Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-06
GROVE TENTERS
Proceedings and Plans of Aethodists at the
Eeashore.
Services in the Btg Auditorfun-En-
trance Fees Instead Of Basket
Subscriptions.
Of the Evening Star.

Correspondence Of the Evening Star.
OCEAN GROVE, N. J., August 5. 1897.
The School Of Theology. which begins Its
ten days annual session on Wednesday, is
attracting a good deal of attention, not
only among the summarizes hereabouts.
but throughout all the section of the state.
The school has the strongest program OF
the summer, not excepting the array Of
bishops and exhcrters engaged for the
camp meeting, which starts up August 20.
The managing board, which is composed
Of bishops and leading Methodist laymen,
purpose to make the school a great sum-
mer university. There lie only one depart
ment now-theology-but others are con-
neutrality-suspicious. OF music. art. lit
erature and science The number of stu
dents taking the lecture courses this year
is larger than il was either in 1895 or 1896.
Examinations will be set at the end of the
session and diplomas awarded The big
gest crowds are attracted to the popular
evening lectures. These have been given
during the week by DR.. Hensen of Chicago,
Bishop c. w. Fowler and others.
An Innovation.
The campers are considerably put out at
regime which has appeared since the death
of DIR. Stokes. During the three weeks
since he passed away there have been more
entertainments in the auditorium to which
an admission fee is charged than there
were during the whole of his twenty-eight
years of administration, and there are
to be two or three more next week. 1t
was a pet policy of DR.. Stokes never to
charge formal fee to any one who wanted
to enter the great Auditorium. He pre-
ferred the Methodist fashion of passing
around the basket. The conservative
spirits in the association and among it's
outside supporters point to this innovation
as an unmistakable sign of the beginning
Of new order of things In the Grove.
The School of Theology will close with
grand musical festival on the evenings of
August II and 13. conducted by Mr.. Walter
Damrosch, who will be assisted by the
New York symphony Orchestra, the
New York Oratorio Society, the Ocean
Grove festival chorus of 400 voices and the
several eminent artists. The manage
ment Of the school spent $4,000 on
the ten day program last year and
nearly that amount has been expended this
summer.
Sunday is going 10 be one Of the big
Gays OF the summer among the worship
ers: The morning sermon In the Audi
forum will be delivered by Chancellor
James r. Day. DID, of Syracuse Cniver-
sity. DR.. Hanions famous Bible class will
hold the attention of the biblical disput-
ants in the afternoon: a big meeting on
the beach Is planned for six o'clock in the
evening: and the concluding sermon of the
day will he given by Rev. DIR. William A.
Quayle of Kansas City, Mo.
John Ramsburgh, wife ard daughter.
Miss ID. Helen Ramsburgh and son, Dr.
Jesse Ramsburgh, of Frederick, Nd, are
guests at DIR. Stark's
NationaEMrs. f. ]. Porter. Baltimore.
Rev NJ. Strickland of Washington, is at
the Majestic.
At the Albatross are: W. r. Stricken.
Cara L. Roach. and Charles Arnold of
Washington.
b. H. Burdett of Washington is at the
Chalfonte. WV
Mrs. H. S. Rucker, Washington is at the
Inskip house
DIR. Ames Of Washington. is a puest a,
the Sheldon.
L. b. Wilson and Alfred Haines of Wash
lneton, are a the Albemarle
MRS. ana Mrs Cherries Alvin Smith and
son of Washington are at the Norman
house ~ "h
L. o. Mallory, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. suui-
van ana Miss Alice Sullivan of Washing
ton are at the Spray View.