New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-25
"FLORAL DAY" AT OCEAN GRO|E.
FREQUENT AND ATTRACTIVE SERVICES ATTEND
ED by LARGE CONGREGATIONS.

FREQUENT AND ATTRACTIVE SERVICES ATTEND
ED by LARGE CONGREGATIONS.
Ocean Grove July "a (Specia).-"Floral Day" was
observed In Ocean Grove to-day. and the several
services, in charge OF Charles H. fatman' the
leader of the young peoples meeting. were attended
BY thousands OF worshippers The initial meeting
Of the day for young people was held at a. Tn'
and was in charge OF Mr.. Yatman. The service
consisted OF song, prayer exhortation and expert
ence Solos sung by T. r. Williams OF Wilkes
barre Penn; Adjutant Mckenzie, of the Asbury
Park branch OF the Salvation Army and Miss Grace
FitzGerald of Ocean Grove. daughter of Bishop
FitzCierald At the same hour In the tabernacle
Bishop FitzGerad conducted a meeting in the in
terest OF holiness.
There were seven thousand present at the service
In the Auditorium at 1890 a. m. Bishop Fitzieraid
president OF the Camp Meeting Association pre-
sided The vast structure was deliberately trimmed
with choice flowers, palms, ferns and potted plants
OF every description Banks OF palms surrounded
the large organ, and the platform was skrted with
pots OF flowers. Suspended over the pulpit was
iioral motto. Christ FOR Ne The ministers on
the platform boutonneres, and the women or
the big choir were dressed In white Al TINS ser
vice MIR. Yatman read the annual report OF the
The sermon was preached BY the Rev. Lincoln
A. Ferris. OF Dobbs Ferry, y y. member OF Inc me
New-York Annual Conference, from the text: Be
loved, now are the sons OF God,and It doth not
yet appear what we shall be; but we Know that
when he shall appear shall be Ike him; for
shall see him face 10 face, the second verse
OF the third chapter OF the FIRST Epistle oil 81
John. ,-, -. .,uo. s..,or.
Three thousand pupils attended the three depart
ments of the summer Sabbath school The Rev
Or Thomas O'Hanlon was in charge OF the Bible
class the Rev. George W. Evans, OF Ocean Grove.
presided over the intermediate department, and
Mrs William H. Skrm OF Trenton taught the
infant class
A floral beach meeting was held on the strand
at the foot OF Ocean Pathway at p. m. There
were ten thousand people present The Rev. \. r..
Ballard Vice president OF the Camp Meeting Asso-
citation. presided, and brief addresses were made
by Mr. Yatman and other minister's. AT the close
OF the service twenty flower girls distributed flowers
TO the multitude . - ,, -
u ustrated sermon the parable or the lost sheep
as found I'm the fifteenth chapter OF st Luke. Ten
Young women. dressed In white read appropriate
passages as the sermon progressed, and solos were
sung by Mrs r. II. Carr, Miss Blanche Bennett
and r r. Williams. Miss Eleanor Lance played a
solo on the violin. Prayer, and the choir. led by
Professor Talle Morgan OF Brooklyn sang numer-
GUS choruses and anthems. 80 .
The Young women who assisted In illustrating tho
parable OF ''rhe Ninety and Nine, and the portions
of the story they read were: The Parable" Miss
Belle McClelland. THE Shepherd" Miss Blossie
Pringle: The sheep" Miss Laura Mcconnell; The
Wandering" Miss Grace Virginia Downs; The
Danger" Miss CAROLYN Lipscomb: The Discovery, I"
Miss Helen Quintard; The Seeking" Miss Mamie
Lpscomb The Finding Miss Hattie BOYD :!A Downs:
Miss Imogene Fields. The invitation Christ for
Me was given by Mr.. Yatman, and the assistants
then sang Saviour. Like Shepherd Lead Me"