MARCH 31, 1900.
Grimsby Park. Canada's Greatest Summer Resort.
Canada's Greatest Summer Resort.
  	If one describing in picture and
 story the natural attraction of Grimsby
 Park could truthfully tell of its inac-
 cessibility, could depict a long and diffi-
 cult journey over lake and mountain
 to reach this forest retreat, people
 would go wild with a determination to
 overcome all obstacles and share its
 summer joys. It is one of the oddities
 of human nature that insurmountable
 difficulties must be encountered in ord-
 er to give zest to enjoyment. Those
 living within sound of Niagara Falls
 seldom take the trouble to pause to
 admire the sublimity of the great cat-
 aract. No traveller who visits London
 but feels impelled to linger in the old
 tower, amid its story of feudalism and
 cruelty, and yet there are thousands
 living within sight of the old fortress
 who never pass its portals. Just be-
 cause Grimsby Park lies within easy
 access of Toronto, Hamilton and the
 towns and villages of Ontario renders
 it all the more necessary to emphasize
 its natural and acquired beauty in ord-
 er that its claims may be recognized.
   	Nestled on the south shore of beauti-
 ful Lake Ontario, midway between
 Hamilton and Niagara, is this ideal bit
 of primitive forest. The blue lake, the
 bluff shore, the fifty varieties of forest
 growth, the two hundred cozy cottages,
 and all surrounded by gardens, luscious
 fruit orchards and fertile farms make
 up a picture of exquisite beauty.
                      The Grand Trunk Railway line leaves
  its passengers at the station within
  the grounds at frequent intervals, and
  the H., G. & B. (Hamilton, Grimsby &
  Beamsville) Electric Railway cars ar-
  rive and depart every half hour from
  early morning till late at night. On the
  lake side, daily communication is main-
  tained by steamer to Toronto and other
  points.	
      	After an experience of a quarter of a
  century there the writer wonders why
 this summer city of two thousand has
 not been multiplied four-fold at least.
 Perhaps it is because the park offers
 too many luxuries, and too fully meets
 all demands in the way of comfort and
 convenience, and all the needs of mod-
 ern city life are at command. Two
 good hotels, daily mails, telephone and
 telegraph offices, a market supplied
 with the choicest products of the farm,
 garden and dairy, electrically lighted
 streets, well stocked stores, the purest
 spring water, and a programme of
 music, elocution and the best plat-
 form and pulpit oratory would seem
 to satisfy the demands of the most ex-
 acting. But this is not all the story,
 for there are other features that make
 it a Mecca for lovers of manly sport.
 Fine lawn tennis courts, quoit equip-
 ment, baseball and football grounds,
 conveniences for archery and room for
 thousands to bathe in perfect safety
 go to show that no provision for inno-
 cent amusement has been overlooked.
   	There is, indeed, an atmosphere at
 Grimsby that may not attract those
 who think that life is dull without an
 open bar and its accompanying free-
 dom. Here one never sees a drunken
 man and seldom is a profane word
 uttered. If one wants an object lesson
 of what village life would be under a
 prohibitory law that had its force in
 a cheerful obedience by choice rather
 than coercion, it is here to be found.
 It is this side of life there that makes
 it a safe place for children, and famil-
 ies are now scattered far and wide
 who in childhood's happy hours gath-
 ered physical and moral strength for
 the battle of life.
   	The board management put the whole
 matter in a nutshell when they say:
 "Our aim is to make this assembly the
 grand rallying point for all who wish to blend profit with enjoyment, culture of mind and heart with cheerful rest."

   	All the thousands who are interested
 in the success of their favorite resort
 will be glad to know that the season of
 1900 promises a richer and more varied
 bill of fare than any of its predecessors.
 To ensure a careful selection of attrac-
 tions Mr. H. B. Andrews, the efficient
 manager, has been for months past in
 correspondence with the best talent
 available. The programme is now com-
 pleted and the best possible evidence
 of its excellence is to give a brief
 resume of the leading features. In the
 first place the season will be materially
 extended by beginning about the 20th of
 June, instead of July 1st. The last ten
 days of June will find a mammoth convention of Christian workers assembled and the exercises promise to prove of more than usual interest.


   	The Salvation Army will have control
 of matters on the 14th and 15th of
 July, the evening of Saturday, the 14th,
 being set aside for an Army band con-
 cert, and the Sabbath sermons will be
 preached by Miss Eva Booth.
   	On the 26th, 27th and 28th of July
 the American Vitagraph Company will
 doubtless attract thousands. This is
 claimed to be the greatest and newest
 series of moving pictures ever given.
 The Spanish-American and South Afri-
 can wars afford ample subjects for il
 lustration. On July the 29th and 30th,
 the Rev. Mr. Shore, superintendent of
 the Victor Mission, and Miss Scott, sup-
 erintendent of the Deaconesses' Home,
 Toronto, will draw from their personal
 experiences lessons of practical value.
  	Rev. Dr. Potts of Toronto, will
 preach on Sabbath, the 5th of August,
 and lecture on Monday evening, the
 6th.
   	The climax of interest will assuredly
 be reached on August the 9th, 10th and
 11th, when the great Tissot paintings
 will be shown. These masterpieces of
 art give the "Life of Christ" so vividly
 as to impress its scenes indelibly on the
 mind of the young and old; an appeal is
 made to the ear as well as the eye, for
 the beautiful pictures are accompanied
 by Mr. Cleveland Moffat in a series of
 lectures. It will be borne in mind that
 the scenes in this wonderful life are
 thrown on immense canvas from col-
 ored slides. Torontonians, who saw the
 Tissot collection in Massey Hall recent-
 ly need no argument to induce a visit
 to Grimsby on the dates named, but
 the fact that Rev. Dr. Hillis of Ply-
 mouth Church, Brooklyn, N. Y., gives
 the following testimonial will be suffic-
 ient to arouse the widest interest :
 Plymouth Church,
           Brooklyn, N. Y., May 18, 1899.
 My Dear Sir:—
    Mr. Cleveland Moffat gave his illustrated
 lecture on the Tissot paintings in Plymouth
 Church to an audience that filled the
 church to overflowing. The lecture was
 interesting and inspiring, while the photo
 graphs were artistic in the highest degree.
 Very sincerely yours,
   Newel Dwight Hillis.
    	Dr. Hillis refers to the Tissot lecture,
 but this engagement includes others of
 equal value, such as: Jerusalen and
 Palestine, Turkey the Land of Mystery,
 all illustrated. In view of these facts
 it would be well to make a note of the
 date and act accordingly.
   	On sabbath, August 12th and two fol-
 lowing days. Dr. DeWitt Miller will
 be the central figure. The sabbath
 services and the subsequent lectures on
 Monday and Tuesday need no further
 word of approval for a large attendance.

	"The Uncle Josh Picture Play Com-
pany" will contribute a rich fund of
instruction and amusement on August
the 17th and 18th. The company comes
under the auspices of the Central
Lyceum Bureau and their dates are
sure to be red letter days, even compared with the capital things which precede and follow.
	The mere mention of a pleasing fact that the sublime
and eloquent Rev. Robert McIntyre, D.D. of Chicago will present on August the 19th, 20th, and 21st is all that is necessary, for Dr. Mc-
Intyre is one of the pulpit giants of the
American platform and he has thou-
sands of friends and admirers in Can-
ada.
   	On August the 22nd and 24th, Mr.
 Chas. F. Underhill of New York will
 reproduce the immortal Rip Van
 Winkle. Mr. Underhill comes heralded
 by the most unqualified approval of
 Y.M.C. Associations and hundreds of
 other organizations, and if he deserves
 one-half the commendations heaped up-
 on him in all the larger cities of the
 States his engagement cannot fail to
 prove a most fortunate one for the park
 and its patrons.
	Hitherto the band concerts have always been the best drawing cards in
 the musical line; this year greater
 prominence than ever will be given
 them. The character of this programme
 can be judged from the fact that defin-
 ite arrangements have been made with
 the 19th Battalion Band of St. Cathar-
 ines and the 13th Battalion Band of
 Hamilton, both standing at the head
 of the musical organizations of Canada.
  	Mr. Frank Yeigh of Toronto will
 maintain the interest to the very close
 of the season by giving a series of il-
 lustrated lectures on August 27th, 28th
 and 29th. War scenes and incidents,
 the British Empire, Canada's part
 therein, etc., will afford themes of thril-
 ling importance.
  	Mr. Rechab Tandy assisted by mem-
 bers of the Toronto Conservatory of
 Music and other well-known vocalists,
 will have charge of the musical part
 of the programmes.
   	During the season the genial and pop-
 ular A. E. Hurst, Physical Director of
 the Toronto Western Y.M.C.A., will be
 in charge of the calisthenic exercises.
   	If active operations continue in Af-
 rica the news of "The Globe" will be
 bulletined and read from the platform
 the evening before publication.
  	Mr. J. Elliott, who has been in
 charge at Hanlan's Point, at the Is-
 land, for some years past, has been se-
 cured as caretaker.
  	Owners of cottages, who desire to
 rent, are requested to communicate
 with Mr. Andrews or the caretaker at
 once.
  	Programmes are now ready and can
 be had by postcard addressed to Mr.
 H. B. Andrews. Box 524, Toronto P.O ,
 or personally at 45 Queen Street east.
  	Programmes for the Christian and
 Missionary Alliance convention from
 June 21st to July 2nd, also ready.
 Apply to P. M. Philpo?, 109 Park St.,
 Hamilton.

The H.G. and B Electric Co.
  The Hamilton, Grimsby and Beamsville Electric Railway extends for twenty-three miles eastward of Hamilton and every rod of its length is through a  garden. No more attractive ? can be found in Canada and as a means of
 reaching the far-famed Grimsby Park
 it is unrivalled. The palatial car, Win-
 ona, of which a photo is given, is a
 sample of its equipment. The Winona
 is fifty-four feet long, seats sixty people
 and is electrically lighted. Certainly
 there is not a finer coach in Canada.
 The line carried last year 2,000 tons of
 fruit in baskets, and 4,500 tons of fruit
 and other products as freight, the best
 return in three years. Mr. A. J. Nelles,
 Hamilton, is Secretary and Manager.