The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-18
FASHIONABLE CAMP MEETINGS.
Ocean Grove, Sea Cliff and Mar
tha's Vineyard.
Sketches OF the Grounds and Places Who Are
Expected and Likely To Be Present.
Grant and Greeley Seeking
Religious Recreation.

satiOn in one part of the country or another ovo-
since, show very little signs OF weakening or giving
out yet. This week three OF the largest and leadtn~
meetings will be held In Ocean Grove. near Lonr
Branch, commencing on Tuesday next; In Sea CUE
Grove. near Glen Cove, beginning on the same day.
and in Martha's Vineyard the resort ofNew England
Methodists, to open tomorrow. Shelter Island, ON
the northern shore of Long Island, has also been
chosen for camp purposes. and on the 25th instant
the first meeting will be inaugurated there. This
also promises to become In time second Martha's
Vineyard.
OCEAN GROVE CAMP MEETING.
will probably take the lead this week. 1t Is
venient to the Branch ana possesses such excellent
bathing and boarding and lodging accommodations
that there every probability that large concourse
of New Workers and Philadelphians will be on the
grounds There are also ample opportunities for
boating, fishing and other amusements, but the
camp officials say that all such sports must cease
during the hours of religious service. There arc
two g00d-szed lakes on the grounds, named re-
spectively Wesley about q mile long and 100 yards
wide, and Fletcher little wider but not 80 long,
and smaller one named Carv0sso Lake. There
are three parks connected with the encampment.
denomInated respectively Evergreen Park, near
the entrance and bounded on the north side by
Wesley Lake; Central Park, towards the southwest
end and lying close to Carvosso Lake, and Thomson
part OF the grounds and verglng also on tho
lower part Of Wesley Lake. The streets and ave-
nues are laid out at right angles, except in ono
strip in about the centre, running from Wesley
Lake to CarvossO Lake. The avenues running
north and south are named after the great lights OF
British and American Methodism, such as Clark.
Goodman, Asbury Heck, Embury, Webb, DIN, Pitt
man and Abbott. The cross streets are named
respectively Ocean avenue. Beach, Central, New
| York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware
avenues. few short streets south of Thomson
Park are named Sea View Atlantic, Surf Bath.
Beach and Ocean avenues. A beautifully shaded
pathway runs from the tenting grounds near
Thomson Park down to the ocean, where arc
several bathing houses free for the use OF the
campers. There are two entrances to the grounds
by Main avenue and Broadway Besides the parks
above named there are four little parks, squares
occupying about one block each.
as the shaded walk from the rear Of the preachers
stand is called is twenty feet wide and almost as
can travel thereon with comfort. From the head
OF the avenue looking toward the sea, the prospects
is very fine. There are two bathing grounds. one
near Wesley and the other near Fletcher Lake.
The camp grounds are enclosed with high picket
fence, and admission Is prohibited except BY tho
O'Clock. They are opened at halfpast five O'Clock
every morning except Sundays, when they are
is enforced Lots which a couple Of years ago could
be bought for $50 apiece are now set at $3.50 to
$780, and there Is said to be something of compl-
Inent to get them choice even at these prices
There are about twelve hundred and fifty building
the tenting ground Ministers are offered lots at
| $3.50 each II they wilr build upon them
BOARD AND LODGING.
| The prices of tents range from 81 to 800 each
| during the twelve days OF camp meeting, and
those on the front circle @, and on Lake pathway
| places kept by individuals on their own account
subject however, to the rules OF the association,
to those who stay over one day or 81 so for board
and lodging per day when they can supply both.
Transient visitors are charged fifty cents each for
breakfast and tea and seventy-nve cents for
| dinner The association has erected four new
boarding houses, with extensive accommodations
| for as many as may visit the grove at any time.
| There is regular post Office on the ground open
all the year round and telegraph office open
| ing water than exists at Ocean Grove, they say,
cannot be found the face OF the EARTH and fresh
brought in every morning from the surrounding
| country. The underbrush and leaves have been
| cleared away, that mosquitoes find no resting
place there. There are about 200 cottages erected
by lot owners on the ground, and these, together
with 300 or 400 tents, give the place very lively
Mard, a Presbyterian, from Newark, Mr.. j. II.
Thornley,, Reys. J. $. Inskip B. H.. Stokes George
| A. r. Lawrence and Others have handsome cot
tages on the encampment. Between this city and
Long Branch teams and boats run daily and from
| the Branch to the Grove stages make connecting
trips over sandy beach road for six miles-a weary
Of the @
| between the Branch and the Grove.
PRESIDENTS PRESENT AND PROSPECTIVE TO BE THERE.
There are large number OF persons now on the
grounds, and President Grant and family and Presi-
dent-Expectant Greeley and family, Bishops simp-
| New Jersey and Philadelphia ministers are ex-
pected to be on the camp grounds at some time
! during its continuance.
-, SEA CLIFF GROVE ENcAxpMENr.
| For personal and general convenience Sea Cliff
Grove stands and probably will stand unequalled
| In the country. It is located conveniently-near
enough to the city to be reached either by water
or railroad within two hours and at q comparatively
era cost The grounds very
are on q scale OF magnifcence. Since the National
Camp Meeting Association held their meeting there
the tabernacle and to the grounds and walks, and
over score OF cottages have been erected by lot
which are ample for one thousand or fifteen hundred
tents, the open plateau Is laid out In lots to the
number of more than one thousand six hundred
and eighty. Several
NEW BATHING HOUSES
have been erected and plank stairs has been laid
from the boat landing over the cliff upon the
ground whereby foot passengers escape the
dust OF the road over which the wagons and hacks
in a few minutes The meeting which opens at
this place on next Tuesday Is designed as q union
meeting for oil the districts in the vicinity Of New
have charge OF the day meetings several OF the
city churches have prayer meeting tents on the
BISHOP ~ tApeCttu w NC PiVScus
most OF the time, and possibly Bishop Simpson may
go up for q day or two. For the greater comfort
and convenience of tenters the grove has been
partially cleared of underbrush, and very many Of
the tents have been pitched In more suitable loca
lions north of the tabernacle. Every indication at
present points to successful season at the Homo
Camp Meeting. The grounds and the boarding
and lodging arrangements have been described
heretofore, and need not be repeated here.
THE PROSPECT CAMP MEETING GROUNDS,
at Shelter Island, are rapidly approaching COM
peton, and many cottages are building. The new
hotel is rapidly filling with guests. Religious SER
vices were held In The camp meeting grove LAST
Sunday by the Rev. Mr.. Meredith, or Brooklyn.
| The meeting will open on the 25th instant and
close in september. The camp ground may he
reached by steamer daily from pier North River or
| by the Long Island Railroad to Greenport, and
thence by ferry, twice each day. Persons zinc