New-York tribune., 1867-08-23
NEW ENGLAND METHODISM.

party 10 visit Marthas Vineyard tiat - Oh journey
across Eew-England to the Atlantic
Arriving at Bristol took passage IN lhe cars early IN
the morning. when Western member of our party, who
had never been in NewEngand before looked out Of the
windows with great curiosity, expecting to see every
farm ia the highest cultivation that every house would
be white and have green blinds, and that frequent
churches and schOolhouses would denote wonderful
civilization He was surprised long stretches oi
second growth timber, field after Icd without IO5 ~
aud houses with neither paint nor bihds tean is
and potatoes looked we'll shQ"ins tn ~ vsin for
ich that manure is plcnu, D. loOS, ~ socdIinrs rd
thrifty orchards, and he only saw som. g5" forests of
aud a part Of these growing IN ySlus Loite3.e.tr,.
aspen and oak Reaching Taunton tuC i , ~ tcai H.
Jacks6nyIlle Illinois H,Ie our friend found q necessary
To buy a shirt for the one he wore H 1,i' III NJ i %o
went half mile down side OF the street ana pack
on the other. but could find nole u9agh nc @" lMge Az
Quantities Of hOOpskIts COrsyls ahU hypoc.ts' Inns
led him 10 conclude that there must ne large pOpuauon
f females and that what few tlsrc were coud not
afford to shirts However Ae Iold iAe arucie al
back street. ....,.,,,. ,,r.~o small
farms appeared about frequently az gar ge seen III
Western Missouri and NJ last We cached eoiorG,a q
town formerly prosperous and Eea'hl' @ o" iie n,ns
declined, We We're tod 1t seemed 70 "E ousisSS @ Nv
equal to ST. Joseph Mo During ne Nor tVI Eva We % Sm saw
oar section and that being ia the lhorhood OF the
coast tbe peopc lad paid more attention TO fishing
than 10 farming Thence, t1ihs p ee i Doat MAICh
might accommodated we'll hut which carried 500 steam
10 made down Buzzards Reef, pasj Gt9n sandy shores
winch resemble the northern shores or LAKE michigan
much the appearance Of Island 30. l IN the AisSiSpp
THIS is an island some twenty miles long ana SOoIt H
three broad, though OF irregular shape htlt inc Hu
ings made by tie earliest i-'e - 49,. on 4 dIi1 10
beth Island, near BY ne Ist Iogse % ~ % VmonR
was not settled till The soil Of Martha NAeyaI9
aeS a5 d59 nat Su so og ~ the best farmers the full
bOOdcd Indians. Apples aIc Sa.d ho. lo go IA
Eoantfully some land can Doe bought as low as s. an
fTom Us 20 500 an acre The General appearance Of
Marthas Vineyard resembles the nc dLN i!io @ 4nu -
Is about the distance ivu Boston tt the Oller Is
from Ncw-YOrk ..,..o
Near the landing is grove Of deuipd oaks OF about 80
acres Amiuster OF the island deS Des mem as lnJes
tic but they ouly abo-t 20 ee As4i iIey are M no
formeriy made pleasant shade, bt latery some have
died out, aud young trees have l.ch I yea III tHVtlr
known that fuszed trees could DE trausnted, for in
stance this FAN, after cold weather s,,r ' Mhen Iey
will grow and give shade next season. 10 insure success
'f In isl tGe Methoosts rd hc hist camp meeting in
,,i and bcy nav, continued To meet every
wear since, with the exception U 4oJ Al lst loi sew
cra years, they had no other tto han pieces OF sall
frames over which canvas stIttced but about SIX
years aso some pemsn[ PS t5a6 To- oices and
the storing of property through mar art cI te {e &
when the grove deserted which usually mas been aD9st %
81 weeks Then a few permanent cottages were Dullt
others having means, improved cn them ana now one
viii ace several hundred 6ctutlu o-s iIt w o. tI
II by p feet, often with additions n e rear Dit IN lhe
finished surface on each side ve there are chambers
blinds and fancy cOrnce, ana tIe Nioit "e a. Oo'U w
R9nsl' ,s cost ouIy oout 500 each which shows
that builders city make enormous lIOnS I0F hey
vonId NOT erect smell m less than ESQ 9O0 OF these
cottages there are Of tos obo 2o0 and alto
Ccther there were 1000 families. Ihe year, many
came by the first OF June, aud have been living mere ever
suce enjoying the quiet society and pare arr Many OF
the heads of these families DO business IN Boston, Proy
dcnce and other cities and come hitler once m two or
three weeks, usually to stay over ouhiy ana 20 % w'iS
with their little through the grove Iu gradually
this camp "a 6csde sTSSnq e @ saog fIE & tie odsts That
such place needed where families can have relaxation
pure air, and be free from the conidiitou O I"
iOnablc society admits OF no question IL IS statcd tha
the collective wealth OF tie Ownas oI hese cottages Oi
Marthas Vineyard amounts, 10 S5lo97oR -. -,
The landed property owned by hc association though
ii not yet incorporated consists q l9 acres OF aau
50Catio1 o the camc ana While this crneetng is said
90 SiS ~ IN New T Gland and that iis yearly
meetings notable event, sl there is no particular
tendauce from the States Massachusetts,, while
Rhode Island seems largely rePsesehts Ite feoPi&y & Gl
iams people-who the st 70 embrace the doctrines
Enganu ana dneS t Sot d. ,as ,hisi reio%S toeroto"
Purt'ns came over, nov % " m t,, Ia j,
Independent eoyernment rms Is the dstlnc-
and the Puritans and they claim be the most liberal
and democratic of all the Christian scct for their creed is
broad Us 10 admit meEueT5 haNibg views widely uer
lug on nonessentiM points nor Snre tler olEahz@l9n @
other seets nave Dteh Cl Nlut q ana SUOui' iitu; m
The attendance on saturday Was not Jar from 5000.
ON Sunday steamers came ID rom NeW-Yoik Newport,
Nantucket Providence, aud other ports, while fleet Of
yachts and sailing vessels came from various coyes and
from New-Bedford, making The number tat day fully
10000. An ornamented stand, capable Of holding 90
unfortunate that the shade wa, sIhccu; part
among the cottages through groves along the shore.
Perhaps the preacher the occasion had been selected
the seats would have been better filed Ho&ver,
the MethOdsts do not object 20 ceCom they delight in
fresh air those who choose hear 10 So while those
who religiOusly inclined not obliged TO breath
the Sunocatilg ali common in crowded churches There
Is no doubt that the exhaustion frequently ie after ones
return from church often mpairs health ana certainly it
ON the other hand, 70 be exposed to the chance to
ceiyng chilly breezes, TO be pTosraed with the burning
SUM- aud 20 be exposed 70 the night air added 10 the dis
comforts of lodging in tents, may produce effects Tar
from being favorable; and was noticeable n those re-
turning home that there was an utter wearness which
contained nothing 10 redeem lt cNcct hat ihe excursion
The case, OF course, differs with those living
IN the comfortable colleges. but fhe married Of our
party noticed that the ladies OF the h0lseAod were often
exhausted with cooking and 50 couinsed with Visitors
where every thing provided. ana living new, where
things continually wanted. TOmoke family resi-
operative cooking establishment, which, at a moderate
cost and with no trouble will furnish families whatever
they may need Such an addition would make this Meth
Odst Saratoga" blessed residence can be found
beneath the circuit Of the sun.
Our party closely observed this collection Of New
England people, aud which probably the largest
yet made OF what they clam 70 be the pure Pilgrim stock
OF mHrageabe age, almost all equally well dressed with
clean faces. and innocent unsoplsticated looks About
rest had to buy their owl iceclealn While The faces Of
those young women showed remarkable sweetness, and
other people have this quality Os0 greatan extent
they still lacked that sharpness Of perception partly
owing 20 culture and partly 70 hereditary descent and
which our Western friend expected, OF course would
De prominent such large body Of NewEngland peo-
was stated that several cottages inhabited by
OF the best families Of certain grud street in Bos
ton and walk taken past the doors, with subse-
quont Investigations The result Of the examination
such the people Of that street would care TO read
IL is not generally understood that there Is such thing
Methodist face still IT has existence When perfect
IL long, the perceptiyes good and the bone the
eye makes acute arch angle, the forehead high.
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