The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-06-22
CHURCH in THE WOODS.
pRraIlOnn for an Immensa GaI Iherinx

The Methodist NationeI Camp Meeting-Pre-
The National Association OF the Methodist Epsco-
pal Church viii begin its fourth annual session at
setts, to-day, and continue until July l. or the Asso-
ciation and the preparations for the occasion the
Boston journal says:-
"It is composed Of some OF the leading ministers
OF the Methodist denomination. From present ap-
pearances the meeting will be very largely attended
one hundreu ana nifty tents having already arrived
on the ground from Baltimore, and numerous dele
cations having promised TO come on from New
YORK, Phlladelphia and other large cities, while
Maine will send host Every accommod alton will
be provided for the crowd, however, and already
the Association has put up five hundred tents, in
addition TO the forty-fve immense ones OF their
own. or course fine weather is heartily wished for
but even II heavy ratns fall the services can sti 90
on, mammoth tent, capable OF accommodating
some fifteen hundred persons, having been provided
and placed on the top OF the hill. It viii be dedi-
cated on wednesday next
''The improvements that have been made in the
grounds since last year have been very great Ex-
cept when the weather was too severe to allow OF
Mork being done out OF doors, some few men have
oeeh employed since the last camp meeting in pre-
parlng new avenues, removing buildings, or putting
up new ones Perhaps the greatest IMPROVEMENT or
accommodation Is that made by the Eastern Rail-
doau COinpany' VINO have laid branch line to within
lew yaTos OF tne gate, and have erected q hand
some depot two hundred feet in length with ofices
AZ each END, capable OF shelterng one thousand
Of the whole forty acres under the control of the
Asoury Camp Meeting Association very little viii
have been made for the laying out of a nary the
lunch department has been removed and bIaced in
a
appearance OF the grounds, several elegant two
story Swiss cottages have been erected and every
arrangement has been made for accommodation
provided the symmetry OF the present arrangements
were not interfered with.
Ine vlctualing department, under the charge OF
committee Is considerably enlarged. ana now
about three thousand day can be provided with
dinner, without any crowding. Besides this num-
Der, however, about six hundred more can be pro-
vlded for In the lunch department. and there are
also some grocery and bakers stores where proyi-
sons can be procured and cooked by private parties
Ine kitcnen, enlarged and generally liked over is
now one OF the nandsomest buildings on the grounds
and is capable OF more than double the amount OF
work oeing performed in 1t than last year.
''There has been new avenue opened up from
the railroad depot to the centre OF the grounds The
auditorium has been carefully graded provided with
new seats, with slOping backs, and altogether very
comfortable, and capable OF accommodating fonr
thousand persons. The pavilion from whence
speeches, etc, will be made Is also remodelled
"A high picket fence encloses the grounds The
gates will be closed every night at haf-past 10
O'Clock, and re-0pened az O'Clock in the morning.
Persons who intend TO pass Sundays with the asso-
citation viii have 10 be within the enclosure before
helf-past 10 O'Clock on the Saturday, as the gates
Will be closed all day Sunday. It is purpOsed by
those having control OF the meeting To have the
Sabbath strictly and religiously Observed