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TlUdENIY YEARS AGO I Sunday June 22nd, twenty years.' ago, was an eventful day * am! ever I memorable, in the history of the First ethodist Episcopal Church, of, Ocean , City. S- , In the course of an extremely ae- ■ live and successful public career, William K., Massey has participated in many H(ppy ceremonies; we venture ' to think however, that no occasion J brings, more fragrant memories, than when Tweuty years ago, he was calied , upon to kindle the match and the * II a me, which consumed tlic mortgage, as a visible and dramatic tokpn, that 1 the church was free from the incubus c of ilebt. A fascinating feature in the pro- 1 gram of celebrations was the pres- •' cnce of a distinguished father, and a •* worthy son on the platform together ' lioth vitally and equally interested in rthe proceedings, both by their ilhre*-'1 milting labors having contributed no ^ small share, in bringing into effect : the grand consummation of the day. ? Prior to the burning of the mort- 11 gage, the Rev. W. A. Massey, during whose pastorate the edifice was erecte<l, delivered a scholarly ami intresting v address, in which he reviewed the " past history of the church. a The oration, hail we the fpace available, if renririted would make irtltr- F esting reading, to many, outside of the a Methodist fellowship; for we find that p the development anil progress of the s ' church, synchronies • very strikingly with the devclopmment-and progress c of the city, anil obversely the progress ., of the city, 'synchronizes strikinglv t wiiMJH progress of the church, in- t dioating tile church of the First M. E. and' its leading spirits, were active in ; v all civic aflairs. It transpires that the First Methodist Episcopal Church, was founded in the year 1880, with the Rev. E. B. " I.ake as pastor. 8 Rev. W. A. Massey assumed the 1 pastorate in the year 1890, and im- " ) mediately he applieil himself to the ardous task, of providing a fitting home for the flock of his care. Through the generosity of "Frank R. Whiteside, of Philadelphia, who contributed th£ first $500 towards the project, by August lltt, 1890, the foundations were laid. The same devoted brother, defrayed' the cost of the marble block, which contains some sacred momentoes in the foundations, and further defrayed the expenses involved in the laying of the foundation stone ceremony, which : was performed by the Rev. A. RittenImuse, of Philadelphia. The corner-stone was laid with the , - understanding that the church should , lie built and dedicated, one year later '' to the very day- It was an ambitious § undertaking for a small congregra si tion; nevertheless it was successfully! i; accomplished. Rev. W. A. Massey narrated one in- • cident in relation to the erection of the edifice, deserving undying remembrance. It transpires that among the members of the Sunday School, there were four girls who called themselves by the euphonious name "The pRosebuds". . These four girls, dedicated them- 1 1': selves with consecrated abandon to ;! the building of the church, and by the *

I cient money Trr pay for every' brick that went into jhe foundations of the building, which work was performed ' without charge by the firm nrstone- " anil Adanis. " 11 be regretted that the names, of the four w;ere not preserved to V ! *. Following Rev, Massfey!s lUilmiMllive address, his son assumed charge , of affairs. The father had beeii inj st rumen tal in building the edifice, am" , ,!lp soil had been' largely instrumental |. as chairman of the debt committee, in , freeing it from the fetters of debt. , his address W. E. Massey gave utterance to some observations worthy ; of repetition. "The danger is of a tendency, after the obligation is wiped out, fo let up awhile from the effort .and be selfsatisfied with our performance; and witH content to smile easily among ourselves, and begin to fold our name _ as if "all were done. It seems as if this occasion ought to be regarded as call to a higher aim, and a more stiejiuous endeavor for the upbuilding of the Christian Church. What Jw- have 'lone is of ' little avail; it iksplyyays of necessity what we will now again do. today and tomorrow, that is of greatest importMr. Massey then presented' - the President of the" Board of Trustees, and the esteemed editor and proprietor of the Sentinel, R. Curtis Robinwith the mortgage. Mr. Robinson congratulated the committee upon their achievement, and returned the document, which, in , the presence of the largo congregai tion, was set on flame by Mr. Massey. R. Howard Thorn, donated the sil'ver tray, upon which the paper was To Mr. Thorn the occasion was both happy and sad, a season of thanksgiving and sorrowful memories; for it appears that he alone of the origi-

II- nal building committee, under .whose ' t Ck supervision the edifice was erected. , t he survived. • I Pf The Jubilee celebrations througout, v reflected infinite credit upon the ' efforts of the happy pastor in charge. * es. Rev. 3ohn HI Boswell. ' Twenty yehrs ago a pall fell upon the city of Ocean City, when it be- , a- came known that, Capt Philip M. , ge Wheaton had passed away. . n; • Than Capt. Wheaton, there was no » "" man in. the country more highly es- . j" ; teemed and lovCil. Born. witKXa pas- .c sionate desire fpr the sea7~m fcstell- i >t- vilie, N. J., he began life as a cabin ve J boy, and by sheer force of personality, t ly courage, and resourcefulness, became t One of the wealthiest men in the t er- county. ' jp The funeral services" spoke volumes.. If- 1 of the place of honor he held, in the t id shrine of the people's affections. j ig Cajil. Wlieaton was through, life a ! ne stmt rich Prohibitionist, believing that a lik the drink evil could only lie conquered 1 as at the polls. His great fortune en- I re ahled him to lie generous on a large f d- scale, his remarkable mental attainments made him preeminently useful, 1 |e in all enterprises demanding foresight 1 at and experience. ] o- I., his death, the First M. E. Church I t- Ocean City lost' a good friend. At ' the Jubilee celebrations the announcebe ment was made, that Capt. Wheaton J ■s, had given just a short time" his death. % -j. the sum of $3128.47 towarils the build- ' ' ing of a stone edifice, worthy in his < estimation, of the congregation anil of I ie Ocean City . < it. Twenty years ago a student of Rutin ; gers College nameil Arthur Adams. j a. won enviable distinction. In receivv.fing the degree of Bachelor of Arts, he was fourth man in his class, ob- ' taineil honors in English literature and mental philosophy. He was award- | ed the first Laflin Memorial prize, and th:a prize of $7S' for his essay on philf".j osophy. ' < 'r i There is a curious coincidence in the fact, that recently the'- First Bap-

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' tist Church extended a reception to" their new pastor, Rev. Milton George Buck.' Twenty years ago to the very ' week, the. game church extended a receptionto, itn new pastor. Rev. Geogre B. Young. ' Evidently the Baptists believe June is theit>-lucky month. i Quite recently E. M. Sutton, President of the Ocean City Chamber of - Commerce, made the statement that Ocean City had been talking lieachtront hotel for twenty years, adding | that if the eity did not now support the project to a successful issue, the -city should forever afterwards hold peace. Evidently Mr. Sutton spoke not . without his book; for we find that twenty years ago, the hotel proposi- , tion was looming large in the public A newly formed syndicate had purchased a tract of land, 250 feet frontthe' ocean, beginning at Tenth Street and extending southwesterly, , and running back to Wesley Avenue, the sum of $75,000. Upon this it was propose! to build a loachhotel. The syndicate was composre.l.of J. ' Moore, Mr. Franklin, and loibfreed of Philadelphia, and M. Sutton, E. A. Corson, Harry J Cassius Campbell, of Ocean : City, and Daniel Steelman, of Camden. In the announcement made twenty ' years ago relative to the summer ser- j vices at the Auditorium, we Gmi. the of the Rev. John HandTcy, D.D.. down as one of the speAer-. Dr. Hundley was then pastor of) St. Luke's Long Branch, Under the caption "Local Happen-1, ings", twenty years ago, we find that '

>" Parker Miller, had accepted a posi- ' tion in the post office: • That the membership of the Ocean ■ City Yacht Club, had very materially > increased. . That George K. Weiss and family, of Germantown, were located at their _ ■ cottage on West Avenue, for the sea-" f son. ' +> { That the West Jersey and Seashore ■ Railway Compapy. had put on another ' boat plying between Ocean City and . 1 Longport. That Mayor Joseph G. Champion, ' hail appointed two new men on the police force, named Sylvamrs Mtrrphy, ' and Fred Adams. s- — *""" ) 1 That Thomas R. Fort, of the firm .'of T. W. Price Co.. Philadelphia, had ; rcnteil Scott Hand's house on Wesley . Avenue for the season. The column "Personal Items" contains the information that Mr. and"" 1 Mrs. K. J. DuMee of Philadelphia, ' at their Simpson Avenue cot- ' tage for the season. That Burrow C. Marshall, of the ; Mechanics National Bank, of Milville, accompanied by Dr. Slade, were visii tors in Ocean City over the Sunday. | i-O Advertise in Ocean City Sentinel ■| ADVERTISEMENTS ACCEPTED ' For All Philadelphia Papers At Standard Rates • F. LEROY HOWE Advertising Massey and iydwards Building J ! Telephone 4601

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