The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-08-17
Camp Meetings.

TEMPERANCE CAMP MEETING on New York
that the temperance people
Were to hold camp meeting up town, this last week
we yesterday went up the Tenth avenue, as far as
flty-seyenth street, where il said the camp was
being held, to endeavor to pick up something that
would interest the readers of the Herald On the
ground were some five or six tents occupied with
stands Tor the sale OF root beer and not solitary
OF temperance was there indeed had we not been
assured that such an affair was going on, we never
would have supposed, from the appearance of the
place, that any thing more than ordinary was occur
ring Notwithstanding "the committee had engaged
the best and most talented singers as their pro-
gralnne set form, their strains have not succeeded
yet IN drawing an audience.
In the rear OF the speakers stand is large tent
winch was laid out, IN the most tempting manner
cola nam and sausages, with crackers and cheese
and other IKE dellcacies, and In front the skele
ton OF horse nlbbling the scanty grass. 1.-THE
hour is come but not the man" THE whites is
up, but there was nobody - eat them.
Oh we Westinghouse. Jetfersonans and other
disciples of Father Matthew is this the result of
your ive years War Has 1t come to this, that when
yonr committee have proposed camp meeting, for
which they have engaged the best and most taant-
ed singers" all the audience you could raise were
three or four kegs of beer and couple of dozen
OF "highy cafbonated" mead +! Aac-and-a day
New BRIGHToN, Aug. Is, 1916.
Canir-meetiag At Rosspiie-Sehooner Greyhound
Misunderstanding Poiit,cians, &c. &c.
Staten Island never wore more interesting APP
pearance, and the ladies' never looked more charm
ing than tor few days past--which circumstance
may be attributed 10 the extraordinary exertions to
gather the lost sheep of Israel into the fold of Jeho-
yah, which has been fenced in pro tenpore at Ross
vile.
On Monday the soul-saving and soul-exciting
work commenced, and. up to the present time, has
been continued with christian perseverance and or
der. Never did expounders of the gospel more
| worthily acquit themselves than on this OCCASION
And oh to see the fair cheek of beauty believed
with repentant tears, and the beauteous damsels
leaving lovers, Baal, and all nnholy things behind
tor the blessings and glory Of God, was enough to
tear hole IN the buck-skin breaches of Sairt
The fine copper-fastened fast sailing schooner
| Greyhound, commanded by the gallant Capt Hag
gerty, left Port Richmond with highly respectable
party OF ladies' and gentlemen for the camp-ground
Island and, had it not been for the extraordinar,
and strenuous exertions OF Capt. H., serious conse
| quences would undoubtedly have ensued
IL is not little surprising that people, who desire
| few weeks residence in the country, will GROVE
themselves into places like Saratoga, when Slater
| prlvatlons, is so near at hand Some of the dsaf
ected office seekers have readily into the af
talr, and have chosen the Island to weep over the
past and lay pansfor the future. Although they art
deprived OF the purse of uncle Sam to play the mag
nifque at Blancards they can while away month a
oysters and clam-chowder, and be as well provided
| TOR rs any outsiders" could expect. A picnic il
about TO come of, the particulars OF which shall b,
correctly reported