Year: 1875




St Lukes Evangelical Lutheran church, West Forty
second street. will be dedicated to-day, when Dr. Ru-
peril will preach in the morning in German and Dr.
Krotel in the evening in English.


The Rev. Dr. Howell will preach this evening in the
Church Of the Morning Star


Spiritual conference will be held in Harvard Rooms
this afternoon and Professor Hume speak there on
Sprtualism in the evening.


The Rev. Morris A. Tying will preach this morning and
afternoon in the Church of the Holy Trinity
SEA CLIFF REvERIEs AND REvEL-


RIES


CONCERTS, TEA PARTIES, CoLoRED CAMP MEET.
rNGs AND BOAT RACES ALL IN ONE WEEK


HIGH TIMES ON LAND AND SEA-


SEA CLIFF L. L. August 2s, 1875


Sea Cliff is in its glory now The hotel is nearly full
and the camp meetings being over the people gath
erng here from the city spend couple Of weeks in
quietness and restfuness. The young folks who are
resident here enjoy themselves with straw rides to
neghborng villages places with clambakes here
the Clr-clams though not large being very plentl-
fl-with fishing and boating croquet playing and like
pastrncs This programme has been changed little
to-day, however, so as to combine pront
with pleasure The Church Society at Sea
Cliff is small and feeble, and the salary of the
pastor needs supplementng at ths.time 30 as to
run him over the winter. Hence the ladies and the
brethren have united centriving vocal and instru-
mental and literary entertainment with fair
and tea party that the fastdious be suited
in form with the proceedings The tabernacle
converted into a composite supper and concert
room, and, while the young folks performed musi-
clans and singers the older folks acted
the company present We had the benefit of two pro-
fessonal persons performanceMiss Adelaide Chapman
professor Of music, and Mr. Edward G. Jardne an or
ganst The ladies had decorated the tabernacle very
neatly with flags and evergreens and those who went
early to attend the fair were served with refresh
ments additional to the entrance fee of TWENTY
five cents Tho entertainment lasted from one till ten


PROGRAMME


was as folows:-


Opening from Balfe's Bohemian
Girl by Miss Chapman and Mr. Jardine.


soprano solo waiting by Miiafd . Miss Ella Lewis
Recitation, ''The Ride from Client to Ax,',


Piano solo, "Sea Cliff Revere' Miss Lizzie Williams
This last is an original composition by this young
lady, amateur in this line, and those who have heard
1t performed at Sea Cliff, in whose honor II is named,
speak very admiringy oft The second part consisted
Piano, "oui vve," galOp dc concert by Jackson,
BsSas sole Sc fy reS %e% S5.I@Sy Ioya
Piano solo fantastic de concert, from Martha, y by
Duet tencr and bass 'Larboard Watch D',D'
Finale Home Sweet Home" BY the full chorus
This entertainment an exceedingly pleasant
affair, and netted quite nice little to the treasury
of the Sea Cliff church.


coLoRED BUSH MEETING.


The colored people who inhabt this part of Long
Island and who accustomed to hold bush meetings
or camp meetings near Locust Valley enjoying
themselves this year at Highland Valley near port
washington They have had couple Of days Of t. and
they propose to shout 1t out this line tomorrow also
They were expected to gather here at Sea ChG but
"a lnnl nf hinnQ nnnA anHc nnuhN
other quarters There indications that very largo
number Of cottages will be built here during the coming
fall and spring, and contracts are being made
completed for twenty-five thirty of them. The de-
mand for building Sites oo has greatly increased since
the camp meeting closed the experiences in that line
giving promise that this feature of Sea Cliff will probably
disappear before many years Next Tuesday the asso
about $50 lots at auction, and in view of IT, great
many have been here prospecting during tho week
An additional survey has been made, and the old picnic
grounds now in the market new hotel first class
in every respect, is talked Of 10 surmount Pinnacle
Point, which has been levelled and cleared
TO make II pleasant place for
spending quiet afternoon hour contemplate
ing the Sound and the surroundings This is the point
or near where hotel should have been built in the
place. but the associations ideas of Sea Cd have
grown and been nourished by circumstances as they
have arisen The Sea Cliff of to-day had no place in The
conception thoughts of these good men three years
ago. and the Sea Cliff of five ten years come is
'almos II not quite as incog Men who are big enough
for enterprises too small for others and the
history Of Sea Cliff demonstrates the Affirmative of this
proposition


o
our great jubilee with its accompaniment of pots and
kettles and anvis and bells and its museum OF
musical antiquities and curiosities are promised it
sure for next year. Hence the unsghty fence that has
been reared around the tabernacle will remain for
another year at least albeit tho experience of this sea-
son has shown that vates the of the tabernacle
fifty per cent The Hbg bonanza lodging tents are to
be taken down. and II Is not likely that such slender
hopes any will spend much money As these cost
understand that while nothing will be gained nothing
Will be lost by the enterprise The projectors will
realize what they put in, and then they will have tho
perpetual satisfaction Of knowing that they have spread
the largest piece OF canvas that has been
camp ground This honor Is worth something, and
should 60 far TO mitigate the Of the failures
financially OF these brethren. Added to our jubilee
next year is TO bo


A MAMMOTH AQUARIUM,


In which win be exhibited of the reconstructed
fossils which are found so abundantly about sea CHM
Swapping mackerel and minnows and spiders. which
also very plentiful here will be exhibition and
altogether this adjunct OF the jubilee viii be very in
structive and entertaining


The second annual regatta Of the Sands Point Boat
Club on yesterday, according 10 programme.
Pleasure and working boats entered each comprising
two classes according 10 size and measurements The
course was ten miles TO windward and return, starting
from an anchorage imaginary limo at Sands Point
and stakeboat yards distant so as 10 give the diff
erent sizes and the advantage Of time and space
that might be necessary TO them. The prizes werero
the winners Of the fst class, $40 TO the second eass