The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-16
OCEAN GROVE CAMP MEETING.

a Lost Shcep-Saiuts as Enthusiastically
Drowned-A Hsrsc BatA-A woman's Meet
ing Masculine Curissiiy-A Port Sisser-A
Wife-A s,arved-to-Dcath Pince-Leading
spirits-Notables in Attendance.
OCEAN GROVE August ~. 1871.
1t 10 a full hours ride by carriage from Long
Branch to this place. The distance Is seven miles,
popularity known as six. The road is a fine one,
well kept bordered with Jersey farms lying serenely
IN opulent sickness. After passing the Presidents
cottage the unwatered dust rises clouds and Is
slightly disagreeable, or was yesterday when came
to this wilderness. Nearly everybody who is here
this year for the nrst time is disappointed. They
come from the mature, snug civilization Of
Round Lake, with lis tall trees, ITS de-
lectabe fountain. into this huge enclosure
OF 200 OF scrub pines and scrubDer oaks with
underbrush, underground, wintergreens ana roads
hard TO travel because OF the sand. But Ocean
Grove Is but two years old really, and promises
magnhcenty. The trees are growing into statener
proportions every moment; cottages are going up
like maggie tents take form and shape with rapdiy.
and affairs momentarily grow more neighborly. Bot
1t Is dread1uly
SPREAD OUT PLACE.
One can actually sit down under his own scrub
oak aud pine tree and have intruder nearer than
twenty rods away. About sixty cottages are In
full bloom existence, while half that number have
been erected within the past thirty days Indeed,
the camp seems like vast building factory. There
sounds OF hammers, grating of saws aud
scoring OF planes heard from morning until
night. Some two hundred tents are already
up, and two or three thousand people, aside
from to-day's arrivals, are here. Some have
been here for weeks and intend to remain during
fha arm M itv Of for
rest and recreation instead Of sanctihcaton The
meeting opened Tuesday, the sth, but seems
hardly under full Roadway as late as to-day. The
expected arrival OF General InsKlp Is anxiOusly
awaited There Is little or no shouting, and the SER
vices parake OF the Presbyterian stripe Of modera-
ton. The singing Is lacking In spirit and enthu-
siasm but there is o growing effort to get true
Methodsuc JUNCTION into the services and the pros.
pect for success is good. The grounds are
wATERED BY WELLS,
pipes being driven TO depth OF twenty or thirty
feet, through which rises pure fresh water. The
orders for accomm odations arrived late, that
much had to be done afler the meeting opened and
stll continues Cottage room can be had for 81 so
per day, fully furnished and board by the day costs
81 rs. There are plenty Of blacKberries on the
tables the sea bass 10 good but The butter has out
lived Its age for usefulness.
TIE PREACHERS STAND
is latticed, picturesque affair. furnished with gilt
edged Bible, vase or flowers, wooden settees and
half hundred ministers. The auditorium Is thickly
shaded, bOugns OF pine having been woven INTO o
roof. which completely shields the people from The
gets any too much. There are post and telegraph
Offices, book and grocery stores, barbers tent
newsbOys with New York papers and men placarded
with "P0lice." All sorts OF names enter into the
camps directory, the streets having been chrisened
In manner tnat may signify more TO the future
evident disposition to have the grounds well
lighted, but woe 70 the stranger who has the
to a without sSas after
Returning from The preachers stand early last
evening, supposng should walk straight to my
cottage, / CROPPED along In the dark Flooding
through sand, when suddenly / halted at an open
waste, and just beyond lay the sea-and nothing
first person I encountered [ recognized as man
from his being In MS shirt sleeves. 81 anna
LOST SHEEP,
slr,nr said; "can you tell me The way to -"
Il don't know nOthin about this place." he re-
The next ! met knew even less. The third one
thought 1t was "over II that direction" pointing to
the north star. ] followed the north star until /
thought should be devOured by the Great Bear or
something worse, when experienced the rapture Of
seeing my way clearly out OF Inv difficulty.
THE GENERAL APPEARANCE OF THE CAMP
is gay and festive. beautiful nag inscribed with
zine LORD Reignetn,' doats from star on the
beach. Farther down is the bathing beach, alive
with rags SO varlously fashioned as to suggest a
national bathing resort, Whine all through the
campment, pinned TO trees and tents and strung on
lines. are grave ana gay costumes for the suri
Broad brimned bats ana lowing hair abound. i
have even marked saints or sinners In bathing cos.
tunes at divine service equipped and fashioned for
plunge. But little fashion, III Its popular accep-
tatiOn, Is seen here. A few waxed mustacnes and
some painted enamelled and bedizened bellies from
Long Branch come down TO saunter day away
and relieve themselves Of fashionable, wearisome
e,aui The average distance to the beach Is
about one quarter Of mile, but bathing Is greatly
INDUCED in. Nothing ugler, more grotesque funny
or merry can be seen than party or
PARSONS IN The SEA-
accompanied by their weaker relatives. Ministerial
starch Is hung up with their broadclOth in the bath
ing houses Among the champion swimmers, iiOaters,
kickers and nounderers III the surf may mention
Booze, Hartshorn Hlllman, Rowland Adams, Fer.
rls and Malsbury. Mr.. Rowland took his horse out
for O bath last night, which Occasioned much mer-
riment. The noble beast was cautious ald wise
enough to keep his head high and dry. The surf is
strong and ropes are a necessity A IavOrite habit
among the Gathers Is TO form themselves into ring
and go out beyond the breakers, which they pro-
nouDce TO pe 'splendld." The scene on the road
To the beach reminds one OF early days when
savages dwet IN The forest. Men and women
with limp straight locks and In barbarous sumes
walk drippngly along To their tents, with the
juiciness Of their garments partly concealed by
waterproof CLOAK, in classic drapery True, there
are bathing houses on the beach, but from choice or
economy, many seem To prefer robing and disroblDg
in their own houses.
Al The north of the encampment ana bounding 1t
there--if my geography Is cOrrect-is lake, only
separated from the ocean by narrow strip Of SAND.
The water somewhat bracKsh, and posts. labelled
.'deep water,'' dot the surface. Yesterday II
the scene OF an accident that nearly proved lata
little child ventured out 10 the water, and, getting
beyond it's depth, the mother sprang after It, and
both getting into deep water" sank twice before
they were rescued. IHelr escape was go narrow as
to produce great CONSERVATION ia the hearts Of tile
Dehoders.
RELIGIOUS EXERCISES.
Yesterday at two O'Clock Dr. Palmer. OF New
York conducted a meeting, at which he spoke con.
siderably, considering that Mrs. Palmer herself was
present. In the afternoon Rev. Mr.. Curtis preached
IRON The text, "Be ready always 10 give every man
that asketh reason for the hope within you"
woMAN'S MEETING
followed in large tent or tabernacle, which was
presided over by a wholesome-looKlng lady from
Wilmington, Del. Mrs Bradley, whose bright face and
winsome smile vlvifed Round Lake, led IN singing
and prayer. Mrs. Butler, blue-eyed pleasant
faced, decateooking middle-aged lady, spoke at
length In behalf Of foreign missions. Having been
companion OF her husband, Dr. Butler, the mission
AIRY, she had had ample opportunity OF gaining knowl
edge of the condition OF women in lndla and ChlGa.
She illustrated her talk by exhibiting images wor-
snpped 10y these Oriental heathens, and pictured In
graphic manner the burning OF widows, the prev
aienCe OF nantIclde, and the general awfuIness and
undesirableness Of being born girl In China. She
closed with earnest appeal for the women TO re-
spouo TO the work Of the Foreign Mission, as only
women can reach the 70o 100000 OF heather women
In the East. Mrs. Ward followed saying she was
not member OF the Methodist Church. but she was