The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-13
LIFTED THEIR DEBT
ocean Groves Auditorium
ALL Paid For Before
Dedicated.
"GoD BLESS THE CATHOLICS
Cheers, Applause and the Dozology
Greet the Result-The
Days Sers.3es.
Special to the Jersey City Meas.

ocean GROVE, Aug. J., lo94.-lU was d
great day for the Ocean Grove Camp Meet
| ing Association yesterday from a monetary
| point of view, if from none other, ana IN the
evening the great Auditorium, which COST
| S6ea 600. was dedicated free from debt. BY
sfree from debt" in this connection is meant
that. carried away by the enthusiasm ana
excitement prodnced by the appeals OF elo-
ouent cIergymen and laymen, all talking at
once sometimes. and all the time keeping up
| a fire of brilliant wit and repartee, people
pledged themselves to pay that amount
some time within the next six months.
when their heads grow cooler and their
| hearts beat slower many who subscribe
nnder such circumstances feel as though an
advantage has been taken of them and there
is always some shrinkage in a colloctlon OIL
this kind.
When subscriptions for the project were
taken last summer it was stateq thaS ene
+ bujlding would cost $4,000 and s40,0Oo OF
that amount was quickly raised, leaving
$4,000 to be secured this year. But the
good breathren who projected tbs vast bulld-
ING underestimate the expense when u
was completed it was found that the audi
torium was a magnificent structure VIII
two towers and a debt Of w ,o9o. IL was
Il fhlQ 4Z0.UDU ludUW 90 Nlt1O0 JocS0N
sBy George it's as good as a circus, ex-
/ claimed a delighted unorthodox brother, who
sat near me in the gallery when the exile
Lment was at its height at the evening ser
vices. and certainly it required a great zeal
Of old Methodist grace to keep from agree
ing with the unbeliever. Notwithstanding Ihe
ejoauence of the Bishops, the wit or Dr.
Tbos. Hanlon and the funny business OF tne
Rev. Charles Yatman, who calls himself
yetman. and who looks and acts for all the
world like George Thatcher, the minstrel,
the subscriptions Jagged, and When tne Gline
for the evening service came there was ok
ono vet to be raised. The Rev. DR.. Stokes
President. and the other officers of the asso-
citation were as gloomy as the heavy clouds
which hung in the horizon all day ana occa-
ciopalIv dropued some of their rain upon the
inst at the services and the unjust trying to
st in the sand on the beach, 1t seemed 10
them almost impossible to raise the balance
at one service, and 1t was WIN oe5pon iat H.
shirts. which the mean drizzle winch set IN
at evening did not improve, that the exer-
cises were began.
BISHOP FowLER's ~ELoQUENCE.
An eloquent sermon by Bishop Fowler one
of the most finished speakers OF Methodist-
ism somewhat rivived their dropping
shirts. and at its close they started in with a
g9im to raise the 81, 900. The process was a
novel one though old to Methodists. Two
~blackboards were rugged up at each side OF
the nlatform in sight Of the audience. They
were covered with little squares, each re-
presenting $25, $50 or 800 according to
designation. As a subscription for one OF
these amounts was called OUT a corr9spoho
ING square was marked off. Dr. Hanlon
started things going by saying they had two
Stare Senators with them who would take
mart in the services. He then introduced
Senator Bradley, who said he could not say
ANYTHING more than he had said at the morn
ing service except to exhort all present 10
give. oou
cd upon. and he strobe to the front OF the
platform with the same conquering-h nero
comes air win which he entered the Senate
Chamber on that memorable day last winter
when two Senates were organized IN ne"
Jersey. He made a good Methodist begging
sneech. and when he paused for a moment &c
catch his breath, DR.. Hanion
aGood speechi Good speechr' -.
ssHow5do you know I'm through YETI
snapped the pugnacious Senator from Mer
Ger. albeit smiling.
"Well, if you amt through, you ought to
be.n replied DIR. Haulon; 'our time IS get
ting short" 1
have disconnected almost any other man
than he who defed the Republican caucus
81 the Senator went on and finished bis
speech. saying that the $4,000 would bt
/ raised in blocks of $1,000 each, and then n
and Senator Bradley started the pail roll
irSu by each taking 800 OF the first block.
A MILLIONAIRE TO THE RESCUE.
Thar an elderly man arose in the body Of
.ha audience and said he had a proposition
to make. He believed in Methodlsm AM
Methodist ways, and although that AUDI
forum had been built by Methodists he wal
ali mankind. His proposition was that il
= aa5;ann would subscribe g., 900 of the