Morris tribune., 1882-09-14
FOR RELIGIOUS REFLECTION
Ocean Grove Painted.


A correspondent of The Springfield Repub-
lican thus describes Ocean Grove: 'It is a
typical religious resort in every sense of the
word. The town, being private corporation,
makes its rules to suit itself, and as its mem
bers are mostly Methodist ministers. they have
erected sort of religious theocracy. No 9TH
er Christian body but the Methodists build
church, or hold religious services
within the limits of the town. No vehicle of
wagons or private carriages not allowed
to enter on that day. To show to what lengths
this rule IL carried, l am told that funeral
took place the other Sunday, and that
even the hearse was not allowed to enter the
town, so that the casket had to be carried
through the streets, and placed in the hearse
on the outskirts of the village. OF course
bathing on Sunday, except at a very early hour
in the morning, is out of the question The
main business of life is going to religions meet
ings and listening to he'll fire preaching. This
may be all right but it looks very uncomfort-
able and unnecessary to an outsider. Ocean
Grove is not place, therefore, to attract people
who are not fanatical. Few on this side of
heaven can live up to it. And I have been
assured that many of the leading spirits in it
now regard its restrictive policy as a great
mistake. Comparing the two places, Asbury
Park and Ocean Grove. it may be said that in
Ocean Grove religion is a superlative quantity.
Whether or not there is such a thing as posi-
tive religion in all this fanfaronade, will leave
to the ministers and the churches"
Pious smiles.
"Once there was revival of lidgion in the
oTn where Mister Gipple KEEP glassware
store, and everybody was going wild with
good One day there wss feIIer tendin store
for Mister Cripple, and mighty good woman
she cum with Bible and said young man du
you keep the commandments? The Teller who
hailed from Sacrymento and didn't know what
them was said yes mum we do but the boss was
settin on EN- one side yesterday and fell and
broke every one. We shall have some more
and better ones from Frisco in y few days
cum in next week, num-"
wicked Boston scribbler advises any body
to waltz up to a deacon and ask him which
wins, three of a kind or two pairs, and the
chances are that he'll tell You without think
ing, and then be fearfully embarrassed and
declare that he doesn't know to what you
refer" ~
There is charming story told by Harness OF
| q poor woman, who, whom one of his curates
pointed out that Providence had been, on the
whole, very good to her, replied: $50 he ave,
sir; 80 he ave, mostly-I don't deny it, but
sometimes think he ave taken it out in corns. u
From the Rev. Mr.. Jackson's sermon on
faith, in Boston: ooh! I've got great faith in
de Lord" he cried. EFF de Lord was to say.
jackson, go butt yer head agin dat tree,' I've
got faith to b'leeve dat de tree 'ud be removed
| afore got dere"
A Philadelphia boy was asked if he eve,
| prayed in church, and answered, "oh, 1 always
say prayer like all the rest do just before the
sermon begins" "Indeed?" responded the
querist, s'what do you say?'' 'Now lay me
| down to Sleep ''5
Florida is said to have a preacher who car
| make q better prayer when drunk than wher
sober, and the Boston Post has the information
that "the deacons fill him mp on Sunday as {
religious duty"
A colored congregation in Austin recently
| discharged their pastor because he made TOT
| frequent and uncomplimentary reference tt
'sde powers OBJ darkness y" That kind of tall
did not match the complexion of the congrega
| ton. HFEHf