New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-20

q ". MILLER, D. D.
n wealthy gentleman who formerly lived in New
York and Mrs Mary Sparks Wheeler. the wife 'f
a prominent Pennsylvania minister, have been the
lenders ~ these Encouragement meetings Tor
,ur,her NJ years Both OF them prominently
known in Methodsm
Mrs Kenari Chandler h the daughter OF the ia'e
Rev H. Hrada who was Methodist minister Tor
hl.f century. she has been the corr'si''u."S
secretary u the New-York Conference Foreign MIS-
sionarv Society nrst secretary and organizer OF the
Dur.,u Of Immigration ~ the Woulans Home MIS-
sion,rv Society on. Of the Board u Managers OF IN"
House OF Refuge on Randalis Island. ana the irS'
vice-presiIc,, ~ the Womans Foreign Missionary
, Society II the Ocean Grove Auxiliary. TINS ocean
Grove Auxiliary has raised ~ much ~ NN" 10Y
missions here in a single day Mrs Chandler has
recently been appointed associate editor OF '"orH-
VIE Mission" publication of N"w-fork CITY
She f. a natural speaker fluent. apt. energetic ana
earnest, In person she is slight and below medium
height and has dark hair and expressive dark eyes
Mrs Mary Sparks Wheeler the other leader 81 The
,,c,ur,v.nu.nt meetings who viii leal the mothers
meeting = the great Methodist chmp-m""'ins ulS
wear As she has for number Of years previous IS
native u England. she came 20 this country
v,h.r six wears u age. with nor parents who
settled In Rugh1mtln y. Y. whore her chlI'ho"'
and youth were spent. Ms. Wheeler = th' huth'r
u A number ~ books. among which 'rr Poems i'r
h. J..
p,he Sh. Is pre~i lon, ~ the rhilad'.phin Branch
y the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society and
National Evangclle, OF the Woinans Christian
Teml-rance Union.
The silver anniversary OF tho Ocean Grove
Auxiliary ~ tn Woman's Foreign Missionary 50
cley was celebrated here to-day AMI yesteriny Inc
Hcv pr George Hughes. ~ N@w-fork Editor OF
Tin. Guide - Holmes" l-l the meeting ana de-
uv.rel an aIIrcss on Entire Sancthcatlon.' Mrs
J. II Knowcs AMI sev"ra! others spoke briefly
Tho Young Peoples Temple which ms been sev-
.rnl times enlarged. entirely inadequate 70 dc-
c,mmoln,o the crowds that thr'ng ] her" T'-
,h.m.s announced FOR to-day for this seryic" were
.r.s,. the u.iper u the Helpless" ami '"rhe Holy
sn,rt ,- tho Source ~ Miraculous" Power" tn"
Rev charles Yatman spoke on personal Sn'Va-
ton
About 500 people gathered q, the new Auditorium
f,r the preaching service on M" platform "'."
many distinguishes cicrgym-n from various parts
II this country AMI n number from f'r"isn lands
p- T. II stokes president ~ The association. DE-
lv.r.l a brief address on N" work of "a" 8'c;e'y
whose silver anniversary thcy we're celebrating
bishop Thoburn. u fniia. preached the anniversary
sermon. His theme was THE Great success o'
Missionary Work
Louis Klops'h ~ New York. the pupHsher ~
.rhe Chrs.,lan Herald" formerly the leader Of the
chllrcn's meetings here. addressed the ntermeii-
AZ. department ~ The Sunday school This afternoon
A. o'clock another large audience gathered In
~. Auditorium for "A special scrvIc" or the ami
v.rsary celebration Dr T. II. Stokes presided
After devotional exercises Miss Fannie sparks
Wheeler returned missionary from India, de-
uvereA an able and Interesting address.
Tn beach ccrvic, AT 6 O'Clock drew large throngs
OF people Or Stokes presided
missionary love feast held at Gi5 O'Clock.
which wae participated In by many Of the mis-
sionary workers
Tho Rey DR. l. simmons pastor OF the Methodist
nj delivered
.,,.oinv's discourse. Ills theme was Jesus. thu
Centre. of the christians Inc."
Nuch OF the work OF the coming camp-meeting,
except the preaching will be done by women.
Among those who viii have charge OF special ser
vices and who have been able assisian'a at the
holiness meetings during the summer. Is Mrs Grace
Wiser Davis wife OF Judge Davis. OF Jersey CITY.
Mr. Davis has been an evangelist FOR over ten
wears and has over 2Oooo profess conversion In
that time She has held revival meetings In many
of ,he cities OF the New-Englnnd ana the Middle
states also In Maryland and ohio
Those meetings usually begin In September and
continue until the LIST OF May. Then In June she
comes TO her home at Bradley Beach ana deVotes
much OF her time to the Ocean Grove meetings.
She became an active worker In the Church when
unite voung At camp-meetings. especially her
lmpassioned and eloquent addresses were the means
of doing much good
Last Friday Pennington Seminary day at
Ocean Grove. when many of the alumni and stu
a.,,s ~ this popular institution enjoyed day be-
side m. sea Interesting exercises were held AT the
auditorium in the evening. one of the most pleas
ing features Of the programme was the "Penning-
TON Reunion ode" an ode OF great beauty which was
written by ". +. Johnson for the occasion and
SUNG with enthusiasm by the Alumni and students
present.
The great annual Methodist camp-mceting VIII
begin to morrow. The ocean Grove camp meeting
Is the largent assemblaRe of It's kind on the con-
tnent or indeed In the world. 1t is the great feat
ure OF Ocean Grove and Is in fact the reason for
ts existence People the Atlantic and travel
from the Pacific to attend these meetings. Their
fame has reached almost every land where the
English language IL spoken. and further. for for
eign countries are represented here every year
Probably no legs than 1901 people on these
grounds within the ten days OF the camp-meeting
last year
The Camp Meeting Association has had but ono
Office since 1t came into existence twenty-five
years ago.
hut It'll. year after year.
The first day will be "A day " special prepnra-
ton and prayer. There will be prayer service
az 1890 o'clock In the morning at the Auditorium.
"A meeting OF Christian workers at 1880 O'Clock In
the Tabernacle. and in the evening the sacrament
OF the Lords supper viii De administered.
ON Tuesday morning the Rev Or John Potts. or
Toronto. Canada one Of the leading lights of
mon instead OF Bishop Andrews. who II at
hrst announced would preach.
Bishop Andrews has Only rsceniy returned from
preaching To over an acre OF people
lowing is the programme that Is officially an
Monday August TO- prayer for the success OF the
camp meeting. 1880 70 u:So ". m. Auditorium;