The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-01
OCEAN GROVE.

CELEBRATION or THE NINTH ANNIVERSARY
CONGRATULATIONS ON THE PROGRESS
MADE--MEMoEIAL VASE UNVEILED
The ninth anniversary OF The opening OF Oeean
Grove for religious services was duly concentrated
there yesterday. when tho Row. W. B. Osborne
gesed the starting Of such un enterprise II was looked
upon vain and foolish, but the It was talked
the more practical and feasible OF accomplish
mentn appeared Nine years ago only eighteen per-
SOUS joined IN the first religious service in Tho grove
Yesterday three thousand persons united in The
anniversary exercises Then there ass0cia.
ton and no camp ground here But on December 22,
1869, twenty-six formed IN association, each
member present subscribing $25. With the $3.50
thus raised the hrs, low of tho grove property
were purchased. In process OF time other
added, until now more than three hundred acres
owned BY tue association aud nearly all paid Tor.
Nothing was done on the ground until the summer
Of 1870. when cottage was built. In the year toll
lowing, however, twelve more were added. There
we're twelve tents uiso erected; but to-day nve
hundred cottages stand in the grove aad moro
than ono hundred tents. Instead Of less than
a score OF persons resident In the grove there
are nearly ten thousand. and the number will he
increased twenty-five per cent within the next two
weeks. This brief the outline OF the history Of
Ocean Grove presented yesterday morning by DR.. Z.
he introduced Or. c. d. Foss, president of Wesleyan
University, Middlctown, Conn, who preached the
anniversary from the text, Psalm xxxv,L, q
"The Lord loveth the gates OF Zion more than all
the dwellings OF Jacob"
COPS LOVE FOR MS CnuRcH.
The Doctors discourse circed arou nd few thoughts
sucn the interest which God eeIs IN the world as
HIS creation, IN al men HIS creatures but He has
all special interest in and love Tor HIS church The
Lord loves the earth because It is tue dwelling place
Of man; Il Is the schoolhouse where we
learn the language tina, we shall SPEAK Through
mir In tuak l0ak N
several departments OF human lilo and knowledge to
illustrate the interest that God feels for mans wei
! India. The treaty with China, twonty years ago,
| opened up that country 10 the Scriptures. 1t re-
| Gods cause. God loves Hts Church because Ho
KNOWS II an because II has cost HIM thing. He
has purchased It with His blood hs loves u for
world Coo is IN this Church, and il Is the great
| moral rsgessrator Of the patoaa
YOUNG PEOPLES CELEBRATION
Tho great event VI tho day, however, was tho
young peoples celebration, which took place In the
esus shall reign wnsre'er tbe sum- ana pra yer BY IT,
Evans the secretary Of The association who among
other things thanksd God that during all these
NO accident had occurred In the grove. M. Thorn
ley, merchant Of Philadelphia, road tue Seripturai
lesson IRON Isaiah xxxv
songs sung by the children Of Paterson IN. J.)
Orphan Asylum, most OF whom are the children Of
faces showed that ana plenty are not wanting
whore they are The chiidren are temporarily sos
Journtpg In the grove and enjoying themselves richly
the Lake Side Band, composed VI young and
who reside Oh the banks OF Wesley Lake, also
furnished vocal music fhc congregation also united
In singing couple OF hymns, one Of which was com
posed by DR.. Stokes, and was an invocation to the
Lord to for Ocean Grove ana It's spiritual success
USvLILiNG MEMORIAL VASE
When the exercises In the Tabernacle wore closed
the congregation ed to tho south side OF
that edince, where memorial vase was dedicated to
the summer worshippers Ia Ocean Grove The vass
with the pedestal stands nine feet high, IS made VI
cast iron, aud the base ~ Ornamental with col
rising IKE the grove out OF the ana looking
around Al the upvoiing Of this vase Dr. stokes re
marked that tins II the fourth year In whcn tho as
ISOLATION has held an anniversary. Fvr hve years
they had nothing to celebrate but Tour years ago they
erected memorial vase, and every year since they
have set up one us u milestone In thcif progress
The second vase erected dedicated TO the youLg
people; last yearis vase Was devoted to the women
and tho present one Is general snort addresses were
delivered by DR.. y. w. Thomas, OF Philadelphia, who
complimented Sir. Bradley, OF Asbury Park, tho man
rho The hrst lot that sold IN DC can Grove,
aud Rev. W. D. Osborne, whose ssgEcits led 10 tho
purchase aud opening oil the grove. These speeches
wore varied with hingns, abd alter Dve O'Clock mo
exercises closed with the doxoiosy and bepedetion.
In the evening the ASSOCIATION prayer meeting was
held, at which Phhip Pnilhps sung, aud short ad-
w,rc made by different ministers ana lay