The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-06-20
OCEAN GROVES BIRTHDAY.
Preparations for a Busy Season
Programme of Anniversaries.
.sDccfal TO the Jersey CITY Menus.


OCEAN GROVE. June 90, 1S92-This place
has passed its twenty-third birthmark as
a simmer resort. and no better evidence
of its sutcess is wanted than a look at
its busy thoroughfsres during the sum-
mer months. The season has not yet
opened. yet the pilgrims are arriving
daily, and many of the cottages are al
ready opened.
Twentythles years ago Friday, the
Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association
became a chartered institution. Great
changes have been made in these twenty
three years, and today it is known as the
Queen City" by the sea. The place it.
self, as we'll as its institutions, commands
the respect OF all.
In oJher days a few ten ts here and there
served TO mark this place as resort for
Christian worship. A score of years
have passed, and fashion has usurped
the sway, and today reigns supreme.
Instead OF tents are beautiful cottages
and great hotels. covering large squares.
A dozen of temples dedicate d to religious
services the year around are also to be
found
SUMNER SERVICES.
The coming seasons religious work has
loN JOo OCCH COulplCbCls nidppSu Oul, Dub
the following dates are given of the
prominent meetings. Other details are
being wrought out with as much rapidity
as possible. The following dates OF the
different meetings SO far arranged have
been settled upon:-
Auditorium opening day, Saturday, June 26;
also Mrs. Palmer's meeting at tabernacle, A.
M. and young peoples meeting in temple, the
Rev. c. II. Yatman, leader
The Fourth of July Grafton will be delivered
that 0aV at 10 10 A. M nv the Rev .IOhn
Handley of Asbury Park.
The Womens Christian Temperance Union of
New Jersey will hold their ANIMAL meeting on
Wednesday and Thursday, July and Z. Many
prominent ladies will be present. Mrs. Emma
Bourne, leader.
The Kings Daughters will make their annual
visitation this year on Monday, July Ii. Mrs.
Margaret Bottome, President.
The Ocean Grove Sunday School Asse mbly,
the Rey Dr. b. B. L9omis, S conductor, with a
inclusive The Rev. Dr. Sims, Chancellor of
Syracuse University. will deliver the bacca lau-
reate sermon on Sunday, July Z, and the Rev.
J. E. Adams, pastor OF the Methodist Epsco al
Church, Morristown, will deliver the Grafton on
Tuesday, July u.
The New Jersey Sabbath Union will hold its
anniversary on Friday, June %, under the di-
rection of its secretary, the Rev. DR.. j. H.
Knowles.
The African Methodist Episcopal Church jubi-
lee, in charge OF OF the bishops of the church,
will be held on Tuesday, July 26
The National Temperance and Publication
Society, in charge OF j. n. Stearnn, will be held
Wednesday, July g. to Sunday, July 81, inclu-
sve. The Silver Lake Quartette will be in at
tendance, and long list Of speakers. including
Colonel George W. Balm, the Kentucky orator.
The twenty-third anniversary of the first re.
ngous meeting held at this place will be cele
brated on Sunday morning, July 81, by sermon
by the Rev. DR.. Theodore l.. Cuyler, of Brook
served Monday, August !, and exercises will be
held in the evening.
Tuesday August 2, the Epworth League will
hold its anniversary, the Rev. Marshall Owens
Of Seabright, N. j., presiding.
On Thursday and Friday, August 4 and &,
the Women's S Home Missionary Society of the
Methodist Episcopal Church will hold meet
ing.
The Young Peoples Anniversary will be OBJ
served Sunday, August z, the Rev. Charles H.
Natman, leader
The Young Evangelists, six days service,
will commence Tuesday, August 9. and end
on Sunday, August IA, and will be conducted by
the Rev G. H. Yatman.
day, August Is, and Friday, August 10, will be in
charge of Mrs. Henry Wheeler Mrs. Kennard
Chandler and Mrs. Grace Weiser Davis.
Saturday, August 20, Sunday, August 81, the
Womens Foreign Missionary Society will hold
meetings. Prominent missionary workers from
the foreign field will take part.
CAMP MEETING SERVICES.
The great annual camp-meeting SER
vices, for which this resort is noted all
over the country, will open on Monday,
August %, aud continue until Thursday
Septembs l. inclusive. The oBening ser
mon will be delivered on TUESDAY, Au-
gust 23, by Bishop John III. Vincent, at
half-paSt ten A. NJ.
Besides regular cottagers, many arriv-
ais OF the early visitors are to be noted at
the several hotels, such popular caravan
saries az the Arlington, Seaside Hotel,
Lilliagarrds. Hotel La Pierre, Ocean
View, the New Philadelphia and Aurora
having now upon their registers quota
- T.