f God th e G re a t .'M usic ian . -.
H a il, M u sic ,, th o u d a u g h te r of . th e G la d n e ss o f . G od, thou b ride , o f m a n 's u n u t te r a b le . th o u g h t , th o u ; f r a g r a n c e 'o f th e s o u r s s p r in g tid e , th o u sw e e t s a v o r o f - s p ir i tu a l f ru i ts , th o u sw e e t ra d ia n c e a n d co lo r of th e ; c e le s tia l w orld !. ; W e. k n o w not-, w h e th e r th o u a r t ; th e s u n - .se t g lo ry o f th i s life , o r th e s u n r is e s p le n d o r; of -the life.-!that- i s to com e! B u t w e lm vo fe l t an d we ac k n o w led g e T h y se c re t , r e s is tle s s , e le v a tin g pow er,, a n d w e m u s t la u n c h o u r h e a r t upo n
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" S aid^a m o th e r o n ce to an o ld .fam ily f r ie n d ,“ W h a t s iia ll I b r in g up m y boy to b e ? ” T h e b o y . in qu estio n , w as In. h is c ra d le , n n d a L o rd C h a n c e llo r 's w ig- w a s p e rh a p s , am o n g ' th e le a s t o t th e a d o rn m e n ts t h a t th e m o th e r .p ic tu red fo r' th e l i t t l e f la x en head,. / .“ B ring! h im u p to be- :g o o d -n a tii re d / ' w a s .the a n sw er, a n d i t fe ll c h ill on h e r am b itio n s . Y e t . v v lia t:b e t te r t r a in in g .fo r th e ch ild •—w h a t .b e t te r p ro m ise o f .h a p p in e ss— th a n iw as Im p lied in t h a t .adv ice?; D is c ip lin e , s e lf - r e s tr a in t , .a c t iv e .h e lp fu l- , n e ss a re a ll in c lu d ed In i t ; go od n a titre is th e ' h o m e : a n d h o m e ly s id e to th e b ig g e s t o f . p h ila r ith ro p js ts .r ; Charijtyi! s a y s an a n c ie n t ' !p roverb , 'is ; /the;; s a l t w h ich k e e p s w ea 11 h fro m eorriipfci o n y: b u t s a l t 'a f t e r ’n il is m o re o r le ss a lu x u r y ; :6C th e - ta b le , a rid :'so m e!. W ealthy fo lk s - seem q u ite c o n te n t / t o r u n / t h e r is k , a n d ! to p u t u p w ith !“ h e m e re s t p ih c li by w a y of- f la v o r. - Y e t/ / , i t ; we;, r e c k o n .! i t .e s s e n tia l , a n d , m o re o v e r, da - ligh.ting ' in .Its ta s te , ca ll c h a r i ty ; th e
's a l t o f l i f e , ,n o le ss c e r ta in ly is th e doing ' o f k in d n e s s a s th e b re a d o f l i f e - r t h a t b re a d W hicli is a d a ily n eed , arid a - d a i ly p r a y e r w ith a l l o f us, an d W hich, i t is . w r i t te n , “ s tr e n g tb e n e th m a n ’s h e a r t ,” an d n o t o n ly feed s , b u t ‘sa tia f lc th h e r p o o r.”*—L ad y M a g n u s ,1
in G ood W o rd s . -
T h © S t a n d a r d R a i l r o a d o f A m e r i c a ;
The W ay Out.
H a r v e l s of t h e G r a p h o p h o n e-. T h e G ra p h a p h o n o 'w ill re p ro d u c e th e m u s ic o f h an d s , .o rc h e s tra s ,, ch u rc h c h im es a n d o p e ra t ic choruses ', a s w ell a s w ords sp o k en " to it o r s o n g s ‘s u n g t o ; i t , . I t is in fa c t a n i i r r o r o f s o u n d . O n‘. i t s c y l in d e r "one can c a tc h a n d p re s e r v e th o s to ry to ld b y 'a f r ie n d ju s t as h e to ld it , o r . 'th e so n g s u n g by som e lo v e d o n e . I t is a k o d a k fo r sound . T h e . G rp p b o p h o rie is w ith o u t a r iv a l
’ ? 6 r - e n te r ta in m e n t a t borne or.; in the. “ soeia ! g a th e r in g . N o o th e r in v e s tm e n t ■.■Will r e tu r n so m uch ; an d su ch a v a r ie ty - ■•pr p le a s u re fo r. th e m o n ey . W rite fo r ‘ca talogue* to th e C o lu m b ia P h o n o g ra p h C o ., N os! 143-liG B roadw ay ,. N ew Y orkm y . ■ ;■ • ••'
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H ow m a n y tim e s do w e find o u r se lv e s so s u r ro u n d e d by h u m a n tr i a ls th a t w e. c a n n o t; conceiyG a w ay o u t of them a t a ll! T h e w ho le w o rld a p p e a rs tu rn e d a g a in s t u s—aye , a n d even heaven . I tse lf is in s e e m in g o b liv io n of o u r d is tre s s . W e feel a s th o u g h som o g re a t w e ig h t h a d fa l le n ! u p o n o u r s h o u ld e rs —som o b u rd en ' ' t h a t can never»be u p l i f te d / S o m e tim e s i t i s 'th e lo ss o f 'a lov ed o n e by d e a th , so m etim es th e c h a n g e o f 'c ir c u m s ta n c e s o r tlie sudden co ld n ess ot v a lu ed friends. T h e s e e m o tio n s of s a d n e ss a ro u n fo r tu n a te ly th e c o m m o n - lo t o f h u m a n ity , th e re fo re n o n e escap e th e m . T o th o se w ho o n ly f ln ^ c o n so la tio n in th e m ate r ia l : th in g s o f . l i f e , .u t te r . deBpnlr ond m e n ta l co llap se u n d e r su ch c irc u m s ta n c e s is .o f te n th e r e s u l t . B u t to th e C h r is tia n m in d th e r e a lw a y s w ill com e if th e b u rd e u e d h e a r t b u t - tu r n s to ou r te n d e r F a th e r abo v e— n o t w ith re p in - in g s n t our. n a tu r a l fatc.y b u t ' i n g e n tle , p a t ie n t s u b m iss io n — a way. o u t to th e l ig h t t h a t c h e e rs u s ev e n in o u r d a rk osi h o u v .-rE h v isU aii W o rk . -
A P e a c e T h a t P a s s e l h U n d e t - s t a n d i n g . .
O ftqp h a s t T h o u s e n t to m e a peace th a t p assed u n d e rs ta n d in g , i t • cam e w h e re it h ad n o r ig h t to com e—o n th e s te p s of poverty ', -.dov/n th e la d d e r of h u m ilia tio n . I t c a m e w h en life w hs low , w h e p h o p e w a s low . T h o u h a s t b rig lite n ed m e - w i th in v i s ib le . s u n beam s; T h o u h a s t fo llow ed m e w ith in a u d ib le s tep s . T h o i r .b n s t n o u rish e d m e w ith in ta n g ib le ' food. T h o u liaBt s tre n g th e n e d m e w ith 'u n a c c o u n ta b le co m fo rt. I 'h a v e s o a re d w ith o u t w ings. I 'h a v e sa lted , w ith o u t ! sh ip . I have, c lim bed , th o u g h s h ru n k e n in s in ew . T h o m a n is p e r f e c td n w e a k n e s s w hose , a rriis a re m a d e s t r o n g b y th e h a n d of t h e ' m ig h ty God o f J a e o b .-rG e o rg e M atlieso n , D. D. ' <V.
Y ELLO W STO N E PA R K AND OMAHA EXPOSITION.
P e rso n a lly C onducted T o u r v ia th e P e n n sy lv an ia R ailroad .
T h o Y e llo w s to n e N a tio n a l ’-P a rk is u n q u e s tio n a b ly one o f tb e m o s t in te r - e s U n k .re g io n s on th e g lo b e , fo r w ith in i t is d isp la y e d th e g r e a te s t collection- o f n a tu r e ’s m a n ifo ld w o n d e rs . Indeed , th is m o u n ta in -b o u n d p la te a u , h ig h u p on th e s u m m it o f th e e v e r la s tin g R o ck ie s , Is a v e r i ta b le p la y g ro u n d for. th e w o r ld ’s g ia n t fo rces.
T h e p e rs o n a l ly -c o n d u c te d to u r of tho P e n n s y lv a n ia .R a ilro a d C om pany , w h ich le a v e s N ew Y o rk on S ep te m b er 1, a ffo rd s th e m o s t s a ti s fa c to ry -m e a n s of v is i t in g th i s w o n d e r la n d an d view -, ln g i t s m a rv e lo u s fe a tu re s . A s to p of tw o d a y s w ill be m ad o on th e r e tu r n t r i p a t O m ah a , a ffo rd in g a n o p p o r tu n ity , to v is i t 'th e T ra n s-M iss is s ip p i E x p o s itio n .' T o u r is ts w ill t r a v e l by sp e cial t r a in o f P u llm a n sm o k in g , d in in g , s le e p in g an d o b s e rv a t io n c a rs in each d ire c tio n . E ig h t d ay s w ill b e ‘s p e n t in th e .P a rk . A s to p w ill a lso b e m ade r e tu rn in g a t C h icago . 'T h e ro u n d - tr ip r a te , $235 from N ew -Y ork,. P h ila d e lp h ia , B a ltim o re a n d W a sh in g to n , $230 from P it t s b u rg , c o v e rs a l l n ec essa ry ex p e n ses . •
F o r d e ta ile d i t in e ra r ie s an d fu ll in fo rm a tio n a p p ly to t ic k e t agents,- T o u r is t A g e n t, 119G. B ro a d w a y ', 'N e w Y o rk , o r a d d re s s G eo. W . B oyd, A ss is ta n t G en e ra l P a s se n g e r A g en t, B ro ad S tre e t S ta t io n , .P h ila d e lp h ia .—J u ly 30.-5t.
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F o r B altitn o ro a n d W ash in g to n , 3.60,7.20,8.32, 10.20, 11.23, a . n i., 12.00 12.31, (DhiiiiK D ir) ,1
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| W b u ts o r to f s ta r t a re you going to m ake in life • A rc y o u g o ln g j| fiw jl j f to. rnalto m oney and bo aucceasfut business m en ‘ O r n to you J. going to w ea r yourselves o u t In tbo ch eerless drudgery of h a rd lab o r? H alf o t th is ^• depends on y o u r p aren ts, tlio o th er h a lt on you.
M l k l M ^ ca ltb and . honors a w a it you if y o u ) 8 p rcp a ro yourself to tako them . • M ca<
• succeed W HO A B E R E A D Y . * I t y o u 'w a n t to bo p a id a good sa la ry you m u st malio ) ’ yourself w o rth y o f I t. T hero a ro thousands of 550 a w cek p laces begging for good men. j ! find mil Hood of 53 a w eek m en begging jo r poor p iaeea.'. I f you a ro w o rth *50 a w eeiw
you w ill g e t u - s u r o . T ho b est equ ipm ent a young m an can havo who expects to m ako 2 h ia o w n tvay.in tu o iw o rld lsa e o u ra o la ■
N A T IO N A L B U S IN E S Q C O L L E G E j’ T ho tncr.t ce leb rated p rac tic a l school fn Amorfca. T ho sp ecia l effo rt o f tho C ojlegos ‘ i r vo invo young people hu.cU tra in in g fo r business as w ill enable them to tl»Llbo-<• b ighor p laces aud th u s e a rn b e tte r pay. D uring I ts 40 y ea rs of fife, m oro th an 40,W0< •‘persona, inostty young m cu a ad boys from ine coun try , bavo been f itted t a Dll the b est /■ positions m th e world.
A crund school, whose diplom as nnd recom m endatlcna a re recognized everyw here, y , S ltu a tio n ap ro m p tly scoured fo r a ll w o rth y c m d u a tca of I ts B usiness an d S h orthand £. courses.- < -I*** Soud lo r f rcodata loguo—a b cau ttlu l book giving m uch he lp fu l Inform ation. 5 o u X . w ill bo su rp rised to lea rn In bow Bhort a tim e and a t w hat sm a ll cost a good cuucailon*A , m ay bo hud. A ddress as above (w«n(foft this paper)
-O L EM EN TC C A IN E S ! P re sid e n t, P o tJ c n K c n rs tE N e w Y o n a .
THE LAMP THAT LASTS.C bc H ew Rochester.
Fifteen years 'ago we began .tbe-manufacture of centre draft lamps. A dealer bought one of the first and placed i t in Ills snow window. Each day i t is filled and lighted;. occasionally it is cleaned and rewicked. T h a t lam p is good to-day, :v" / • ; . : • •; • / -. '.'
Soon as 7*Ao Rochester was demonstrated a success, ri host of imitations sprang up. A few of. the better ones still survive; thq/rest are.gone. \V)iy? “ You can fool all the pepple some of. the but not all the time,
One New Rochester Lam 'p'jn a. household 13 but a beginning. Soon thero will tfc others. D o you w an t to know why? • W rite lor printed m atter if interested.
So, BS5.28IB! PEICE, *7.50.
Ib e Rockskr £amp Co .,3 8 P e r k P lace a n d 3 3 B arc lay S t . , N e w York.