The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-20
CAMP MEETINGS.
The Expiring chickering's Of the Ocean Grove
Camp Meeting-General Review Of the Pro-
ceedings-sermons, Addresses and Love.
fea ts-The Visit Of President and Mrs.
Grant, Questionable Value Of an
Intense and Consecutive Course
Of Pious Cramming.

OCEAN GROVE. N. j., August II, 1871.
During the present week the President has paid q
visit to the camp ground. He came and departed
very quietly, receiving particular demonstration
and imparting none. A fashionable young China.
man, in black garb and "pigtail' Of great length,
has also been object Of attraction, and continues
to he. He processes TO be Christian. young
man had narrow escape from drowning in the lake
yes terday. The railroad men of the Jersey Shore
line have held meeting here with the association
in regard to building road from Long Branch to
this place. Twenty-Five thousand dollars OF stock
from the association and tenholders VIII insure it.
IL is believed that the road will be built before next
june Mr. Bradner q wcll-known Methodist, has
just purchased thirty acres OF land adjoining the
grounds The value OF lots is constantly increasing
in value, and the remarkable resources OF the
locality encourage investment. The preitiest cot
tages are on the bank OF the lake. where the view IA
fine and the ocean breeze received.
THE HONESTY OF CAMP MEETING
people has been somewhat tested here, IN a manner
both funny and credtable. One OF the stage drivers
who overheard o man fearing he Should not get
paid for services rendered told him not to fear for
these camp meeting people always paid their debts.
One failed TO pay his fare last year. but he had
made It all right this year, there was nothing TO
complain OF.
THE DIVISION OF TINE
for religious services and recreation does not give
general satisfaction, both being detracted from by
the other and neither fully enjoyed. II half OF each
day had been app0rtioned 10 devotion and the oher
half 10 whatever pleased the people to do, II would
have been much better arrangement than the
minced-up division that has prevailed. have heard
a number express themselves TO the effect that II
they leave the camp ground with as much religion
rs they brought here they should be thankful.
True. many processing Christians attend
scarcely any OF the services but 1t doesn't
follow that q healthful state depends upon
season OF intense and consecutive cramming
The recreations herc-boaung, nshing bathing,
nirting love-making. clam dinners, novel reading
and visiting-are certainly not Incompatible with
religion. The long-faced professors here who whine
over the evity of the rest and recreation seekers
seem to forget that the body has needs well as the
soul. The
RELIGIOUS SERVICES,
as whole, have not amounted to much. Parson
ins8ip has overnowed with his good-humorcd,
vigorous feeling, and preached sanctihcaton
sermon that gave general satisfaction. Rev. II. ).
G. smith, OF Philadelphia, preached well one even
ing. and yesterday afternoon REV. Mr.. wentworth
preached sermon that largely atOncd Tor lhe Sinai
talk which had preceded 1t. Among other things tic
said-Grcat men usually appeared In clusters dur-
ing the past ages. Christianity does not aorogate
prophecy. 1t Will never die out. IL signlncs
Inspiration receiving from God ana impssunR