The Portland daily press., 1898-05-26
OCEAN PARK OUTLOOK.
Plans of the Free Baptists and Chautau-
quans for the Season.

-S oiA'ocAo VI oiic OCo1u ark assembly
have issued their prospectus for the COM
ing camp meeting season. They say:
Notwithstanding the troubled financial
state OF the country, Ocean Park has had
steady growth in buildings and the i'm
pr owed condition of its grounds.
The coming season will add a large
pavilion to Furber park which will be
dedicated on improvement day Aug. IS,
Also new station on the beach railroad
at the park with waiting rooon and bag
gage room. This will be highly appre-
ciated by residents and all visitors. The
assembly has prepared its best program
highest order and mostly new to Ocean
Park audiences. The assembly will open
July s and continue to Sept. /. The
first convention July 25-31, will be the
"people's convocation," conducted by
Rev. Smith Baker, D. D., of Boston, on
freshest lines of Christian and church
| work.
The topics will be newly phased for
each day. DIR. Baker Is SO we'll known
the people will at once see that they have
rare things in store during this convoca-
| ton. Another new feature of the meeting
| will be the specific work for the children
and youth conducted by Rev. w. j.
Twort. Rev. Mr.. Twort is success on
these lines The music during this con-
VOChblOu WILL Uo k0pb hU It's USUAL uiRu
standard under the leadership Of Rev. Q.
Z. Flanders. The q. L. S. @. assembly
Aug. 1-12 will present as its lecturers,
Rev. Drs. S. A. Steel of Tenn, Eugene
May, Washington, D. e., 7. B. CLARK of
New York, A. B. Meservey of New
Hampshire, Prof. w. 6. Ward of Boston,
Rev. E. r. Pitts and Miss Vandelia
Va Xar n,.4,,, a; ~ Of New York: "aueen OF
Entertainments and concerts will open
on August Q and with two Of Leland
Z. Powers iniIhitahle reoitals. Mr..
Powers is at the head of his profession.
August and 6. Prof. Walter David of
Boston will be the reader. Prof. David
is an artist Of high order. The four
grand concerts and the choruses drill dur
Ing that assembly will be in charge of Prof.
artist, and thoroughly acquainted with
general assembly work. Prof. Aborn
will be assisted by first class pianist
and strong corps of musical talent.
The assembly will close with an Illus
| trated lecture by Prof. 3. r. Robertson
on India. Prof. Robertson has but few
equals on this line of assembly work.
The preachers Of the assembly are Drs.
May, Clark, Meservey, Bickford, Salley
and Revs. Tracy and Durkee.
Ocean Park Improvement society will,
August Is, add to interesting features of
| the day a grand entertainment in the
evening, under the direction of Rev. G.
z. Flanders. A chorus of forty voices will
render the cantata "Under the Palms,
and Miss Sadai Prescott Porter will serve
as reader.
| August 16 will be guild day and will
close with q first class entertainment in
| the evening, by Miss e. L. Nichols, who
will render "Joan of Arc.'' Children s
day will OCCUR on August II. Mrs. Anna
Ellis Dexter will serve as soloist, Miss
Sadai P. Porter as reader and there will
be . monograph exhibition. Thus this
will be gala day for the young folks.
August 1920, the womar1's bureau will
present moral and philanthropio work as
modernly phased. During their conven-
tion they will present speakers fresh from
the field along the lines
The young peoples annual denomina-
tional convention will be held on August
1924. They have full programme pre-
pared and their themes and speakers are
rally" The finale of the assembly from
August IS to Sept. /, will be the Free
Baptist triennial conference This brings
delegates and visitors from all parts OF
the country to discuss varied plans and
interests for UNCONVENTIONAL work. The
coming session will be Of more than
| usual interest and will bring together
some of the ablest representatives from
the churches and educational institu
ttons.
The plan Is to treat the western and
southern attendants at the close OF the
conference to sail about Casco bay and
along the Eastern shore from the new
pier at Old Orchard.