The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-08-23
Mountain Lake Park.
August goth, 1884.

lClQ WIN q 6OO0 wi 10 va WOlhOiO.
Thehumber in attendance from dis
tanlcities and states is all that could
be expected. as the limited accommo-
dations at hotels and boarding houses
forbade advertising the Assembly in
city papers. The capacity for board
ing'has been largely increased within
the last thirty days, but not in time
to advertise for the present gather
ing. A class of about thirty-fve has
been organized in New Testament
Greek, also a goodly number are in
the Normal class and the G. l.. S. G.
The boarding houses and hotelsare
well patronised. There are about
sixty families living in cottages.
The weather is fine and every one
seens pleased with the grounds and
theinlprovements.
The lectures thus far Fave been
grand. S me of the abIest men of
thecountry have been on the plat
forn. The only regret is that there
arenot more to hear. So far as stran-
gersare concerned no more could be
expected. as they could not re prom
ieal-aftertafnment. Surprise is fire.
ouently expressed by strangers that
more persons from the neighborhoOd
do not attend. This may be explained
partly from the fact the weather is
fine and people are busy, and yet
might it not be well To- sacrifice
little to encourage such an institution
as this Sunday School Assembly.
Strong inducements are held out to
them to come to other parts of the
country which they will not do if
they can remain here without dan.
gerous loss, believing when more ac-
commodations are secured they can
Unsupported. Should they LeaUe what
might be the effect on Mountain Lake
Park? Suppose the Park Association
should sell out their lands and stop
the present mode of Improvements,
what would be the effect upon the
community and the county? Is the
fifty thousand dollars added to the
taxable basis of our county in the
past two years of no value to US? Is
the one hundred and fifty thousand
dollars brought from other parts of
the country and put in circulation by
the Association and those who built
cottages, of no benefit to the commu-
nifty where it is all spent? Is the
supplying of fifty families, besides
hotels and boarding houses for three
months, of no value to producers
when they get their own price in
cash? Why then do some people say
the whole thing is scheme to make
money! We ask, in all candor, who
makes the money? Surely not those
wlio'spend it. Allow me to say if no
hi her object had been in view than
making money Mountain Lake Park
would never have been. Finally the
Sunday School Assembly is no part
of Mountain Lake Park Association.
1t is aunion organization located here
at the cost of sew 9ral hundred dollars
to the Association. The small sum
of two dollars charged for season
ticket or % cents per day, land no
charge for these under Is years of
age, entities the holder to the benefit
of all the instruction and lectures of
sixteen days course. The receipts
thus far In the past three years will
not pay half the expenses of the AS
sembly. The loss the two former
seasons was more than one thousand
dollars. That amount was paid by
the Assembly and Mountain Lake
Park Association jointly. believing
in the near future Tor as soon as they
could be accommodated the Chau-
tauqua Circle would be so increased
as to entirely support the Assembly.
For the present, at least. is it not to
the interest of our people to do what
they can and stand by the Park and
the Assembly? The life of the Park
depends upon the Institutions located
here. We are glad to say the audi
ences are greatly increasing. The
Assembly will close its services Aug.
29th.
MORE ANON.