Middletown transcript., 1873-08-23

their tents or built their shanties on he
first Of August, to hold their aonual en-
campmeut.
The ground selected cviucod judgment
Of that ling nature which permits no
water to lilo that mny descend from the
thunder storms generally prevslcn, nt this
season. The place presented picture Of
cosy enjoyment nnl content.
We know not what to call the places
that served for rest and protection from
heat and rain they were built Of pine
boards, we'll tapped, and made comfor,a-
bic by all the furniture necessary for the
time being. In number. they counted
eigh,y-fvc, let by the contractors for the
cum Of ten dollars the season. The FIRST.
formed a circle. the others erected on ave-
nues. tho whole forming a village Of NJ
mean prctensions. Several boarding
houses catered to the wants Of the people
in style and quality equal to our best KEEP,
hotels. Two pumps furnished excellent
water. and. on the whole. the get mp far
surpassed that famous spot designed as the
Credit .MobIier Of the Church, Rchoboth
1t is true. that here the thunder Of the
surf is not heard. as the ocean lavcs a
barren beach, and true. Furthermore. tha,
the Mad is not diverted by the novelty Of
that great wonder. the sea, anticipating
the bathing hour, causing religious inter-
est to succumb to worldly pleasure, and
hasten the crowd from the sanctuary to
sport in the foam Of the billows, but the
superiority consists in the knowledge that
ones connections are not severed from
daily life. and an absence from those nota.
bic vampires. whose thirst for blood robs
re,t o! its dcliciousncss. aud tortures the
body to an indcscrbable agony the galli-
nippcr Those who cavil ut such gather
ings, by n visit and observation, would
be easily undeceived, for
THE SOCIETY,
though composed. as it necessarily must
be on such occasions, Of different people
and grades. is harmonious. All classes
for the time. at least. fra,eruizc. The
social bans are oLli,eratcd, caste forgotten.
and people Of divers grades, meet on n
common level Of good feeling and fellow.
ship Those who are familiar with the
clcgancics of cultivated and arstocratic
life, here find their equals il not their
peers, aud are irrcsis,ably charmed by the
home feeling prevalent in spot and
place devoted to religions retrsation
The array Of talent devoted to a service
which should be the first. a. /, ever
must be the best, was Of high order,
aud tho
PREACHERS,
who gave their presence and services 10
the multitude, are 80 well and favorably
known, that the mention Of their names
serlfcs the assertion of their picty aud
excellence. The venerable Bshop Scott
whose name is synonym Of practical
goodness. identified with Mcihodism for
near half n century, Colwell. like the
apostle Paul, learned: in the law. subtle
aud powerful in argument, ligh,hourn. u
Boauerges in the pul pit. trie, with bis
earnest voice and grace of action, toscth.
or with Rev. Mr. PhUbus, of SMYRNA.
and others The gentlcmanly aud ,f.
fec'ivc pastor in charge. Rev Mr. Pretty
man. whose manly aud effective manner
presented such n contrast to the one who
held tha, responsible post few years ago.
Gregg. Geiiries. aggressive and ram.
paut. was the subject Of much commen.
da,ion.. Like the Jesu,ical order Of the
Roman Church. which is an enigma to the
common believer IN oral tradition aud
ceremonial laws, new order hath sprung
up or gained ground. recently, in the
Methodist Church, that puzzles tho brain
OF her common parishioners. called tho
sAScriFiEp,
who can be seen standing like trees Of &
larger growth in the forest Of her people,
representing that rarifcd type. who. by
conservation and non participation with
the mass as common. shows "a more
holicr than thou bearing They do no,
prpscly,e. their spiritual elevation c,heri.
alizes the spiri, in such manner that
where the common bee gathers honey aud
revcls in the luscious sweets Of a refresh.
ing ga:den, they stand as drones, doubt.
less drunken with vi,atcd aroma oI
spiritual sweets. The expectation 10 no,
realized when tho query is made abou,
this Second blessing where the com.
mon believer was fluent in regard to hi.
spiritual experience. they are singularly
reiiccnt, forgetting that the seeker who
applies to their higher intelligence, /,
looking. perhaps. for the requirement ol
knowledge for his future advancement
Strange infatuation. which leads mortals
to conspire to darken the light Of thciu
fellows. and bcget doub. in regard te
those who kneel beside them in worsbip
God came to call sinners, not the right.
cous."
iScIDESrs.
Here. as elsewhere. collected those vbe
60 to make up the world and show III,
contrast between sin and purity. In the
suburbs rum got up his carnival in hi,
own fashion. His agents we're vendiu,
poison almost within sound Of the voice d
the minister. until discovered and arrested
The devil sent his agents abroad In n,
darkness as sneak thieves. petty seoun,
drcls. who stole harness. coats, remain,
OF dinners from the carriages Of visitora
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