, 1875-09-19

and read to soe andleuce- staring he vas de-
tanned BY sicknees' and expressing h-s great r.
greet that lie could not 20 present.
First In the order OF exercises the
George family. OF NAnkeeao. = quar-
teste, sang I" Need Thee Every Hour"
Il was clarmipgly sang, the VOICES OIL Inc slnE-
e9s being IN perfect harmony. and well t.aiued.
Elder Jutkins then read the hymn ''Fron Al
that Dwell Below the Skies," which was eang to
the tune OF Old Hnndred by the whole audience.
who made the woEds ring agn.u to the music Ut
this old and familiar melody. The venerable
Elder Boring then made the consecratiu: prayer.
Tho Elder made the consecraslng prayer at the.
Desplalues Campfire und many years ago. Ha
has lived to see great ard good results follow.
The Rev. Alr. Axteil,. OF Park ave-
nue II. E. Church, then read tie
eighty fourth psalm, appropriate 70 the
OCCASION 1r Whitehead read the fau1iGar
hymn "All Hail the Power Of jesus Aame,'
which WAS Bang to :he quaint old tuns Of ''Cor-
ouahon," the whole congregation heartily jo.n-
ing.
by the speaness can be t,yeu. Elder Willing said :
The multitude never vent to their
churches but they went to our canap-meetiugs.
lie therefore believed iu outdoor preaching:
/. reached those who would not otherwise attend
the means OF grace. Thereby Christians were
strengthened. They tended TO break up 1ehg-
lols monotony-
DR.. T1RFA0T
spoke Of the importance and advantages OF this
enterprise, aside from its religious benefits.
The Church must provide for its peop:o elbvat-
ing recreations. Lake Bluff will be made an at
t1activa Place for summer resort, where their
families might De surrounded BY Christian inlin-
euces.
borer OF Moody and saukov, followed in
speech Ut remarkable beauty and strength.
DR. FOWLER
talked OF the old camp-eround, and the great
good taeie accomplished. He expected stll
greater and grande. resu t. from the ne" one.
70. open ar religious worship, it was TO pc made
q summer resort AMI water1ng-p.ace- Ordinary
wa1ering-places were adverse to religion. This
oae would ue an improvements upon oiast others.
Ths aiu will be TO show how elevrtlng and pn-
rlfyiug Christian wa:e1irg- places cousa ba made,
aud he EXPRESSED the utmost faith in the possl-
bilitlea OF the enterprise
nr. Fowler then stated that he was requested
to present to the audience matter Of business,
For the further improye yement Of the grounds an
additional sum of money was needed. 10 tL1s
end the bonds OF she Assoc alton N the sum OF
$50 each. to the total amount OF io,00o, had
heeu issued, drawing 10 Fer cent inter-s:, each
bond being exchaugabie at the option OF tue
holder for 1--WE lots rs By 125 feet each, at elo0
per lot, and subscribers were called for Tne
faith Of those presentia the SUCCESS Of the enter
bonds bond we we1e ali DISPOSED Of, The fol,ovins-named
gentlemen each taking one Bishop William l..
Hairs, Bishop Gil Haven, Solomon Thatcher,
Jr, River Forest "a. E. Bishop. Chicago H. J..
Dickenson, Chlcayo; William Deerng. Evans
ton Daniel McWiilams, Dwight Ill The Rev.
! Q. E. Maniefvllle, Aurora; tue lev. ". u.
| Willing, Joliet; A. J. Brown. Evanston the
| ReT. G. e. Fowler, Eyauskoo e. q. Trusdsll
| Chicago; Mr. Wetaerly, 1ondon ; Benjamin
| Cluee, Rock!and M1. Mulnar. Waukcgan /;
| the Rev. A. J. Jutkins, Rogers PaEk !:
| the Rev. g. L. Smith, Milwaukee,: J. ': Far
| well. Labe Forest; e. B. FarTel, Lake forost7
| William Goldsmith, Chicago.
Mrs. II. W0teru,, the alto OF Dr.. Su1iivan's
Church choir, then sang solo. "Jesus, lover Of
nv SOUL" to the music OF ''Whep the sWauoE g
hone%atd Hy." It was most exqu1slte1T rem
dered. rhe exercises at the stand closed BY all
joining in singing the Doxology.
Sergt. Corbett, who SPOT Booth, the assass1n
Ut President Lincoln, was ssen On the ground
during the day, aud MAS tho observed Of MI OBJ
servers.
buef statement Of the
OBJECT AND ORIGIN or THE ENTERPRISE,
it's present state OF development, aud prospects
for The future, viii not be inappropriate One
year ago committee WAS appointed to eelscs
grounds Tor grand camp-mee:lng an1 sum-
mer resort, which sho4ld not only furnish
homes for Chicago, ST. Louis, and Milwaukee. but
for al the surrounding Sta:es- The Committee
spent much tine in receiving proposals for suit
able grounds. Each prop Isal aud offer was
carefully considered The lake shore was
tho oughly ex lored4 and the grounds now oc-
cupied weie selected as the best suited to the
pul pose. The enterprsa4ss no speculation. The
main purpose OF it's existence Is to furnish
healthful and attractive place Tor Christian peo-
pc,
Should any surplus funds remain above what
is needed for expenses aud to impr1ve the prop
er,y OF the Association it will be given to the
fund for s1Eersnnuated preachers Of the Rock
River and Wisconsin Conferences, and to the
Executive Committee Of the Northwestern Uni
yersity to aid INDECENT students preparing for
the n nistry OF the Me. hooi it Episcopal Church,
or to such other causes Of tue Church as the As
soc.ation may from time 10 time indicate
TIE, GROUNDS
comprise 10 ncres extending about one vile be-
tAeen the milwaukee, Division Of the Northwest
e1n Railroad aud the lake shore, having trout
age on both Of over l,UJ9 fee1, and an elevation
OF TO feet above the lake. a straight, broad,
erayaIad way loads from toe dspot through the
land to the LAKE. It can READILY be seen that tbs
locality Is capable Of great ornamentation. It IS
Diversified by rolling lands and beautiful
groves of oox and hickory- The whole is inter-