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And may there be no moaning of the bar, And may there be no sadness of farewell,

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When I embark;

For though from out our bourne of Time
and Place

The flood may bear me far,

I hope to see my Pilot face to face
When I have crossed the bar.

ALFRED TENNYSON.

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SIGNIFICANCE OF THE NAMES OF THE STREETS OF OCEAN GROVE Streets running north and south:

OCEAN AVENUE-Paralleling the ocean.

BEACH AVENUE-On the beach second from the ocean.

CENTRAL AVENUE-The main thoroughfare, north and south.

PILGRIM PATHWAY-Leading from both directions to the camp grounds.

WESLEY PLACE-A short street from Lake Avenue to the Auditorium; named for

John Wesley.

NEW YORK AVENUE-For the State of New York.

PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE-For the State of Pennsylvania.

NEW JERSEY AVENUE-For the State of New Jersey.

DELAWARE AVENUE-For the State of Delaware.

WHITEFIELD AVENUE-For the noted preacher George Whitefield.

BENSON AVENUE-For the Rev. Joseph Benson, an eminent preacher of England. LAWRENCE AVENUE-For Ruliff V. Lawrence, first vice-president of the Association. Streets, east and west from the north, southward:

LAKE AVENUE-To the south of Wesley Lake from the turnpike (now Ocean Boulevard) to the ocean.

East of "Sea Drift Heights":

SPRAY AVENUE-One block in length ending at the ocean.
SEAVIEW AVENUE-Two blocks in length ending at the ocean.
ATLANTIC AVENUE-The Atlantic Ocean.

SURF AVENUE-The Surf.

BATH AVENUE-Terminating at the location of the bathing grounds.

OCEAN PATHWAY-Appropriately named, extending from the camp grounds and Auditorium to the ocean, exactly five hundred yards in length with beautiful parkways to the north and south. Two hundred feet wide at Auditorium and three hundred feet wide at the ocean.

MCCLINTOCK STREET-The Rev. James McClintock.
PITMAN AVENUE-The Rev. Charles Pitman, D.D.
OLIN STREET-The Rev. Stephen Olin, D.D.

West of "Sea Drift Heights":

KINGSLEY PLACE-Bishop Calvin Kingsley.

MOUNT PISGAH WAY

MOUNT ZION WAY

MOUNT CARMEL WAY Named for noted mountains of Scripture.

MOUNT TABOR WAY

MOUNT HERMON WAY

Extending from the Turnpike (now Ocean Boulevard) to the ocean:

MAIN AVENUE-For many years the main street of Ocean Grove.

HECK AVENUE-For Barbara Heck.

EMBURY AVENUE-For Philip Embury.

WEBB AVENUE-For Captain Thoms Webb.

ABBOTT AVENUE-For Benjamin Abbott.

BROADWAY-Named for its breadth.

COOKMAN AVENUE-For the Rev. Alfred Cookman, a charter member of the

Association.

CLARK AVENUE-For the Rev. Adam Clark.

FRANKLIN AVENUE-For George Franklin, Esq., a charter member of the Association. STOCKTON AVENUE-For the Rev. J. H. Stockton, a charter member of the Association. INSKIP AVENUE-For the Rev. John S. Inskip, a charter member of the Association.

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