The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-08-15
OCEAN PARK.
Interesting Exercises of the Thir-
teenth Days Meeting.

The intense heat of the sun smote through
the sea breeze turning the sand under our
feet into good imitation of the fiery fur
mace through which the Hebrew children
were made to pass.
A fleet of Gloucester fishermen close in
shore, gives the peaceful park the appear
ance of fishing hamlet.
A very substantial mental diet was fur
nished for so hot a day, but the orators were
equal to the occasion, and their utteranees
glowed with the fervor of their eloquenee.
At 10.30 the services were opened by Rev.
j. NJ. Lowden, of Portland. Prayer was Of
fered by Rev. j. w. Parsons of Saco.
Rev. Dr. Dunn continued the discussion of
human nature. Its enjoyments and hopes
were particularly considered yesterday.
Happiness was defined as agreeable con-
| scousness. A great deal of happiness comes
| from animal instinct. There is happiness
| in the simple fact of being Besides the en-
| ployment that comes from the internal, or
| ganic, vital principle of life there are enjoy
| ments to be derived from learning, taste,
| beauty, success, social life, and in doing
| right which is the truest abiding happiness.
| Under the head of "hopes," we were taken
| up into high mountain, and possibilities of
| future civilization shown us that were be-
| wildering in their extent and perfection. The
| blended voice of the Bible and nature teach
| us to hope for the full and complete pardon
| of sin. The final grand hope of human ma
| ture Is Immortality.
The subject was illustrated in the doctor S
usual happy manner and his closing senten-
ces were grand uplifting declaration of the
sure knowledge of Immortality. Rev. Silas
Curtis pronounced the blessing.
At 2.30 the large audience again assembled
to hear Prof Fisk A. NJ, Hillsdale college.
Rev. Mr.. Wood presided and Rev. Mr.. Wat
| was "a Plea for Man as Man." and dealt
| with the problem of human living, touching
| mans moral nature only SO far as the moral
| nature affects the physical The plea for
| especially for women, were presented in the
| speakers peculiarly graphic manner. He
| was listened to with the closest attention.
Prof. Geo. G. Chase followed with an able
lecture on Literature. Prof. Chase is a
| young and rising man and his subject was
presented with that clearness which proves
the thoughtful and observant scholar. After
| defining the nature of Literature, Professor
| Chase proceeded to show that the largest
benefit was to be derived from the study o1
| English Literature. In order to receive the
| greatest benefit one has need to acquain
| himself with the personality as it were o.
| the author The beginning should be made
very early. The simple poems of Wads
worth and Longfellow were advised for chill
dren rather then the melodies of Mother
Goose. In the childhood of the race poetry
precedes prose, so in the education of the
child we should begin with poetry. Sunday
school libraries had better be supplied witt
the standard poets and the novels of Scot
and Mcdonald than the books which so sig
nally fail of the religious influence they were
designed to have.
The Guild held another delightful socia
in the grove at 4.30, and Prof. Yam Phov Lei
gave another interesting lecture on the sub
ject of ''Woman in China" The stereopti-
con was used in illustrating. Prof. Lee i
thoroughly Americanized, even to his hair
mission convention will be held to-day
ECHOES FROM THE SHORE.
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Fl. Hills, the author of IRE
miniscenees'' and Miss Butts preceptress o
New Hampton Seminary are among the re
cent arrivals at the BillOw House.
Mrs. l.. j. Campbell, Sutton, VT, accom-
panied by her charming niece, Mrs. Dunca
A. McCaslill, Montreal, are sojourning a
the Ocean Park
All the cottages are open and running owe
with guests.
Rev: J. J. Hall has returned to 'Auburl
villa, being too ill to continue his journe.
to Montreal.
Mrs. Hills book "reminiscences is
brief history of the Free Baptist India Mis-
sion. 1t includes extracts from correspond
ence covering the entire life of the Mission
and interesting biography. AS far as posi-
BILE the portraits of the early missionarie
have been obtained. The frontispiece is
steel engraving of the author. There ar
also, several wood cuts illustrating life i
| India.