New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-29
WORSHIPPING BY THE SEA.
ANNIVERSARY MEETINGS AT OCEAN
GROVE.
THE MECCA or METNoDIsM' CELEBRATES 1T
TWENTY SIXTH BIRTHDAY-CROwDs


TwENTy-sIxTH BIRTHDAY-CRowDs
AT ALL THE MEETINGS
Ocean Grove. ~ j.. July % (SpeciaD.-The thou
sands of peop.e who are thronging this Mecca or
Methodism' to-day celebrated with prayer song
and sermons the twenty-sxth anniversary OF the
founding Of the town and the holding OF the first
service here The birthday meeting began this
morning and will continue until Wednesday even
ing To-day Is Young Peoples Day., all the
services being in charge OF the Kew Charies H.
Yatman. The young peoples service began az sd"
o'clock II was a grand praise service OF thanks
giving The ZOO seats occupied early. Every
available foot OF standing room was taken and sew
eral hundred people were unable to obtain entrance
The hall was deliberately decorated with American
flags. The subject was Christ, Our saviour.
Special rusic. was provided by Miss Anna PARKS,
the New-York cornet player. OF the People
Church. and a male quartet. A large collection was
taken to defray the expenses OF Mr.. fatman. VINO
starts In September to preach the Gospel around the
world He begins at Honolulu thence gong 70
Africa and through Europe.
The holiness meeting In the James Memorial at the
same hour the largest and most enthusiastic
OF the year to date. The Rev j. Reeves Danieis' OF
Ocean Grove In charge. The principal address
was made by Bishop William Taylor. OF Africa.
There were 5000 persons al the big Auditorium at
10 o'clock The platform was filled with wel-known
Me.hodlsts from nearly every state In the Union
Among them Bishop Charles w. Fowler OF
Minneapolis; Professor Hartman, OF Dickinson Col
leee: ex-senator James ii. Hayes. Newark, y. j..
the Rev Or. George W. Miller New ork, Pro-
fossor George MacCloskie Princeton University;
President Thomas Hanon, OF Pennington Semin-
airy; the Rev George Griffith. OF Philadelphia. and
the Rev Dr. w. G.. Browning. OF New-fork. The
services opened by the singing OF the Doxology
and GLORIA Patri." led by Professor John X. Swe-
ney. OF John Wanamakers Bethany philadelphia
Sunday School and Miss Marguerite Rice OF Ches-
ter Penn. at the pipe organ. Evangelist fat-
man made a report Of the great development OF the
Young peoples work. which he has conducted sew
enty-on- consecutive days each summer for the
Last thirteen years. The prayer was made by Pro-
lrssor Hartman, and the preacher OF the morning
was Bishop stephen VI. Merrill, of Chicago 49,,
The great summer Sunday school met al z'5O
o'clock this afternoon. the various departments IN
the different halls. The centre attraction; az usual
was the Bb.e class in the Auditorium led by Dr.
OF the lesson was actively participated in by the
Rev A. J. Kynett OF Philadelphia; the Key A. IS
Leonard, OF New-York; the Rev. DR.: william n
Mesker OF the Troy Conference; the Rev, Dr.
George Elliott. OF Philadelphia the Rev Dr. George
" Cory OF Washington. ID. G.: the KEY. Dr' w.
g. Browning OF New-York. and the Rev. Dr. Adam
Wallace. OF Ocean Grove. 49,, .,-
The beach meeting at ocean PATHWAY ms evening
AZ 6 O'Clock was in charge OF President h. H.
stakes OF the Camp Meeting Association
There wa another great throng out THIS evening,
when a powerful discourse was delivered ny the
Rev Or George Elliott, Of the spring Eardeh
Street Methodist Church. Philadelphia.