The herald., 1893-08-02
SANTA MONICA.
News and Personal Notes.-The Gospel
Mestings.


News and Personal Notes.-The Gospel
Meetings.
SANTA MONICA, Aug. 1.-Perfect
weather 10 having its influence in max
ing the midsummer days more than
charming, the moonlight nights being
made melodious by the laughter and
song of the beach parties who congre-
gate in front OF the North Beach bath
house. The days are made equally en-
joyable by bathing in the surf or warm
plunge of the establishment, while the
big Gun umbrellas which they furnish
are kept in constant use by the loving
couples who are learning Hymen's rit-
ual. The trapeze in the eurf has been
lowered and made more attractive,
while the float is ready for launching.
At the Arcadia bath house life also
prevails, as it does at the Crystal
p'Thevl The midwifery ball at the Arcadia
takes place tonight.
The board of trustees at their laet
meeting granted permission to the prop
erty owners ON Eighth street, between
Oregon and Arizona, to grade, etc., the
street by private contract.
The street committee reported ON the
matter OF lighting the streets by elec.
tricity favorabiy, but recommended
that they await action to see what the
people thought of the matter.
Miss Bella Lewinson of Albuquerque,
N. M. is visiting the family OF Mr.. A.
Mooser.
Mrs. F. II. McKenna Of Calico is vis-
iting Mr.. and Mrs. j. T. Connolly.
GOSPEL MEETINGS.
The attendance at the gospel meeting
was large again last night, and the in
terest intense. The subject Of Evangel-
list F. L. Smith was, Three Questions to
the Unsaved: What think ye OF Christ :?
What will ye do with Christ? and How
shall we escape if we neglect to accept
his offered aid?
The evan gelist stated that God stands
at the door OF mans reason and knocks
as we'll az pleads with the heart and
carried his hearers through the life of
the master from Bethlehem's cradle to
the sad and heavy journey up the hill
to Calvary, winding up his appeal with
an earnest request to all not to stumble
over any christians Pharsiee, but that
each one had to decide for himself the
question, that we should not wait for
feeling, for some OF US are -blooded
and cannot help it, that we never feel
deeply over any matter.
There ia only one escape through the
open door on which are the blood stains
and behind which are the everlasting
arms of Him who having all our mfr
mites, yet sinned not and bore the
heart and soul troubles of every sinner
ON the cross.
The bible reading was particularly
interesting to the bible student. 1t
being the second of the series of studies
or readings on dispensational truths.
The evangelist evidently holds that
neither the descent of the holy spirit at
Pentecost, the conversation of the sin-
ner, the death of the believer, the des-
tfuction OF Jerusalem nor the diffueion
OF Christianity is the second coming of
Christ. He stated that the ancient
scribes labored under an error and
taught that His first coming was to be
spiritual one and the modern scribe was
doing the same.
The doctrine is in contradiction to
many of the divines, but he had it we'll
fortified by the scriptures.
The meetings will close on Thursday
evening, and the evangelist leaves for
Ventura, where all denominations have
sent him an invitation to come.
NOTES.
Col. Thomas Dunn ia- home again,
after protracted absence, and looks
hale and hearty. He says he never felt
better In his life.
@. P,n1Dorain and Henry Bell have left
to enjoy a short vacation hunting at
Polly's park.
TheISanta Monica orchestra is giving
free concerts nightly at the Neptune
gardens.
RS. Stephenson. Ontario; 8. P. Frus,
Gilman, ILL.,; F. P. Smith, Council
Bluffs, Ia; G. Bailey, St. Louis; Sam
uel Eveland, P. Neer, Daniel Davis, Los
Angeles; George Douglass, Nebraska.
Frank Peters, Dakota; A. Wade, WASH
ington, D. c., and J. Alexander of San
Francisco were among yesterdays ar
rivals at Hotel Jackson.