The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-12
SEA side RELIGION
How Asbury Park and Ocean
Grove Seek to Reclaim
the Sinner.
COLD WATER CAMP MEETING
The Prohibltionists Pitch Into the
Clergymen Who Don't Vote
As they Pray.
COLD WATER CAMP MEETING
Special to The jersey city Ne,cs.

Special to The JERSEY City Ne'cs.
AsBURY PARK, Aug. IL, 1s93.-What-
ever ms been said aud written of the
worldliness, wickedness and other nesses
OF Ocean Grove and Asbury Park (and
most Of it has been said and written by
people who have been no nearer here
than the iron pier at Long Branch). does
not alter the fact that the twin Cities"
as the natives delight in calling the two
resorts. are essentially religious. Every
effort is made by those in authority to
better the moral and spiritual condition
of those " no come here, and If their zeal
does run away with their knowledge
sometim es, and if some of those who
come here have nc morals or spirit to be
improv ed. or won't have bettered what
little they nave, why should ridfcuIe aud
calnmny be heaped upon the good
bret hren aud sisters of OCEAN Grove aud
Asbury Parki
In Gee an Grove they keep at It con
tinuously and never seem to wear in
the efforts to make sinners forsake their
evil ways. During the entire season a
young peoples meeting is held in the
Tabern scIe, the large building a short
distance from the Auditorium. These
meetings are under the direction of the
Rev. MI. Yatman, an errartc gent us.
whose views of the qualifications for a
| residence in the kingdom of Heaven are
| exceedingly radical. The large Building
is crowded to Its utmost capacity each
moruin q with a congregation composed
mostly of women. VINO. for an hour OF
more, sing. pray, listen to the peculiar
talks of brother Yatinan aud read tue
Bible together. In addition to these
! prayer meetings. class meetings and the
| other "means of grace" are in active
| progress III other parts OF the Grove at
| all times
The mass meetings are held in the
auditorium. as it is called. THIS is a vast
| roof covering seats enough for a thou
| sand or more people. which are sheltered
from the sun by shade trees. It has a
| large platform Tor speakers covered with
| an immense sounding board, which
| makes the speaker ut Il distauce look as
though he were standing i'll a hGys sea
| shell. Back Of this Is another platform
| raised above the speakers rOStrun), for
| the accommodation OF the singers. tue
| clergy n tnose who have pull enough
with the power that be. TO secure u ssat
upon II.
~ 4N 4AGA 0AOR4s
During the mouta of tue season some
kind OF a convention, annual assembly
| or conference is III progress continually
at the Auditorium. Last week the Pro-
h~ibitionists held their annual camp
meeting, aud three times a day the
woods ~resounded with the appeals, argu-
nients aud invectives of the cold wafer
advocates. Some Of the ablest and some
of the ''disablesi' men IN the party were
present and ventilated their Individual
theories without restraint. In fact so
opposed are these men TO license OF any
description, high or low, thai they en-
tirely ~repudiate any license upon their
tongues and sail in hammer and tongues
against everything aud everybody who
does not agree with them,
Atone Of the morning services the
Rev. DR.. Albert G. La wson. Pastor of
q Camden Baptist Church, rattled up
the dry bones in a most lively fashion.
In a discourse on Rum aud the II zee
Track legislation" ne numerically
scored both the Democratic aud Reounii-
Can parties for catering to the rum pow r
aud said some haId thugs alb out mis-
ministerial brethern, who were always
groveling before the Lord and beseach-
Ing him with bitter tears In their
eyes to drive the great curse from
tie land and still l eep ON voting for the
candidates OF the rum parties"
The good doctor appears TO have had
much the same experience yonr own DR..
Halleron has bad for he told how he
fearlessly walked into the Camden Grand
Jury room aud there told the Grand Iu-
QUESTION what he thought OF them just
as he did in his pulpit, Several medical
authorities. at least thev were billed us
such, told of the effect OF alcohol on the
human system aud how beer produced
unheaithy fat. The Rev. q. II. Mead,
who without any inproprIety might be
called a .ProhtGition Daisy" shook
things up worse than Brother Lawson.
call themselves ..Ths Silver Lake Quar-
tetre,n aud who make really good
music. They go about the country
giving entertainments and Brother Mead
figures OIL the programmes as 1.-The Lee
turerp of the combination. He fulfilled
tina part of the programme the other
evening. and in the couTs j of his remarks
paid his respects to the Rsvs. ID. DIS aud
and LII. DIS who get together on the
board walk. while the Prohibitfonists
were holding their services, ~ridiculing
the services and laughing at those who
were holding them as cTanks and luna
tics.
AsgURY PARKS RELIGION.
In Asbury Park, outside of The prayer
| meetings and other churcu meetin rs. no
attempt Is mad TO hold general religious
| services except GA Sunday. Then some
! notable singer or preacher is engaged for
| the services. which are nefdsfn the Audi
torium near Sunset Lake. The effort is
made 10 secure some enc of Matienai rep
I utation for these services. A cfergyman
is generally engaged for the morning
\ aud evening meeting and for the after
I noon some fAylnan whose name is Known
~ all parts of the u IN AFTER
| noon gathering is called a National
| service, and it has. bteh addressed by
Cabinet officers. Senators ana Congress
| meif.
Last Sunday afternoon Congressman
Roswell u. Hear. OF Michigan, was lns
| speaker, aud he took advantage of tie
Opportunity to attack Darwin,s theory of
| the origin of the species. and contended
that God created the ape for a specific
| purpose, andhe was not one OF the an
cssturs Of Founder Bradley or any other
| man. These erviees In the auditnriun
are managed by j.. g.. Ventor. Secretary
| OF the.Y Young Meas Christian Associa-
| ZION at Trenton; one of the most progress
sire and UP to the times young men In
/ the assocIation.
I Tine bniidibg in which the meetings are
| held ~ a CIRCULAR barn-like structurs
I which stands on stills aud looks like IA
! Eonfy fsianl show house Of some sdescrip-
tiSu. An effort is being made TO ratse
su1icient funds TO buila a larger and
lnofy cotpblets building The movement