The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-09-07

Five years ago at the mention Of Bay
View everybody asked where is it; now
it is how can reach it, for everybody
wants 10 come here. am not surprised
al the change, for
Where has pleasure such field
So iicn, 50 thronged, SO well suppliedT'
The beauty of lake and landscape,
pleasan! collage life and the gay throngs
of the Assembly season invest Bay View
with rare charm. Beautiful Bay View
one involrnIarily utters thousand times.
No iomance is stranger than the history
of this delightful place. Twelve years
ago il was dense wilderness and thirty
Indians and chiefs united in the deeds of
transfer Of the site on which Bay View
now stands Today nearly 800 cottages,
some Ms ornate as Newport villas, nestle
among the @mphilheatre telTaced groves
looking out over the beautiful bay which
travellers often Gken 10 the fair bay Of
Naples. A few days ago the census was
taken and over 1000 people were found
spending the season in this summer city,
which has only three families who stay
all the year. Besides, hundreds con e
every day from Peloskey and surrounding
resorts TO enjoy the Assembly meetings
In two years The population has doubled
and by 1890 it will be 1000. Said Bishop
Vincent when here few days ago, there
is no limit TO the possibilities of Bay
View. .t H
The Assembly Of 1888 went out on
Wednesday night with fireworks lin "A
blaze Of glory closing the most success
full season in the history OF Bay View.
The attendance was much greater and the
receipts nearly twice as large as last year.
What days and nights of rare delight were
enjoyed through that long three weeks
holiday Song and eloquence and enter.
tainment in the general program by the
most gifted people in the land, Supple
mented popular schools in charge of able
instructors. 1t is said the general program
was never fner. We have heard daily
such eminent talent rs Bishop j. III. Vim
cent, p. s. Henson, Geo. p Hayes, j.
Dewitt Miller, Alfred A. Wright, Boston
Stars, Amphion Club, II. II. Ragan and
Frank Lincoln. Two days were largely
given over to the w. G. Il. o., which has
always had a sympathetic welcome here,
and we hear Mrs. Salie Chaplin of Ca,
Miss Mary Mcdowell of Chicago, Rev.
Annie III. Shaw and other eloquent speak
ers 1t is now proposed TO erect head
quarters. A site has been secured in one
of the parks and the means already prom.
ised for what will be the finest building on
the Bay View grounds. Five missionary
days of great interest were sandwiched in
the middle Of the general program.
Among the speakers were Bishop Ninde,
Mrs. Barakat from Syria, w. p. McLaugh-
lin Of New Orleans, Mrs. Lucy Rider
Meyer, Dennis Osborne from India. and
Miss Mary Potter from China.
The summer resort is an American insi-
tuition that ias come TO stay and so far as
know Bay View is the best of its kind.
In this favored spot the mind is awakened
and enlarged by contact with gifted people
and all the influences are wholesome.
This immense institution Is yet in its in
fancy. IT is on the right track, is managed
with energy and has grand future 1t
is making alliance with the church, school
and hoh,e, exalting religion, intelligence,
a taste for purer literature und better
social life. In the years hence people will
visit these luxuriant groves as shrine
made sacred and famous by eloquence,
learning and genius. Then great organ
will be heard in the auditorium, libraries
and laboratories, art galleries and museums,
q bible school. endowments and rcnown
faculties, silver iongued orators from over
The sea and artists Of song and entertain
ment will attract thousands OF students
and pleasure seekers 10 Bay View, grown
moro beautiful with passing years. +"
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