New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-16
RELIGIOUS.
MARTHNs VINEYARD CAMP GROUND.
WHAT THE ISLAND IS LIKE-HOW TO GET THINE
"A LARGE MEETING ANTICIPAIED.


making the tour Of the world in ms atlas InSto'
"Nartha's Vineyard" as q new edition OF the deoiiu'9
crowded with golden fruits and croWhsu VIZ" i 49,
Sewers; but what Imagination behe'es " 70 -
wRnderer from the "Bessed Isles' oDsoi '"'IO -,
more Ike slice OF Sahara, thrown lnlo v'o s'a %
ideal OF a floating fruit basket, anchored Oh INC Oo
Of the Bay State IN charge of some mysterious anu
tron,,, Marsha proyes in reality sand bank ilngeu
with breakers clothed with pgny shruooery'
with Heas Of remarkable appettes and Only ',u.y
An it, production Of wild grapes and ale" sour 49,
However the iCampM Meeting Grove is so dehghuu 'uo
opportunity for bathing fishing. and hrang 30 SOOI .o
reonle Of the island so hOspabe and social anu
Climate 80 healthful and pleasing that . ~ ovnry
Jss Of these' Aas long toea feT dfeary ride
On one OF the Hartford providence, , aHu snabe
Railroad trans dh"' eng fS along and then
being delayed half day by the DlI d and abaIf
In Sstting over about 100 miles between two large eLes
at length arrived at kew-beoloo anu aansf these
zone morse" railroads, started for the steamer MONO
S across Buzzard's Bay Neptune made his customary
demands on the passengers, bidding them "De or de-
hvST Of them eVersd Although the meeting does not
aegin until next week. the delightful Forest Guy on
residents and the cSpebaggors BEGINNING to meow meow
m For weeks there have been go0dIy m ~ cbp
Ing religious watering place Those VINO are SGMieng
here should engage rooms ST SnSS 10 cover the
selves large society tents greater rush tR nan
anticipated TINS year, ana IDOsb WuO OOuo
doubtless be entertained as well as edhed WIN INC u
and preaching
THE GOOD OLD TIME AND THE GOOD TIME
COMING.
MARTHA's VINEYARD, Aug. 13.-Tms Camp
Ground s "bg thing" to begin with There can be no
doubt whatever about that. 1t stands alone as the
eighth wonder of the world There is nothing else like IL
On the earth-he most luxurious Of Camp GROUNDS ana
the most social Of wateringpaces Just at present '
island is to many young man, what Godsenu lSianu
was to Robert PenfOlda capital place Tor gaahy anu
eOurtshp This descendant Of the feast Of tabernaces
is reputed to be much gayer than its great ancestor
whose tents were made Of boughs and branches instead
Of cloth and wood and whose exercises had more soul
and less social in them than to-day. This Camp
has even been called VANITY Fair" We near
the "oldest attendant talk OF the good OLD
times when faith had more part in a camp
meeting than fashion, when prayer was common
than promeDading, when conversions were as
iobs There Is no time like the old tme Then he tells
that camp weretpicRet posts in the van OF
Tades He Wishes we could cali back the old style
preachers, knowing no more Of grammar than your
and as princes having power with God and with men,
ana prevailing" But whatever people may say II Is
certain that IN this most charming OF COOS hTst tenn
pies" there is offered up solemn thanks and suppcaton
There is sacred influence that nom the nature on tne
place us eer we are aware and earnest
pungent sermons and hearty song rise Ike incense IRON
city of New sends delegation here every year.
1t is the putting Of the old wine OF the cities
are preserved and improved Only metaphoTcal wne
however for the State Police have an office here Meet
ings for prayer and preaching are held here daily,
although the meeting proper begins next week when the
hundreds o. Cro3u1 g agfs nsic here a. we have it
from acordeons melodeons, organs brass bands babies
lOcusts canares, and college Students VINO last hsn'
gave us
Are not IN Watts bs hymns"
Yesterday a small party made round tTlp' 70
boe ont in the raveyards that famous burial
tablet raised above three killed by lightning over
whom at first pole was raised;
Never known ranklei
Hosmsss Hole cedar pole
The last line is intended to initiate the ngzag lightning
THE LONG ISLAND CAMP MEETING.
NERRICK, Aug. 15.-Oyer 5000 persons at
tended the camp meeting at place yesterday, and the
attendance no doubt would have been much larger ha(
not the day threatened rain. Very few ministers wer
on the ground, many Of them who have been in attend
during the past week having returned to their
spectiye charges on Saturday night This is genera
rule with cerRymen Of the Methodist persuasion, the
Their people each sunday Most Of them however vii
return TO the bGb WI Close on AM FRIDAY on SAT-
Vrday there was about 5000 people on the
were held at the stand morning afternoon, and
evening by the Parker, Ford and Terry The eve
we're Converted The services commenced with prayer
meetings IN the several tents as early as a m The
meetings lasted until seven breakfast time after which
there was general Love Feast which the brethren
and sisters ea TsE n h ss I9 hoae g
was preached from the by Rev s. H. Platt from
Fleet Street church Brooklyn, from the text You
be born again" The preacher went to state that
the interior physical man is sustained from outward
sources the moral welfare Of man depended on his Ia
KING advantage Of meetings Of this kind and closed his re
marks by begging his hearers not to let the present opPor
1.-THE afternoon were conducted by the Rev VIM II
BOoe the evening the Rev Mr. Tower OF the GreenpOn
Tabernacle preached powerful and effective discourse
which followed by the usual prayer meeting. The
perfectly dry Since the opening of the meeting the
Committee been hard at work erecting tentssome
~ whit NV
streets which they have named after those streets in
Brooklyn in which there are Methodist churches. The
ness and honesty Of purpose which IS apparent
in the action and language OF the participants who have
behdders, and will without doubt DO productive OF great
METHODIST GROVE MEETING.
Boulevard Grove is a shady retreat short
distance from the termination OF Gatesave at Broad
way Brooklyn E. d. The Grove is at present the
of religious encampment Of MethOdsts, which stO
last eight days The arrangements under the charge
Of few leading Methodist clergyman, Of whom we
Pedent Of the Se%Y fRe Methodist conenc
and the Rev. William c. Clark, pastor OF the
ment was formally opened on Saturday after.
noon at o'clock, but the preparations not
yesterday morning at l0i O'clock when religious services
were held, and sermon preached by the Rev. Il. Wood
run OF Brooklyn. Services also held at o'clock
M and again at in the evening. The Rev. DR.. Baker
o hP6 @ cspte e 6%y upon S tine 3
maketh the Seven Stars and Orion, and turneth the
dark with night" &c This plainly suggested the late
eclipse, winch the speaker turned to his pur.
pose with happy enect-drawing from It coPious
Illustration 70 enforce moral truth The Rev.
Joseph Thompson r Of Williams6nrsh preached the
occasion. There are sbOut thirteen wooden buildings
s oI there e IL large uS DsSn
families have already taken quarters and movedn but
before Tuesday The place amply prOvsOned that
All who choose can have their meals on the ground The