Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-06-15
FOR
OCEAN GROVE
Ready for Opening of Big
Camp Meeting Resort.

Ocean Grove, June 15:-AarOn Z.
Ballard, president Of the Ocean
Grove Camp Meeting Association,
has made public the program Of re
ligious and musical attractions for
the summer season, which will begin
on Sunday and continue daily until
late in September.
The opening sermon in the Audi
forum, which has a seating Capac-
ity Of nearly ten thousand, Will be
preached in the morning by the Rev.
Dr.. Ralph Urmy, Of MOrristOwn, n.
J., a member of the Camp Meeting
Association. The hummer Bible class.
said to be the largest in the world,
will organize on Sunday afternoon,
and will be in charge Of Rev. DR..
Thomas O'Hanlon, for years presi-
dent Of Pennington Seminary.
The first Young Peoples meeting
is scheduled for Tuesday morning,
June 20, at 9 o'clock. It will again
be in charge Of the Rev. DR.. William
H. Morgan, pastor of the Central
Methodist Episcopal church, Newark,
who Will be followed as leader on
August j by the Rev. DR.. Charles II.
Mead, Of Hoboken. These minis
tiers will also conduct the Sunday af-
ternoon service in the new North End
Pabilion, on the boardwalk.
The several departments of the
summer Sunday school will be organ
lied on Sunday, June %. Joseph A.
Hudson, of Philadelphia, will lead
the intermediate department and
Mrs. William H. Skirm, Of Trenton.
will have charge of the primary de-
partment. The usual SUNDAY even
ing surf meeting on the beach will
be in charge of President Ballard
and Miss Gertrude 2umsey, the even
gelist, will conduct the daily twilight
service. The daily Holiness Meet
ing will be held at 3 A. NJ. in the
Tabernacle, in charge Of the Rev. DR..
John r. Alday, of Ocean Grove.
On Friday evening August Is. tie
regular camp meeting viii begin and
continue daily for ten days The
last religious service for the summer
is scheduled for Sunday, September
"a.
Tall Esen Morgan has been re-
engaged as musical director. His
program has not been completed, but
among the entertainments arranged
for are the United States Marine
Band, Florence Austin, violinist; the
Cambrian Concert Company, the
Weber Male Quartet, the Kahn Trio,
Mae Conner, child harpist; Kathryn
Platt Gum, y%iolinist, and the Aida
Trumpet Quartet. The Chi1dren's
Fairyland Festival, an annual event,
will be held on the evening Of Au-
gust %. Clarence Reynolds, OF New
York city, will return as organist in
the Auditorium. At 4:30 P. N. every
Sunday there will be a service of
Gospel song in the Auditorium, led
by Director Morgan, who will give
the story Of at least one popular
hymn every Sunday.
Among the distinguished men en-
gagged for lectures and addresses are
William Jennings Bryan, Governor
Woodrow Wilson and the Rev. DR..
Henry N. Condor, chaplain of the
House of Repreaantativaa-ThA In
dependence Day Grafton will be de-
iiyered at 20 AM. by Governor VIII
son.
Distinguished ministers who will
preach and lecture during the sea-
son include DR.. Frank Wilson, DR..
Fairbanks B. Stockdale, DR.. William
R. Wedderspoon, Bishop John W.
Hamilton, DR.. Robert F. Y. Pierce,
Bishop Samuel P. Spreng, DR.. Frank
Mcdaniel, DR.. Cortland Myers, DR..
E. A. Robinson, DR.. David H. Schock,
DR.. John Handley, DR.. Willis P. Odell
and DR.. J. G. Wilson. The Rev. Dr..
Goodell will preach the first Sunday
morning Of the camp meeting.