New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-22
CHRISTIAN PHILOSOPHY.
THE INSTITUTE AT KEY EAST BEACH.
PLAN OF THE SCHOOL AMI ITS CHIEF TEACHERS
PRESIDENTS AT THE BEACH


PRESIDENTS AT THE BEACH.
Key East Beach, n. j., July 81 (speciaD.-The
American Institute of Christian Philosophy, which
now holding its regular summer meeting and a Sea-
side Sunday choo Assembly here Is one OF the noted
Christian organizations Of the country 1t brings to
its annual sessions here many noted scholars and
learned thcologians from all parts of the world.
1t was organized in 1881 by the Rev. DR.. Charles
f. Deems the pastor of the Church of the Strangers.
OF Now York President Noah Porter, OF Yale Col
lege Professor Bowen p. Bovine, of the Boston Uni
vers.ty Professor stephen Alexander and Professor
Charles A. Young Of Princeton College; the Rev. Dr.
A. A. Bradford Of Montclair n. j.; Professor Alex
andcr winchell, of the University of Michigan; the
Rev. DR.. Lyman Abbott, Editor Of "The Christian
Union the Rev. Or. j. II. McIlvane Of Newark
n j.: Professor b. n. Martin, OF the University OF
NewYok Professor John Bascom, of the University OF
wisconsin; william o. Mcdowell Of NewYork' who
maid the entire expenses Of the first session. which
was held at Warwick Woodlands the shore OF
Greenwood Lake, President McCosh, OF Princeton
College: General George Washington Custis Lee OF
Virginia; Bishop Cheney, of Illinois; Bishop McTyee
OF Tennessee; and other prominent clergymen ana
educators.
Dr. Deems has been reelected president every year
by rising vote. He has associated with HIN III
the management of the organization number OF hotcu
Christian workers. Through DR.. Deemss influence
the institute has started endowment fund.- which
.,rcady aggregates over $1,000 prominent New
York laymsn has agreed TO contribute $1,000 In cash
II SIS 900 is raised for the fund before January l.
The New-York home Of the institute Is In one OF INC
buildings of the Church of the Strangers. Ihere arc
nearly 500 members, including many OF the most us
tipguishcd divines and thinkers of this country ana
Fulope The lee lures delivered at the institute are
published in large octave volumes. and they already
lll six Tho institute also publishes bi-monthy
magazine called Christian Thought which Is editeu
by Dr. Deems. The programme for this weeks pro
ceednes il a follows
Monday-E T.. Stafford, LII. D., d. d., OF loroh'o'
Canada: The Sacrifice Of Free Thought to Chisuah-
fv'
Monday evcring-Jane NJ Bancroft, Phi. d., OIL
Now-York: "woman's Work In the Modern Church
Tuesday-The Hon. W. c. p. Breckenridge, oil heh-
tucky The Politics of Christianity
wodncsdsy-The anniversary, with addresses by the
Rev. DIR. Deems ard others
vcrodl-, evenlnc- ympos ur. Contributes by
joseph Cook of Boston; sir J. W. Dawsons Of Canada
Professor Simon Newcomb. of Washington d. T.:
Professor; Fl ancis II, Smith and Noah n. Davis VI
the University OF Virginia, and others Is Ihere ANY
Othor Science Tran Physical Science! ii sos "ha'
sn1 why!'
Thusdsy-Austin Abbott, of New lork' " Inc Uses
of Retaliation I'm the Mosaic Law"
Thursday evening". T.. Rankin. D. d., OF orange
y. j.. Non of Genius and Chi tianity.
F.iday-P ofcssor CHARLES L. Hines, of Dickinson
College, Carlisle Penn: "Crceds and ocenuh'
1hco.i,s.'
Ar,,n- those who have hem attracted to Key East
Dca oy the fin" musical IF ~ ammo Of the seaside
sunla.- chco, Assembly IS Professor W \. LaherN'
of FIT Lurg lIo IS an enthusiast in all things per
ainng 10 music, end has spent his llfHtme Ill 'hcir
study. For tho last five years he has conducted inc
Snmn er school OF Muse Of the Assembly In ule MOS
ac,rt. ble manner He was formerly connected VITA
d. H. +. Pain rs GUNNER school OF MISC ho
was gvcn instuc iol In voice-cnl'mo by froic9so'
lanes y Noa' Of t. Lou s Professor Lyman Wheeler
Of Boston, and Miss Antonio Ho mn, OF New-iorh
lie was associae1 with Or. Palmer In the Now'iOrA
Church Choral Union fIom its organization UP 10 last
year wscn h, wcn. 10 Pit'sburg to assume the con.
dntt-r,iip Of tn \ leghany Musical Association Vi
tlsi city.
The Row. George c. Ma1dOck. the secretary OF INC
Assembly is one OF tho most popular members OF the
cr.aaizatcn lilo sni the Rev. DR.. ). H. Vernon, OF
Philadelphia, founded the Assembly, ana 10 ther
cnerce.lc labors mainly due the success OF the or
can,zation Mr.. Maddox has filled the paStorate OF
some Of the best churches within the bounds OF MS
~ f. once ineludin. these In Camden. Burlington,
Trenton L6ng BIarch and New Brunswick. lie is
now the pastor Of tie handsome Methodist Episcopal
Church IN AsSuiy Park Mr.. Mlddock has always
taken n dcep int. ret in th> New Jersey state In
school for Girls at Trenton. and for five years
no he's hccn a member OF its Boad OF Trustees lie
IS now the president of the Board.
mr. e r Bscka!l. Of Philadelphia, the able con-
suc;or of the Seaside Sunday school Assembly, Is
wellknown 10 Ell prominent SUNDAY school WORKERS.
throughout the United safes Canada and Great
r,tain From his boyhool has been connected with
,he leading educational and religious associations OF
This country lie has written a number OF VaiusDs
works and is now the editor OF several perodcals
unfinished ty the American Baptist Publication CO.
cioty which has its headquarters IN Phi"eipha'
For ton years Dr. Blackall has been prominently
identified with the famous suhoay-schooi Assembly,
al ChatauQua Lake.
Miss Emma l. James the teacher Of voice-culture
and Instrumental music az tho Seaside Assembly. IS
prominent in the musicsl circles OF fhiaoeipina'
She received her musical education prncipaly III
Boston, where she the pupil of Drs LOUIS Mas
Clark stcincger, UodsdOn and other celebrated eac-
ers. she for some years the musical director o.
a large ladies' college in Georgia and also In the
Central State Normal school of Pennsylvania one
is now teaching in Philadelphia, where She is well
known and has a large class Of students
Madame f. Albert, the well-knOwn elocutonist, Is
at the Norwood Inn. She IS the regular teacher OF
elocut on and oratory in the Summer school of Music
of the Assembly. She has made a study OF eiocn''oh
since she was child at Alfred University Ahed'
~ Y. of which her father was president After study
ing in the New gland Conservatory, at Boston, she
came 10 New-York and taught In DIR. II. NJ Palmers
summer school OF Music and other Ncw-YoIk schools:
She has also taught at Ingham University. Cornell
Relieving that professionals In her ant, would, by
assocating together, receive much mutual oenent. sc
Roberts and others. she has been successful win
both the Dclsarte system and Whites system, and
also in teaching chdrcns plays and emotve gestures
Grccan costume. she wall stay al hey East beach
al summer. where she has many friends
Tie president Of the Seaside Assembly Is Dr. a. l.
Turner. of New-York. The doctor Is a retired Muir
raw Hill phys c an. He has been president of the
seaside Assembly for a number of years, and its sue
cess IS largely due to him. He is also president OF
the Atlantic Land Improvement Company, which Is
the controlling power in land here lie spends shG pi his
crest Inn at Paola, Miss Rose Clcveland,s favontc
winter home. His erect bearing proc aims him an old
soidjer as he was surgeon IN the late wal. lie &C.
cupes for the summer his handsome cottage on Gar
feId-ave. ,,, =, 49,, a,
sumner here. ~, r. -, -,
soms commandant of the 9TH Reg ment, National
Guard Of New-Jersey, is spending Jly here;