Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-08-31

OCEAN GRoyK, NEW JERSEY.
August 10Th. 1892.

OCEAN GROVE, NEw JERSEY.
August 10Th. 1892.
To TIE Editor Of the Eoeaiag C4pital
Since my former letter, the great event
OF the season at Ocean Grove has begun,
and Is now in progress. ] refer to the
camp meeting. Ii is doing no injustice
10 similar gatherings elsewhere TO say
that this surpasses anything OF its kind
In point of numbers. IL is tremendous.
At the preaching service in the Audltor-
ium Yesterday morning. there were about
1000 people In addition, two overflow
services were held, one in the tabernacle.
which seats about 800. and the other in
the temple, which seats about 1900. TAX
ing into account the large number who
simply came to one of these three servi
ces, looked on, aud then went away. II is
probably below the mark to say that the
three congregations aggregated 1000
persons. During the daY, fourteen ser
vices in all we're held. The first began
at 5.45 A. NJ, and the last closed about
10 L. NJ
Most of the sermons have been of
very high order. and several were effec-
tive TO a marked degree. the vast congre-
gaticn being deeply stirred and reused.
The preachers are not all methodists.
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of Philadelphia; Rev. A. G.. Dixon, ID.
d.. Baptist. formerly of Baltimore, now
of Brooklyn, and Rev. Russell Conwell,
ID. d., also Baptist, of Philadelphia, are
among those who have preached since
the camp began. The sermon Saturday
night was by Rev. J. A. b. Wilson, a for
mer Marylander. At Asbury Park. the
Sabbath Is a great day also The audi
forum, where the services are held. seats
1000. In the afternoon regularly at four
O'Clock, a patriotic service is held. Men
of prominence in national affairs, who
are at the same time Christians, address
these meetings The speakers yesterday
were Hon Charles Foster. Secretary of
the Treasury, and Hon. Cyrus w. Bus
sey, Assistant Secretary OF the Interior.
Last night at the Asbury Park Audi
forum, Rev. Father McGlynn, the Ro-
man Catholic ex priest of New York city
preached on what shall l do to be Saw
ed" The central idea of the sermon
was that the way of salvation was the
path of obedience to God Entrance to
this way was to be effected through re-
pentance and faith. Faith was made to
signify a hearty intellectual acceptance
of God and His truth as revealed in Ma
ture and the Bible. DIR. McGlynn is an
earnest, forcible speaker, and has fine
command of terse. musical English.
The Annapolis colony has been increas-
ed by the arrival of Mr.. John Dawes.
Though they are having an enjoyable
time, the eyes of some of them, / know,
are turning longingly toward the An
cient City They think, like all genuine
Annapolitans. that though Ocean Grove
is good place, there Is no place like An
napolis
A large section OF the colony took a
drive TO Elberon and Long Branch this
morning Among many interesting sights
we mention the Franklin College, where
President Garfield bresthed his last, and
the magnificent Hollywood estate of
John Hoey, Esq. ex president of Adams
| Express Company. Along one OF the
drives of this estate. there is hedge of
cacti OF almost every shape, size, and
variety. The great stretches of lawn are
dotted with statuary, stately palms, and
almost every kind of tropical plant. AS
one gazes upon all the wealth of beauty
that Hollywood Park discloses, he is sad
dened by the thought that the owner of
| 1t all, for the sake of making little lar
ger fortune already sufficient to graft
| ~ his every wish, sacrificed his honor
and degraded his name.
Yours truly,
/ RovER