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REV. A. WALLACE, Editor. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20th, 1877. VOL. 3, NO. 42.

In Heaven;BY W . H . CLARK,

T here is a song th e b les t sh a ll sing, B eside th e c ry sta l 'w a te rs ,.

W hen Jesus sh a ll h is ransom ed b ring , H is ransom ed sous a n d daughters.

• T here is a hom e m ore b r ig h t a n d fa ir T h an h u m an h e a r t coneeiveth ,

Reserved for a ll its bliss to share,W hoe'er in C hrist believeth .

T here is a them e, a ll them es above,O f joys supreme* e te rn a l; .

T he F a th e r’s everlasting love,A nd Jesus’ g race supernal.

T here is a rest fo r w eary feet,W hen life’s fa tigue is ended,

W here loved ones sha ll each o th er m eet, A nd jo y w ith jo y be b lended .

T hen sh a ll th e u n iv e rsa l song O f p ra ise to Jesus g iven,

Arise from a ll th e h ap p y throng,A nd echo th ro u g h th e heaven .

Chorus.A ll glory, glory, send i t round j v ..

A loud th e story te llin g ;A n d le t H is praise still lo u d er sound ,

I n songs o f tr iu m p h sw elling.

Beacons.The foam which bubbles over the

sunken rocks is God’s beacon to the m ariner. The pain tha t strikes into the hand of a thoughtless child, playing with .fire, is God’s danger signal which the young mind interprets. . So the sor­row and the rem orse which clog the steps of sin, the joy and the glory which stream across the path o f 'duty and ho­liness—these are the angels of adm oni­tion.' They speak, they warn, they sing, they are the very m other-tongue to ail tribes and kindreds of men.

For the probationer m ust be tested. H is will m ust have exercise. Every soul above idiocy m ust count plus or imnus in this problem . Every living, moving, responsible creature m ust eith­e r rise or sink in the tide. Not to choose a t all, in the face of such momentous results, is actual choice of the wrong— as fatal and more cowardly than an outspoken preference for the devil and his dominions.—Methldist Recorder.

Essentialities.The Christian religion is the life o f

God in the soul, the re-entrance of the divine into the hum an, the establish­m en t of perm anent com m union of re­deemed m an with the ever blessed God Forms and creeds have their v a l u e r outward expressions of this interior life ; but, w ithout this pre-existing spir­itual state, they are valueless and often misleading.

They may keep our attention on the outward when it should be fixed on the

■inward; they , m ay afford the husk, when we should feed O n the living.ker­

n e l ; may amuse us with the shadow when we are allowed to grasp the glor­ious substance, Some churches, like some individuals, keep men ever at work on the outside o fthe temple, with­out ever allowing them to witness the displays of the divine glory within.

Men live in the envelope without ever reaching the h e a r t ; they contend about ecclesiastical order without once th ink­ing th a t the germ of the gospel lies en­tirely beyond these facts. .You may have the best church governm ent and the most adm irable body of doctrines, afftPyet be devoid of the m arks of gen­uine Christianity, which are, in essence, a consciousness of God, the indwelling o f the Spirit, the well of water in the soul springing up unto everlasting life.

Q u ie t from God! H ow beau tifu l to keep T his treasu re th e AU-merciful h a th g iv e n ;To feel, w h en we aw ake a n d w hen we sleep, I ts incense ro u n d us lik e a b reath from h e a v e n !

Excitement and Short Life.The deadliest foe to a m an’s longevity

is an unnatural excitement. Every m an is born with 'a certain stock of vi­tality, which cannot be increased, h u t which may be husbanded or expended rapidly, as he deems best H e who avoids stim ulants, takes light exercise, never over-tasks himself, feeds his mind and heart on no exciting m aterial, has no debilitating pleasures, lets nothing ruffle h is tem per, keeps his accounts with God' and m an duly squared u p ,, is sure, barring accidents, to spin out his life to the longest lim it which it is pos: sible. to a tta in ; while Be who lives in ­tensely, who feeds on high seasoned food; whether- m aterial or mental, fa­tigues his body or brain by toohard labor, seeks continual excitement, gives loose rein to his passions, frets a t every trou­ble, and enjoys little repose, is burning the candle a t both ends, and is sure to shorten his days. .

“Im m o rta lity o’ersweeps A ll p a ins, a ll tears, a ll tim e, a il fears—an d peals L ike th e e te rn a l th u n d ers o f th e deep In to m y cars th is tru th —T hou liv 's t fo rev e r!"

Unction in Preaching.Eloquence is not unction, though

unction confera the truest and highest eloquence The power to move m en in spiritual things is a pow er purely of God, and to be carefully distinguished from all those channels through which it flows, and all m eans by which it works, sus the lightning is d istinct froiri the cloud it charges, or the wind from the wave it heaves and rolls This anointing o f the H oly Ghost, this endu­ing with power from on high, is .a pro­

cess which defies all analysis.The secret seems to lie now in the

preacher's glowing ardor and fervor, and then in tearful tenderness; now in flaming earnestness, and then in om­nipotent argum ent. But whether in the logic of reason, or in the logic of love, in warning or in invitation, there is a power not of man. So also does unction defy description. You can no more define it than you can the savor of salt, or the flavor of fruit, or the fra­grance of a flower.

F or th e sa k e o f those w ho love vis,F o r th e sake o f God above us,E ach a n d a ll sh o u ld do th e ir best To m ak e m usic for th e rest.

W h e n Mary broke the alabaster vase and anointed her Lord, he said : “ She is come beforehand to anoint m y body to the burying.” A great m any people would have kep t the vase sealed up till he was dead, and would then have brought it out to anoint the cold body, wrapped in the burial garments. But Mary did not wait till he was dead. She brought out her ointm ent when lie could enjoy its sweet perfume, and when his sore and weary feet could feel the delicious refreshm ent which it gave.

General Notes.

— The Centenary Collegiate Institute, Hackettstown, N. J., Rev, G. H . W hit­ney, D.D., President, is enjoying unusu­al prosperity. I t never had a better class of students, and never accom­plished better work than now.

—The New Jersey Temperance Gazette has h o is te d th e nam e of Iludolphus Bingham, of Camden , a t the head of its editorial columns as the tem perance candidate for Governor, and in a dozen articles and items, in last week’s issue, advocates his election,

—0 . B. Frothingham , of New York, a noted “liberalist,” having attacked Chris­tianity sis a superstition, has been chal­lenged by Rev. J. B. Brady, (Methodist) of Hoboken, to m eet him in discussion and substantiate his views, or else bear the brand of a slanderer and fool.

—The tenth annual convention of the Y, M. C. A. of the State of New. Jersey, was held on the 17th inst. at Plainfield. Delegates from all parts of the Stftte were present, and eloquent addresses were delivered by Rev. Wm. Lloyd, of New York City, Rev. H. M. Sanders, of Yonkers, N. Y., and Rev. C. Y. Swan, of Newark.

-T h e sage who undertakes to answer

ly in the A sbury Park Journal, gets off a good thing occasionally On th e pecu­liarities; of his nea-r neighbors. There are divers ways to point a. moral, pass ajoke, o r brain an abuse, and the Journal has h it upon a; cap! departm ent for tni

ias h it upon a, capital expedient in this e diffusion of local

opinions.

Ocean Grove Items.—New cottages are being erected in

every part of the'grounds.—Last Sabbath was alm ost as pleas­

an t as m idsummer along the beach at Ocean Grove.

—The Advocate gives a synopsis, in its last num ber, of our season’s work at Ocean Grove.

—Mrs M, Virginia Orr; wife of Rev. T. X . Orr, a Sum m er resident of Asbury Part, died at her hom e in Philadelphia, October 16th.. —Those desiring to correspond with Rey. W m. B, Osborn,. can direct letters tohim , care of Mr. Jam es Morris, Forbes St., Fort, Bombay, India.

—Rev. J, T. Tucker, notwithstanding the reports about his feeble health, preached a stirring sermon in the Re­formed Church, Asbury Park, lasb Sab­bath evening.

—The Asbury Park post-m aster is al­ways careful to use a clean, clear-cut stamp, with red ink, on his letters. W e wish all others would im itate hit ex­cellent example.

—The president and vice-president of the Ocean Grove Association have been revelling this week in the esthetic glories of an Autum n trip, and inspect­ing the weird, wonders of W atkins Glen.-

—An excellent likeness of - the: late Rev. John H. Stockton has een fur­nished in crayon by the artiste of Mr. Pach’s establishment, and almost life- size, now hangs in the business room of the 0 . G. C. M. Association.

—In the absence of Rev. W. T. Ab­bott last Sabbath, the pulpit of St. Paul’s was filled in the forenoon by Rev. H . C. McBride, and a t night by the editor of T h e R ecoud. The congregations were quite large at both services.

—Mr. P. M. Day, since closing his ice cream garden, has befen adding some improvements to the front of his build­ing on Pitman Ave., and contemplates having a steam-engine connected with his establishment next season. /

—We regret to learn that Rev. W. T. Abbott, who.spent last Sabbath in Cam­den, received sente injury to his foot, and returned to the Grove on Mcinday suffering great, inconvenience and pain, H e preached for Rey. J. R. Westwood, in the morning, but was unable to offi­ciate a t night. We hope the case will no t prove serious.

—Messrs. C. E . Howland, of the P it­m an House, and P. M. Day, proprietor of the Ice Cream Garden, Ocean Grove, have associated themselves together in the enterprise of keeping a coal yard, having leased an entire block aidjoining the lumber yard of Smeck & Buchanon, Asbury Park, for this purpose. This will relieve the monotony of the winter season fo rbo th gentlemen, and contrib­u te besides to the comforfc*and conveni­ence of the constantly increasing p o p u - ' lation of the Grove and Park. Ffom the fact that both are excellent business men, we h a v e . n o doubt hut th a t the new enterprise will prpve successful.

330 T H E

“ The Lord Gareth.'

H e e a rc a fo ^ r n e l , W h y d o I f r e t . A t feyerjr(l i t t l o i l l ,A n d y e x rriy& elf s o heedlessly ? '

.O i jc i i r t , 'be still.

R e s t in g o n h im , t h e n l e t m e s ta y IJ p o n h i s h o p e f u l w o r d ; . •

F a i t h f u l a t e a l l t b e prom ises O f o u r d e a r L r rd .

P eace in m y h e a rt, w lia t sh a ll I fear -v W Jiile I sojourn below ? ; . , .ife^ lU id c fen ii.m e in the fight

F roni'every foe.- v :

. L et frienda be cold, o r foes be w roth ,A nd b itte r niU ico.eust—

My Saviour, ’m idst a lia tih s world, ,, Loved to th e la s t.

He cares for m e ! 0 w ondrous c a re ! .Lord, fill m y b a rren .h ea rt

W ith love d iv ine for a ll thy love;Bid s in depart.

T he lilies an d th e snow drops grow Iu lowly beau ty ra re ; ■

B ut he w ill'c lo the m e w ith a robe ; Surpassing fair.

I cam e to thee! Jei-us, I cast-..My cares and fears on thee ;

K id mfcof se lf an d earth liness,F rom sin set m o free; "

T h en to tliy F a th e r’s house m e bring,T likt holy dw elling place,

To love, and serve, find praise thee there A nd see thy face.

: - S u n d a y Magazine.

Echoes of the Departed Summer.

Among the num erous writers who visited us the past season, none gained. ;i better idea of the genius of the ;• ace, than the distinguished Mrs. Helen P. Jenkins, a correspondent of the Pitts­burgh . Telegraph, whose letter we take great.pleasure -iii reproducing Here :

I came to Ocean . Grove for a short visit aiid a reverie " down by the sad sea .waves,” but I happened here at a tim e when the ocean was anything but sad, I t was aroused by. a three days’ storm which had made m uch havoc here and at various places along the

..coast. The waves raged,, and lashed• the shore in terrible madness. The wind was fiercer than the. waves. We could scarcely keep possession of our clothing as we stood upon the beach. The wind seemed like a terrific, invisi­ble monster, assaulting every one who approtiched this moaning creature over w.Hich it kept guard; Masses of yellow foam went scurrying over the beach.

The ocean impressed me. like a ter­rific combat and my fancy saw thou­sands of white frenzied horses plunging

.through black waves, rearing, rushing, and galloping, in liiad haste toward the shore, tossing their white manes ; . then plunging into ' an abyss-in which they were lest; while legions kept coming af­ter, them only to share the same fate. Now since a few, days the ocean lias grown calm ; the dragon wind is sooth­ed, and one may comfortably enjoy sit­ting upon the beach and watching the waves roll in and break upon the shore and the white surf creeps seething upon the sand.' For several .days there was no bath­ing. The waves were too rough ; but now the bathers are trusting themselves to the water again and every day the solemn old ocean gets severely frolicked with by old and young. One observes a very rem arkable fact, which is, that

• only homely women bathe.Did anybody ever see a handsome

woman—or, as for that m atter, a digqi- led gentlem an—in a bathing suit? Bathing, like death, is a great leveler. A clergym an,. a poet, or a 'p re s id en t doesn’t look a whit better than an oys- ieirmtin, in a wet bathing suit with the brine dripping from hair and nose and chin. A lady Wearing the tan of a sea­son, and a hideous straw Hat th a t re-

senrbles fe p o ta t^ -b a sk e ^ ^ i$ ^ ^ tW lT ^ suit clinging-tb ^eiM ^ure^Tiiitg& lea^^ be inistak,en “for’Ji.er - |idgefJ1- J 1?,

Opealn Qr^Ve.^i^ ali,ogetti|r a v e ry ^ c f J m arkable pijice, ’J? I t is; unique. ./^ I t lS ir Methodist rnlrttcie. W ithdbt aii^i^g^p be a fashionable ^e8o?t;/r;ifl'deed s!riv[ngi to avoid fashioit,,ftn^;:ifoilyr- W ithout be­ing pushed-by any spirit 'of speculation it-bas;suddenly, as if byW chantm ent,-' sprung.,- into prosperity,’ lashipij^ and fame. >. '■' : - ;;r -!' Eight years ago thisspot;W as a,; deso­late wilderness’. Seven years?ago this Summer, the firet cottageW asbuilthere;. now there are six hundred cottages;*'T should say forty hotels, a m ultitude of boarding houses, and six hundred and ’, fifty tents During the season- not less than one hundred thousand visitors have been here, and during camp-meet­ing, it is estimated there were here at v tim e no less than twenty thousand.

This resort is owned and controlled by an organization called the. “ Ocean Grove Gamp-meeting Association.” It has a charter from the State and makes its own laws. The object in the first place was to furn isha pleasant Summer resort for a few Methodist families, where, “free from fashion and folly,”-at small expense, they could enjoy sea air and bathing, and have religious and so­cial exercises intermingled as inclina­tion m ight suggest. For this purpose six acres were purchased ; . but behold ! half tlie world immediately wanted to come here too, and the result is, the As­sociation now . owns two hundred and thirty acres, laid out 1 iite a city, aiid al­ready, in seven years, a city has grown up. '

The words of the Saviour, which the Methodist founders acted upon—“Come apart into a desert place and rest awhile”—no longer are applicable, for the desert has blossomed like the rose, and instead of rest, responsibility and toil have fallen 'upon those founders. The}' do not shrink from this care, hut accept it as the ■ Lord’s work. 4 This marvellous success is considered, by the Methodists as a special favor of Provi­dence, but it seems to me there is evi­dence of a good deal of good common :sense, hot to say -human wisdom,- dis­played in the entire affair—as much philosophy as Providence.

F irst in the selection of the spot—a grand beach with the Open Atlantic, rolling in—then there is a forest here, not, i t is true, like our rich inland forest but fine for .the coast; then there are two beautiful lakes here and ,a third. Sunset Lake, less than a mile away. These are not arm s of the sea, butfresh water lakes. .

The original names of these two lakes were Goose Pond and Long Lake; their baptismal names are Fletcher Lake and Wesley Lake. Good, pious John W es­ley, if he~'oould look over the battle­ments of heaven and watch the gay scenes on this lake, named after him, would be startled, I think, and look pretty sharp to see if these were Metho­dists, or gay Venetians.

In the Sum mer evenings the scene is like Venice. Hundreds of pretty boats rowed h ither and th ither by boys and girls and blue-shirted gondolier! and lively Lotharios and ministerial-look- ing white-haired gentlemen, and m a­tronly women, all in the gayest of moods. This pretty lake, which is about three quarters of a m ile long, fairly divides with the ocean the a ttrac­tions here. Beautiful terraces and cot­tages and boulevards border its shores on either side. The handsomest cot­tage a t ocean Grove stands by this

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TheTeligious character of the resort is considered the m ost powerful cause

. o f i t s ’great prosperity. / M olt s of tthe jfa,milie|: who own ^cottages - here are Methodists, and a greas part''-of!;the transient;: visitors here are church peo- 'pie ; stiIVseveral other religious resorts have proved less successful, not because, the localities have been less wisely se­lected, i and the affairs less-: wisely m an­aged. The religious nature of tlie re­sort is manifest even in .the haines,/ of the streets;. There are Pilgrim l-ailj-; way. M ount H erm on Way, M ount Zion

.Way, M ount Pisgah Way* and many of the a venues are named after celebrated Methodist clergymen. ; A

The Tabernacle is ah immense pavil­ion which can coyer several thousand and the grove surrounding accommo dates several thousand nsore, and dur­ing the season of camp-meeting there have been assembled at once six' or seven thousand people. •- I have often heard of the romance of living in a “ cottage by the sea,” how the work did itself and there was,'ohly pleasure and repose, and that perfect­ness of life which Ave are all sighing after-. Through the hospitality of Mrs. Rev. W. H. Kincaid, (it is a fortuhate thing to. possess a generous Methodist friend) I have had an ' opportunity -to taste this sybaritic life and I pronounce it no fiction.

To be sure there is work to be done even in a cottage by the sea, but work is not the god here. To enjoy life, to recreate—that is the principal business here, and just as little work is done as ii absolutely necessary, I suppose this

'would seem disgraceful shiftlessness' to those women whose highest happiness is work, who are at a loss to know how to employ their im m ortal souls after the work ia over. Even those women, if they were here a few days, would cease scolding about d i r t ; would shut their eyes to foot m arks and run off to the beach to forget their distress, and there old ocean would teach them such grandeur of soul - that they could not scold even When the children empty half a p in t of sand from each shoe on the parlor floor.

I t is a paradise for children here. They play in the .sand from m orning till night without, being constantly tor­mented with that bugbear—nice clothes. Yesterday I saw five children-from our cottage rolling from the top of the bank to the bottom, over and over again, in great glee. Some lady will shudder to th ink what a task it m ust haye been to wash them. I t was no task at all. Old ocean attended to that.

Adjacent to OceanGrove, separated only by a gateway; is Asbury Park, a place nearly as large and more business like. I tis controlled by a distant gov­ernment, but pervaded by ,the same moral tone. No liquor'selling is allow­ed in. either place; iio boating or bath ing oii Su idayH, no publio/arhURemeiiks. i

In' Oce'an Grove no c a r r i a g e i s allowed to'psiss th e ig a td w a y ^ n -S u !! '^ ^ . In

A quarter of "fT 'inTle^uth ofs o n . - . - . - r x ,

OceanGrove, on the beach, is a very attrac-

/ tiv.e buiIdrng which is a Sum m er home • -for infants;- . I t is a branch of the Hom e

Philadelphia. W e saw a g rea t num ­ber of babies and small children which h£ve! jble^ <brbughfc.Lere\to. AijoV ^um* m er by the sea. They are either or­phans or the children;of;oxtremely poor parents.

Yankee wit was plfeaSed “ once upon a tim e” to count New Jersey ‘‘opt of the World,” but ;she has revenged her­self, not only in 'compelling people, to praise and seek her rare fruits, but in- seeing them seek her shores by hun­dreds of thousands,: a t Cape May, A tlan­tic City, Ocean Grove, Long Branch, and half a dozen other places of lesser im portance. ’. But of all seaside resorts Ocean Grove takes precedence in rapidity of growth and in originality of character. It has proved that piety.and pleasure arc not antagonistic,.that sim plicity of life has charm s even surpassing fashion and os­tentation. Not only Methodists, but all sensible, moral people m ust rejoice iii the prosperity of Ocean Grove. ,

V . / II. P/. J.

T h e r e is a short and rapid; passage between the heart and.the m outh ; it is out of the abundance of the heart the m outh speaketh ; our words, as a rule, are a reflection of our state Of mind. W hen the tap its turned, the liquid which flows will be that which the ves­sel contains. W e know the nature of the metal by the ring which it gives, so our words m ust partake of the state of our minds. I t is our words which de­clare our character and determ ine our destiny ; for the great Teacher asserted, “ B y thy words thou ahalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be con­demned." If, therefore, gratitude for God’s mercy, and trust in his faithful­ness, predom inate in our hearts, we shall sing and give thanks. — Canon Bardsley.

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W e can all find trouble w ithout go­ing very f a r ; and very likely, too, we can all be like the old colored woman iii New York, who, hearing the jubilee melody, “ Nobody knows the trouble I ’ve seen,” said, “ Yes, and nobody knows how much less trouble we m ight see if we would only stop'jlookingj for it.” . . "•

A lady said to a’neighbor, whose hus­band is a book keeper, “Your husband’s occupation is a very sedentary one. He m u8 tsu ffen o r want of exercise,” “Oh, I don’t know about that. H e’s always talking about running up the,’columns,” Was the reply. .

“ I am just beginning to . make my own prayers, so I ciiii’t make very rlong ones,” -'said a littlei girr;. ” but I know the Lord Jesus hearfl'thev very Shortest ptayfer’,’if itcom es’frbm the’he'a.rt."

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Mies Rider m ust take a deep' interest in our reading the Scriptures, o rshe wdiujfl

tosuch little ones. You asked us to send the' natn'eS c>f' sill1 w e■ can 'get tti: join' 'the Bible 3and ;. Jfjyou' m ean of any ag<3, hers aye thenam esbfm other.siB terand brother,, undope^ more—M. E., H a r r j s , , L i z z i e - H a r r i s , W i l l i a m I ^ a r r i s , M a r y ' QuTkiirE, ’-■ YourdOving pupil, '.' . / . H a t t i e H a r r i s . 1

Yes; fla ttie , people of any/age may join us, in this. Band! A nd now, chil­dren, £ u vo Id al g< tc jrl;arid 6e'6' how m any names you can send me. ’ T ry 'iii your 'Sunday-school class, o r in school, ak well ha a t home. I t is a very,'simple . t i l in g .;■ Tell them . about .the ba'tid." Show them where the verse for the day if;—for instance, October 25, Matthew-,4: :i0, and ask them if they will begin then and read one verse a day; with us, for the whole year. We will give a certificate to all under 14 years of age who claim it, next year,who have been faithful in their reading.

Older people will ho t expect the cer­tificate, and you need not send me their ages; but be sure and send the name, or how can I keep the roll, if I do not know who belongs oh it ?

Dear children, you do not know what an infinite amouat of £ood may be done by means of this “ one verse.” And we may be working-directly for Jesus When we qet one new nam e on our list. Think ,of some who do not read the Bible m uch, arid persuade them to jo in . May­be it would bring them to Jesus, and

. th a t Would be som ething the angels in heaven would rejoice o v e r! Is it not wonderful to think, tha t even a little boy or girl m ay do something down On this earth th a t will m ake tlie angels up in heaven rejoice and be g lad ! How m any .are going to try ?

And now, since you have taken the little weird work for your, motto, let me give you another, to go with it,. This, too, is a very little word, bu t a very strong one—pray. W hen you kneel by m ania’s knee and ask God to bless you and all whom you. love, ask H im to bless every one in our Bible Band ; arid; if there is any, one whom you wish very m uch to become . a lover of Jesus, Whether they will join’ our Band or not, ask "God to m ake them His children,

. and keep praying till he does it. I t is very wonderful, and folks don’t act as though they believed it, bu t it is cer­tainly true, tha t Qod' heard every little word that any one eyer prays to H im ! W ill you,find iind read one verse about p ray ing? I t is something Jesus said when he was here, and you will find it in M atthew 7 :';7. ;

And now I ’m ,going to clpse,this let­ter with something for the older people. Maybe father or m other would like to read it, or .possibly you would like to show i'ti.|p some.grown-up person when

. you ask them to joiu the Band. I t is what an older person says about the “ one-yerse plan ;; . . • '

I jc>in$d, tfca,Ba«?d to please some ..oiio else, thinking, ,to,tell the truth, that th$iQ Q «^ftpipiaa .jyas ju s t> bit ch ild ­ish and rnechaaical j- bu t I have been sd^p^is6d and'delighted to fihd 'thkt one

-tittle ' verse o f th e greate&t't,Al"

blessing to mo! We have our ‘ home > readings’ ‘i&tS^JfcSsIrtilig.Cds isuai—you jknow how they.are'marked out in,con-i

,n>sry.:\A , x t tw i j l i i lCa -ru jb ■ .■ .•ti-m w -i 1n e c t i n n ; ' |e s s p p a .

and I frave'hi]? own private,study, of 1) ' LV} -•!! t t f ' v o i - . i f •!«• -jix c; the same as e v e r ;‘and ,yet

there is room and place for. this little11 < ■- >■ -v M:, a • ‘ ft Oi; u « -. •; h -verse. . I am glad yon dm not say reada,chapter. - . The one verse is so small it ; does not' get,, crowded out of my m ind .. I often carry it; all day, and yet, like jfi diamond, it grows brighter, and better. I am learning to believe that every sin- f'le rs he B id l is inspired, for those tha t seem the mopt barren to me, flash out some wonderful and blessed tru th as I th ink about them. I would no t have .believed there' was sq much in these first historical chapters 1 I think this is a blessed' opportimity for all the mothers who are reading these verses with their little ones. There hasn’t been a verse yet that would not yield to the children a m ine of not, only historical, bu t Gospel truth. I am more and more convinced, the longer I live aiid study, th a t th e Bible itself is a far greater m ir­acle than any it records.”

All the letters and names that I re­ceive will be duly acknowledged, either by private [word, or in T h e P h i l a d e l ­p h i a n , I have had some trouble with my letters lately, and if any little boy’s or girl’s letter has not been acknowl­edged, they may know 1 have never re­ceived it, /ind they m ust write again.

L ucy J. R id e r .

Sark Clouds.The Christian sees.m any dark clouds

in his every-day sky. I f we could only bring our hearts to cast all of our bur­dens oil the Lord, to leave them with him, we would spe.edily attain peace and comfort for our anxious spirits and laden souls. W e are so weak and hu ­man as to fret and repine if our paths are all thorny, all briars ; all thick- for­ests, With no ilowers, or roses; we look away, from the ail vet lining tha t is hid, to gaze.only on the storm and black­ness that appears to surround us.

The day may seem ’ very darksome, long, aiid dreary, but the sun will break forth with his golden beams and bright rays to bring back again to us joy and happiness. The perfect Christian feels “ My grace is sufficient for th ee ;” he rests on that promise, to trium ph over present sorrow and trial ; his faith firm and unswerving, in “ God doeth all things well,” and that “ he will give his beloved sleep” and re s t ; that amid suf­fering and anguish he is strengthened and supported by the knowledge that a blessing is concealed under his sorrow.

These dark clouds .are-the shadows, o i our lives, they always hide a cerulean sky and the brilliant diurnal light. We m ust bear them in our natural lives, as the consequences of mortal existence,

. Just as the days are found in the calen­der o fth e annualcourse of years, with their changes .and variations, so will hum an life appear, till tha entrance in the unseen world. W e m ust look at these dark clouds as. the ordering o fth e will of Providence, who mingles with

. his government, lowering clouds, stormy winds and Waves, as well as the illum in­ation andbeaijty of the clear and se­rene day. Tlie'Christian feels they are the test of his fidelity and faithfulness; •

‘his loyalty an d allegiance to his divine M aste r/th e king of day, and the Lord ‘,and 'gui^aian p.Hue-nigHt.

As these dark' ,clouds find us humble- patient,' obedient, submissive, Without ,m ^rm urip |f or repining, so m uch richer aina greater wiil'he 'tlie celestiar glory,

th a t will s v u t ’ us .in ihp. Mngdom of God, u p f t l l l W M i a n c e the .8up!:neyqr.ee.t?H,gro^9/,d,jjp <?r obswr,^ . triaji^j i4irden8,*pajyes,■andl ,aij^ie,ti^it reu ,^n ce .our.fujfeui-e -bliss apdi feljiqity^, .^o bestow, ,oji Ufl.; Vjer- las.ting i bliss,.,;!, ,Ko,cfoss, no. crown K,np

Ri.^trjB^ar^; all sun^ ine .hg re . inayi Jbe for, uSveternal, -darkness h ey^af- tw. ; y Vi-':

.r.iljeaven’s gate.is; entered, amid, tears, Weeping, and' sighing; jve cast all these d irk clouds off ^ s.pon as ..the portals are.opened to ,the •redeemed, arid sancti­fied. Thehj .clothed in the 'white-gar-

!ments of piirity, iii our hands the palms of victory,’ on ‘piir ; brows ’the jeweled diadems, we wil 1 m eet.the royal Bride- groom, the once suffering and wounded on earth will pass into the inner courts, to the t>hrone_ of their Lord and Re­deemer., W hat then are the few dark clouds, that cover our earthly sky., to the glorious rest arid blessed peace that awaits the Christian in the golden city?

Red Bank, N. J. . - S. P. L.

Ministry of the Sea.BY MRS. J . V. DICKINSON.

M r . E d i t o r :—:I have been a r,ubscri- ber and constant reader of your valua­ble paper for.some time, and although often charm ed by its description of sights and sounds a t Ocean Grove, for the reason that, the “ song had gone out of my life,” aiid that I avoided stran­gers, I had not-visited there until the past summer.

I was spending a few m o n th s quietly on the shore of New York Bay, amid lovely and varied scenery, but was seized, with an irresistible longing to see the “ misty, mournful A tlantic.” I was very accessible to the Grove, so I-weht down, and was very agreeably enter­tained a t the Pitm an House, where I m et many friends, and was the recipi­ent of much Christian courtesy. I hap­pened to be there' that- bright, calm morning, August 22d. I was a t the beach in time to witness the sun rising, (apparently) froiii out that mysterious line where sea and sky m eet; and as I. rem ained there I seemed to .get health­ful ness for soul and body. The ocean ministered to me so sweetly* There came a trust in the Fatherly love.and caT e , and a cairn content in my provi­dential surroundings. In a word, the completeness of the sea seemed to fold around liiy incompleteness, and T was rested and comforted.

T hat was the m orning following the announcem ent by Dr. Stokes that “Rev. Dr. Jack would Speak, and that our largest expectations might-be realized,” and they were, as he spread before us the “ feast of fat things.” I t was no fu­neral, but a bridal feast. He drew tlie graphic picture of the Saviour's love tb man, and called upon us to hear the charter for the distribution of this feast —“ Go ye into all the world !”. «fcc. Ah, shall I ever forget it? I t seemed as a message given him to transm it, after it had entered into his own experience, l i e preached for men and their precious souls, rather than a denomination and its; doctrinal peculiarities. The .lan­guage I can. command is imperfect to express what I . th ought of the sermon. Thank God, I was cheered and uplifted! The lost relationships of life were real­ized as still existing. Heaven seemed so real,.and the wliole line of providen­tial dealings clearer in the 'thought that “ all things work together for good.”

I am happier &nd better for the m in­istry 'I, received at the “ city by the sea.”

Very Sensible,;'i A\ i c iitiout

seven, and Augusta, abom five years old—were as happy-'aB* little girls could be ,, loving, thei r fgare i^s^n^ ga# g iber dearly.

Sometimes, however, as1 it-happens with the i>est of friends/littli^differences ,woiild arise.) iOp.one pf ^,e,opesisiops Frances, perceiving how matters were, tending, with a th.onght£u,lnes^? decis­ion, and self-command, surprising in so small a child, said,- “ I am getting angry ; I had better go out of the room for a fe^, m iputes.”

She acted immediately upon her res­olution, and left the room for> a short time. W hen .she returned, the storm was hushed, and they went to thoir play iis happy as ever.

! What do we have Fourth; o f Ju ly for?” asked a Broadway boy of his ma.

“ Fourth of July ! why, Fr.eddy, I ’m ashamed of you. We have the F ourth of July to celebrate the—-husband, I de­clare I can’t think for the moment, what is it ?”

Why, don’t you know why we cel­ebrate the Fourth ? W ho was it dis­covered America ?”.

“ Christopher Colum bus!” exclaimed the m other and boy simultaneously.

“ R ight; and when did he discover i t? ”

“ Why, on the Fourth of July, of course,” replied the mother, “ but I ’ve got; the worst memory about these his­torical facts.” . . .

“ T hat’s it,” said the wise father, en­couraging! y. ‘“'Colum bus discovered America on the Fourth of July, and the nation celebrates the day in honor of the event. Freddy, I w an tyou to study up. I,should feel awfully mortified had you asked; me such a question before company.” • .4 .

—D. 11. WyckofT, of Asbury Park, having come in contact ,with the “ busi­ness end” of a niosqnito, has set to phil­osophizing on the insect departm ent of creation, an d through the Monmouth Democrat solicits the aid of that em inent scientist. Prof. Lockwood, in solving such grave questions as the following : . “ I t is said tiiat in the economy of na­ture there is nothing without its uses. Now what use can be made of the mos­quito, or in what way does he make liimself useful to m ankind or any other k ind? How does that insect steer straight for y.our uncovered head in tho dark when every other My goes to bed ? W hat kind of a horn or bugle does lie plav oh ? W hat kind of an augur does lie use to bore with ? , Is it hollow? Has it a pum p in it? I have an idea that he . has an improvement .on any patent that we now have, and if such is the. case we want to know it in thissectiou, as White, our pum p man, now holds a monopoly on driven wells, and if we can make the , mosquito an instructor in this respect, it- will be one of the proofs th a tth e small things in this world often con­found the large. Mosquitoes are so scarce here tha t we do not get accus­tomed to their hab its; hence, when an occasional visitor finds its way into our houses, we are anxious to, know all about him .”

The true motive of our actions, like the reed pipes of an organ, are ususallv concealed; but the- gilded and hollow pretext is pompously placed in front for show. - ' , : •

S e v e r a I j of the city pastors are seek­ing the aid of Rev. Thomas Harrison, the young evangelist, in their approach­ing extra meetings.

A great many people seem -tc look upon growth in grace and sanctification as a sort of bleaching process. .

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20th .

B i l l s due this office, we are very de­sirous to have settled. W ill our friends have the kindness lo attend to this m atter immediately ?

T h a t article on Ocean Grove, headed ;< Echoes of the departed Summer,” printed on our second page, although quite lengthy, will repay, a careful read­ing:

The tenth anniversary of Drew Sem­inary will be celebrated on Thursday, October 25th. The occasion-will call together a galaxy of “ bright particular stays” in the literary world.

W e hope all our young readers will give Miss R ider’s letter this week an at­tentive perusal. I t contains some sug­gestions tha t we believe to be very in - . teresting and im portant.

Two contributions on the third page,“ Dark Clouds” and “ Ministry of the Sea,” were both written by ladies who were a t the Grove last Summer. Such articles are more than welcome.

A g e n t s who are busy selling Ocean Grove property, would find their opera­tions very greatly facilitated by pub­lishing in this paper, a list of lots and cottages, with location and price, simil­a r to that furnished by Rev. C. Sick ler. The charge will be bu t $1.00 for every piece of property entered.

W h i l e some of our friends are so thoughtful as to send us their subscrip­tions in ad vance for 1878, there are sev­eral hundred who have,not yet paid for the present year. W e hope they will th ink of it and settle up as soon as pos­sible. W ithout the amounts due this office we cannot comfortably go ahead.

A l t h o u g h not present a t the. in ter­esting lecture of Rev. Lyman Abbott, we are enabled, through the attention of Rev. W. Swindells, pastor of W har­ton St. M. E.' Church, to present this week a fine synopsis of its salient points. The rem aining lectures of the Course will be reported in sim ilar style here­after.

T h e action instituted against James JL Bradley, Esq., of the Asbury Park Journal, involving the sum of $10,000, because of his plain dealing with rum- sellers, which is being tried this week a t the . M onmouth County Ncourtf has awakened an unusual degree of in te r­est. Freehold rarely contained such a crowd as gathered there last Monday, and continued through the subsequent J dayB of the forensic battle. We have not learned the result before going to p ress ; bu t we entertain no misgiving that*the cause o f .tru th , temperance,, and right, by any species of legal so- phistiy, wilf be'crushed to earth. I f it should be, i t will rise ft gain with in- creased m om entum , and -go on “ con­quering, and to conquer,”

FhiladelpMa lotes.Rev. S. T. Kemble; stationed atCheat-

n u t Hill, gives in this week’s Ghrutian Advocate an interesting account of the “ Faith H om e” conducted by Sister An­nie Clements a t th a t place. Through th6 generosity of Mr. H enry J- Williams new buildings have beei: erected, en­larging its capacity to shelter and pro­vide for orphans o f both sexes in the fu­ture. AH the income of the establish­m ent for twenty years past has been furnished in answer to believing prayer.

The lecture o n 11 Italy ,” given by Rev. Jacob Todd, D.D., before the Preachers’ M eeting on last Monday m orning was one of the finest pictures of th a t sunny land of laziness, luxury, and supersti­tion; which those present say they ever listened to. Dr. Todd’s descriptive powers, when mediaeval art- is the sub­ject, found full scope, as also in treating of cathedrals, a rt galleries, and the mas- ter-pieces of antiquity. As a counter­part, to all this sublimity,-we hope he m ay next be induced to give us hie im­pressions of Ireland.

The religious outlook in Philadelphia issomewhat favorable. In all thfeMeth­odist Churches there is more or less ac­tivity in the revival departm ent. “ Turn to the Lord, and seek salvation,” is the watchword at evening meetings, and around the altars there are found many souls inquiring s.fter the way of life.

—The services conducted by Rev. Messrs. Inskip and McDonald atSiloam M. E. Church during the present week have been attended with very happy re­sults. The congregations are large, A spirit of quickening has fallen on the church, over a score have partaken of the joy of full sal vation, and many sin­ners are seeking a pardoning God.

Rev. John A. Wood, of Baltimore, has been laboring for nearly two weeks past at Cohocksink M. E. Church. Ser­vices have been held every afternoon and evening, and at times the power of the Spirit has been manifested in an ex­traordinary manner. During the for­m er pastorate of Rev, Wm. B. Waod, a revival, starting in this way, run on for nearly throe years and resulted in the salvation of hundreds of souls.

The. Sunday-school superintendents of the city churches, with their assist­ants, have concluded to hold regular m onthly meetings for conference and m utual aid in the discharge of their re-, sponsible duties. This movement has grown out of the popular course of lec­tures at W harton St, M. E. Church, which has had the effect of bringing to­gether a large proportion of the Sunday- school workers of Philadelphia, and it promises .to be of great advantage to all who attend the meetings.

The Friday Meeting, which has been held regularly for the past twelve years, originating in the parlors of Mrs. Clif­ton, and then conducted by Rev. Alfred Cookman while a pastor in this city , is as popular and powerful for good as ever, Rev. J. S. Inskip is its leader, a t present, and the services are held in Wesley Hall, 1018 Arch St.

At Burlington a few Sabbaths ago, Rev. M. Relyra, pastor of the Broad St. M, E. Church, baptized twenty-nine candidates for full m embership, and received eighty persons a t one time* as the fruits, of the revival which vipited

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The editor of the Matawan Journal, Mr. D. A. Bell, having published cer­tain strictures recently on the m oral obliquity of the M onmouth County grand jury* a m em ber of th a t body, one Farry, a hotel keeper, has entered suit against him for defamation, laying the

.' damages a t $10,000.: This proceeding divides the .honors with Mr. Janies A. Bradley,' who leads t h e : vanguard in outspoken reprobation of the rum traf­fic,'and-is a t presen t defending his cause' before the courts.

The result in his trial will go far to determ ine the state of public sentim ent its; to whether free and independent criticism of flagrant abuses, especially those connected - with and growing out of the sale of. liquor, will be tolerated a n d ! approved, and cannot fail to have an Im portant bearing in the o ther case

Alluding to the m atter, Mr. Bradley in his issue of last week says :

“ An irrepressible conflict is now be­ing waged in M onmouth county, where either the illegal liquor dealers will hoodwink Justice and have things tf?fc« own way, or the-power of the press —

.'the mightiest power of the age—will 'drive .wrong doers to hide their shaine i n ..' ignominious oblivion, 1 instead of boldly and .brazenly facing an indignant people in our courts and elsewhere,”

iOl all th a t w ere . converted, we learn, but few, if any; are likely to fall away;

P l e a s e glance a t o u rc lu b rates, and; see how cheaply tlm 'paper can Beiiad.v

Pierce's Union Business College.

To the descriptive and comm enda­tory notices, some of them quite elab­orate and lengthy, which we frequently find in the journals of the day, respect­ing the above institution, we cannot do less than give our most intelligent and cordial assent. T hat it lives and flour­ishes. while m any enterprises under the depression of the times, languish, is a fact that very conclusively proves the growing interest taken in system at­ic business education, and the m ore than ordinary adaptation furnished by M r. Pierce in his well organized curri­culum to m eet the public requirem ents.

W ith principal, faculty, and business manager, Rev. John Thom pson’ who is a host in himself, the work is more than a plodding round of daily details. To its performance, every mem ber gives his best capabilities with an ardor aiheiinting to delight. This infectious spirit soon anim ates the whole body of students, and to a m inute observer of the modes employed, the exact science inculcated, and the hearty co-operation of all in the purpose to succeed, the se­cret of the m atter soon becomes appar­ent. Em ulation is a ruling passion, and young m en and boys apply them ­selves in a m anner tha t reflects credit on their teachers, and gives the best promise for their own future.

W e have taken occasion to m ark the industry of some of these learners, while under Mr, Pierce’s care, and when they entered counting-houses and banks after graduation, and iri every in ­stance, have been gratified with the re­sult. To our friends in city and coun­try we can give assurance that this training school for an active arid prac­tical business career, is one of the best within the range of our acquaintance. Boys will find in Bro. Thompson a true '

'. friend., and in every meriiber of the fac­ulty a willing helper iri the m astery of

. any o^all the various branches,; which ; it/m ajrbe thought .• desirable to acqu ire..

The college is a t Tenth and Chestnut Sts., Philadelphia, ani^ a line of inquiry a t any' tim e t o t b o business' m anager,

S .'Tenth Street; '^iil secure prbiript 'atten tion . w

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I t was our .bap'py privilege to be among the guests a t the house of Mr.. Sanders, in Ocean Gro^e, p?®*Wpdnes- lay ven ig 1 t. As he - Grove Association had corivened for,thpir an ­nual business m eeting on tliat day, M r.. and Mrs. Sanders invited,, all the.m em - ,. bers, with other friends, ;to) 'partake . of

■ the hospitalities ofitheir beautiful Sum­m er home, on the m argin of; Wesley Lake.

A fine collation,, th a t would have done credit to any m etropolitan caterer was served a n d ' enjoyed by . all, '.after which Rev. Dr. Stokes m ade some hap­py rem arks on th§ bounteous provis­ion prepared for the guests,1 with witty allusions to some persons present, who, no t satisfied . with th e am ple supply provided,' had pocketed some o f the choice fruit (judging' others by himself, lie added) a t .-.the,- sa m e ' tim e - drawing from' his pockets, bananas and pranges, th a t had been slyly introduced theire, no doubt, by tha t practical joker, Holmes M urphy, Esq., of Freehold, who is a m em ber of the Association.

r. Stokes m entioned the fact of the being the’ anniversary of a pecu­

liarly interesting meeting held on the very ground belonging to Mr. Sanders, some years ago, and also m entioned that it was his birthday.

Rev. Mr. Inskip being called upon, made some very appropriate rem arks concerning the wonderful growth of Ocean Grove ; the spirit of peace and unity tha t prevailed am ong the breth­ren ; and in closing, alluded, in compli­m entary term s to Mr. Jam es A, Braid- ley, of Asbury Park.

W hen Mr. Inskip sat down, Mr: Bradley was called for and responded. Like the previous speakers, he too . re­ferred to: the unprecedented growth of the-Grove arid-Park, and expressed th e . pleasure he felt in m ingling in social

■ intercourse with th e ' Ocean Grove As- ■ soeiation a t the hom e of a family whose culture and social position gave charac­ter to the place. H e pledged the Asso­ciation th a t they could always depend upon Asbury Park as a good neighbor that would protect Ocean Grove from anything that would affect injuriously its. p rosperity ; especially could they count on Asbury Park as a kind of sen­tinel on the outposts to protect them from the inroads of the liquor traffic, which would intrude its hydra-heiad in­to the very sanctuary, if it were possi­ble. H e took occasion to say th a t the Commissioners, of Asbury Park were a un it in action in seeking to have Asbury Park grow up in harm ony with its older sister, Ocean Grove.

David H . Brown, Esq., Treasurer of Ocean Grove, being called upon, alluded pleasan tly to the m any discouragements the Association had encountered from tim e to time, and told how God deliv­ered them in every stra it; , I t was -his opinion.that Ocean Grov,e was, in a pe­culiar m anner, the child of Providence; and, no m atter what m ight be the re­quirem ents of the future, H e who had led them so signally in the past would still be their Guide.

The rem arks of the speaker m et with a hearty response from this large corii- pany, Who seemed enthusiastic in their appreciation of the sentim ents uttered by the several speakers. I t was a very enjoyable occasion, arid one th a t will long be reriiem bered by those who were pia:rticipant8.--J.*5ury Park Journal.

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ihave psoved from Ocean Grove to Phil- adfelphta; - r i:i/

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In attfemptitog to ansvver the questiob “ How to;ibtudy the Bible " ? i t ; inay be well to !; ascertain, first, W hat w tlie Bible? • ■ v . I )

I t is riot merely a b o o k " it is fa libra­ry, written* by .fifty different.: authors, representing history, poetry, religion,

. philosophy,. m anners,' and customs, I t deals with the understanding, .heart, conscience; affections, imagination, and ou rre la tions to God, m an, and govern­m ent, To read it intelligently, we must, rem em ber it was riot wrought out in a,year, a century, or an age.

The Bible has a divine and a hum an elem ent in it. False Bibles show the weakness of m an's wisdom. The Book of M ormon is reputed to have be^ndug out of the earth , and they profess to be able to show the, hole in the vground from which it was taken, in the state of New York.:

The K oran is said to have Come from heaven, and to have been written by the angel Gabriel.

B ut the true Bible was wrought out in the hearts, experience, and lives of men possessing like passions with our­selves. I t will therefore be interesting to study the hum an elements tha t are in i t—considering always the character of the hum an speaker—who, and what he is.

“ There is no God,” is a declaration in the Bible; but it was a fool that made it.

By neglecting this rule, a suprem e justice in New York state once quoted the words, “ skin for skin, yea, all that a m an hath^vill he give for his life,” as of the highest authority, when, as you all know, .they. ■ were the words of the devil. The papers next day rem arked, Now we know who the judg^ regards as the highest authority.

This principle is essential and vital to,Christianity. In Ecclesiastes it is written, “ Vanity of vanities, all is van­ity ,” and people accept th a t as a true

■ picture o f life upon earth ; .but it was uttered by a worldly man, who had tried every source of earthly pleasure, and found all insufficient. I t is not true of a good m an’s life. I t was not “ vanity of vanities” to Paul.

The tem peram ent of the speaker is also to be considered. No m an judges poetry by the same standard he applies to revised statues. The writings of Ten­nyson are not tested as w e^xam ine tin

. work o f the historian. W e m ust «ak, in reading the Bible : Is he a poet ? Is he a historian ? Is he a philosopher ? W hat instrum ent is God using ? Ts.he addressing the soul through the imag­ination, reason, or affections?

Romans 9: 3 is to be read in th e light of Paul’s vehem ent nature.. The Psalms m ust be'studied, rem em bering David's sensitive, fervid m ind.“ r,In John 6 : 58,

. Christ did not m ean his physical flesh. To eat his flesh was to partake o f his Spirit, walk by his teaching, and be filled with his love.

W e are, further, to consider the age in which tlie speaker lived, and the peo­ple he addressad. The lessons of the Bible are to be considered, whether written in the childhood o r manhood age of the world. In the Old Testa­m ent God was teaching the infant, in the New,- the adult class.' The differ­ence between ,the two is one of rules and principles.1 The Old Testam ents contains m inute

d ^ ils for.th0vpbseiTance Sab­bath while the Nev does not offer a single one; ?but •, the principle oM he SabhaK' is'irs' the one"wilii• ite derails, as it is iu tbe oilier withont them. The diffe'i^nee is also one of ‘ rites arid cere­monies— the. temple and its services were object lessons. „ -;v ■ :v ; ; ■ .• •>There;3 b a&o| a difference qif actdal s'pmtrialr©xpbrience.i' ®he imprecatory Psalms of Davidf and the Sermon on the Mount, are seemingly inconsistent ; but * -they b e lo n g to different ages. Dayld lived when men. rere Jjjit .half civilized.. I f an individual. waftistruck, .he struck back again. But .God', em­phatically forbid retaliation,, sad urged hia people to pour out their Intense feefirigs to' h im ; tell him their provoca­tions, etc. In tlie New Testam ent ,Christ declares *' th a t m en should nO • longer h a rb o r feelingBof vengeance

to , be considered,, The Bible was writ­ten for all tim e bu t its several. parts were produced in 'p e a t emergencies. These eras coritain experiences. that, are common to'every age, . To understand the Subject you m ust, p u t yourself in the position of the w riter or speaker, as Paul a t Athens, for example. The twenty■fthird psalm m ust,be read on the hills of Bethlehem to be fully under­stood. I f interpreted by the care a New H am pshire shepherd takes of his sheep, we shall have a very low view of God as the Shepherd'of Israel.

The first chapter of Genesis m ight be wisely studied if we would always re­m em ber who wrote it?—Moses. To whom it was written ? The children of Israel. W hat age it was written in? The religious condition of those for whom it was intended. They had been brought up among a people who re­garded everything as God—sun .' moon, stars, &c., as objects of worship. The first tru th Moses impressed upon the minds of 'these people was, God made the sun. the moon, cattle, trees, etc. Man alone he m ade in his own image to have dominion over,- and not to bow down before them . , ■

In studying the Bible profitably we m ust consider the general aim and de­sign Of .the speaker, In reading Gala­tians. rem em ber they were the French­m en o f the first century. The Sermon on the M ount was an inaugural discourse setting forth the principles of the king­dom th a t Christ came to set up. ' The writings of an author are generally con­sidered in comparison with his other writings and utterances, and we. m ust compare Scripture with Scripture to find the real Bible m eaning of the words and phrases: This “ is following the practice; of lawyers, in ascertaining the exact m eaning of a word in the statute.. Look a t the divine elem ents in this book—thesBible. Consider the charac­ter of the writing; Whether law, history, poetry, philosophy or theology. Each of these have their respective canons, by which they ar/a to be studied. •.;

Discriminate betw een, w hat is tem ­porary, and what is perm anent, ■ W e do not hold ourselves under obligation to go to Jerusalem once a year, as did the ancient Jew ; or to stone a m an to death, who should pick up .sticks' on .the Sabbath, .. Principles are perm anent, but their applicatios> is tem porary. The fundairiental ■ tru th s: always rem ain— th a t men ' should offer worship tc God, confess their sins, and render to him thanksgiving for a l l their blessings.

The seeds of our commonwealth are fpund in the Old Testam ent—popular suffrage; the judicial; legislative, and

executive branches'of government; two housed C o n g r^ jv p o p i^ re d u c & tio n —twelve State? compacted together inone union,."' .'.A,;.

Always recognize the difference be- . tW eerim ererecital and approyalV The fact tha t Abraharii told a lie, is related' Slit riot sanctioned. '. Good, arid' evil are' recorded of m en, as they wrought one or the other. ..

Distinguish between the external and the internal in Bible teaching. W heth­er there actually was ■ a mat* with two sons, is no t vital to the tru th i n , the parabje of the prodigal son. The eter­nal tru th of God’s forgiving love re­mains the same.

Keep, in miud the difference between the Bible and all other books In teach­ing its truths, seek to use them to.reach the end for which they were sjiven. W hat was the Bible given for? I t holds in its pages the answer, “ All Scripture is given by inspiration of God and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteous­ness. 2 Tim. 3 :16 .

The Bible is peculiar in the authority with which it speaks, I t isGod’fj word. Christians are the best type of ration­alists. Our reason is given us to use. W e m ust search for tru th with all our powers. But after our study of it is complete, we are to present it ae the Word of God.

The Bible is addressed to the spiritual nature. The m an who would teach it m ust have the Spirit of God in him .

The lecture closed with a striking and beautiful picture of the influence of God’s love through the successive stages of childhood, wifehood, and m other­hood, until the aged saint of God rested a m oment on the shores of the river of death, before ascending to the heavens opened to receive her, and with the halo of its glory resting on her spirit, leaves a benediction on earth, as she goes to be forever With the Lord.

The Sunday-School Classmate.There has been for a long time a de­

mand for a Sunday-school periodical adapted to pupils a little beyond the juvenile grade, for which the Sunday-, school Advocate has always been pre­pared, To meet this want we are now issuing the Sunday-School Classniaie, a semi-monthly paper, printed with smail type, and on beautiful paper, with com­paratively few illustrations, that a lar­ger am ount of reading m atter m ay be furnished.

I venture the assertion that there is not, in the Whole list of juvenile papers published in America, a periodical Of higher-literary character, or better sal- culated to entertain and instruct our older pupils, than the paper commend­ed in this article. O ur editorial staff Of contributors consist! of such writers as Dr, W illiam C. W ilkinson, Mrs. Mary LoWe Dickinson, Mrs. Emily H unting­ton Miller, Miss Mary A .Lathbury, and Miss M artha Van M arter.

In the W est the Classmate has m et with fine success since its establish-

but for some reason,m ent inEast of the Alleghanies it has not prov­ed a success. This may be because the paper is not know n; for I am confident th a t if specimen num bers were to be placed in the hands Of our pastors, su­perintendents, and older pupils, thecir- culation would run up several thousand in the course Of a .single week;

I call the attention of the readers of this paper to the Sunday-school. Class- ■rnate. Please send |o r several specimen ?9 pies, and distribute. :tliem, tha t our

friends m ay iBee what an admirable sheet it is.

W ith, tlie second num ber the Sunday- School Classmate Will become the m ed­ium of information concerning the Chautauqua Assembly, and Suriday- school Norm al Class work in general. :^Nbrmal Classes' will be the^e reported. H in ts for the conduct of Chantauqua Normal 'daases, both- for’ adults and children will be g iven ,; and ■ all the in­formation necessary for keeping pace with the Chautauqua movement will be supplied.

Subscriptions may begin with October 1st. Let the reader of this notice irtt2, mediately call the attention of his pas­tor and superintendent to its and. let us see whether we cannot increase the cir­culation, make it an assured success, and be able, in the course of tim e to increase its size and efficiency.

J. H . V incent.

Local Freachers* National Associa- _tion.

Arrangements have been m ade with the Pennsylvania Railroad for a reduc­tion in fare, of one third, on their lines, between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, and New York and Philadelphia, Also, arrangem ents have been made with the Philadelphia and Baltimore Rail­road for a reduction in fare, of one third, on their line, between Baltimore and Philadelphia. The orders for the tickets can- be had of Bre. W m. H K in­caid, Pittsburgh, Bro. Edward Heffner, Baltimore, Bro. John Cottier, New York, and W. J. P Ingraham , 45 Strawberry St., Phila. W. J. P. I ngraham, Pres’t.

October 16,1877.

Personal Items.—W estminster, Md,, is the address of

the Buell Family. <—It is about tim e to begin canvass­

ing for new subcsribers for 1878!—Sunday, October. 28th, is to be ob-

ser.ved as a day of prayer for Sabbath- schools.

The National Camp-meeting Associ­ation is. called to m eet in Philadelphia, Nov. 2oth.

—Bishop Marvin oi the M. E. Church South, is about publishing in book form an account of his recent Episcopal jour­ney around the world.

—Dr. Vincent’s lecture on “ That Boy’s Sister,” is said to be ahead of “ That Boy.” The papers are commend­ing it as one of the finest in the cata­logue.

—Rev. I. H. Torrence, of the Penn­sylvania Bible Society, slipped off to Europe w ithout the loot of . a single trum pet He has had a good time, and is now on his return voyage.

—Two or three of the sons of Francis M urphy, the “Apostle, of Temperance,” have been placed under Dr. H anlon’s care a t Pennington Seminary, They are said to be “ chips of the old block.’’

—Our old friend Dr. Poisal has gained the distinction' of a chaplaincy in the h9.11s of Congress. H e never' had a charge where pointed preaching and earnest praying were more needed than on Capitol Hill.

—Bishop Scott celebrated his seventy- fifth birthday recently, at his home named “ Itineran t’s Rest,” Odessa, Del. The presence of a num ber of preachers with his family and several old friends, rendered the occasion one of very rare enjoyment.

—The latest popular feature of the Christian ' Advocate is the publication entire of Rev. Joseph Cook’s series of Boston Monday Lectures. Such a treat is duly appreciated by, a t least, its cler­ical readers, who had begun to grumble over supposed deficiencies in the edit­orial department, s,

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RENT, OR EXCHANGE.

B uild ings and th e ir con ten ts in su red iii t iie best a n d m ost re liab le lf ire Insu ran ce Com panics a t th e lov. e-t rate'f. !Over ^ .50V 000 ,«« t) In su ra n ce Cap­i ta l represented. .

H O U S E S F O R R E N T .P. 0 . Address, Asbury P ark , N. J. 19-

Metclier Lake Boats.

T. W, LILLAGORE,PROPRIETOR O P T U P

New ^athittg Establishment,Foot o f B roadw ay a n d F le tch e r Lake,

w ill t&tyu boats on storage an d keep th em safe a n d dry"durltig th e 'W in te r m onths.^ H e also proposes to carry on th e business o f

— IB o a t' tBuUdiiii;find w ill receive orders for,boats o f cvpfy descrip ­tion, to be re a d y for th e .sensoii of 1878,

Address

oG,T . W , L IL L A G O R E ,

. OCEAN GRO'VE, N. J ,

BORDEN BROS.Ai-e-'still a t 'th ^ ir O ld ’S tand,

^aip. ‘treei3 Jisburjy'. pPafk,.with a’ fu ll'n jssortm ent o f

\ Stoves, 'Ranges, Heaters,of. every: jdesetiption. . Aisp, o. large stock of

Tin, ^heet Iron and Hollow-'Ware,AT T H E LOWEST CASH PRICES.i : ! : r - j ; ..* . ■'

, T,in Kopljng in- every forn>. A ll ^york w arran -

li^ A liS to v es .so Jc l'b y \is a re p u t up. w ith o u t e x ­tra charge, -' . . ‘ ‘ 13-26! — l i, • . ? , r —: — ——~ -- ,,

o¥ Exchange.

a re fo r sale, o r w ill be ex changed for. cottage a t ~ P articu lars; add refe Dr. s! ' G

•tew B oessotsssrsss

TMEL1W& IICCiMfcJWIO T I I R T B8g

paiV# i m i a > ^ g e ^ i g ^ £ i J■ •.,•**,M:7i t'.-.c-n,;!:. :-i) b& :

Oceali Gr6ve'.V S quan

Ai M. • P. M.; 7.16...........3.16„>

7 ,40 ..., ..3.35-------

P.M.

. SUNDAY:TRAINS for New, Y ork, 8.30 a . m., 6.80 p. m., arid;12 m id n ig h t F or T renton, 9.30 A. ir., 4 a n d 5.80 5P. »f.-' > / ■ i : . , . ’ t . "a

P arlo r Cars on 7.30, 9.30 a. m. an d 1.30 p. m.", a n d Sleeping Cars on m id n ig h t tra in .

TICKET OFFICES, -134,732 a n d 1351 C hestnu t St., Berks St. Depot, a n d 131 E ast Chelten Ave., Ger­m antow n. Baggage collected a n d checked to des­tin a tio n by M ann’s Express;

FRANCIS H. SAYLOR, G eneral M anager.

C E N T R A L R . R . O F N E W JE R S E Y .

NEW YORK AND LONG BRANCII DIVISION,T im e Table, com m encing Septem ber 17, 1877.

N E \ V Y O R K A N D O C E A N G R O VE.Leave New York from foot o f L ibertv St. for

Ocean Grove a t 7.45, n.OU, 11.45 a . m., 4.00, 5.15 p. m.Leave Ocean Grove for New York ar, G.30, 7.45,

11.30 A. M.. 4.04,5.23 P. M.N E W A R K A N I ) O C E A N G R O V E .

Leave N ew ark for Ocean Grove a t .7.45, 8.50:11.55 A. M., 4.05, 5.20 p. m.

Leave Ocean Grove for New ark sit G.30, 7.45,11 30 a . m ., 4.04.5.23 p . m .

L O N G . B R A N C H A N D O C E A N G R O VE.Leave Long B ranch for Ocean Grove a t 7.05,9.35,

10 45, A. M., 1.35 3.05 5.40, 7.05 P.M.Leave Ocean Grove for Long B ranch a t 0.30,7.45,

11.00, 11.30,'.A. M., 4.04, 5.23, 5.43 P. M.O C E A N G R O V E , S E A G T R T A N D S Q U A N .

Leave O ceanG rove for Sea G irt a t 7.21,9.50,11.00 A.M., 1.50,3.21, 5.55„7.20 p . m .

Leave Sea G irt for O ceanG rove a t 6.15,7,30,10.43, 11.15 A.M., 3.50,5.10,5.38 P.M. ■ ' ' •

P H IL A D E L P H IA V IA . SQUAN.Leave Ocean Grove a t 7.21 a .m ., 3.21 p .m .P H I L A D E L P H I A V I A . E L I Z A B E T U P O R T .Leave Ocean Grove a t G.30 a . m ., 4.1)4 p . m .F o r fu r th e r p a rticu lars, see T im e T ables a t Sta­

tions. H. P . BALDWIN,G e n e r a l P a s s e n g e r A g e n t .

\ T E W Y O R K v i a ! L&NG B R A N C H a n d ! > N .J . SOUTHERN RAIL-ROAD.

F A K E L O W E R T H A N A N Y OTHER ROUTE.C om m encing M onday, October 8,.1877.

T rains leave P h ilad e lp h ia from foot o f M arket St., u p p e r ferry— . .

a,15 a. m." fo r New York, Long B ranch , Tom ’a R iver, B arnegat an d T uckerton ,

5 p . m. for Tom ’s R iver, W aretown, a n d T u ck er­to n R a ilro a d .

T icket Offices—700 C hestnu t St,, a n d M arket St. W harf.CIIAS P. McF ADDIN, WM. S. SNEDEN,

Qenl. Ticket Aaent. • Genertd Manager.

IMPORTANT!

C O A L and W O O D * TERRA COTTA, PIPE, .

AND

SUFJEJRIOlt H O O FIN G ,

JOHN HANLY;Yard, Front and Moore Streets,

PHILA DELPHIA.

Orders received by m ail. Goods delivered in any ’ p a r t o f th e City. Lowest prices. 61

~ W M . S. 81JLGER,27 Hanover St., Trenton, N J.

TIN ROOFING MY FORTE.

WM. A. CROSS, ~(Late o f Camden, N. J.)

CONTRACTOR & BUILDER,; ■ ; THOMPSON HOUSE, "

OCEAN G RO V E ,N. J,

Business Directory,HO - ’.-'i ' w i n 'U Yf ■■■**■

R eaders o f T h e R ecord, In a n d outside o f P h ila ­de lph ia , m ay save both tim e a n d m oney by con- B ultics'this'C olunw "*j T h e h q a s a M ^ M ro n M 1 are

- , 1 I •*, % - iheic u la ro ran cn es o t business forTair

accom m odating prices.l i n g a n d

W®^yiT.QIS"'lan O ijvP vililhiiiiF* garm ents renovated a t sm all expense by T. D. B ilks’ m ethod o f.c lew in g , dyeing a n d repairingA P P L E G A T E ’S S*ock&t S o m e th in g n e w .

T h e n e a t e s t t h i n g o u t . C a l l a t t h e e l e g a n tg a l - le r le s , V in e a n d 8 th s t te e b j. ; r ,,i

BOOKS fo r p reachers a n d teachers. ^ L ibraries a n d .Rewards.. Best e n d cheapest/. Come and*§?. a?

CI 1 K IN T <tc ttK O N .^ A rch Street*Emporium of. H ouse-furn ish ing Goods. B eautiful a n d usa-

DEV ELIN’S Ladies’ a n d G entlem en's Dining N o tfe Sfiftond s tree t. YExtellCTit iBili

o f F a re , a n d polite a tten tion . ' ■C VERY- d esc rlf)tt6nof‘N ew spaper a n d JbV P rin t- *■ in g a t low rates. 14 N. Seventh street. p O ^ ’ladles^ B^}^-gentlcmen’g/-^a:ndsome_, ,vmks,

it<areK,‘ M , “a n (l ;S- . t f h f i i c / s W ^ l f fc& dy- motde'-Boow,-Shoes aria ' Getitels, go 'id C t tt f r t i t i s ’ 804 M ark e t street. .

6 BEAT BARGAINS in Staple .and Fancy Drv Goods a t T hornley'e, N. E. cor. E ighth ', an d

Spring G arden streets,IJARJPWA REjj :John'Fe» ntejy. & Cpa 1 iflpprters.an'd « ^ f 2i>aSers in 'fc 'ra ig n :and;Dott& de-H & rd w a r e ^ S N. 5th St., co rner o f Commerpe.

H DIXON’S head q u arte rs ; for Um brellas, Novel- • tie.vFaiM ,‘C6mbs, L eather - Toilet an d O rna­

m enta l Goods a t lowest prices:. 21 $ . 8th street.

14 N. Seventh street, foffice o f this; paper.) . Or­ders filled w ith prom ptness, a n d al! work done ueat-aiw l,cheap.,r ... ;.l /E N N EY'8 old established C lothing Store, 318 S. •»Second St. Joseph R. K enney, (Successor to E. J. 'K e n n e y .) F ine Assortment. . Custom w ork a t­tended to. Cull aiid see us.I ADIES'Will flnd i t to th e ir advan tage in looking fc fo r D ressTioods,'Silks, Shawls, Linens; &c., to call iitT h o rn ley ’a co rn cro f 8th a n d Spring Garden.

MERCANTILE HOTEL, European P lan , 23' S. 10th St., below. M arket. P leasan t rooms. T em per­

ance R estauran t. Table B oard. Great reduction in rates. •

OLD established an d reliable Dry. Goods Store— R ich B lack'Silks a specialty . Prices m arked

down, J .’H. Thornloy, 8 th a n d Spring Garden.

PEIRCE’S UNION BUSINESS COLLEGE, in d i­v idual instruction in Book-Keeping, A rithm e­

tic, Letter-W riting, R eading, Spelling and Gram ­m ar. Send for circular, o r call on Rev, Jo h n Thom pson, Business M anager, 39 S. 10th street.

R W. CLARK’S T em perance D in ing Rooms. No. 64,N, 6th St.; below Arch, w est side. E xcellen t

fbill t>f fare. R educed p r ic e s . '

TO GET good-fitting, well-raa.de C lothing a t fiioil- erale prices; have i t m ade to o rder a t Him mcl-

w right's, 234 N. 4tli St., nearly opposite St. George’s M. E. C hurch. . ' •

UNFERM ENTED W INE—th e p u re ju ice o f the grape, for Sacram ental purposes, by the case

o r single bottle, a t 14 N. Seventh s tree t.. ■ "11 /S l; H U R STS O ld-Established Boot, Shoe and

T ru n k Store, N. E. Cor Second an d South Sts) F a ir dealing a n d lowest prices.

OflVsD CAKrWillbHI,Plain anft Ornamental Slate Roofer,

A s b u r y P a r k a n d O c e a n G ro v e , N , J.

OFFICE AND YARD ;

M o n r o e A v . n e a r R a i l - r o a d , A s b u r y P a r k ,

H av in g had an experience of 25 years in the S it! : Roofing business, I am prepared to give the pub lic sa tisiaetiou w ith , the best m ate ria l in the m arket, a t reasonable rales

A ll w ork w arran ted snow a n d w ater-tight. M a­terial alw ays on h an d . Jo bb ing p rom ptly a tten ­ded to.

Orders received by m ail, o r left a t P ark H all w ill be a ttended to. .17

j Q I V E R Y S T A B L E .

A S B U R Y P A R K A N D OCEAN GRO VE.

Horses, H acks am i L igh t C arriages a lw ay ready HtJ'Oll .

rasaeugers u rn v in g a t depo t w ilt dj conveyed to any p a r t o f tb e g rounds.

In q u ire for - . GEO. W. ROGERS.

C O O K H O W L A N D ,

And A gent/or s^tingMhis SkJMAUding Cottages.

T h e .jm daH ilgaedj h a v in g .b ee n engaged I n th e e rep tlo rio f;v ,, " , Ixt-f u 1» ... iJiv' »j ■1 - ! ■**u .3 ,■■ .• ;-'r j r • : v

COZTkdJBS A # O CE AN G X O rX , IT.: -Ij-iliil! ‘Mr,l tilt) (.• I /.;h‘Icom th e 'tiegtoiiing o f tli,:;. 'enterpiiEe ' ‘,jntl! th e p resen t ttilne, . N U ev es,th a l h e ios7gaine<K such experigace in»eit.« k in d of,build iagi A cquired suclr i m v r l a ^ m ^ e tV.e- w aat^ o f Iflft jjo ld ^ rsJ. fet.s such. fac iU ttek /p r buy iagvlum bei: ,a,t - refispnable ,ratea, and fl Jcfi iWVh • ,' e can

I n e v e r y - . H t y l e , ■;' I a ' n l ^ ^ n i i i i i l i h e W n n e r ,

'f t e a s o r f a i j l ,* !f l ia ie S v

v a r y ^ g ^ o P ^ f i^ ■ ; -P a r t i e s w i s h i n g . to - s e l l : o r .-b u y .lo ts - o r i r e n t C o t -

ta g e s , ■ w illiido jiw eU ,.tO 'a d d r e s s . th e ;u n d a j r s tg n e d w ith s t o p p e d : a n d . d i r e c t e d e n v e lo p e , a t o c ea n :

: c o o K H o w u s r n ,

A rchitect a n d B uilder.

H ow lan d House,T H E OLDEST, LARGEST; AND MOST CENTRAL

BOARDING ESTABLISHMBNT

' - A T O C E A N G R O V E .

O PE N W INTER A N D SUMMER.

Best A ccom m odations. Term s Reasonable;O. L. HOWLAND, Proprietor.

Germantown House,O C E A N G H O V E , N. J .

T his w ell-know n an d popu lar e stab lishm ent i s tillw n d e r th e personal m anagem en t o f .

j£MRS. SARAH MOWER,w ho w ill be pleased to e n te rta in a ll h e r fbrme'r friends an d patrons tho com ingseason. Witli best a tten tion to he r ghests, an-exeeileu l, table, an.; m odeiiitecliiLrges, sh e hopes to susta in .her well- earned’reputation . Ortly u. sho rt d istance from the Post Office, and n o t fa r from the surf. 22

Care of CottagesFor the Winter Months,

T he undersigned, in tend ing to rem ain perm a­n en tly a t O cean‘Grove, w ill take charge of Hie .keys of iJottagos a n d keep up d irec t com m nhication w ith the,oWJiera \y.liile absent.. *'•%'•••

Cottages an d lots for sale as usual, a n d every­th in g re la ting to R eal Estate busiuass personally a n d prom ptly a tten d ed to,

C S L C K L E l t ,3G Ocean Grove, N. J.

OPEN ALL WINTER, Atlantic Mouse,

O C E A N G R O V E , SUT. J .

T his com m odious and elegant House oiTers the best inducem ents so transien t o r perm anen t guests d u rin g tho Fail, W inter and sp rin g m onths, as well as in ttie Sum m er season.

Com fortably heated rooms, a table supplied with a ll the delicacies o f the season, an d every requ i­site a tten tion p a id to visitors.

38 M I S S .It. A . Y O U S M , Prop’r

y . ' D E N T I S T R Y /

MILTON KEIM, M.D., D.D.S.,L.USOUATORV AND OPUUATISG ROOMS, ■

N. E, Cor, Twenty-First & Arch Sts.,P H IL A D E L P H IA .

F urn ishes partial o r en tire :se\s on a ll k inds of p la te in use—Gold, Silver, C ellu lo id 'and M ineral.

H is new system o f ' .M i n e r a l l * l » t e has a t ­ta ined deserved admiration-, being m ore na tu ra l, c leaner and ligh ter th an a n y m ateria l for p late yet in troduced . I t has to be seen to be appreciated.

F illing in the most artistic m anner. E x tracting w ith skill a iu l carc. Has all m od ern ap p lian cesm tiie practice o f h is profession. 8-1 y

R. M..WORTHINGTON.CARPENTER <fc BUILDER,

ASBURY PARK, Ni J.,B uild ings ra ised a n d m o v ef fobbing prom ptly

a tten d ed to. ;

-'11 k in d s o f c o tta g e ? n u d lo ts fo r s a le c b e a p . P e re o u s d e s i r i n g to p u r c h a s e o r b u i ld a t O c e a n

G ro v o o r A s b u r y P a r k w i l l f in d i t to t h e i r a d v a n ­t a g e t o c a l l - o n t h e a b o v e .

B Q E A N . W R < W M :

li's?y . o p t h e i n f o r n i f i t i o i j t s o C t h o s e n o t f a r

m i l i a r w i t h t h i s i n t e r e s t i n g , p l a c e , a f e w

f a c t s m a y b o b r i e % s t a t e d :

■ I . O 0 A T l 6 k ■I t is located s ix m iles sou th o f Long B ranch , im ­

m ediately on th e shore o f th e A tlan tic O cean. I t is b o unded on th e ttorUt a n d sou th by b eau tifu l ilitle fresTi.Jvator‘fa k e s ; o a th e cast i>y flie ocean, a n d on tho w est by:Deal an d Squan T urnpike ; ‘

E X T E J f T .I t comprises, abou t th ree h u n d re d acres o f lan d ,

tw o-thirds o f w h ich are.grove, au d th e rem ainder beach land ; T he w hole p lo t is now la id o u t in g ran d avenues from e igh ty to th ree h u n d re d feet wide.

& U IL S H X G S .

On these avenue': "b o u t th ree h u n d red a n d sev­enty-five cottugcs are now bu ilt, vary in g iii cost from & 3O0 to £ 5 ,0 © 0 . T here a re about, forty add itional bu ild ings, consisting o f la rg e boardingr houses, stores, a n d su ch o th er edifices as th e busi­ness o f th e plocc dem ands. To these, build ings others a rc being constantly added, so th a t th e p re ­cise nu m b er g iven to-day w ill no t answ er for the n u m b er a w eek or 'a-m onth hence. A ll o f th e cot­tages a re com fortable—some of th em p la in , an d others possessing all th e .b ea u ty a n d perfection of m odern a rch itec tu re .,

■■■ s i z e o r i o r s . 'The average size o f lots is 30x00 feet, v h ic i i i is

Wrgo chough for a sm all cottago, such as th e m a- •Joritv prefer 'to build . Those who w ish to build lurgcr buy two or rnorc lots. '

• . W A T E R . 'W ater of th e purest an d b es t quality , a n d in in -

exliansUblo qtotntit.ies, is obtained by m eans-of tube pum ps, d riven to a depth o f 25 or 30 feet through the solid gravel.

T E X T S ,

Iu ad d itio n to cottages a n d boardiiig-houses as places o f residence, tents are. used by m an y people. Last year, over four h u n d re d of these w ere erected, an d a lthough th e season was u n u su a lly s to rm y— the w in d som etim es blow ing alm ost a gale—yet b u t one was b low n dow n, an d tii.nt im properly p u t up, pud em pty a t th e tim e. These tents are d ry and pomfortttbie, even in w et w eather M any persons prefer ten ts to cottages, as tlioy say, " T e n t life is a change—we live in .houses or cottages a t hom e.” Tents o f good s iz e ,an d in good- condition, erected and ready for occnpancy, can alw ays be h a d on reasonable te rm s 'b y application to tlie Superin ­tendent.

B A T H I N G A N D B O A T I N G .T he bath ing a t Ocean Grove is unsurpassed. The

boating upon th e lakes is enjoyed by thousands of m en, w om en, a iu l-ch ild ren , from early dawn- to long after, dark . O vcrfour h u n d re d boats a rc now found u p o n these waters.

G O V E R N M E N T .T he governm ent o f the place ts strictly religious, •

being in charge o f tw enty-six m en —thirteen m in ­isters a n d th irteen laym en—till. Of w hom m u st be m em bers o f (lie M ethodist Episcopal C h u rc h ; an d yet th is p lace is-in h o sense sectarian—its popula­tion being composed of all denom inations o f CUris- tians, who eujoy an d take pa rt in .its relig ious .ser- .vices,

. .R E C R E A T I O N , ..The o b jeit o f th is p lace is to provide a sea-side ’■

resort for C hristian people, free froiii tiie vices a n d tem ptations u sua lly found a t fashionable w atering places, an d a t such rales as shall com e w ith in the . reach of those o f m oderate m eans. /.

- .R E E IG IO IT S S E K V I C E S . '- '; A cam p-m eeting for th e prom otion o f C hristian

holiness is.hcld each yciir, together w ith o th er re­ligious services, w hich arc h e ld d a ily from th e b e - ' g in n in g o f the scaspn to its close.' ' •

. R E S T R I t 'T I O N S . :•■The gates are closed on the Sabbath', an d th e

quietness th a t becom es th a t holy d ay everyw here prevails. N eilhcr liq iiorsnortuim cco are sold upon the ground . “ Holiness lo the I .b rd ” is o u r motto.,

X .O T S E O R S A 3 .E .A bout tw elve h u n d red lots have a lread y been

sold. T here .arc m any m ore yet in th e m arket, well located an d attractive . T he proceeds, from the sale o f lots, a n d from a ll o th er sources, go to im prove th e place. T he in d iv id u a l m em bers of the Association a re.no t financially benefited. T he ch arter prohibits it. - -

. T he rail-rond depot is b u t a few h ttn d rcd yards from th e en trance to th e grounds. Post an d tele­g rap h office open all-the year.

All o th er in form ation desired cari be freely ob­ta in ed by addressing ■

’ R E V . EC . I t . B E E G E E ,OCEAN GROVE, N .J .,

■>r any m em bers o f th e Executive' Com m ittee o r iat'Association.

G. W. EVANS, Sec, E. H. STOKES, P r e s ’t .

B8© T H E 1 E>HH5Lfi]BE!EjB>iaiAIKl.T

The 'Se*&e!fs aiid L’an&fi&i'S ;

This f^ciety frdm it* origin has ed i^h t the c6-operati6n of others, to get" as m uch unpaid labor as possible, arid it has had a great deal th a t is excellent. At times, it m ay even- have been doubt- fu l which has done the hiost good ; hut if we had not had the paid, we would hot have had the unpaid.

M achinery m ay seem to do - almost everything, and the motive power nbth- in g ; bu t really i t is powerless without the unsfeen motive power. But it m at­ters little who does the work, if. souls are saved and we have had a great m any very interesting reports of con­versions. By the aid o f others we have been enabled to hold meetings in sev­eral different places near the river. I f not in the exact wajr, we have been en­abled to do the work for which our so ciety was formed, and to do it more ef­fectively than we had dared to hope.

W ith the hearty co-operation of oth­ers—in some instances they have done the most of the work-~there has been a wonderful • tem perance movem ent This has especially been the case in the Baptist Bethel and the Crozer L ibrary. According to my latest information, al­most one thousand had taken the pledge and quite a num ber had been converted. But a most im portant and necessary helper has been our good brother, M. Frayhe, who has long been in our em­ploy. But his work in connection with the reading room and a “ Holly Tree In n ,” has been too onerous. H e needs more help. Very few would have done the work which he is doing.

A t many points near the river, espec­ially up town, the active and efficient help of others, has enabled .us to do an excellent work among the criminal and the lowly. In thenvcrim inals of many kinds, and those unfortunate and fallen ones who prove such snares to sailors and others, have been converted Some of those houses have been closed, and a t least one who kept such a house has left the ways of sin, and is now leading a consistent Christian life, and is ac­tive in leading souls to Christ. -

The Eastburn M ariners’ Library is our great resort for sailors. There they read, write their letters, and find every thing free. Arrangem ents have been made so tha t their letters come to the library, and are kept till they arrive; or if they have left the city, their letters are forwarded to them. H ere also a great m any sailors have taken the pledge.

From this room, usually, about ten thousand papers per month, and a vast num ber of tracts, books, and magazines have been given out. Many more would have been given, if we had had ohem. They have gone to almost alt parts of the world, and are read on the water, and distributed and redistributed when they reach the ports to which they are sailing. Many pious sailors come to us for papers and tracts to dis­tribute among the oystermen on both bays, and on the Chincoteague Island. Having been read on their vessels, they are taken to their own and to thehom es of others. A great m any ha ve been taken for the ' Freedm en, who have come miles to get them, and also for destitute sections along our Southern coast. I am told the poor are as eager to get them as if they were gold dollars.

For some months past, the secretary of the society has been very unwell, and since the 11th of August has been con­fined almost entirely to his house. The consequence is, th a t we are very scarce of papers, books, tracts, and rnagazines. W ill those who have such, which they do hot wish to retain, be so kind as to send them to the Eastburn M ariners’ Library, Front and Union Streets,. Phil­adelphia? Or, if they cannot send them , ‘they may send their address on a postal card, to the secretary, Bey. J. Boggs Front and Union Streets and those who have charge of the. library will send for them . J. B.

I E ¥ JERSEY,: ' , « A s b u ry P a rk is locates! directly op. poaite th e celebrated O cean Gtfove

> camp-meeting grounds (W ealay L a k e . dividing th e tw o places), four miles below G eneral G ran t's cottage a t Long B ranch, N ew Jersey . O ver e igh t hundred cottages have been bu ilt a t Asbury P a rk and Ocean G rove w ith in gik years, costing over one m illion dollars. A sbury P ark fron ts directly on the ocean. I t does n o t fro n t on a bay , o r sound, o r riv- er, but on the broad Atlantic, stretch- . ing aw ay for thousands o f voiles.. As- bu ry P a rk waa assessed in 1869 a t $15,000; the sasessment for 1875 waa $250,000. S treets running a t righ t angles to th e sea are from one to tw o hundred feet w ide—-an advantage possessed by no Other sea-side resort

' on the N ew Jersey coast. _Asbury P a rk , opposite Ocean

G rove, can be reached direct by the Ck n tsa l E a iu io a d o p N ew J e e - 8 E r, from the foot q f L iberty street. N ow York, via. Je rsey C ity, and also by steam boat from foot o f Rec­to r street, N. Y;, to Sandy Hook, affording a line view o f the N arrow s, harbor fortiticatious, to., thence byth e N ew Jersey Southern R. R . to B ranchport ( i f miles from Long B ranch), and connecting there w ith Central' Railroad o f N ew Jersey . S o . there 'are tw o line# o f communica­tion. -From Philadelphia, th e env-ss run to A sbury P a rk direct. R ail­road tim e from N ew York to Asbury- P a rk , 2 h o u rs ; express in summer, about 1J hours; and from Philadel-

. phia to Asbury P a rk , 2 hours and 35 minutes.

T he term s of sale o f lots in Asbury P a rk are as follows .■ F irst. W h e t parties buy and do not build, one-third the purchase money w ill be required dow n, balance in five years. Second. W here purchaser builds, no money w ill be required dow n, bu t a m ort­gage can be given, payabla in ten years, w ith the privilege of ten like renew als, making the ijriucipal sum due one hundred years hence, the purchaser, how ever; reserv ing th e righ t to p a y off th e m ortgage a t any time T h ird . Ten per cent, off fo r cash a t time o f purchase. F o r price of iots, addresB,JA M E S A B R A D L E Y , or ISA A C

B E A L E , 251 P«arl S t., N ew Y ork, . or

A LL E N R. COO K, ABbury P a rk , N ew Jersey .

HEW JEBSEY.

Ocean Grove lotsFOR SALE BY

C SICKLER.Pfcrego’s Cottage an d 2 lots, cor. N. Y. Aye.

an d Mt; H erm on Way, $3,5006 Lots, 8. E. cor." Ocean Pathw ay und A t­

lan tic Av„ 80 feet ocean fro n t," 8,500Lots 388 an d 390; each. • 5,50

“ • 16-25.an d 1G27, each, , 600“ W65, 8376. 875, w ith 8-room cottage, 1,500“ 715 a n d .717, each. . 500" ‘288. S550, 486, from Ocean Pathw ayto McClintock St., 1,500

Lot -101, w ith 8-room cottage, 1,550“ 411, . K. 9-room •’ ■ 1,600“ 480,2 lots, w ith 29-room cottages,81,800 2,500“ : 641,1 lot, w ith 5-room cottage, 1,300

. “ 1-92,1 “ (i-room cottage, 1,7002U1. 1 lot, S-150. 252, 1 lot, 8400.

2 Lots, 499 and 501, ru n n in g th ro u g h from Pitm an Av. to McClintock St. 1,400

1 Ix t, 782. fron ting on th e ocean, - 1,300Dr. W ard’s 3 cottages a n d 4 large lots 9,000Lots 299. 300,301. with 10-room cottage, 5,000

“ 722, 724, 712.714, each, 550“ 1068, 1070,1072, each, 375“ ' 1010, 1011, each , 425“ . . 708, 710. 747, 749, each, 550" 1308,1310, 880o. 319, w ith 9-room cottage, : . ' 2,000Also, 100 Association lo ts from 8150 to 8350.

40 C . S I C K L E R , A g e n t .

JOHN M. DEY,(PERM ANENTLY RESIDING AT OCEAN

GROVE), .

ARCHITECT AND BUILDER,'Is alw ays ready to fu rn ish p lans an d estim ates o f cottages in every size a n d style. .

F o r good .w orkm ansh ip and satisfactory term s, h e refers to ail for w hom h e h as erected cottages, bo th in Ocean Grove aiid Asbury P ark d u rin g the p ast s ix years.

Address

JO H N M . D E Y ,Cor. Benson an d M ain Aves., OCEAN G RO V E,N J;

v ’ YOU WANT IN T H E LIN E OFYOU WAN

HOTTSE-1- wjiui i

GROCERY AND HARDWARE.- / ■ v • ' .••• • •• . • * * ■

AT LOWEST CITY PRICES,

M ay be o b tained a t th e Store o f

J O H N A . G I T H M S ,

Main St. - aoad Bail-read Ave&ue

L argest Stock o f Goods, an d Old­est House in A sb u ry P a rk ,

New Coal Yard.T he Subscribers h a v e opened a Coal a n d B rick

Y ard on th e

Cor. of Asbury & Main Aves.,ASBURY PARK,

W here th ey w ill keep on h a n d Egg, Stove, an d N u t Coal o f th e best qualities,.R ed a n d W hite Ash. One object w ill be to m ake o u rbusiness a n accom ­m odation to a ll parties, in th e C ountry, as well as to th e citizens o t Ocean Grove a n d A sbury Park . A ll Coal w ill be

SCREENED and DELIVERED,- By the Car Iiond or Ton.

ORDERS FILLED with DISPATCH.B ricks by th e Car o r 1,000. Scales for w eighing

a ll k in d s o f coun try produce correctly.

Oct, 10th, 1877.CHAS. E. HOWLAND, P .M . DAY.

GEO. C. ORMEROD.DEALER IN

C e n tre -p ie c e s , G ra te s a n d F e n d e r s , B ra c k e ts , S h e lv e s , S u m m e r -p ie c e s , & c„

' M a n te ls a n d G ra te s s e t to o rd e r .

THE BOAT BUSINESSw i l l b e c o n t in u e d i n i t s s e a s o n .

o r d e r s e n t r u s t e d to m e w i l l b e a t t e n d e d to . w i th d i s p a t c h , a t f a c t o r y P r ic e s .

G W v 'e r t i f e M f i i t o D ,NO. 1 M a |n S t , A S B U R Y P A R K , N . J . .

Thorn Cottage.M IS S T I L L I E T H O R N re s p e c t fu l ly in f o r m s h e r

f r i e n d s a n d th e p u b l ic w h o m a y h a v e o c c a s io n t o •visit O cc& n ( i r o v e d u r i n g th e F a l l o r W in te r m o n th s , t h a t th e y w i l l a lw a y s b e s u r e o f p le a s a n t a c c o m m o d a t io n s a t h e r p r e s e n t lo c a t io n , c o r n e r o f A t la n t ic a n d O c e a n A v e n u e s , d i r e c t ly f r o n t in g t h e hcr. T r a n s i e n t o r p e r m a n e n t b o a r d in g a t r e d u c e d r a te s . : 4 l-z 6

i n r K I T C p ,,o u ld s e n d 25 c e n t s to H . M.- C ri- p 13 ■ J* I u 1 :le r. o f -Y o rk , P a ., f o r a s a m p l e e o p y o f h i s b e a u t i f u l P h o t o g r a p h M e m o k s a i. R fx-o r d .

T h is is a n e w in v e n t io n , a n d w il l f in d m a n y a n x ­io u s p u r c h a s e r s in e v e r y n e ig h b o r h o o d .

W r ite fo r te r m s to a g e n t s o f t l i e g r a n d p i c t u r e e n - t i t l e d t h e 11 I l l u s t r a t e d L o r d 's P r a y e r .”40 H . M . C R ID E R , P u b l i s h e r , Y o rk , P a .

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h a c k e t t s t o w n ; n ; j .

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F o u rth y ear opens Sept. 5th Best nnd largest b u ild in g o f its class. L ighted w ith gas. heated by steum . an d m o u n ta in sp ring w ater pn e v en ' floor, L ocation' one o f g reat b eau ty 'an d heaithn iiness. In struc tion positively i t i o r n n j t h in a ll dcpRrt- m ents. G rants degrees to ia d ic s ; prepares g en tle ­m en for college o r for business. Catalogues free. 30

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•The T hirty-S ixth Annual Session w ill begin Monday, Sept. 10th. .

JBttf-The best facilities a re offered for a cq u irin g a thorough education ; u n d e r home-liice in fluences,' a t reasonable expense.

F or c ircu lars o r inform ation , address

82 • REV. JOHN WILSON, A.M., Pres't.

O I A M | \ 0 M agnificent B rand-new 8850 Rose- f I H I I U J w ood P ianos.1 on ly 8175. M ust be

: H B B B B B B sold. F in e Rosewood. U pright Pi- n D f i A M D a n o s , little used, costSSOO, oiily $125. U 8 « M i g Q .P a r lo r O rgans, 2 stops, 915; 9 stops,

- 865; 12 stops/ on ly 878. O ther g reatbargains. •• Mr. B eatty sells flrst-class P ianos atsd O rgans lo w e r th a n an y o th er esiablishm ent.1' - Herald. You ask w hy? I answ er, H ard tim e O ur em ployees ihiast hav e w ork. Sales over 81 ,000 , 000 an n u ally . W ar com m enced by th e m onopo­lists, B attle raging. P a rticu lars free. Address . DANIEL F. BEATTY, WaMhingtwi, N.J., U.S.A. 3S

The Valley of Baca;A Record of Suffering, and Triumph.

By JE N N IE SMITH.

(Dayton, Ofiio.)

W ith a n in tro d u c tio n b y Rev. Dr. Peam e.

T he a u ib o r o f th is deeply in te resting au tob iog­rap h y lias been ■ a cripple, u n ab le to w alk a step, for 17 years. H er n a rra tiv e reco u n t; thfi w onders o f d iv ine g race in a m an n e r th a t w ill s tir tlie h e a r t

.a n d ’bless every reader.. I t con ta ins a p o rtra it o f th e sufferer or, h e r couch as she how appears a t Ocean Grove.

F or sale by th e au th o r, an d a t th e Ocean Grove B o o k s to re .35 ' P R I C E &l.O O .

V■ T INELAND UNFERM ENTED

W i n e , ■ ?.-•■/, FOR SACRAMENTAL USE,

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