The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-09-04
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spring Grove Camp Mcetis
Grounds.

| purcHascu, anu set apart citlrciy lOf re
lgious purposes. Yet short description
of this place may not be entirely unnter-
esting to your readers.
BY an act of the legislature corpora.
ton, or company was formed and stock
certificates issued. This stock was gener-
ally taken by those belonging to the Meth
odist order and by them considered good
although the dividends are not calculated
upon very largely in this world. In short,
the value Of these stocks are not varied by
the rise and fall of gold, but are consider
ed by those who hold them. even better
than ''fne gold"
The land is beautifully located upon an
inclined plane near the Rutland and Bur
lingt0n Railroad, in New Haven, whore
station has been fitted up, and a new de-
pot built, especially for the use of those at
tending the Camp Meetings, which assem-
bic there from year u year. On the cas-.
tern side of these grounds may be found
one of the most liberal and cooling springs
to be seen in all the country round about
This fountain supplies all the water used BY
man and beast that ever assemble there
From that point to the west, the land rise,
greatly until near the eastern line, where
some low lodges rise just high enough to
make the scene picturesque in the extreme.
These lodges, or rather ridges are nicely
wooded and make one vast green bower OF
stately trees, screening those that stray
about to the outskirts of the grove for ex-
crcisc or meditation, perfectly from the
burning rays of the August sun.
The enclosure contains about twelve
acres of ground, surrounded by good sub
stantial picket fence, and could not we'll be
duplicated in the the state, for camp-mect-
ing purposes. Since the purchase, various
improvements, have been made. Nearly in
the centre is located the seating. All
around the seats are located buildings and
tents. Some of them substantial two story
dwellings clapboarded, shinglcd and paint
cd in a neat tasty manner. This, to my
mind, is as it should be, SO that those who
attend the meetings, can do so, and be COM
Portable at the same time. We are out up
on the doctrine that people may violate the
rules Of health, and trust to religious zeal
and christian enthusiasm to protect them
from sickness. However much grace may
do for us, we should at the same time have
some care for our health, and this canno,
be done in the old.fashioncd camp-mecting
way of tenting out upon straw, and even
tt,ot A. .t.:.x -.
thus spoken, not that we are opposed to
camp-meetings, but to note the rational
change that seems to be taking place all
over the country in reference to protection
against wet and cold storms that are liable
to come on in the midst of n meeting No
doubt, much good has been done hereto
fore at campueetings, and more will he
done in future.
1t is right and proper that people should
set apart one week mt least, in the year t.
go away from the cares and yexationS oi
business where there is quiet and rest from
that every day strain for the ",hings of the
world" And where can it be done more
nationally than in the ''tcntcd grovc?"
Away from tclegraphs newspapers and gen
cral noise and confusion OF mercantile and
mechanical business Such retirement il
governed with care, must he Il source of
physical health and promotvc OF religious
property.
But hold, | have lost my descriptive
yarn. Let me come back to my description
Of the grounds.
The Speakers stand" is located on the
eastern side of the circle of buildings and
tents, and as the ground rises towards the
west, it makes it convenient to see the vast
audiences there from time TO time to hear
the gospel preached. The committee that
have charge of the grounds have prepared
for rainy weather by making plank walks
in various directions so that weather wet or
dry you can visit all parts of the grounds
''dry shod " The committee, also con
template travelling the grounds under and
about the seats. so as to guard against
''wet time
When all the improvements are fully
complete we presume it will he used by some
rs kind of summer resort n few weksc
previous to the commencement of the meet
ing.
The proprietors have also erected very
convenient and commodious boarding house
where those who attend can obtain good
board at reasonable rates. Mr.. A. Will
hanson who has conducted the eating de-
partment for the last few years, has done il
in quiet and orderly manner, becoming
such place. 1t has been entirely free from
the noisy, boisterous rabblc that generally
gather about such II locality