The New York herald., 1873-08-06
MERRICK CAMP MEETING.
The Grounds and the PeOple-PrOspects
Of n Grand Meeting-The Ministers
Present-Sketch Of the Opening Ser


Ffesent-Sketcn OF the opening Ser
vices.
MERRIck L. l., August s, 1873.
Merrick camp ground, though the least among
the princes OF judah, is not the least honorable or
useful. 1t is one OF the two or three OF it's kind
that remain still untanted by the spirit OF specu-
latiOn which has taken possession Of Methodist
camp meetings. IL has not yet bowed its knee to
Baal and hence it is growing in favor more and
more every year.
1t is now ten years since the
LONG ISLAND CAMP MEETING ASSOCIATION
was organized. In 1864 they held their first meet
ing at Rockville Centre the next year at Glen
Cove, in the grove now used by the sea Cliff Asso-
citation as picnic ground. In 1866 and the two fol-
lowing years the meetings were held at Northport t.,
but in 1869 the association reorganzed and pur-
chased its present site near Merrick where the
meetings have been held annually ever since.
Hence the present is the tith camp meeting that
has been held here.
THE GROUNDS
comprise sixty acres of land of wood ana meadow,
but chiefly wood whicn, with the expense Of clear
ing, surveying and laying out avenues, erecting
buildings &c, cost $4,000. There is yet mortgage
OF $1,000 on the ground, besides floating debt OF
Sl,20o. The trustees are William b. Walters. C. N.
Powell, George Wilson, G.. W. Mckee, James Law
renee, Il. :. Cornell George Il. Remsen ID. d. Boyce
and Edward Ridley, all well known Brooklyn men.
THE GROUNDS ARE WELL LAID OUT
and prepared for the comfort of the people. Its
water is OF the best description, its shade cannot
be surpassed, and seven trains come from Brooklyn
to Merrick and the same number return each day,
80 that access TO the camp is perfect. Stages run
between the camp ground and the railway depot
on the arrival OF and departure OF these trains.
The plan OF the ground Is circular The preachers
IA "a nd IN
avenues radiate in circles and straight lines The
circular avenues are named after Wesley, Fletcher,
Bishops Kingsley Hedding, Waugh, McKendree
ana thompson, and Drs. Olin and FisSe, de-
ceased. The avenue which leads from the
entrance from the high road to the
stand IS named Central avenue. There are
lew other streets planned and numbered but not
yet lald out. At the intersection OF these avenues
are immature parks named also after the great
A SMALL FRESH WATER LAKE,
named ~. harys, within the camp ground, and
tney nave recently acquired another piece OF prop
erty opposite, on which which is a nne stream and
Lake There are about one hundred tents on the
ground, and the following persons have cottages.
W Mckee, Isaac Allen, W. ]. Northridge. hiram
Philips and George wilson The trustees expeet
tins 10 be the best camp meeting season t6ev 10 We
ever had ON this ground, aud If the NJ Low
NUMBER OF MINISTER'S PRESENT
on .n.s' .nc op@ei'ig pen m day rs any Indication their
| present the presiding elder. Rev. c. b. sing an "
! Kevs. George Lansing Taylor, OF Hempstead ana
his namesake, George Taylor. OF Wiliett street
New York; 2. B. Mallory OF Badwins; r. d. Perry
! OF Springfield; NJ. =. Terry, OF Cold Spring; F. r
flaming, OF Rockaway; Nathan Hubbcil, of Lone
Island City; Henry Aston, Of Port Jefferson:
| G. b. Fora OF Tompkins avenue, BROOKLYN; Father
Reynolds, whose flowing gray hair and venerable
! form, now STOPPING a little with the weight o
more than iourscOre years. sixtyseven OF winch he
has spent IN the service OF the Methodist Episcopal
! Church, and Rev. Albert Ericsson, the pastor O
the swedish church IN East Brooklyn. rhc Swedes
intend 10 number between TWO and three hundred
before the meeting closes, and yesterday
their pastor with the first lnstament, came
on the ground and were busted lxing up f0i
their ten days star. Numerous complaints had
been made IN previous years tnat the mosquitoes
abounled here w terribly that LIE was almost IN