Evening star., 1898-08-06
SUMNER THEOLOGY.
Ten Thousand Students Attend the
Popular Lectures.


Special Correspondence of The Evening Star
OCEAN GROVE. N. j., August 4, 1898.
The summer school of theology, which
began its fourth annual session last Tues
day, is being attended by thousands of the
summer visitors who are crowding this
resort. A great number of people came
to town the first of the week to be present
at the lectures by eminent scholars and
speakers. The management of the school
is giving most advanced results of scholar
ship along the lines of doctrinal theology,
biblical theology and physical science New
Testament, Old Testament, homiletics,
philosophic theology and doctrinal theolo-
gy. There are more students following the
courses than ever before. and some even
rgs nearly every one of the 10000 seats
in the auditorium is taken for the popular
lectures. The advisory council of the
school is composed of Bishop F. Hurst,
Bishop H. W. Warren, Bishop w. G. An
drews, Bishop Cyrus d. Faus, Rev. V.
Kelley, DID, editor of the Methodist Re
view; Rev T. D. Neatly, DID,, of Philadel-
ton University. The finance committee in
c1udes A. H. DeHaven and Andrew G.
Fields of Dobb's Ferry, n. Y; John L.
Andrus of Yonkers, treasurer of the Camp
Meeting Association, and Senator William
II. Skirm of Trenton. n. J. The school is
spending this year $4,000, or thousand
dollars day, to bring to the resort what
it has for the ten days program. Dean j.
Emhury Price of Sing Sing announces that
the following additions have been made to
the faculty: Prof. s. F. Upham, DID,
LID, of Drew Theological Seminary,
Madison, N. j., and Rev. George Elliott,
DID,, pastor of the Spring Garden Street
NJ. E. Church, Philadelphia. both of whom
are to lecture on pastoral theology.
Sunday is to be one of the big" days of
the summer here. Specially eminent-speak-
ers are always secured for Theology Sun
day" In the morning the auditorium SER
mon will be preached by President Brad
ford P. Raymond, DID, of Wesleyan Uni
versity, and in the evening the preacher
will be Rev. DIR. Frank n. Bristol of Wash
ington.
The prospects from the heavy sale of
seats are that the auditorium will hardly
hold the crowd that is going to attend the
D;mrosch musical festival on Thursday and
Friday evenings At the children's festival
Thursday evening q chorus of a thousand
children will sing, and also Mr.. H. Evan
Williams, the well-known' concert and ora
torio tenor. Mr.. Frank Damrosch will per-
sonally coEduct the Friday evening enter
tainment when the cratOrio of THE Mes
siah'' will be given by large chorus from
the New York Oratorio Societies. the IA
nous New York Symphony Orchestra and
a local chorus of 500 voices. Among the
distinguished artists who have been en-
gagged for that evening are Nine DeYere
Sappio, soprano; Mr.. H. Evan Wilinms,
tenor; Mr.. J. G. Dempsey. bass. The school
opened with a concert on Tuesday evening,
when Mile. Eloise Witt, the italian pIima
donna, and Mr.. w. c. Weeden sang.
This resort with appropriate exercises
celebrated it's twenty-ninth birthday Tues
day A large crowd of campers gathered
around the memorial urn in Thompson
Park, where in 1869 twenty-five folks held
a prayer meeting in 1Gx10 foot tent
among the sand dunes and briers. Remi-
niscent. addresses were made by several
of the "old timers who were present at
the first meeting.
Recent registrations at the Hotel Spray
View are Mrs. Lillian NJ StahI and Miss
Erma Stah1 of Washington.
John Hules of Washington is being en-
tertained for the month of August at the
Lafayette.
A Washington party registered at the
Langdon include Miss Ada J. Pennpliary
Miss Lizzie c. Prospere and Mr. and Mrs.
w. 3. Dove.