The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-18
SING SING CAMP MEETING.
The Canvas Village on the Hudson-The Camp
Ground-The Public and Private Tents
The Luxuries of Modern Meth
odism-What Is Done for the
Body and the Soul.
SING SING, August Is, 1871,

The busy note OF preparation has been heard
sounding through the grove for month past.
Messrs. Pollard and Sherwood OF the Bedford
Methodist church. land MIR. Jones, OF the Norfolk
street church. have been the ground for the most
part Of this time and under the direction OF the
trustees OF the grove-Messrs. McDermott, John
Mclean and joel Samis-have encircled it with
canvas village. This village OF tents little city
within Itself, and although its temporary habita-
tons have arisen like fablea city Of the Araoian
Tales almost In night the comforts and luXurles Of
nineteenth century civilization are available as
though the residents therein were in Broadway. The
camp ground is divided into avenues and streets,
with the names affixed as legibly and deliberately
as in the extensively governed city OF New York.
Three broad avenues run from the main entrance
named, respectively, Eastern, Western and Central
avenues, from which branch of streets under the
respective OF East and West First to East and
West Ninth The tents arc all numbered as houses
numbered in city streets, that there is 10 off
hcuty in finding friends II their address Is pre-.
viously known. Luxury is the growing character
| istic OF
THESE CANVAS ABoDEs,
and the circle this year has been enlarged by a
| Der OF new tents, and they develop appliances for
comfort that surpass in completeness the more
ancient tenements. Boarded and carpeted floors,
revealing an interior that opens up parlor, bed
rooms kitchen, closets and cellars, make up for the
They are furnished with much OF the parlor furni-
ture or the period including lounges easy chairs,
smoking chars, rockers, udies, bookcases and. In
few instances sewing machines and melodeons.
The feather beds and the hair mattresses
On the bed Of the days Of early Method.
ISM when little straw scattered on the
camp meeting worshipper. Tue tendency to assmi-
late this ruslcating existence TO that Of city life, is
shown III the fact that there are families who indulge
in housekeeping and there are families who board.
Boarding mas unquestonaby the preference, and
the camp are equal TO the demand: There Is
''boarding on the European plan" there Is the
lunch tent and there Is the the regulation private
lady, whose age is always in the neighborhOod Of
the lorties is The presiding genius. Clarks lunch
THE 'DELMoSIcoEsr OF THE GROUND,
however and Is evidently paronzed by the eltte OF
comforts That the appetite IS prone to pine after,
but draws a fast hard line Al all intoxicating
any visitors, whose drink is ''wnskey straight
they Will have TO smuggle IL on to the ground, for
Happily for those VINO need quetus for excited
nerves. or for IT'S opposite effect stImulater for
nervous system That mas got down TO in ITS vital
energy, tobacco Is supplied all Its varied forms,
and IS resored to by large number OF the brethren
cents and accommodation OF this character has
been provided by Mr.. Clark for more than two
and Injuries provided also for those who have left
the city TO be away from Its continual whirl OF ex-
ctement me morning dniles IRON New ork are
would be delivered at the houses OF those who re-
side there. There is the coored barber, with his
easy shaving char; the bootblacks all snugly
sconced In tent which bears the euphonious DIES.
ignauon OF "Ihe Tollette;' Ravens. the photogra-
''TEsT INTERIORS, WITH FAMILY GRoUPs;,
the elegantly fitted up soda wafer fountain with It's
tcncent drinks, and the more costly mineral wa
ters an express and telegraph office. branch OF
more extensive bureau lii New York; Klpp, the
furnishing man, who supplies on hire what pater
mater familias may have forgotten to bring from
their well.furnishcd homes, loans the entire fur
nlture needful Tor fitting tent for temporary res
ldence. Water, watching and lighting, the three
Indispensable life currents OF city existence, are
provided for with systematic care. Wafer for the
daily use or 500 people, Is pumped TO a reservoir
from spring near the camp. The committee have
not this year completed their arrangements Tor gas,
but desp tie OF this the avenues ana streets bril-
liany lighted at night. body OF police protect
the camp, day and night, and by ten O'Clock +. IA.
all are supposed 10 DO within their tents: but
II they meet straggier, who has no place 10 lay
his weary head the police are instructed to give TO
him an accommodation, winch IL furnished 10 meet
SUCH rs LIFE IN A CAN'T.
What there is OF ''roughipg' aoout IT. what there is
OF making the camples dissatisfied with "tnings
here below" and 10 have ga unhealthy longing FOR
'shufie of this mortal co.r or to be "forever with
mankind generally.
what IS the camp provision for the sp.rltal nies
Inc ultlmatum or All the earthly appliances | have
described above Does II bear any proportion to the
care that Ia secured for the oodyY Speaking gem
eral terms u does. No one can look at that vast
ampnitneatre that makes up the natural gothic
temple OF tne camp, when rsdisies from
THE PREACHRgS' STAND,
enclosed az 1t is by the elegant open tents Of the
officers and members OF the various clry societies,
without being constrained TO look from nature up
Gatues Coo. The churches nave established PRAYER
meeting ten&, also, on the ground, prominent
among which are the Norfolk street. Bedford street,
Washington square, and scandinavian churches.
"Wasnington square" ls an innovation, and Is q
very capacious tent well adapted for large gather.
ings Ia the early morn and late In dewy eve these
tents resoUDd TO the
VOICE OF fONG AND PRAYER
Nno II earnest happy races the ultersnce OF words
DAC bufn INTO the mind with the Intensity OF the
feeling OF the uterer are any criterion of spiritual
exhilaraiion then the sing sing camp any how Is
success.
The preachers on the ground to-qay are DR.. Craw.
ford, Or. Toss, Dr. Ferris, Revs. A. r. Sanford y.
Vernon, ). NJ. Morehouse J. Tarto1, S. u. Brown
tbe preshinR elder Of the meetings. T. ", Waugh
and ". W. wyatt.
In the evening, at seven O'clock the Rev. A. X
Sanford, " Green street church pr,ached A. very
e1ectlve discouIse fIYm the lIsl chapter OF az