Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-05-17
SUMMER HOME FOR C. E.
Prof. Marvin's Efforts to Establish a Sum-
mer Resort For the q. Els of Mich
igan Crowned With Success.

igan Crowned with Success.
The following article is from the
Grand Rapids Democrat of Saturday:
A meeting of decided interest and
Importance to the Christian Endeavor-
ers OF Michigan was held yesterday af-
ternoon in the parlors OF the Y. M. c..
A. building. For some time there has
been feeling among a number OF the
Endeavorers of this state that there
should be provided a summer school
for Christian Endeavorers, the same as
the Epworth Leaguers now enjoy at
Epworth Hights, on the beach OF Lake
Michigan, two miles north of Luding-
ton. The movement for such home
has been in progress for the past four
years and was initiated by A. l.. Mar
win, of Belding. At the annual meet
ing of the Christian Endeavorers of
Grand Rapids district in 1898, COM
mittee was appointed, consisting of Mr..
Marvin, Frank Holmes of Sparta, and
l.. Owen Livingston of this city, to
consider the advisability of the estab-
lishment of the same and to locate
grounds also
Since that time the committee has
been actively engaged in this work
and has at last selected an ideal spot,
located ten miles north of Manistee.
The site selected is strip of land ly-
ing between Portage lake and Lake
Michigan, consisting of 100 acres. The
land and surroundings form an ideal
resort. Portage lake, an inland lake,
is beautiful body of water, sew
eral miles long and about mile in
width, with splendid boating and fish
ing facilities, while Lake Michigan
furnishes the ever-popular surf bath
ing. The organization was partly ef-
fected in yesterdays meeting and will
be known as the "Sunnyside Assem-
bly," With the exception of a presi-
dent, the officers and trustees were
elected: Vice President, A. L. Mar
vim, Belding; secretary, S. T. Morris,
Grand Rapids; treasurer, Judge Harry
ID. Jewell, Grand Rapids; superinten-
dent of grounds, John Langland, One
kama, Mich. The trustees chosen
including the above officers: Rev. A.
b. Chalmers, Saginaw; DR.. w. E.
Coates, Chicago, ILL.,; superintendent,
f. G. Thompson, Saginaw; attorney,
III. L.. Van Benscoten, Be.ding; Rev.
M. l.. Bocher, Grand Rapids; William
S. Garfield, Belding; Jacob l.. Hisey,
Sparta.
Through the efforts of the committee
excursion rates have been secured from
the Pere Marquette system for the
summer months. A weeks program,
consisting of lectures, musi and en-
deavor methods will be given this sum-
mer, TO which all Endeavorers are cor
daily invited. The officers and trus-
tees elected, as we'll as a number of
other prominent Endeavorers, are anx-
ious to have Rev. M. l.. Bocher accept
the presidency, and, had he consented
he would have been elected at the
meeting yesterday.
Mr. Bocher will take the matter
under consideration, however, and will
notify the members later. The organ
ization OF yesterday is largely prelimi-
nary, as the matter Of securing a sufli-
cient amount of money to carry out the
project is the problem the officers and
trustees will have to face. 1t is conf
IDENTIFY expected, however, that the
amount, which will be at least $50, 900,
will be raised. The railroad and the
transportation companies will be asked
to put up hotel on the site chosen and
If they shall not agree to do this, will
be asked to contribute toward the nec-
essary amount. 1t is probable that for
the coming summer temporary hotel
structure will be put up for the use of
the Endeavorers at their assembly,
which will be held at Sunnyside Assem-
bly,. A large number of tents will be
secured temporarily from the state in
order that there may be no lack of
accommodations.