New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-07-17
RELIGION Ar THE SEASIDE.

THE SHELTER ISLAND CAMP-hEEIlNG-A RETURN ro
PRIMITIVE HABITs-FEATUREs OF A DELIGHTFUL
SUMMER RESORT.
The annual camp-meeting OF the Shelter
Island Grove and Camp Meeting Association began yes
terday, and will continue ten days. The Association
was chartered by the Legislature OF Newfork early In
1871 The FIRST sale Of lots took place in June OF the
same year, being followed In August by the first camp
meeting ever held on the ground. Shelter Island is
about six miles long and four wide having thus an area
about 1000 acres 1t lies in Shelter Island Sound be-
tween the north and south forks OF Long Island ana
derives It's name from the fact that 10 Ia sheltered from
the Atlantic by Gardeners Island. IL IL an Independents
township OF Suffolk County and ordinarily has popua-
ton OF about 100 which expanded indefinitely py tho
influx OF visitors from New-York during tho summer
II Is estimated that several thousand people VIII resort
IN island during the present as, IN anutoh
10 the ampmeeting under the auspices OF tI' 4ns
dist Episcopal Church, awateringplace unuer
Episcopal auspices has been estaOlshed nv tno is
willie a Massachusetts Company has also purchased
land and ia building 1rst-class hotel for Summer
visitors.
The csmpmeetne grounds consist OF 900 acres. stu
afed on an eminence directly opposite Greenport, L. I
which "a only mile away. The steam ferry-Doat
Cambria plies regularly between these points Inc SER
vices are held In grove this eminence, which was
formerly known Prospect. This grove is about 200
feet above the sea- and from It there fine view in
Island and Bay, Montauk Point, Gag Harbor, fine
stretch OF Long Island and OF the Sound and glimpse
OF the Atlantic are the prominent features. Charming
drives on hard roads, seabathng in quiet water rowing,
sailing, and unlimited hshine, constitute some OF the
attractions OF the place The island is 100 miles from
New-York and is nearly opposite NewLOndon, on the
Connecticut shore, from which the steamer Sunshine
makes regular trips From New-York the steamer j. b.
Schuyler makes three trips week. touching at the island
each way. The Long Island Railroad running TO Green
port has also three through trains daily making tho en-
tire In three hours The Association mas punt
"A steamboat dock, a comfortable hotel capable OF ac-
cOmmOdating 100 guests; preaching stand ana
reachers lOdglnghOuse where 90 ministers are glatu
tOusly lodged telegraph station, pOsI-OIcei ana
bathing houses have also been established twenty
cottages various styles OF architecture nave Al
been constructed, at cost OF from 5000 10 SJVJ
EACH and several have been contracted l0r Many
families content themselves with hiring tents and pro
curing their meals az a boarding tent not connected
with the hotel while others keep house IN the most
primitive manner cooking in the open air, and drawing
their supplies from the stores aud markets when nave
established the grounds. Inc climate Is IelDdIh-
ably genial and invgOratng. Usually the thefmOetef
ranges from 10 90 u degrees below that or YORK
number OF business spend the entire summer mere
with their families Tie harDOr OF GreenpOr Il one OF
the finest in the world. Since the decline or the whaling
interest several years ago. the prosperity or tue IOWA
been steadily the decline. Tne visitors 10 ohelter
Island tuelr supplies largely from us mefcnduJ 80
that matters looking up again, which Is great salts
faction 10 the tOWnsfOlk
During the campneeting there will be preaching three
ings and Of social intercourse. Ine following
among the preachers VINO VIII atdrhd: Ghtss'
Fletcher, e. b. Sing, II. F. Pease, h. 5. Weed, D. T.
Searles Parker, ir.; r. Meredith, Nathan HubDei W.
W. Clark, q. A. HuDbel Vim. 4. Hill. Besides these,
many other clergymen from Connecticut and other
states will be present. The following are the officers OF
the Association President JOhn French ); Nce-lItsl
dent j. L. sedres, r.; Secretary, Il. NJ. Wm1lg, Jrj
Treasurer, l.. III. Gardner