SATURDAY, NOVEMBER &5th 1876..REV. A. WALLACE, Editor.

Indian Summer.B Y KF.V. E . I I . STOKKS, D . D . .

Softly, sw eet In d ia n Sum m er,T hy footprints press the so d ;

: A nd iii th e solemn, stillness .1 h e a r th e voice o f God,

As w hen m y h e a r t ts tendered By love’s su b d u in g rod.

T he d im an d dream y su n lig h t Is b a th in g a ll th e l a n d ;

A nd in th e frost-touched forests T he p a tie n t p ine-trees stand,

W hile billow s flowing softly E m brace th e sleeping strand .

: H ig h u p a long th e h ills id e s . W here g ra n ite rooks iire bare,

A nd dow n am ong th e vaHies W here lonely Helds a re fair,

A nd th ro u g h th e leafless b ranches, W eird silence Alls th e air.

0 days o f lingering beauty,,Too delicate to last,

Like footprin ts on th e lilies,T he m o rn in g dews have cast,

O r love's delicious echoes T h ro u g & 'sh a d o w sp ftlicp n st.

So, ever-softening sp irit • In to m y sp irit sh ine

And in th e ho ly stillness May th e still h e a rt be m ine,

A nd life 's sw eet Ind in ivS um m er Be peacefu l an d divine.

• Presence of Christ. •A Christian should make liis Saviour

a perpetual companion— everywhere and on every day of the week. Christ oilers to walk With him in every day’s journey of life. What companionship so enlivening and purifying as his? who else can make our hearts so burn with­in ns by the way ? . Christ’s presence with believers is one of the best preven­tives from sin, one.of the best stimula­tors to duty.

Jesus 5k “ made unto us sanctifica­tion,” as Well as redemption. That is, his is a spirit of holiness. And, when we live in hourly communion with Jesbs, it has a tendency to make us Holy. The sense of Christ's immediate presence is a perpetual spur to our self- indolence., Are we provoked to cutting k words or irritating retorts ? One look from the gentle, all-forgiving Jesus should be enough to seal the lip, and to smooth the ruffled brow. Are We ever tempted to keen bargains and over­reaching in business? Selfishness says,“ All is fair; others do it; it is the cus­tom of our trade.” ' v

But what will the pure and. holy Jesus say? Plow will account-books look to him when lie “ audits*’ them ? And so on, all through the calendar of duties and the circle of daily tempta- tions. • With -jo.ur Saviour beside us, how will we dare to play the coward, or the cheat, or the trifter,. or the sensual-

. ist, or the trickster ?.Nowhere will Christ’s presence- be

more cheering and sustaining than in the weariness of a sick-room, or under the silent shadows ‘of a great bereave­ment. ‘'Christ comes to me in the watches of the night,” said the bed-rid­den saint,. Hal y bur ton. “ He drawsaside the curtains and says, _\It is I ; be

.of good cheer ;• be not afraid.’ Here I lay, pained with pain; withoutstrength and yet strong.” And, when the last farewells have been spoken through the sobs of the dying hour, this never-fail­ing friend will sweetly whisper, “ Fear not, I am. with 'thee. Where I. am, ye. shall,be also.- Having loved my own,. I will love them unto the end.”

Good Hearing.

Good hearers are almost as rare as good speakers, although much less is said .about them. Quiet hearers are common enough.in any congregation or social .circle; but other qualities than quiet listening enter into the com­position of good hearing. A good hearer not, only hears intelligently, but lie hears responsively; lie shows by the expression of his face that he is listen­ing with attention and interest. He seems to have a share.in the address to which he is listening. In fact, lie does have a share in.it. He helps the speaker and gives added power to his words.

Ask any wide-awake and effective preacher how many intelligent and res­ponsive hearers he usually has before him ; and again ask him how much in­fluence on his preaching a good hearer of this sort has, and you will be told that lie has but few really good hearers, hearers who quicken and help him by their style of hearing, and that for every such hearer lie is-grateful. A man can­not even converse well, unless there is good hearing on the other side as well as good talking on his. :

Not only musi there .be “ brilliant flashes of silence” on the one side and the other, but there must be Hashes of. bright and sympathetic listening on both sides, to make a conversation what it ought to be. .

A lawyer is measurably dependent on the quality of hearing accorded to him by judge and juror, for the eloquence and effectiveness of his pleading. It is the same with clergymen, and they commonly recognize the truth.

“ You . ar6'a good hearer,” lias been said by many a pastor to- some one of his audience who has stimulated and cheered him in his preaching, without ever saying a word to him. It is a good thing to be a good hearer. There is many ail opening, for such a co-worker in Christian service. Why cannot you

fill that place in the sanctuary, evon i f you cannot preach or sing with power ? —Sunday-School Times. , - ' .

. Believing.It is natural to believe. All men be­

lieve, and falseness, either in one’s own heart, or in-the character of others, is the only root of skepticism. It is vastly easier to believe tlie truth than • a lie, yet hearts poisoned by stri do the latter and stumble at the former.

Sinners do not believe less than .others but more, and the marvel is that they bcli'cve what.is false and hurtful, easier than what is true and saving. “ How can ye believe, who seek honor one of another and seek not that honor which comctli from.God

The moment sinners desire to be saved from sin, it' becomes easy to be­lieve in the Saviour. But so long as they wish salvation in sin, they believe in necromancy, in anything that quiets conscience, sooner than in Christ.. “ Faith conies by hearing, and hearing

■by the word of God,” but men do not hear until they are sick of sin..

If every soul did but feel the need of salvation, the gospel would be accepted as easily and joyfully as a hungry man takes food. The same is true all through the.Christian life. In proportion as We are Conscious of needing Christ, is our faith strong and stead}', for he satisfies the’ soul, exactly, meets our case, ’ sup­plies our need, saves every hour.-

Three Experiences. .,“They; that wait ou tlie Lord shall

renew their-strength,” and enjoy three degrees of blessing. The highest is tlie lowest, the'most sober is the richest and best. “ They mount up on wings as

.eagles,” the feelings are ecstatic, emo­tions spread their wing* imd soar, joy is inexpressible and full of glory, a won­derful inspiration fills their souls!. This is blessed, a,great favor, an experience to be coveted, and precious to enjoy. But the next one is better still: “ They shall run and not be weary.” . It re­quires more grace for that than to soar in pestacy. These long races of duty- doing, earnest efforts to save souls, campaigns against Satan, enterprise's to conquer the world, require endurance, strength, courage, resolution, solid char­acter, to persist in the'race when joy subsides, 'ecstjvcy declines, comfort dev parts. It is a higher, deeper,..broader, stronger love that runs unwearied, with courage and heart, without excitement, than that which mounts on eagles’ wings and soars.

But the best of all is the grace which

_______ 2 VOL. 2, NO, 58,enables them-to “ walk and not faint.” While workmoves rapidly, victory fob lows victory in quick succession, they can run and work with far less faith than when the burden grows heavy , the road difficult, the progress slow, the ob­stacles serious, and reverses become frequent. Much of the Christian life is sober, slow, walking without'excitement - with dark prospects, small hope, grea t. diseoiintgcment, meagre success. Then many a soaring and a running saint grows faint and'falters in the way. Only the strong in faith, and rich in grace, endure these trying occasions.

Bl.essed are those who moun t on wings as eagles; still mere blessed are they that run and do not weary; but .above* all, grace abounds in. those who can walk without fainting, work without visible icsults, toil in darkness, and wait, long for the harvest.--Baptist Union

Take' Heed..Every Christian is responsible for the

way iti which lie makes his-life in Christ tell upon the world. His care and watchfulness .only begin with the hour of his conversion. Henceforth he owes the world that lesson of healthy Christian growth and 'true economy of. power, and of labor regulated by heav­enly laws and conducted on Div-it (V plans, which he himself can learn ohly- by diligeiice and faith and prayer and . caution. Take heed, Christian, what " you build.

Remember tliat good work shall re­ceive-a reward. It will hot save you, out it shall be saved and approved in • the light of the great day. You aiid I may be indeed thankful if. we be saved so as by fire ; if, having done al], we jnay simply stand ; but for all that we should blush to sot before us.salvatiou'.' by lire as the goal of our efforts. To do gooid work, permanent work, a lawful ambition, which ought never to be wanting to a Christian disciple. Try to fill your days with it Try to make your lives the scene of the very best, building ymi can do: of building which shall stand and shine forever in the smile of God when the lvay and stubble shall have been consumed in the judg­ment fire!—'il' i t . J/. I t: Mireenf, D. D.

As when the sea;w'orm makes a hole in the shell of the pearl oyster, the hole is filled up with a precious pearl, so when the heart is pained by an injury forgiveness is the pre'cious pearl that, heals and fills the wwiind.

.Tf you want to .know what a man.• thinks of you, get liim mad. . We never know what is at the bottom of a stream until-it: is stirred up. • >

4oS O C E A N G R O V E R E C O R D ,' •

^The Noonday Meeting.

B Y . W . I I . C L A R K .

A .. ’Tis noonday h o u r an d we r e p a i r , ;(Though cum bered oft wi th w orld ly care) To w here th e friends o f Jesus m eet,

. A n d pay th e ir hom age a t His feet.

Sweet noon tide h o u r th a t b rings th e time W hen soul w ith soul, in fa ith sublim e, Boars upw ard to th e realm s above,A nd glory crow ns th e feast o f love.

H ere C hristians all of every nam e,T h eir com m on kin to ’.Ii'sus c la im ;U nited by a three-fold cord,To Illm , th e ir Saviour an d th e ir lo rd .

’Tip sweet w hen p rayer a iid praises b lend. A nd both to God above ascend,L ike precious incense rising h igher, ah b righ ter grows the sacred fire.

W hen strikes each day the h o u r of noon, We’ll hasten a long w ith hearts- In tune, F o r blessed joy an d peace abound •W here .Tesus a n d Ills friends a re found

Temperance Progress.

The- Centennial year, 187(3, will be memorable in tlie annals of the tcih- porance reform. It has been a year of historic review, of active work and of. renewed consecration. Chief among the great commemorative gatherings was the International Temperance Con­vention, held in Philadelphia in June. It was a World's Congress uf represen­tative temperance men and women. Its proceedings' were characterized by a high order of intelligence and ii devout, earnestness. The 'illustrated memorial volume'of its deliberationsand miscel­laneous and historical essays, published by the National Temperance Society,..is the most valuable contribution, not only of the year but of the century, on either side of the Atlantic, to temper­ance literature.

The ninth anniversary of theNational Temperance Society in May last., was an occasion of much interest. The ex­hibit of. useful work accomplished dur­ing: the year, arid of the increasingly large amount of choice temperance lit­erature disseminated throughout the land, was of a most gratifying charac­ter.

The reform movement of New. Eng­land and the West ; the remarkable meetings held during the year by Messrs.

j Moody and Sankey. in part, specially consecrated to the service of the cause o f .temperance; and the continued and widely-extended labors of Christian women, have, by the blessing of God, been mighty auxiliary forces for the promotion of the cause of total absti­nence.

The Senate of the United States, in January last, again passed by an in­creased vote, the bill to provide for a

■ NalionalCothmission of Inquiry con­cerning the alcoholic liquor traffic. A most important debate preceded the passage of the bill by the Senate. There has been little advance legislation to record during tlie year, by either the National or State Governments.

The Sons of Temperance, Good Tem­plars, Templars of Honor, and other kindred temperance bodies ha ve rescued many from the destructive pathway of intemperance.

The Methodist, Presbyterian, Congre­gational, Baptist, and some of the smaller religious bodies have borne ef­fective testimony against strong drink '■ .The children,, the hope of the future,

have been gathered in large numbers into juvenile organizations.

Though the work yet to be acc&m- plished is of immense magnitude, God is with us, andhis promises, with fidel­ity on our part, are a sure guarantee of ultimate victory.—National Temperance Almanac. ’

Out West.BY REV. P. C. JOHNSON.

CONFERENCE SKETCHES.

Bishop Foster, at the Nebraska Con­ference, said some things in his address to the candidates for admission into full connection, which will live in the mem­ory of all who heard him on that occa­sion. He commenced by referring to the time when he stood in a. like situa­tion, thirty-seven years ago. He had always tried to he present whenever a class was received, and with it to renew the vows then taken. - “ These vows,” said the Bishop, “ are never to be re­canted, and if they are, to remain-in IheConference is treason against i t ; and such as do should retire from it.”. On ministerial character he said: “ Ministers profess to be . called of God to their work—whoever enters from any.other motive is a hypocrite; a falsi­fier/ Character -must be holy. God calls no unholy men to the work of the ministry,' Men' are now in pulpits -who have no business there; and the faith- fulness of the Church is questioned1 when it permits such to remain minis- U-rs. Preachers are generally blamed for cause, although it may occur other­wise. There is often such employment, of time, use of tongue, or kind of. ■asso­ciation, that failed to satisfy society,and ii so, it would be known. A false min ister is worse than none. Better no pul­pit and no gospel. Ministers are called, (1 ). tO preach ; (2), to take care of the Hock. . Many do what, they c.ill.preach­ing.' Much that is imposed on the peo­ple u n d er tli is: na fu c is nonsense.' .

A CAI.Ij TO.PREACH - is not preparation for it, but a call to prepare for preaching.” The Bishop w h s severeupon those who seemed to

. think theyunust be listened to because they were preachers. Tlie reason why there are disinterested congregations,

'is that the preacher is- not interested hi mself. Of the course of study, he said “ I wrote it myself and felt ashamed'of 't. So meagre ,-is it. aii average man biifjht to leani it in six , months suffi­ciently well to pass a fair' examination uppn it.”

BISHOP FOSTER'S EXPERIENCE..

He never knew the time when he did not preach ; could recollect preach­ing to his playmates before he was six years old. lie would gather them about him and in a serious manner preach to them. When about twelve years old, he was conducting a service and while praying in a serious frame of mind, he felt for the first time in his life that he was a sinner.. Upon arising from his knees he told his young companions OS his feeling, then told his parents. They took him to a camp-meeting, where he. sought earnestly for several days. His distress was deep, and he felt that he was the greatest of sinners, (The Bish­op added that this must have been, a hallucination, as he had never con­sciously sinned.) In his. dimpair he was led to trust all in Jesus, and waa made wonderfully happy. Before he was thirteen he was in the pulpit, where he has been ever since, .a wholo life spent in preaching the gospel. Ho had en­joyed great rapture at times, but had learned to put but little value on emo­tion, and much on work. Work was a means of grace to him.

The Bishop summed up the relation of his experience by saying that he had no doubts, ne team;1 that, he longed to go into the presence of Christ> that he knew Jesus would receive him. He embraced his whole experience in the

words—“ Servant of Christ.”Those who heard Bishop Foster re­

late his experience in that Conference love-feast will not soon forget it, or the man, as he stood before his brethren—a noble specimen of the Christian pastor.

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* Thanksgiving.

BY JOSEPH H . DYER,

Next Thursday, Nov. 30th, is the long looked for ‘‘ Thanksgiving,” when the citizens of the State, and the Nation at large, are called upon to offer up their tribute of gratitude to Almighty God, for the blessings of the past year. This is a duty that all people, of whatever, creed, ought. to perform; for few na­tions.on the earth are so highly favored as this land of ours. We enjoy' the blessing o f freedom to its fullest extent, untramnicled by the tyranny of kingly power Every man in this free repub­lic. can worship ins Malm*.according to his own conscience, without hindrance from any one; and while we all may differ in our modes of worship, still we live together in harmony, upholding the laws, and bearing the public bur­dens cheerfully as law-abiding citizens.

This experiment of self-government,. by the people, is bring worked out in America most satisfactorily. It lias been predicted more than a thousand times Bince Washington’s day, that our

experiment” was;ehimerical—that the people could not. govern themselves. During an existence of one hundred years they have done it, and welj. In peace, and in war, the people have gov­erned themselves, since the yoke of the “ mother country” was- thrown oil'. During that tune tlie Republic haB gone through foreign and domestic, wars', and it is a historical fact, that the Nation has been the victor in every instance. .

In peace we have maintained our equilibrium also, while the resources of the count ry haveincreused most wonder­fully—with a population less than one million in1776, the American Republic; to-day numbers over forty millions, Our territory has been extended, so that there is room for ail, yes, enough with­in our .'borders for all who choose to make this nation a.“ home:”

It is therefore a duty which every man and good citizen bhould feel in­cumbent on him, to offer up his thanks­giving on thai day for the blessings of the. past. It is not necessary that this should be d»ne in some stately edifice, or more humble church. It can be performed as well in the privacy of one’s chamber, or mentally during our vari­ous avocations. At the same time, we should not forget to ask. the bless­ings of heaven on. the future of our i country, that Providence may guide our rulers in the discharge of their duties, that corruption and dishonesty may disappear, so that, our representa­tives may have an eve to the public welfare.

Let us pray that the child may not die when a hundred years old, and may he, whoever is appointed ruler over our country, be led by a divine hind while day and night shall last.

Our future as a great Nation, is full of promise. In the past-,it' has been a refuge for the down-trodden of every land. May it be such in the years that are to come, until the example set by America, shall teach other countries which have not been so highly and richly favored. And long may our country’s flag float on land and sea, and over the homes of the brave.

West Troy, N. Y.

Centennial Impressions.

BY REV, B. F . PRICE.

M r . E d i t o r Y o u must not think because we have detained you so long with the Main Building that we intend to “ bore” you with lengthy details and descriptions of what is to follow. As slowly-as we have seemed to move, and as little as we have gathered up, we were compelled to he rapid in our sur­vey, and in noting our impressions; and from this central point we have, how and then,, brought into yieyv sur­rounding objects, Now we hasten oii.

Leaving the Main Building, we passed directly over, looking around us in the transit, to Machinery Hall. Here, too, wo were greatly interested. To us, how­ever, whatever may. be said of the re­mark, machinery, like'mathematics, fails to interest us like it does some peo­ple. We do venerate it for its utility, and as evidence of human ingenuity; but we always think of the Scripture ,“ God made man upright, hut lie hath sought out, many ..inventions.” Nature has higher charms to us than art. A city is less attractive to us than a lake, or a landscape. The radiant inarch of day to the solemn silence of night, are imposing beyond all 'the specimens of art.. Back of machinery arid mathemat­ics, and all of art and nature, Divinity is enthroned. The handicraft of men is but the exponent of uncreated thought, which gives form to human conception and flashes through the worlds.

■From Machinery Hall we wandered through the grounds to Horticultural Hall; and saw its flowers and ferns,- and stately exotics, and aseendii.g the stair­way we proceeded to the eastern portico

- which furnished a splendid outlook, to rest and eat our lunch. Our pause was short, Then we went-to Agricultural Hull; and here, if we had had time, we should have been much at home, and found things highly in keeping, at least with our individual taste. From boy­hood the smell of the field has been pleasant to us, and the various products ofthe farm have been in every way ap­petizing. On leaving these “ flesh pots” and savory scenes, we found bur way to the Kansas and Colorado building; and will you sigh or smile, Mr. Editor,when we tell you we greeted in silence “ bleed­ing Kansas?” The contents of this building, with the building itself, make a fine show. We then wended our way to the Woman’s Pavilion, where the crowd, as it might have been expected, was more conspicuous than anything else. It w’ould not have been compli­mentary to American gallantry had not the men gone to these enchanted quar­ters. And you may also have been cer­tain that where the carcases of the male humanities were to be seen, the plumes of the other sex would have been gath­ered about their prey. But we did see • the “ Woman in Butter,” and wanted to see the sculptress, but in this we failed. Heretofore, woman and jloivcrs have been , associated in poetry, but ours is the age of progress, Aftor this, the muse must treat her guests to cream; and let us have it fresh and foaming, whether from the slopes of Parnassus or the dairies of Arkansas.

Do not talk about yourself or your family to the exclusion «f other topics. What if you are clever, and a little more so than other people; it may hot be that other folkB will think a®, what­ever they ought to do.

He that hideB his talents shall receive the wages of a slothful servant,

O C E A N G R O V E R E C O R D .

If Little, Right," ’Tis b u t l ittle I can d o ;

Let th is be ray effort still,E ver to be k in d and t r u e , .

E v er w a tch fu l against i l l ;Doing, Lord, th y ho ly w ill.

. ‘VTIs b u t little I can say;Lot m e ever keep in m ind

Som ething tru e to speak each flay, S pu rn in g every word u n k in d :So Thy favor I m ay find.

“ ’Tis rio t'long X hav e to s t a y ;H ealth an d life w ill soon be g o n e ;

I ’ve no tim e to th ro w aw ay;Sin a n d trifling I m u ^ tsh u n ;

• Life's grave du ties m u st be done.

" I n th is busy world o f ours Good a n d evil are a b ro a d ;

To restra in a ll evil powers,To urge forw ard r ig h t a n d good Equal" service is to God.

"C o u n t no t th in g s as sm all o r g r e a t ;R a th e r coun t os .wrong or r ig h t ;

On tlie r ig h t side throw y o u r w eight, Feeble be y o u r blow s or strong,Be your service b r ie f o r long.’’

Ocean Grove Children’s Church.Deak Children:—Since last week,

wc have been favored with some very interesting communications from our little friends. One comes from away out west of the “ mountains,” written by a member of our society, telling us

. that she is still endeavoring to lead the life of a true Christian. She attends her Sabbath school and church regularly. She remembers with much pleasure our meetings at Ocean Grove, and says she is gladly looking forward to next sum­mer, and hopes to see us all again.

. (Alas! not all; Some have been re­moved, and others may he called from earth before we again assemble near the lake and (he sea.) /

Our correspondent tells, us that she has learned to play on the piano the

. beautiful piece, “ What a friend we have in Jesus.” May our little sister Fannie, and all the children, keep near the Sa­viour’s side, and enjoy the blessed con­sciousness that He is.their best friend.

Here is another from New Haven— D e a r M r . E v a n s After reading

those kind words in the O c e a n G ro ve IIe c o r d , I felt as though I imist write a few lines to you I th.inlc you aiul also Miss Hamilton for the inter* st you took in all the little folio at the Grove last Summer. ] am one of ihe little girls who loved those meetings. My cousin, Nellie B~— -.and Hettie B——.always went with me. We ali loved the Chil­dren's Meetings, and loved to repeat Scripture texts, and felt it did us good to be there. 1 did not, join the Ocean. Grove Church, for I <ii<l not think I wag' a Christian, although I tried to lie one. Since we came home, we ha ve had such good meetings in our. church and Sun­day-school'. I .feel that 1 am now one of Christ’s little .ones, and trust I shall love Him more and more. My; papa leads the children’s meetings after Sun­day-school. He is very anxious to see all his school converted ; there are a number that have m'ven their hearts to Jesus, and many, arc seeking Him— some smaller than I am. I hope next Summer we shall meet you, and many more of those good people of Ocean Grove. A. J. P.

This is cheering news, and we have some more, equally good, for next pa­per. We still urge the children to write. Their letters will be appreciated and preserved. Thus we help one another.

d o n ’t s p e a k cross -w o r d s .

“ 0 !” said a little girl, bursting into tears on hearing of the death of a play­mate, “ I did not. know that,was the.last time I had to speak kind-..to Amy.”

The last time they were together, she spoke crossly to her, and the thought of that last cross word now lay heavy on her heart.

This, dear children, points out a good rule about kind words. Speak kindly to all—father, mother, brother, sister playmate, your teacher, to the poor or sick— always let your words be gentle and kind, lest it be your last time. Crow; or unkind words are very, very sorrowful to think of.

" T hen sca tter seeds o f k indness F o r the reap in g by an d by.”

G e o .. W . E v a n s .

Life of Faith.How unspeakably important it is for

all to learn this - simple lesson, that a man cannot retain the Christian char­acter with the one first act of trust by which he is justified! He must perpet­uate that act. His heart must contin­ually repeat the language of its first faith,— .

" I,ord l a m lost,,B ut C hrist h a th died.”

If a man falls overboard at sea, and a life-buoy is thrown to him, he is not saved if he grasps that life-buoy for a moment or two, and then lets it float away. No! he must, grasp it firmly. He must rest upon it, hold on toitainid the roaring waters until his shipmates come to his relief.

Itis so with Christ. Sinking into hell, I cry to God for help. He gives me Jesus, his crucified son. “ Trust in him,” he says. Mysinkingspiritreaches after that Saviour. It grasps him, and feels safe. So far well. But if I let him go, and say, “ I am deceived : Christ is not my Saviour,” I begin to sink again. The waters gather round my soul. I must, then, hold on. Every moment I must believe ; and then I shall retain- my .peace, and .live what is appropri­ately called a “ life of faith.”

There is no truth in the Scriptures more earnestly taught than the neces­sity of a constant and ever-living faith. I’aul calls a Christian life, “ the light of faith.” Wherefore? Because this ever- repeated trust ivv Christ is the only de- Ten ce a child of God has against the' 'weapons of his destroyer. It is for the same reason called “ theshieldof faith.” Backsliding is called "casting away of faith or confidence,” while to “ keep the faith” is accounted the highest suc­cess of a believer. In short, every.'act of obedience, every acceptable duty, every sin subdued, every conquest-won, every onward step taken, and every blessing gained in answer to prayer,the Scriptures ascribe to faith. I must-be­lieve always, instantly. v

The real question, therefore, for the. young Christian to ask, is, “ Do I now exercise-a real laith in Christ?’' If to this he can answer, Yes,” he can well afford to let the question of the reality oi his past experience alone. It may he interesting to know when one first realized; the.blessings of the gospel. It is not. however, important. Tlie ques: tiun is; “ Do I now believe ?” '

I'have been at sea. • A sail has hove in sight. The cry of “ Sail, ho i” from some vigilantwatche.r has brought all on board to the taflVail. A short gaze at the horizon hag revealed the dim form of a ship to every eye. All have seen something—they call it a sh ip - many miles distant; Very soon, some have declared, her class, whether ship or brig, merchant vessel or man-of-war. But to others she remained longer un­defined ; and it would be long before every eye could discern what had been visible to others at almost their first glance. . Differing in opinion as to her class, they 3ret all agreed in , fact—they saw.a ship. , , O

Itis thus with believers, in Christ.-

They see him with different degrees of faith. To one, his form is' full and dis­tinct Like Stephen, he cries, “ I se# the heavens•; opened, and the Son of man standing on th e right hand of God.’ To another he is visible, but involved in a dim cloud as yet. Firm of heart that be iever cries, “I know in whom I have believed.” By a third he is seen; hut scarcely recognized. “ My heart burns within me,” lie exclaims, as did the dis­ciples at Emmaus ; and yet he dares not believe that he sees his Lord.

When a disciple of the latter , class hears the testimony of one of the former classj he is disposed to doubt his own faith, and to deny.that he.sees his Lord at all. This is wrong, fatally wrong. It is even foolish; What if among the gazers at theBhip we just now described, one of them, who could not decide her quality, when ali the rest could see her to be a brig, should therefore say he saw no ship at all. Because he could not see as clearly as they, should he theiefore say he could not see at all ? You smile • at his .supposed folly, yet the case is that of the man, who, be­cause he cannot as yet see so much of his Lord’s glory and beauty as his fel*lo.w-disciple, denies the reality of what he does see.

This should notbe. Faith has degrees. One believer grasps the promise with a giant’s strength, another clasps it with the weakness of a babe. Yet the faith of one is as real as the faith-of the other; and as the babe’s strength will increase with its growth, so will faith strengthen by exercise. And he who to-day con­siders himself the weakest .of -Christ's disciples mayr Scripturally expect to have a faith as strong as Stephen’s, as victorious as Paul’s.

Hold, on, then, lamb of, the flock, to thy faith. Be afraid to doubt, for doubt is.presumption. To doubt is to deny God, to contradict the-word of.his grace. He has said' it—lie cannot lie : if you believe, you shall be saved- Then it .must be so. To cast yourself on •Christ and to say in your heart, “ God will.not accept me,” is an'act. of terrible wi cked­ness. Do not for your soul’s sake com­mit it. But stand on his .promise. Say, God has: promised ; I believe I will be accepted- Let no thought of a stony heart, a want of,,feeling, ,.or' anything else, hinder thee. Thou ait not to be saved for having-feelings, or tenderness of spirit,1 but because. Christ- died.

Jesus and the Children.The -. Lord has declared his purpose

was, and is, to draw all . men to him, and therefore lie has been doing that during two thousand years. No one can say how many he has ,drawn- to himself who are now living in glory. That; is his. work stilland','. unless we are greatly mistaken, lie has brought a number of children to believe and be .blessed in him. ' ‘

" f, if I be lifted tip . from tlio earth, will draw all men unto me,” Of course that does not exclude children'; chil­dren are a part of the “ hi I. ■ ’ It, is not surprising that he should call children to himself as soon as they are able to sin ; and that is very young. They can understand what it is to have a Saviour from sin- as soon as they know what sin is, and that another can bear their punishment.• The conversion of sinners in every case is the work of the Almighty Spirit; He can-work in . a child’s heart -as well as in a man’s heart. “ Of his own •will bqgat he us/’ It was his own sovereign act in .each case ; and' he, did it in his

own way, by bringing the truth to bear upon the mind. ■

If Jesus had not meant to bless chil­dren, he would have rejected those that were brought to him. He would have said they were too young; but we read -that he took the little ones in his jhrms, showing that it was his purpose to bless each of them, much more those little ones who walked up to him and asked him, to bless them. Those children who came out of the different, villages with their parents saw how loving he was. When all these children gathered at Jerusalem, and witnessed all his kind­ness, and sang hosannas on their way ; to the temple, the Pharisees thought the children were only imitators, copy­ing the others; and they said to Jesus, “Do you hear what these say ?” Jesus answered, “ It is the fulfilment of the promise, Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise.”

Many of these children have said, and I believe will say t® the end of their days, “ I love Jesus;” and perhaps those who do not know how they were led to Jesus would be curious to know how so many say they love Jesus and trust in Jesus. The answer is contained in the text. They have been brought to Jesus because Jesus loves them, and has showed his love tl) them by dying in their place. They were drawn by the reality of his love. That has been told them again and again during every Sabbath of the year, They have sung it in their hymns, they have heard it in the addresses,- they have expressed it in their prayers. It is nothing but the love of Jestis. in dying fur them'. He lias been drawing children by the narrative of his love, told thenv by affectionate servants of his who knows, 'how to speak to children,.whose loving addresses pleased and persuaded them. This is how they have been drawn, by hearing from those who have tasted o f Jesus’ love, the safety'and jo y found r: his service;: and they have accepted, this grace for themselves.

Abundant 3-race,M r. M o o d y te lls th is p l e a s a n t s to ry -:•“ I r e m e m b e r , w h e n n i y l i t t le g ir l was

fou r y e a r s o ld , how . s h e . teased- h e r m o t h e r to b u y h e r a nniiY. A t ; l a s t ' s h e ;: g o t h e r one- I r e m e m b e r , i t w as in t l i e w i n t e r ; ai; d t h e n s h e sa id , - P a p a , w on 't y o u go o u t w i th m e , 1 h a v e go t. i t nejv .: m u f f . ' W e l l , I w e n t o u t a n d I s a i d , th e g r o u n d b e in g c o v e re d w ith ice, ‘ L e t m e fa k e y o u r hand., E m m a , tl ie grd.uud is v e ry s l ip p e r y a n d . .y o u will fall .’ 1 O, no,,' s a id she ,’ ‘ 1 w a n t to w a lk by m y se lf a n d p u t m y h a n d s in n iy m u d ’, as o th e r p e o p le d o . ’, - ... . \

W e ll , s in w e n t a l o n g ;! l i i t l c - p i e c e . . ' -

w h e n she.sj i .ppe 'd a n d J e l l , . S he got tip ag 'ain, a n d I a g a in w a n te d to t a k e h e r h a n d , b u t s h e w o u ld n ' t , and- w e n t lUohe: for a l i t t le , , w h e n d o w n sh e -w en t again..-'

(She gO tiup ii s e c o n d t i m e a n d w a lk e d a lo n g . B u t by a n d by h e r feet w e n t • f ro m h e r o n c e m o r e , and- a w a y s h e w en t . T h e n s h e sa id to m e , ‘P a p a J u s L lot m e f a k e h o ld o f y o u r l i t t le f inger . ',‘ Well,’ said I, ‘ Emma, let me give you liiy whole hand.’ But she wouldn’t ; she would liave it her own way.

And that is the way with agood many of us ; .we want, to folloVvOur own way, and God just lets us have it. By and by her feet went from under her again, find down, she went. Then sho, asked m e to give her.niy' hand, and I slipped it over her wrist, aiid we went along at right. So we must accept grace fully and it will keep us up. We must no; take a little to leaiv on—we must take abundance. Let us take it abundantly ! for there is plenty of it.’’

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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25th.

We are obliged to our correspondent “ Out . West” for those Conference

• Sketches. We commend the. counsel aiid experience of Bishop Foster to all

- our brethren in the ministry.Ocr letter from the Grove will relieve

all apprehension felt on last Sabbath aiid Monday, in regard to damage from the storm at that place. Tlie descrip-: (ion given of the surf in its wildest mood, will awaken a wish ih many that tliey had been there to witness it. •

T his is the time to be gathering in new subscribers, but they do not come

' .as.'fast as we could: desire. Our old. friends are doing well ih the way of pay­ing up for next year. Can they not per­suade a friend or neighbor to take T he Iti-.C’ORri one year or less ? Four months on irial costs but 50 cents.. As we expected, the children are be-

!; gil:riing to write for us. Bro. Evans has received several very sweet little letters «< t.-je of .which he lets us print this w.'-i -c, and “ more to follow.” We insert in '-lie “ Juvenile Department” some vi' -y instructive reading for youngdis-

and hope they will not overlookfc-'gle article. ' .

i' 1 ' V ■' ■ . •' . * ' ' ' ' 'I X)ianksgiving has become a nationali V'vv: :t. This great American Sabbath

• •!' occur next Thursday. A new cor-- indent from West Troy, presents

- fine thoughts as to its observance. A .ingemerite have been made to cele-

.l,r;iie it with more than ordinary eclat, iu Ocean Grove and its northern heigh-

• iif.n- Services will be held in St. Paul’s . M. E. Church, morning and evening.

A number of visiting ministers are ex- ' p.( cted to participate.

T hebe have been many of us with opportunity to visit the Centennial Ex­hibition a score of times, who failed to make, half as much of it as our excel­lent contributor, Rev. B. F. Price. He came a hundred miles for a sight of the

• pomp and pageantry of this grand oc­casion, spent one short day within.the gates, and- gathered enough to keep him writing nearly ever since, We give a nother of his very pleasant descriptive .sketches this week, on second page.

The “ trip” described with such m in­ti tia by Dr. Stokes this week, has rather a sounding title, considering it was only from “ Cooper’s Point to Atlantic.City.” We always give the Doctor “ poet’s li­cense,” yet in this instance, he found no need to draw on the inventive fac­ulty. He deals entirely in fact, as far as the Camden and Atlantic Rail-road is concerned. We cannot say as.much however, for liis witching fancy on “In­dian Summer,” (first page) for . we. do not recall any such period the present

. season. . . .

Rev. J. H.'Stockton.A notice of the extreme illness of this

widely known and greatly beloved min­ister, which appeared in the Philadel­phia pipers a few days ago, occasioned very considerable anxiety. The report was not exaggerated. He lies at hia home in Linden St., Camden, N. J., in a critical condition. The attack by which lie has been prostrated is typhoid pneumonia,'superinduced, we learn, by attendance at the funeral services of his friend arid fellow-labprer in the field of sacred song—James Nicholson—about

• two weeks ago. He is, as might be ex­pected from his naturally frail constituV tion, but poorly, calculated to resist the power of this severe, form of disease, hiit as aforetime, when on the margin of the River, he fears no evil. All is as cairn as a summer evening. His theol­ogy and experience may be summed up in one sentence : “ Good is the will of the Lord.” Our impression is, so many are praying for his recovery, that the. present prostration will he hut tempo­rary. We hope to hear his voice again in the Church militant, arid expect soon to be able to announce his recovery.

Thd Annual Report.On the principle that, “ what is'worth

doing at all is worth doing well,” the preparation and printing o fth e Presi­dent’s Annual Report to the Ocean Grove Camp-meeting Association, arid for the information of all whom it may concern, has been attended to in a man­ner that we think will reflect credit on its compiler, and attest the skill of the typographic art. It will be issued in a few days from the press of our friend, John A. Haddock, 106 S. Eighth St., Philadelphia, and copies Will soon be mailed to all our lot arid cottage owners free. It derives more than or­dinary importance from the stirring period it covers, and is entitled the. “ Centennial Summer by the Sea.” The cover is ornamented with some charac­teristic etchings by G, P. .Williams &' Co., designers .and engravers, who also furnish some, very handsome illustra­tions, which give brightness arid variety to its contents. A valuable addition to the Report proper has been incorpora­ted in the publication of the names and residences of property Owners as . far as known. The form and style is uniform with the pamphlet reports of preceding years. We shall refer'to it again.

T he Historical Society of the Phila­delphia Conference is not given exclus­ively to the investigation of musty man­uscripts, antiquated bibliology, orGhorn- ological epochs. It comes forward to the consideration, of modern and.prac­tical things, not fearing even an occa­sional streak of hilarity, as all who par­ticipated in its Anniversary supper on last Wednesday-evening, will bear wit­ness. Half a dozen of the bishops were captured,feted,and inveigled into lively speeches. Rev, John Ruth, who was complimented for getting once in a while into better company than is found in,his parish on Cherry Hill, presided with greatsangfroid. Rev'. T. B. Neely, a capital off-hand - speech-maker, sus­tained his part well, as did all the grave and reverend seniors who were called out. The scene of this festivity was at Morse’s Restaurant, 912'Arch St. The viands elicited unqualified approbation, arid Philadelphia Methodism enjoyed a rare season of social reunion ; for-all which, let Bros. Schofield, McCullough, Ly brand, and all the other founders and friends of this Society have due credit.

Notices of New Books,AMERICAN TRACT SOCIETY.

Among the new books for 187G-77 placed on the attractive catalogue ofthe American Tract Society, we have a voir ume, 24mp., 830; pages, by Rev. George Everard, entitled *’ Every-Day Life,” be­ing a well-coricci ved and finely arranged exposition of religious duty,, obligation and .experience*,' as a help to all who aspire to “ walk with God;” or, a? ex­pressed in.. a, very suggestive introduc­tion by Rev. T. Vorcs, A. M., “ to lead men, through- the Spirit; to attain, re- tain and nvaintam the spiritual;lile.” It embraces (ift.e(-:ii.c!iapters ohMicli top­ics as “ How to iifgiu well,” “ The right -principle.” “ Dam mercies,” “ Daily light, prayer, w >rk, talk, warfare,” &c. The tone is . eminently Scriptural, abounding, with appropriate illustration and anecdote, designed to shed light oil the path to heaven; and heighten the attractions and privileges of real godli­ness. It will serve an excellent purpose as a manual of piety with which to com-, mence the new year, . Price $1 ; gilt, $1.25—postage 5 cents. ,

51 The Home Garden,” from the same Society, is a collection of pleasant poems compiled by Mrs. M. VV. Law- rei.ee, and relating entirely to the chil­dren, These selections are classed uri- der the heads • of “ Fresh,” “ Fading,” and “ Transplanted Flowers”—some full of the life and joy of babyhood, others plaintive and sad, yet sweet with the associations of bereavement and sorrow, cheered by Christian faith and hope. For the “ home,” this will prove indeed a “ garden” of rare exotics,'- fragrant with s'entiment, filled with love, and blooming with teachings of immortality. It will make a beautiful present. .Price same as above. For sale it the Tract House, 1512 Chestnut St., and air Depos­itories. . ,

The American Sunday School Union has just-issued what might have been .amplified into a. birge. volume of practi­cal theology—but is compressed into! 24 pages, cloth bound, a treatise with the singular title, “,l>o You Wear your Clothes?” Ordi ranly, such a quo tion might be set down-as impertinent or silly, but. “ circumstances alter.cases. Here is a well executed frontispiece. showing the interior of an oriental !>:vn- quet-hall with guests assembled, and in the foreground a kingly personage ask­ing one of his visitors why he entered.,* not having a “ wedding garment.” The writer proceeds to inquire—

“ What is the matter with this man? What has he done ?”

“ Why, he ‘ had - not on a wedding garment.’” \

“ Well, what did lie have on ? Surely he was not naked !”

“ No; he wore his own clothes—that was all. For that, he was .bound hati'd and foot, am! cast into outer darkness;”

Thus ingeniously is the pride, folly, and obstinacy of mankind in general set forth, who, invited to the gospel feast, neglect or refuse to comply with the divine requirements, preferring to “ wear their Own clothes,” or, as the parable teaches, trust in their own righteousness, arid thereby incur certain- condemnation. It is. a simple, urgent, and powerful appeal to tlie sinner, ex­hibiting the law broken, guilt and hope­less ruin the consequence, and Christ effecting atonement by His sufferings and death, that we might not perish, hu t have everlastirig 1 ife; Get this little book, everybody ! It is worth ite weight in gold. For. sale at 1122 Chestnut.St.

Ocean Grove Correspondence.Mr. Editor:—A fter the severe storm

of Sunday and Monday last, no doubt the many who are interested in Ocean Grove will be glad to hear from their summer home by the sea. The storm from Saturday evening to Monday even­ing was Very severe, more so than any. of the season . The sea was very rough and the tide an usually high. The older residents say, “ No such tide for four­teen years.' '-'"'v:, The .--(‘a swept wildly over the heach

into both VVesley and Fletcher Lakes. The spray -was 'like: the mist of a . cata­ract, itiid tlie surf foam flew hundreds of yards away from the shore. At Wes­ley L'ii 1 e. a sand bank was formed from the bat I. tit i if houses of Ocean Grove, to the i.atlii. g houses in As mi rv Park, completely burying the footway and waste-gsites.

The Lake swelled to an:unusual Size. Rising above the bank on Asbury Park side ij. swept across Lake.Avenue,; sur-

i rbundiiig several of the cottages includ­ing the' Ocean- View House. Boats might have navigated Lake Avenue for quite a distance.

The bluff from Asbury Park to Main Avenue looks quite different from what it did a week ago. The only damage done at Ocean Grove was the washing away of about twenty feet of the dam at Fletcher Lake. The officers are dili­gent, and have looked carefully after the general interests of all concerned. Heavy rains do not keep them' from their duty. '

After such a storm, with no'damage worth mentioning, and no complaint on-the part of the residents, it may be safely, said, that Ocean Grove is no worse than any other place, rain or shine. The severity of the storm interfered with our church congregation. At St. Paul’s the pastor, Rev. W T. A libott, preached in the morning I... a : small- congregation.. Thei'e was d o r . cuiiig. service, arid the question, “ ii'. nian die will lie.live again ?” will M.e sub­ject for Sabbath-evening no.\-V,. Nf.v.- ni- ber 2uth. . •• ■

The National Teinperimv* . r a i l tic,. and Teetotalers’ Year Book fur 1877,' published by J; N. Stearns, 5a ItcadeSt., New York, is one of the annuais which we could wish every inhabitant of every

' home in the land to be.possessed of: It contains 72 pages, printed on fine tinted paper, is beautifully illustrated' with en­gravings, filled with statistics, stories, aphorisms, poetry, and the .most, pow­erful arguments for personal abstinence and earnest effort to cd'.Jnu'rnel the crimes and casualties so common sis re­sulting froni intemperance. It is also an authorized directory of the’-various temperance organizationsthroughout. the whole country, with all papers and publications devoted to the advance­ment of this cause. The cost of this beautiful and most excellent hand-book is only 10 cents, or $1 per d('zcn.copies. It may be procured of the publisher, or at any of the numerous agencies for the Society’s, publications.

A l a r g e body of divinity, with quite a popular sprinkling of our leading lay­men, made a desceht last Thursday evening on our quiet sister city of Wil­mington, which gave them' a hearty welcome and a grand audience at ilie Anniversary of the Board of Ghurch Extension, under the management of Dr. Kynett. The meeting was success­ful in every respect.

O c e a n ;' g r o v e r e c o r d . 4 6 1

‘ FROM t h e r i v e r t o t h e e n d s o f t h e

EA R TH .”

BY REV. E . H . STOKES, D . D.

By this, I mean simply a passage in a first-class car, over a smooth, well reg­ulated road, from Cooper’s Point, Cam­den, .N; J., on the Delaware river, fifty- nine miles across the State of New Jer soy, tb Atlantic City, where, so far as the sight, is concerned, the land ends, and the sea begins—literally a passage “ from the river to the ends of the earth.”

The trip is a very pleasant one, arid in contrast with what it was thirty years ago, not only marvelous, but mi­raculous. Prior to the opening of the Camden and Atlantic llail-road, which lias been a real benefactor to Philadel­phia/ as, well as to New Jersey, inland and along shore, that part of the State through which this road runs was the. sparsest arid dreariest possible—a re­gion of scrub-oaks, pines and swamps, whose chief productions were hoop- poles, rattlesnakes; huckleberries and charcoal. But since the 4th of July, 1854, the day when the car* first ap­peared on the sandy beach of what is now Atlantic City, everything is changed.

Taking the feriy at 8 a . m ., or 4 p. M., from Vine St. Wharf, Philadelphia, you cross the beautiful Delaware, in pleas­ant boats, and entering the cars, start, promptly on time, and before your ad­miration at the thrift and growth of Camden has ceased, it is announced that you have reached the beautiful su­burban village of

HADDONFIELD.This, while it is the -first, is by many

years the oldest and one of the finest villages on the line. Its citizens are in­telligent, moral, and generally members Of some of the religious denominations of the place. With still increased rail­road facilities, which this Company, al­ways alive to the best interests of the public as,well as its own, will soou give, Haddonfield, which is only sevenmiles from the city, -will become one of the thronged and thriving summer resi­dences within many miles of Philadelr phia.

KIRKWOOD

is eleven arid a half milesfrom Camden. Here, the Rail-road Company has new­ly laid out a fine plot of ground for pic­nic: and other pleasure parties, known as Lake Side Park. Its proximity to the city, as well as the beautiful sheet.of water by its side, together with gravel walks and ample -shade, will doubtless soon make it a place of popular re­sort..

liE R L IN ,

formerly “Long-a-Coming,” so called, no doubt, from the fact .that it required the weary fisherman from the shore, from a day and a half to two days’ toiling through the heavy sand,to reach it, is a thriving village on the south side of the road, much improved since its change of name.

• AfCO.. .

This is a little village, with some pleasant residences, and from this is a branch road to Williamstown, a beauti­ful place, about seven miles distant, noted for its extensive glass manufac­tories. Here also .is’a branch intersect*

■ ing with the'New Jersey Southern Rail­road at Ataion. . ;

WINSI.OW JUNCTION V ’

is twenty-seven miles from Camden. Here the New Jersey Southern Rail­road crosses the Camden and Atlantic

track, where ears can be taken for Long Branch and New York, northward, or for Vineland, Bridgeton, or Bay Shore in the south. At tbe-village. o f . Wins­low, about a mile to the right, is the residence of Hon. A. K. Hay, for many years president of the Camden and At­lantic Rail-road Company.

HAMMONTON

is three miles farther on, half way be­tween Camden and Atlaniiip.- City, and the only stopping place of the through express trains. This is an important manufacturing and fruit growing place, mostly settled by families from; New England, Where passengers have an op­portunity of testing the quality of the fine pears, apples, etc., which theyouth- ful venders offer for sale as the trains pass through.

ELwoon

is a new place, six miles beyond Ham- monton, and shows what can be done in the way of development, by thrift and enterprise, in what was, until a very few years since, a wilderness, not only devoid of beauty, but, the land thought to be without value. Now, wide avenues, large factory buildings, and highly cultivated fields appear in every direction.

EGG HARBOR CITY.

Forty two miles from Philadelphia, and eighteen from Atlantic City, i s . a conspicuous feature of the route. The settler’s axe made the first'clearing for this German settlement, in 1856, arid it has grown until it has become the cen­tre of commerce for many miles around. Grape culture and the manufacture of wine are its most important industries. The fruit attains to great perfection in size and delicacy of flavor,. and finds ready sale in the markets of the neigh­boring cities. About two hundred thou­sand gallons -of wine are made per an­num. From Egg Harbor City, a branch rail-road runs to May’s Landing, where ship building is one of the leading in­dustries.

a b s e c o m -is the last station on the fast land, fifty- two miles, toward the journey’s end. The name is suggestive of the aborig- inees, many of whom frequented these parts. It is finely located on blufis over­looking meadows, creeks, nays, beach, arid the broad Atlantic itself. It is the centre of a go®d farming country and ship building has long been carried on here.

ATLANTIC CITY, .

Leaving-Absecom, and crossing the bays and meadows seven miles wide, where sea-gulls and wild ducks skim the air, and we are not only at Atlantic City, but fairly at the land’s end; we can go no farther. We have come from the river to the ends of the earth, in two hours and thirty minutes, but it is reached by the express train in one hour arid a half. Atlantic City has grown in twenty six years from a bar­ren sand beach, to a city about three miles long, with a settled population of nearly three thousand, which is swelled in Summer to fully fifteen thousand, to say nothing of the uncounted numbers who daily throng it during the warm months, by the excursion trains. .

Being the nearest ocean point to the great city of Philadelphia, only fifty- nine miles, and readied in ae short a time, only one and a half hours, with a well managed and liberal rail-road pol­icy, Atlantic City must continue to be in the future, as it has been in the past, a popular seaside resort, not only for the citizens of Philadelphia, but fair the vast populations which lie-beyond.

Editorial Notes.'

“ This Anbury Park Journal, so often quoted, what, is it, and how can we ob­tain a copy ?” This inquir}' has come to us more than once. We answer : Send a postal with your name and ad­dress to Mr. James A. Bradley, Asbury Park, N. J., and you will soon receive a specimen number. Theto judge for yourself.

H a v e we any readers of the R e c o rd , who are notsubsoribers to the Methodist.? If so, we ea® assure them that in it they will find orie of the best religious papers h o w published; and at -annual rates lower than any of its contempo­raries. It. is actually offered at $2.00 per year.. Send to 114 Nassau Sti, New York, for a specimen copy.

How frequently Rev. Dr. Dashiell has been heard in his public addresses al In- ding in tender terms to his devoted mo­ther ! He followed her remains to the grave last week, She died at- the house of Rev. C. F. Sheppard, her son-in-law, in Newark, Del,, and was buried at the old family home in Salisbury, Md. She had been a member of the Church over 60 years. . '•

T h o se who.are keeping, up with our narrative of William Saunders, sixth page, will find chapter eighth, which we publish this week, wonderfully sug­gestive as to the beat methods of work­ing for Christ, and winning souls. It ought to. spur, lazy professors up to a higher point of usefulness, and make us all ashamed that we are doing so lit­tle lor him w h o loves us;

T h e Plan of Episcopal visitation for the Spring Conferences, commencing with North Carolina, January 10th, and ending with East Maine, May 2d, has appeared in the .4rfw<;« ̂of this week. Those in which our readers are more directly interested are as follows : Wil­mington, Bisho]) Ames presiding, will convene, in MilfWrd,- Del., March. 7th ; Baltimore at Frederick, Md., March 7th, Bishop Merrill; New Jersey at Trenton, March 14th, Bishop Peck ;' Philadel­phia j March 21st, Bishop Foster • New-, ark,. Jersey City,. March .28th, where Bishop Pock will also preside. Both, the New York and New York-Easi. :>vili-' meet April 4th, one at Kingston, with Bishop Harris, the other at, IF;; rt f'< < ]., Conn., Bishop Peek. ’• . -■

N e w I d e a .—Glancing casual!;, over tlie columns of the Asbury Pari: Jonr nal of last week, we sttunb.lisd. upon some reference to a.locality designated “ North Ocean Grove,” which in said paper was modestly mentioned only a little over forty times! Instead, how-, ever, of being a terra incofpiiin, iiewly discovered, we are left to infer that it is simply a well known, arid very cm tei'prising. locality hitherto known, as Asbury Park, which, growing in its greatness, has become restive under its former plain,.prosaic title, and wants to “ stick a feather in its hat,” and sailout in grander proportions, under.a more imposing alias, Wc arc -.puzzled a little to decide whether tlie honor is all on our side,in seeing part of our patro-. nymic'appropriated thus : or whether, with the redundancy of reputation we possess, . this borrowed, plume is not wholly to the advantage of our north­ern nearest neighbor. The whole pro­ceeding, for such dull times as these, is decidedly sensational. The fact is, the Journal is overladen with personal pleasantries and keeps us on the qui viva every week for something extraordi­nary. What next? .

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4 0 2 O C E A N R E C O R D ,

Shadows.T he clouds h a n g h eavy round m y w ay;

I can n o t see;B ut th rough live darkness. I believe

God learteth me. .‘Tis sw eet to keep m y h a n d in his,

W hile (ill is d im ;To close iny weary, ach in g byes,

And follow h im .T hrough m any a thorny path he leads

: My tired feet;Through m any a pa th o f tears I go,

B ut i t is sweet To know th a t he is close to me.

My God, m y guide.H e ieadeth.m e. and so I w alk

Quite, sa tis fied ;.

[Redeemed!

; T H E STORY OF WM. SAUNDERS.

VIII.—THE INGENUITY OF LOVE.

From the moment that William Saunders knew Christ to be his own, lie lived for him. He made it tlie aim and business of his life to make him known; to commend him to the heart.and judg­ment of others : and to obtain for him the homage arid loyalty, of those who were ignorant of his claims and walk­ing in opposition to his will. He no longer conferred with flesh and blood. Necessity was laid upon him, He felt as did the apostle, when his language was, “ Woe is unto me if I preach not. the gospel.” W'hen therefore he was not engaged wi.hhis daily occupation, he was in the activity of Christian ser­vice— reasoning with some blasphemer “ of righteousness, temperance, aiid judgment to come,” hearing the cup of salvation- from house to house iri some street, or tolling Io a gathering-of work­ingmen in the open air of God’s great mercy to himself,, and of his infinite loye to each of them.

But-these were his ordinary methods of doing good. He had other devices for winning souls. Dent on taking tlie captive from the mighty, and fulfilling

, \Vhat lie increasingly fcit wag his mis­sion,. he wiiR,fruitful in the mean’s he employed for d rawi n gin en to the Sa v - iour. A rare- ingenuity marked him here. I used frequently to wonder at the \yay in which he gained for himself a hearing frommen, and at tin1 power lie obtained oyrir them’.: He literallywatched for souls,, and lay in wait for them. . . .

He would go on a fine Sunday morn­ing to Regent’s Park, arid spend hours iii conversation with individual souls. Seeing a. man sitting on one of the seats reading'the newspaper;1 he would take a place on the same form, and ask, in a polite and assuring way, “ Is there any news this morning?’- Before any words were .spoken in answer .to the question put, he would himself reply, and in a, way that usually, gave no of­fence, but secured attention, ‘‘ I have- very wonderful ne\vs.” And then, he would dwell ©n the memories and- pledges of the day of rest :; a finished and free salvation; the fatherly and wonderful love of God ; and tho joy arid satisfaction which a man finds in as­sured forgiveness, the knowledge of son-

' ship to God,• and the well-grounded hope of eternal life.

On many occasions the conversation has ended in.the newspaper being fold­ed up and put into the pocket ; thanks being given forthe words of io ve spok en, and the p-omise made that the Bible should henceforth take the place of the Sunday journal, and’the claims of relig­ion and. the soul have, their considera tion.- •

Sometimes by questions about every­day matters ; sometimes by stow*, with

a touch of the romantic arid unlikely ; and sometimes by a song or a pBalm— he would arrest the attention of those whom he longed to lead to Jesus ; nor would he leave them till he was sure they felt that they were wrong, and were henceforth without excuse for continuing a life of sin.

Regent’s Park was often to him a field of battle and of victory. The scenes that he there saw , on Sundays, often saddened him ; but he frequently left the ground with a heart full of grati­tude for the opportunities for witriess- irig for Christ which he had enjoyed; for the impressions which had been made by the truth which he had spoken ; arid for the tears of contrition lie had witnessed, and the promises of amend­ment to which lie had listened.

Dear reader, is anything of the wis­dom and ingenuity that was shown by Saunders in winning souls exercised by you ? Are you in any way occupying yourself in this work ? Many who bear the Christian name, and stand connec­ted with Christian churches, are not doing so. Neither by common nor un­common methods are they witnessing

'for their Master,-or seeking to bring men face to face with the cross of shame, the blood of atonement, and God’s infinite and saving love.

B it can you be Christ’s, and give no testimony for him ? Can you have bis life, arid fail to be, iri your me sure, kindled into his love, melted with, his sympathy, and fired with zeal for him? You must shine with the light in which you walk, and bear the fruit of the vine of which you are a branch. “ He that ahideth in me, arid I in him, ti e same bringeth forth much fruit.”

It is 110 difficult thing to work for Christ. You require neither talent nor learning to do efficient service for him. A word sometimes suffices for the sal­vation of a soul. “ There is a ri ver, the streams whereof’make glad the city of God, said one gentleman to another, as they looked together over the bridge at Warwick into trie flowing waters be­low. Nothing more was said, and years elapsed before they met again. But when they did, it was the joy of the iirst to learn tliat the word he uttered, had been the means of leading the. sec­ond to inquire after the river of God,, and drink to the salvation of his souh

And then think what a harvest may be gathered from the seed of ?, gospel tract. Richard Baxter reads such a tract, is converted, arid writes, “ The, Saint's-Everlasting Rest.” Philip Dod­dridge reads, “The Saint’s Everlasting Rest,” is converted, and writes, “The Rise and Progress , of Religion in the. Soul.-’’ William Wilberforce reads, “The.Rise and Progress of Religion iri ■ the Soul,” is converted, and writes the “ Practical View of Christianity.” Leigh Richmond reads the “ Practical View of Christianity,” . is' converted, and writes, “ The Dairyman’s Daughter.” ‘.‘The Dairyman’s Daughter” has been widely circulated in many languages, and has been the means under God of the sal­vation of hundreds. . .

Yes, follow-believer, a life of real and extended usefulness is at your com­mand. From your person may tlow forth rivers of living water* to. fertilize and beautify the waste places of souls around. By the words that you utter, and the tracts and little books that you circulate, you may turn the wandering from the error of their ways, and save souls from death. Then shall-the means by which such results may be secured be disregarded; or such efforts of fruit­fulness be withheld?

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E O C A T IO X .I t is located s ix m iles sou th o f Long B ranch, im ­

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L X T E X T .I t com prises ab o u t tlireo h u n d re d acres o f lan d ,

tw o-thjrds-of w hich are; grove, a n d th e rem ain d er beach lan d . T he whole, p lo t is now la id o u t in g ran d avenues from eighty to th ree h u n d re d feet w id e .. .

jB U I E D I X G S .

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,\ s a z E o r l o t s .The average size o f lo t* is SOxGO feet, w hich is

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W A T E R .W ater o f the purest a n d best quality , a n d in in ­

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Lake, Anbury Park . A w ell b u ilt Swiss co ttage,1I ioom ;. lo t 90jJ90. L ocation very desirable, as It h a s lak e and ocean frontage. W ill sell w ith or w ith o u t fu rn itw e . O uly a sm all a m o u n t o f p u r­chase m oney w a n te d ; balance on io*g tim e. In- <m iroof I . C. X enuedy, A sbury Pork, o r George a , tu tm sey , Salem , N. J . 19- '

RARE CHANCE!FOR SALE, ,

H o t o f lo ts No. 620,621, 622 a n d 623, fron ting on B each, H eck a n d K ratm rJ avenues, Ocean Grove. O ne of th e best locations, in fu ll view of th e occan a n d h av in g fro n t oii th ree streets. -No b e tte r loca­tion for a large howse o n th o Ocean G rovccrounds. T h ere is a sm all five room cottage on tn e lots. T erm * easy. Apply a t co rner Mttfn au d W hiteQeld ATenttes. T . A GODFREY, il-4

[■Cstnbllshrd.'In. 1 *53.]B uild ings tho ro u g h ly renovated a n d expens­

ively fu rn ished th ro u g h o u t. D eligh tfu lly situa ted in a grove o n th e E ast bank o f th e Delaware. 75 ft. above water, C lim ate very health y , an d w inters m ild . '■ . '.

G raduatory courses in Science, A n c ien tan d Mod­ern Languages, an d Vocal an d Instru m en ta l Music.

Pencil .Drawing, E locution, and th e Kfcmehts o f Vocal Music tau g h t the en tire school w ith o u t e x ­tra, charge, Superior facilities in Music, Art, an d E locution.

n cs* . in a ll departm ents, w ith spe­cial a tten tion given to m anners, m tirals a n d health .

P reparatory Course for those no t sufficiently a d ­vanced to en te r upon th e College Course. •

For Catalogue, address—REV. WM. C. BOWEN, A. M., Pres’t.

R e f e r e n c e s — Hon. M ahlon H utchinson, Pres't B oard of Council, B ordentow n, N .J .; Rev. Jo h n H. Brukeley, Ph, D,, form er P residen t o f th e Institu ­tion, B o rden tow n; A. V .Stout, Pres’t N at.S lioeand L eather B unk. N. Y. C ity ; Rev. Bishop Andrews, Dcs Moines, Iow a; Rev. Dr. Foss. Pres’t W esleyan University, M iddletown, C o n n ,; Rev J M. Reid,D. D., Missio-i Room, 805 Broadway, N. Y.

P a t r o n s — l io n . Wm. J. Sewell, Cam den, N. J .; E, G. W adham s, Esq., W ilkes-Barre. P a ,; E. L. Study,

Jo h n M cC lenahan, Port Deposit. Md.; Genl. Mott, B ordentow n, N. J . 18-ly

" “ B O U N D V O L U M E S .THE OCEAN GROVE RECORD,giving a consecutive history of the en­tire season of,1875, including reports of the Anniversary, Historical Addresses in full,,Tern pereiiee Conference, Holiness Convention, Camp-meeting Services, Sermons and Experience Meetings, with a pleasing variety of general reading matter, poetry and local incident, the whole making a collection of ovei one hundred pages, and beautifully bound in boards and pictorial paper covers—may now be obtained complete.

I k«|»«*r. r»<», I IIv«*i\S. S 3 ( I s .

Apply at Ocean Grove Book Store, or at the printing and publishing ullice, 14 N. Seventh St.,. Philadelphia.

ife}^Tiiis e.cgant votuine will be given as a premium fur two animal subscri- .bets to T h e R e c o r d . .

jg r o w land house

TH E OLDEST, LARG EST, AND MOST CENTRAL

BOARDING ESTABLISHMENTAT OCEAN GROVE. •

O P E N W IN T E R A N D HUMMER.

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

Q O B A N GROVE PR O PE R TY

Choice Association lots ctvfi be ob tained by up-' p lication to t

REV. J. H. STOCKTON.iiF .K T ,-3.U1 Linden Slrcet. Cam den, New Jersey.

Persons w ish ing to purchase-w ill be w aited on a t th e ir hom es w itli a ll needed inform ation .

r jI H E G ERM ANTOW N HOUSE,

N ear th e Post-Oificc,OCEAN GROVE. N. J.,

w ill rem ain open d u rin g th e year, an d is always ready for.guests. MRS. SARAH MOWER.

C W. F O X ,

ARCHITECT AND BUILDER,Ocean Grove Asbury Park.

co jiriuas t a k e s .

P lans an d specifications fu m leh ed an d estim ates m ade. ■

SEA-SIDE COTTAGES A SPECIALTY. 51

H ENRY S. FARRELL, fresco, aii Secontin House Fainter,

(Opposite th e M ain Entrance,) ^

• OCEAN GROVE.

Special a tten tion given to P la in an d Fancy Sign a n a Fresco Painting, G ilding ansi Embossing oii Glass. G raining. P ap e r H anging, &c.., execu ted in a w ork m an lik e m anner.

A Genera! Supply o f fa in ts , Oils. Gloss, & e:,oh h a n d . Glazing prom ptly a tten d ed to.A g en t f o r B i c e A- !>»»>J»’ I'iren iid W ater

P ro o f Itoo f P a in t. : 51

F o r s a l e —a h a n d s o m e c o t t a g ew ith o ne o r two lota, a t Ocean Beach, on the

co m er o f Ocean a n d T h ird avenhes T he tw o lots have a frontage on th e ocean of 100 ft. a n d 150 ft. on T h ird avenue. T he cottagc h as n in e rooms, U w ell bu ilt, conven ien tly arranged , an d su rrounded by im provem ents. Address ,E. L. HAYS, Newark, N.J. 26-

AUSTIN H. PATTERSON,ARCHITECT AND BUILDER,

Plaits aiid specifications drawn at the shortest notice. Also, Master iii Ohaneery ; takea Acknowledgments and Proofs of

;Deeds, Leases.-&<\ Contracts drawn tip and executed. Real Estate bought and sold. Contracts for the construction of Cottages and other buildings.

. INQUIRE AT .Corner of Pennsylvania and Main Avenue,

O C EAN Q R O V E .

WASHINGTON HATFIELD, HOUSE PAINTER.

GRAINING, GLAZING, STAINING, & CALSOMI- NING.

It«si(l*>nc« » ) l t . T abor Wn»,N ext to H ow land House, : 50 OCEAN GROVE

Protection of Cottages

Ocean Grove and Aster Pari,Cottage Owner:: are respectfully in form ed th a t

the undersigned is prepared to take especial ch arg e of vacated property, v isiting each b u ild in g left in h is cate twice a week, a n d keeping open com m unica tion w ith th e ow ner,

WILLISP0RD DEY,In su ran ce an d Real Estate Oflice,

5 0 ' • ASBURY PARK, N. J.

S T I L L A L I T E II refer to every man I have built for in

Ocean Grove and Asbury Park du­ring the past live years.

ARCHITECT ct BUI LDER,

Cor.. Benson atid Mitin Avenues,

OCEAN (HOVE N. J. ,

I N S U E A U C E A G E N C Y .Risks a t Asbury P ark nnd Ocean Grove placed in

FIRST-CLASS COMPANIES at as low rates as are consistent w ith safety.

New York State an d City, New Jersey, P h ilad e l­ph ia, and o ther RELIABLE COMPANIES repre­sented: ■ ‘ '

OFFICE— STE1NBAClI'S P»l!IT.plNGi

MAIN ST.,,Cor. LAKE AVE., : , . ■

F ro n t Room, 2d floor. A sbury Park , N. J.

G. D. Warner, Ag't, F ran k 13. W arner, Ag't,Red Bank. N, J. Asbury l ’urk A Ocean Grove.

Seaside BoardingTHE YEAR ROUND,

WITH PRIVATE FAMILY\

Park Cottage, Asbury Park.

Term s. $0 pe r week, or SI.,'i0 per day. Table Board S6 per week from Ju ly 1st un til th e m iddle o f Septem ber, an d from Septem ber un til Ju ly , ?5 to S7 per week. 'Our. house iti' unsurpassed for lo­cation. hav ing on open view, and being n e a r Wes­ley Lake an d the ocean.

Persons a rriv ing a t depot will please observe these directions—Po litic i ookm an Ave. to Sum- nierfield A ve.:(near th e .la k e ;) tu rn to tire righ t, and ours is the lirs; a n d only house on the south side o f Sum m erlield Ave. See the sig n —" P a rk Cottage.” . ' ':r

T ransien t boarders a t a ll seasons receivc proper a ttention . -11 MRS. M. D. PRITCHETT.

Homes fo r R en t. W IL L IS F O R D D E Y ,

Beal Estate i 4 Insnraie B rote,Ocean Qrove & Asbury Park.

Tj^OR SA L E — I,OT N O .. 389 ATLANTIC1 ,\vc .—Splendid location , n e a r Wesley Lake

a n d thebftth ing-grounds., In q u ire atthiisbllic«. 28

C O O K H O W L A J f D ,

And Agent fo r selling Lots & Building Cottages.

T he undfirsigncd, h av in g been engaged In th e erection o f Qi

C O T T A G E S A T O C E A N G R O V E , N . J . ,

from th e begii r.ing o f th e en terprise u n til tho present tim e, tf lie v es th a t lie has. gained such, experience in tL s k in d o f build ing , acqu ired such know ledge o f t ' e w ants o f lo t holders, has such fa c ilitie s 'fo r b uy ing lu m b er a t reasonable rates, a n d fin ishing a job w ith dispatch, th a t he car. m ake it th e in te rest o f parties going to bu ild to give h im a call. He w ill engage • to b u ild Cottages

In « very Style.,In ft W orkm an t ik e M anner.

At H<*nNonnble Ititleo,vary ing in prices from 8200 to 83,000.

Parties w ishing w sell o r buy lots or ren t Cot- tapes, w ill do w ell to address the undersigned w ith stam ped and d irected en v elope,-a t Ocean Grove, N. J.

COOK 1KIWI.AMIK

A rchitect and B uilder,

Rivi , Wo r t h in g t o n ;CARPENTER & BUILDER,

ASBURY PARK, N. J.,B uild ings ra ised an d m oved. Jobbing prom ptly

a ttended to.

All k inds o f cottages and lots for sale cheup. Persons desiring-to 'purchase or build a t Ocean

Grove or Asbury Park w ill Iind it tu their ad v an ­tage to call on th e above.-A ',.

U R IA H W H IT E ,• TH E

Well Driver a i Gas Fitter,Main St., Anbury Park.

Iron and Brass Force and Lift Pumps,Iron Sinks, Drain Pipe, Wooden Pumps,

Together w ith an assortm ent o f .

Plumber’s and Gasfitter's Ware. .Satistaction gi ven, o r jio charge m ade. All work

subject to special c o n tra c t . .. -®tf

W M . ^ ^ I T L G ir u ,

27 Hanover St., Trenton, N. J.

TIN ROOFING MY FORTE.

W . S. ( J R O S B L K,

Slate and Metal Roofer,OCEAN GROVE and ASBURY PARK, N .J.

After an experience of..thirty-tw o years in the.; business. I am prepared to m eet the w an ts’ o f -he pub lic in good SL VTE ROOFS, costing no m ore th an shingles:

Slate selected for lig h t fram es, pu t o n anil w ar­ran ted to be as lig h t as shingles.

« 3“ALL \VORK Gt'ARANTEED.‘®& -.

Cheapest and Best!-O C E A N O R A i M T E ,

Or, Fire-Proof Cottages.T h e undersigned, h a v in g secured a p a ten t for n

great im provem ent in erecting concrete buildings, desires to inform th e p ub lic th a t h e is ready to es­tim a te on th e erection ot building!- in any part o f th e country , so as to have it in troduced. Houses b u ilt n f th is m aterial, are as che.i p as those o f fram e a n d perfectly d ry —th e w alls being hollow: it isas htird it.-, g ran ite , n cds no pain t, and can be m ade to im ita te m arble, brown *ione. g iw n st ne, and . in fact, any stone dcsitcd. This m ateria l has he>‘n in use m any years aud found to he as d u ra ­ble as na tura l stone. State and County R ights for sale.

For fu rth er particulars, address

Geo. H. Ballentine,PATHNTEE and BUILDER,

1514 Mtilberry St. , FranMord, PMlad’&, or Ocean Qrove, H. J,

J ^ i y E R Y STABLE. .

AiSBUR Y ' PA R K A N D O C E A N GKO VE.

H orscs/H acks a n d U g h ; Carriages alw ay ready a t call, '

Pnteengers a rriv in g a t depo t w ill is: conveyed to ; an y p o rt of th e grounds. ■ •

In a u ire for • GEO. \V. ROGERS.

4 6 4 O C E A N G R O V E R E C O R D .

Ocean Grove Matters,

Tin-; submerged district (North Ocean Grove.) is reported all dry, if not- “high” ngiiin, aiid Wesley Lake is as calm as if it never had- been in to te m p e s t tossed.”

T h e storm subjected hoth the Hayes and TiUlen transparencies swung across Main .Street to a severe strain on Mon- day, but both weathered the calc, and seem .'determined- to hold out till, we hear from Florida !

A 1-ti.l house, if Ihe weather.is at all pleasant, will doubtless he present .to hear ltev. Bro. Abbott on next ^ubbath evenin^ discuss.tlie suhjcct ol’man’s im­mortality. We wonder whether there are any sane people about the Grove or Asluiry Park who doubt the doctrine?

‘‘ N o r th Ocean Grove,” it would seem, from the vivid picture given by

. our correspondent of last Sunday’s storm, suffered severely from the-■ over­flow-of Wesley Lake, which, impeded in its usual outlet, tried to force a pas­sage to the ocean through new .terri­tory, and covered the ground as far up as tlie Coleman House. .

Tin; “ Weather Report” we have been Vreceiving through Mr. AV. C. Bakes, or his.obliging assistant at the Ocean Grove. Drug Store, every wc.ek. has failed ns'in

• tlie present issue. Tlie drug store,.kept- open ail, winter, will be a great accom­modation, a nd it»s therinonieter iind bai; rometer,,always open to the inspection of the public, will help to keep cautious people posted in variations of seaside temperature. '■ T h e tendency of the times, if We can

judge bv th e frequent inquiries made at this office, is to buy unimproved Ocean

. Groye property, a n d erect handsome buildings near the sea, for th e accom­modation of hoarders ; hut tlie Associa­tion lias ta k e n action against such houses east, of Contra:! Avenue, and e n ­terprise in this di.rection is at a stand­still. We submit, to the brethren, whether this is the wisest course of pro­cedure under 'the circumstances.

• • h i .the intervals of his active-pur- ' suit, our friend, Henry S. Farrell,house, sign and ornamental painter, has exe­cuted a sigh over his office 'door, just- opposite the Main Avenue entrance to Ocean .Grove, which commands the ad­miration of every beholder for ihe evi­dence of artistic taste and skill it ex­hibits. If-Henry fails-to achieve fame and fortune in his specialty, it will not he for the want of ability'to please, or

■ an excellent reputation. He is a mas- ter workmen.

Thk funny paragraphist of the As- bury. Park Journal, slyly sandwiches be­tween his household suggestions about “ egg plants,” “ minute pudding,” “and such,” an ingenious play upon the prop-; er names of half a score of his unof­fending fellow-citizens; anti haying made a mess of it, suddenly recollects that we shall be likely to “poke fun” at him', and gives it up. It would take a .long pole with a very sharp extremity to “poke” this proclivity out of our genial contemporary. It seems to be bred in the bone, and crops out spon­taneously. The last number of ilvc Journal was as full of spice, as if the can­ister,-had been emptied promiscuously over its pages'.

"TTINELAND UNFERMENTED V .. WINE,

FOR SACRAMENTAL USE, -B y t h k C ase , o r S in g l e B o t t l e .

A t N o .. 14. N . S e v e n th S t . , P h ila d e lp h ia

PHILADELPHIA Business Directory .

Renders o f T hk necor.n, in and outside o f P h ila ­de lph ia . m ay save both tim e an d m oney l>y con­su lting th is colum n. T he houses represented are well know n to be tirst-class a iid unexcelled in th e ir particu la r b ra n d ie s o f business for fa ir dealing and accom m odating prices,

A PPLEGATE'S ro c k e t Pictures. Som ething new. Tlie neatest tiling out. Call a t th e e legant gal­

leries, Vine and Sth streets.liousc-furnislU ng Dry Goods, Im porter

an d Retailer. W hite Goods an d Linens.245 and 217 S. l l t l i s tre e t

G»» R IO T «» Arch Street E m porium o fH ouse-furn ish ing Goods. B eautiful and use-'

fnl Ja p a n am i W illow-ware. Cutlery. &c.S21 Arch street.

DEVELIX’S Ladles’ and (Jentlem on’s D iniiig Rooms, 11 North Second street.StiSinirle o r large

lodging rooms lor accom m odation Societies.

DR. WM. aUMSTRONG’S office for consultation , is a t 702 IM ne'.street, •

E VERY description o f N ew spaper aiul Job P rin t­ing at low rates. 1-1 N, Seventh street,

F OR ladies' and gen tlem en’s handsom e T runks, Satchels. &e„ and a choice stock of Ready­

m ade Tioots.Bhocs and Gaiters, go to C ik I h h in ’ O ld N t n n d . 73-1 M arket street.

GREAT BARGAINS in S taple an d Fancy P ry Goods a t T liornley's, N. K. cor. E ighth an d

Spring G arden s tree ts .' .

H .DIXON'S headquarte rs for Um brellas Novel- . ■ ties, Fans. Combs, L eather, Toilet an d O rna­

m enta l Goods a t low est prices.!- .21 S. 8th street,INSURE VOUR LIKE in tlie M anhattan—tb e saf- • est, strohpest, and most reliable Com pany. J . li. Carr, General Ageut; 4U W alnut street.j» 3 B ^ u . w A M i i r j B . Steam -power Prin ier, *' 5! N. Seventh street, (office o f th is paper .) Or­ders filled with prom ptness, and all w ork done n eat an d cheap, -

K ENNEY’S old established C lothing Store. 313 f> Second St. Joseph R. Kenney, (Successor to K.

J. ICeiniey.) Fine_ Assortment. Custom work a t­tended to." Call and see us.

L ADIES will find it to th e ir advantage in looking for Dress Goods. Silks. Shawls. Linens, &e„ to

call at T hornlev’s co rner o f Sth and Spring Garden.A l ! K ( l i I ’ O S’S E , Clit-. U iutstreel above 9tli,

is conducted on strictly ’Tem perance p rinci­ples, and furnishes its guests with tiie best accom ­m odations. II. M, Biedier, proprietor.

M A I tT K K A- C O .. .Cloaks for Ladies, Misses and. Children, ill, every style. Great va ri­

ety o f Underwear. and seasonable .goods ready m ade. Stores-—11 X. sth street an d 20.S. 8th street,

OLD established and reliable Dry fionds Store— Rich .15lack Silks a specialty;" Prices inorked

down. .1. ll. T hornley, Sth an d Spring Garden.;

P EIRCE'S UNION Bl\SI NESS.COLLEGE. Infli- v idual instruction in Rook-Keeping, A rithm e­

tic, Letter-W riting, Heading, Spelling an d Gram­mar. ..Send for circular, or. call on Rev. John Thom pson. Business M anager, 39 S. 10th street.

L’ESTION ROOKS nnd Sunday-school Lesson Compel!d for 1870; also family, teachers” and

pocket Bibles. Lrtt^eiisscirtm entofTlieological, Sunday-school nnd m iscellaneous books. Perkin-- p ine & Iliggins, SftO Arch street.

RELIABLE Jew elry E stablishm ent—Benjam in C. Hopper, 1320 C hestnut street Diamonds,

W atches. Clocks, S ilver nnd Plated W are. P a rtic ­u la r a ttention given to repairing watches, &o.

T H E place to p rocure Sablmth-school requisites is a t the M. -E. Book nnd Publish ing . House,

1018 Arch, street. . . . • .

UNFERMKNTED W INE—the pu re ju ice o f the grape, for Sacram ental purposes, by th e case

o r single bottle, a t 11 N. Seventh-street.

Q

V ISITORS to P h ilad e lp h ia du rin g the C entennial year a re inv ited to patronize th e Tem perance

Dining-room s of R, W. Clark, 54 N. 6th St

W ALTON SM EV IO S, S tandard H atters, 917Ma,. ket St., opposite th e now post-office. Silk,

Fe lt and Straw JIats, Umbrellas, Canes. Large as­sortm ent. low est cash prices. D iscount to clergy.

W A LL PAPERS o f every style, and pattern , and paper-hanging dor.e in th e best and m osr e x ­

peditious m anner, by J, II, Pilley i&Son, 1103Spring G arden street,i Y < : E I ,S I « I t H A M , . Edw ards & Law rence,

-*» S. 15. corner 2d mid M arket streets, offer large stock,‘choiee an d cheap. Men’s, Y ouths’ a n d Boys' c lo th ing alw ays on ham].

CHOICE BOARpiNG-HQUSE.Spacious Rooms Best Attention.

TEEMS TO SUIT THE TIMES.

Joseph N. McOorkle,No. 1617 N . 21st Street, Philadelphia.

(Very desirable locution.)

S trangers v isiting th e city a rc invited to call. OH

JOS. N. IcCORKLE,

B d O T -M A K E B ,1617 N, Twenty First Street,

PHILADELPHIA.

Good Workmanship. Reaso/iabfe Prices. R epairing p ro m ptly 'a ttended to. D8

THOSE WHOPREFER TIIE; SIMPLER AND QUIETER STYLES

; : . IN Tin: MATTER OP . .

DRESS : - •AKH INVITED TO INSPECT ' j ’ .

{E IT H E R m V E R S O N OR B V CORRESPONDENCES)

Tin: P r e p a r a t i o n s o f o u r H o u s e ,W H I C H -A llB UOTTKN* V 1 M V IT 1 I T U B •

P R E C IS E PU R P O S ETo meet the. tastes oi‘ those who make it a point to .dress with'

NEATNESS AND CARE,A nd req u ire in th e ir C lo th ing q u a lities th a t e n d u re bo th to th e eye a n d to the wear,.

, ' We h av e a lm ost da ily testim on ia ls from Clergym en a u d persons in the Professions, sp eak ing o f th e D elighted Satisfaction

OUR GOODS GIVE.r T~M IEN us to P rices a n d term s o f dealing , o u r eq u itab le ru les can scarcely bo

I im proved upon. Wc h a v e b u t ONE PR IC E, a n d th a t th o lowest. We sell for CASH tlm t wo m ay he ab le to keep prices lowest. Wo GUARANTEE

th e q u a lity an d th e p rice to be as m ark e d tin tlie tic k e t a ttach ed to cacti g a rm en t; a n d in o rder th a t we m ay p e rm it m r possible cause of dissatisfaction to rem ain w ith an y one, w e agree to re tu rn th e purchase m oney ra th e r th a n hav e a custom er feel d isappoin ted in his bargain .

> Doing Business on these Principles and Offering these Advantages,W i: SUBSCRIBE OUESKLVIK,

V e h y R ksimxtfwi.i .y ;

OAK H A L L ,S.E. Cor. SixtliS-MarKetsts,

P H IL A D E L P H IA .fAMIAKEE & BfiOW.

fcasaKasB'i-ssKC

B U R N S ,

I n i p o r t r i ' n u d l l e t f t i l e r o l

Hosiery, Linens & White Goods,

ARE OFFERING

A large, cheap , arid w ell chosen stock of-Table Linens, N apkins, Towels,Tow elings, Sheeting,Bol-. ste r an d Pillow Linens, Linens, for Indies1 an<l; gents’ wear, &c.; B lnnkets, Foreign an d D om estic- (iu ilts, COMKORTABLIiS, o u r 'o w h m ake,, tilled w ith ]mre w hite cotton. Ac.

One lo t of Loom H u ek Towels. V2]/,a, w orth ’20.One lo t Loom Damask Towels. 250,"w orth 31.One o f th e LARGEST, CHEAPEST an d BEST

SELECTED stocks o f

Blankets. Blankets,All sizes an d qua lities o f B lankets from $2 up.Crib and Cradle B lankets. .'One lo t sligh tly soiled for SO, real w orth .57’,511;One lo t slightly soiled, 86.50. real w orth Si).Also a re offering a very choice assortm ent o f

HANDKKRCIIIICFN.Gents’, Ladies’ an d C hild ren’s H em stitched

H andkerch iefs. . ’Gents’, Ladies' and C hild ren’s H em m ed an d

T ape Border, from 12j4c up.Gents'; Ladles' an d C hild ren ’s W hite Silk Hdkfs.Gents', Ladies’ an d C hild ren’s Colored Silk H an d ­

kerchiefs.Gents', L adies ' an d C hild ren ’s In itia l Hdkfs.L ad ies 'S IL K In itia l Handkerchiefs'.

H o s i e r y a n d U n d e r w e a r .C artw right & W arners’ and ail the best,dom estic

m akes o f Shirts afu l Drawers, for gents, lad ies and ch ild ren .

One lo t o f Ladies’ dom estic Vests a n d Drawers for 50c.

C artw right & W arners' Scarlet U nderw ear for gents aiid ladies.

Fancy C ashm ere a n d Cotton Hose in solid colors.

O rders by Mail p rom ptly a ttended to.A liberal d iscoun t olfered to a ll .C haritable and

Dorcas Societies.

\ “ B U R N S , ” ; ■245 and 247 South ELEVENTH St.

PHILADELPHIA.

W . C. BAKES, D B T J . Q Q - I S T ,

O cean G rove N , J i , .(B ranch o f No. 1100 A rch Street, P h ila d e lp h ia )

For tlie convenience o f tlie residents o f Ocean Grove, Asbury P ark a n d vicin ity , th iss to rew ll! re ­m ain open a ll tb e year, in charge of ii com petent assistant.

P u re a n d re liab le m edicines carefu lly p repared .03- .. ' '

• 5 JX K S Y IV V A M A K A I I .- K O A » .

Ph llade ip liia an d T ren ton to Ocean Grove an d ‘Asbury P ark .

LEAVE EASTWARD.A. M. H. M. P. JI.West P h ilad e lp h ia ............. 7.20........ 1.40.....',3.10,T r e n t o n ................ 8 .2 2 .. . . . . .'1,25...i . 5.10.K reehold ; ............... 0 .-I8 ..... . 5 .0 2 -___ .Sqan ...................... .......... .10.-I2.. . . . . 5 .5 5 .. .. . .

C onnecting w ith C; R. R. o f N, J. at 10.55 a .m ., a n d 6.10 i>. ji., for Ocean Grove.

... LEAVE WESTWARD.A. M..' A. M.: '- 1’. M.

Ocean Grove............... . . . . . 0.10........ .,..,.3.45.Squan .V ...................7 .4 0 : . . . . . .3.55.F reeh o ld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 .2 5 .. . . . . 6.25.\ . : . .4.40.

.Trenton ......... . .. .. .. .]0 .0 r> .';. ..’. 7.53...........0.18.Arr. West P h ila d e lp h ia .. . 12.05.......... 9.20.......... 7.35.'

f 838 C hestnut S t .:T icket Ofllccs-i S. E. cor. Broad an d C hestnut Sts.

(110 M arket St.D epot—32d & M arket Sts, ,

FRANK THOMPSON, I). M. BOYD, J r .,. Geitl Manager. Oejii JPai-nehger Agent. [

EN TR A L R. R. OP N E W JE R S E Y .

NEW YORK AND LONG BRANCH DIVISION. T im e Table, com m encing N ovem ber 1 5 , 1 8 7 0 ,

N liW YO R K A N D OCEAN GROVE.. Leave New York from foot o f L iberty St. for Ocean Grove a t 8.15,11.45 a . m ., 4.15, 5.15 r. m ,

From foot of C larkson St. a t 1 1 .3 5 a . m Leave Ocean Grove for New York a t 8.2!), 7 .4 1 ,

1 1 .1 1 a . m .. 4 .0 ! P . M.N E W A R K A N I) OCEAN QROVE.

L eav eN ew ark .fo rO cean Grove a t 8 .2 0 ,1 1 .6 5 a .m . ,5 .2 0 p . m .

Leave Ocean Grove for N ew ark a t 7 . 1 4 , 1 1 .4 4 a .m . ,4 .0 4 p . m .

LONQ B R A N C H AN D OCEAN GROVE. Leave. Long B ranch for Ocean Grove a t 0.45,10.07

A .Til., 1.37, 6.07,.7y07 P. M.Leave Ocean Grove for Long B ranch at G.29, 7 .4 4 ,

11 .14 a . m . , 4 .0 1 , 7 .1 0 p . M.OCEAN GUO VE. SEA G IR T AND SQ U A N

Leavo Ocean Grove for S quan a t 0.59,30.22 a .m . .1.51,0.21, 7.21p . m.

iiCave Squan for Ocean Grove a t G.10, 7.25, .10.55 a .m . , 3.45, 0.50 P.M .

P H IL A D E L P H IA V L i. SQUAN.1/Cave Ocean Grove for P h ilad e lp h ia a t 6 .5 9 a .m . ,

1.51 r . M.For fu rth e r particu lars, see T im e Tables a t S ta­

tions; • II . P. BALDWIN,General Pawengcr Agent.

VTEW YORK vrA, LONG BRANCH a k d i l N. .1. SOUTHERN RAIL-ROAD.

F A R E L O W E R TH AU A N Y O TH ER ROUTE.Com m encing M onday, N ovem ber 13,1876.

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

8.30 a . M . fu r New York. Long B ranch, .'Tom’s Hiver, B a rn eg a tan d T u ck c rto n ; 5 p . m . for Tom 's R iver an d T uckcrton R ail-road Oii Saturdays for W arctow n. . - .

T icket Oflices—700 C hestnut St., a n d M arket St. W harf.CHAS. P. McFADDIN, WM. S. S NED IN,

.Gent. Tickci Agent. . ■ General Manager.

0 O T T A G E FOR SALE.

T he handsom e new cottage fron ting on P itm an an d Beach Ave’s—a very fine b u ild ing , and desi­rable locality . T erm s very reiusonable. Apply to WM. B. HERTZELL, R eading. I’a:, C. Sickler, Ocoan Grove, o r a t th is office, w here a photograph of th e cottage can be seen. ■ • • 56-04