Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-18
OCEAN GROVE.

Special Correspondence of The Star
OCEAN GROVE, y. j., August II, 1907.
The season of camp meeting has already
overtaken the resort. and though 1t began
but yesterday and the full schedule of serv-
ices does not go on until tomorrow, there
are plenty of evidences that the period of
prayer and fasting is here Ocean Grove has
lately added to its summer population at
least thousand zealots who would think Of
coming to the shore at no other season, and
many of whom will leave after ten days
without SO much as having walked down to
the ocean, SO completely will their time
and interest be taken up with the continu-
Gus services of prayer and testimony.
beginning tomorrow morning the regular
services of camp meeting will go into eff
feet. The schedule begins before sun-up,
and to attend the first meeting at half
past o'clock the good Methodsts viii. have
to get up shortly after the first streak Of
dawn. In former years the sunrise serv-
Ice, as 1t is called has proved most popu-
lar one. the attendants appearing to look
upon it as something of penance. Through
this years camp it will be led by DIR. A. E.
Ballard, the venera BILE vice president of the
association. Just an hour afeer the sunrise
service the first auditorium service will be
opened at 6:45, and this Dr. Ballard will
also lead. The meeting is called one Of
family prayer, and Is gwen for the ben fit
of parents who seek help in looking after
Family cases are here discussed as problems
and advice is freely given
A whole hour for breakfast comes as an
intermission between the family service and
the sunshine hour at the Temple. Charles
fatman. the evangelist, used formerly to
conduct these meetings. and how to pro-
mote them as successfully as he did has
been problem ever since. The meetings
Will have this year various members of the
devotional committee as leaders with Rev.
Carlton Van Hook directly in charge.
Each morning of camp will see preach
ing service. similar to that generally held
Sunday morning in the auditorium. The
service will last from 1890 o'clock until
noon. One of the most important services
of camp Is that to be held daily at 30
O'Clock In the tabernacle. 1t is styled the
Immediate Decision Meeting" and Mrs
Elizabeth Smith, evangelist, will be the
leader. To these meetings the prospective
converts are taken and talked to in a heart
to-heart manner. The pentecostal meetings
will come daily at 2:3O o'clock and will be
in charge of the Rev. Joseph Smith. They
primarily for converts. A preaching
service in the auditorium, beginning at 80
winds up the days program. The service
proper concludes at o'clock, when expe-
rience meetings are held which run into
revival services of the most advanced type
lasting until midnight generally.
Late Washington arrivals at the Alaska
include r. A. Farley.
The Park View is entertaining Mrs. Mary
Odell of Washington.
Among the Washingtonians at the Ma
jestic are Mr.. and Mrs. George r. Lind
kins.
Included in the Washington contingent
at the Hotel La Pierre is George B. Browne.
Miss Lottie Neitzy Mrs. w. Beach. Miss
T. NeitZey, Miss Julia Barruss and T. r.
Harper of Washington are registered at
Sunset Lodge,