Evening star., 1901-06-29
THE FOURTH AT OCEAN GROVE.
Patriotism Next to GOdliness-Relig-
iOus Exercises for the Season.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

/ Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
| OCEAN GROVE, N. J.. June %, 1901.
This camp meeting resort puts patriotism
next to godiness. The chief attention of
/ the camp fathers Is, of course, directed
to the regular August camp meeting, but
| their attention is concentrated next on the
Fourth of July celebration. That day is
| to be celebrated this year with unusual
elaborateness. There are to be patriotic
| songs by a chorus of 500 or 600 voices; the
reading of the Declaration of Independence,
I during which the delegations from the vari-
Gus states will vie with one another in
! applauding the names of the sgners from
| the respective colonies; and an Grafton by
Rev. DR.. T. Dewitt Talmage.
The Sunshine Hour is the name Rev.
! Charles H. Yatman has given the service
held in the temple every morning especially
for the young people. To the meeting for
each day also he has given specific titles.
Monday will be known as Bible Day"
Tuesday Question and Answer Day;
Wednesday. Gold Nugget Day" Thursday.
FrdaS Ns1 aad bav h5ts satnrsax
sage Day." and Sunday as 1nspirational
Day
Three great days" there will be on the
camp grounds the middle of August. The
theme for the three days of preaching and
song will be Heaven" For the occasion
the auditorium. seating 10000 people, Will
be decorated in purple, blue, white and
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be called ''Fraternal Day. the second,
"Old Folks Day" on which 100 people will
give an Illustrated banner service to tell
the story Of Who are in in Heaven" and
been named Decision Day" on which there
will be sermon, the subject of which
will be What Comes After Death"
The emphasis upon music at the camp
services this year has already elected some
grumblfng from the conservative element
of the camp meeting contingent. There
was an informal protest this week against
the big orchestra which Prof. Tall E. Nor
gan of New York the director of the camp
music. has organized. The orchestra con-
tains a dozen violins, a viola, two 'cellos,
a clarionet, four cornets, three from
bones and a timpanf. This array of secu-
fashioned campers do not like. That the
present order OF things will be radically
changed however, Is unlikely. for Bishop
]. N Fitzgerald, the president of the as
sociation, and complete master of the sftu-
alton, is known to favor this popular music.
Owing to desire to economise the Camp
Meeting Association delayed Illuminating
the beach this year until the middle Of
this week. AS a result the mile stretch OF
boardwalk and sand became a wholesale
rendezvous for 'spooners.' When this
fact brought to the attention Of the
camp fathers, they hastily sent out rush
orders to have the electric lights turned
on at once. They were turned about
10 o'clock Wednesday evening to the sur
prise of the promenaders. The Ocean
Grove beach for the remainder of the year
will be brilliantly Illuminated all night.
F.. P. Hanna and Miss M. NJ. Hanna OF
Washington are among the arrivals of the
week at the Hotel La Pierre.
The Iangdon is entertaining Mrs. G. H.
Inch. Miss Agnes Inch and Robert Inch OF
Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Ledorn Of Baltimore.
and Miss A. F. Gardiner of Washington are
spending the month at the Majestic.