New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-19
HIGH TIDE AT OCEAN GROW f
EVOLUTION OF THE FLANNEL SHIRT.
,rNARKABIE CABRERA SOLDIER METHODIST

~. =. ,tno ora non at ocean Grove. IN the early
DAYS of the place it was blue hanncl a"r "'.
n-obably home made, and often OF "e oau''"e S"'
variety OF flannel twilled. thick ana clumsy lnd' was
in the remote past Wien inc oo'S 'anu sue Wv,
oren went laretooted and conventionahle' were
49,, Tho hl,c shirt gave 10 series OF daT coloTS
rd the Youngsters rejOiced in new style but still
6an, Browns Of various hucS and mar)"hs w'f' inc
f,vorite coor In the course Of TINS evolution apouI
fen wears ago appeared the various SHADES OF D"Ic"
and olive Green These toned down TO lighter 'h"'e'
d moe dainty material until at last the fanne! shirt
is q thing Of beauty and may be JOY for NOT 0E'
Tho delicate siken fabrics that affected as sub
tit,te uuust be very pleasant "a wear
7. took the Rev. Mr.. Natman, the popular lcaoer
=. .he Young PEOPLES Meeting 10 find in the flannel
sbirt a means Of grace lie noticed the absence OF
yonnr men and boy, from the meeting. Making in
curv among the girls for their brothers ne WAS IN
,o-ned that the boys did not want TO "drcs, up TO
como % the meeting On the Pauline plan OF being
IN .nirrs % all men land some boyS). he forthwith
honpht light flannel shirt and donninS that with
lie bue coat and trousers went to the meeting. Al
.ho close no sent word 10 the boys t. come flannel
shirts and all The next morning there were 200
more bows than had been wont 10 attend
or % lc fovoritc preachers at ocean Grove is the
po, C,bar,ea u NcAnncy. The popular young pastor
~ the Washington square Methodist Episcopal Church.
rourtbst near sixthave, is always welcome here as
a speaker. .,. IL, , -,
Ne was born in Portchestcr. thirty miles north OF
Ncyork February H. 1857, and IS the Oldest of six
children His father. being of rowing disposition,
rooved 6rv three times I'm twenty years Finally
,bev settled in Atlantic City. where the family now
reside lie says he made his first money by carrying
v,ses 10 and from trains I'm that city He then hted
nm a starch box with foot and went into the sho'-
hacking business. Not OF the ragged, di"rcpu-
table grlmy sort, but bright clean boy with neal
linen clothes necle, collar and wellpolished shoes
fold hc "
financial success have made 50 much money
since lie has worked In cities. in iron fouhurl'H'
cotton mills glass works and stores. In the country
lie has made bricks, chopped wood farmcd indeed Ms
done almost everything from bootblaching to pN''r
Ing the Gospel. He says gratefully """'o H0n c'O
Gated ne"
II i not strange that such life Of struggle shonld
have developed the muscular in young McAmey' Al
the ace Of nineteen he was a wrestler ana hN'E''
But about this time the spirit of God fouho MN anu
the result was a complete change in the young man
lie The Methodist Episcopal Church recognized the
vouDg disciples ability and set him 10 WORK le'ohS
CLASS and cxhortinc. The next year he was sent l"
1,rdlev East Camden. where ne received as salary
81 30 a week and his board. The church pI'NPcQ"
and grow in numbers \ growing hno"lciEe oI 'No
irnpo,tance Of his mission minister OF CHRIST ocP
c,od the conviction in mind Of the y"uns preacher
that to be well equipped for ministers" 7erI"o "0
must have an education. lie MADE Known "'N
v-o.ion N his presiding elder. who gave MN u'H"r
and sent him 70 Pennington seminary I" see Ut. i''
In the principal The Doctor received MN "H''''
and cave him place in the dining room 20 wan ~"
. t,hle ~ meals, This helped 90 pay his DIS
While TINS employed he studied and pTea'heo 'N'''
times 10 the faculty and sudentNn an" ol''H VIZ ,
from the pulpit to put on his apron ana serve ''0
tables - -.
From Pennington lie went to Dickinson seminary al
Wnlamsport. Penn. Here he attended 10 li5 s''
and ureoched often. by which means he paid ms way
ood ven, fr,.o from debt Dr. Elyin Post became lIS
to,steh in this bright energetic Young man. anu III
vltad him to his home and il, advantages Is! l"''
means lie was enabled 10 90 70 DePauw University,
AT tirccncastle Ind. Two years he acted as stewart
for one Of the college clubs.
In his junior year he built beautiful little church
In Battle Ground. Ind. During the summer vacations
he supplied different pulps. including Pne street
WilliamspJt Penn ard 81. Luhc's. in Newark y d.
lie graduated in 1850 and joined the NcwJcr~cy
Methodist Episcopal Conference married the same year
and was stationed at Princeton, whore his ministry
continued three wears. during which POO members
were added TO the church lie spent one year as
pastor at Long Branch. where he received 10 new
members.
This is his second year in the Washington square
Church. His health failed last wear, and most 81
the year he has been the sick list. IN this dark
hour God raised up friend for him in tho person Of
Levi p Olcuj. who relieved his mind from and
anxiety BY paving of his debts contracted In obtain
ing his education. ard presented him check Of 800
Of his health
General James F. Rushing who delivered a cnlogy
on General Fisk last Friday, is Methodist Of the
fourth generation. He resides statcst.. Trenton
and is well-kDOwn lawyer. having the largest pen
sion practice IN the state. The charter OF ocean
Grove prepared BY him, aud he always takes tho
lvelest interest in affairs here where he has his
summer home lie born at Washington, Y. j.,
in 1884, spent two years Pennington seminary, then
under the Of the late Rev. }. T. Crane. D. D.,
principal lie graduated at Dickinson College in
1854, after which he became professor OF NIur1l
Science and Bellies Lettres at Dickinson seminary
WillismspOTt, Penn. In 1853 he admitted 70 the
bar, and returning 10 hi, native state be settled n
Trenton. lie entered the Army In 17Gl a. first
Lieutenant in the 9TH NewJersey Regiment. remaining
in the service until 1867. when he returned home
with the brcvet rank Of Brlgtder General, having
served in the Army Of the Potomac, In the Depart
mcat Of the Cumberland and IN the WAY Depart
ment KeSum.ng the practice Of law, in l76- me Wa,
the Republican candidate for Congress in the ia New
Jersey District. While in the Army General Rushing
made tour Of inspection with a view - reduction
Of expense IN 1866 and 17G7. IL. afterWar1 p'ip-
llshcd hi, observations in volume entitled "AcroSs
the Continent General Rushing j. an occasional
CONTRACTOR 10 The Christian AdvOcate.' Harper,
Weekly" and other periodicals. IN lc9j he wrote a
History OF state street Methodist Episcopal Church
In Trenton, y. J.,7 with a summary If NcthOd,u in
Trenton and Ne0 jersey.
With a century OF Methodist ancestry behind
him. II is but natural that he should be Interested in
the educational work Of the denomination, hence We
hnd him a trustee in both Pennington seminary and
IN Dickinson Coll" &c. The General iccauc member
Of the Methodist Episcopal CAufrh u Ia. aud J, a
member and trustee Of the state street Church. Trcn
ton. He received the degree Of Ill. y. at the
late commencement at Dickinson College.
Tho Lev. ". II. Groat. who appear, among the
faculty u the Ocean Groye SUNDAY school Assembly
this year for the first time. is pas,or Of one Of tn.
churches ia the Troy Conference. lie la, been Ell
e,ged 10 assembly WORK Round Lake Tor several
years past lie is the author Of Of the text book,
Taught tore and also Of several lessons Ia various
subjects In the advanced ct,,es. Having bce, In
vited three year, ago give "a talk ON the Jewish
Tabernacle lie comedy d the idea Of rucrIuc a,
model a scale sufficiently arg. To- b. seen IN IL,
detail by large audience. Th- brought him to gv.
the subject careful study, and resulted n the erection
Of one Of the finest models believed also bee one Of