Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-08-21
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Spring Grove Camp Meeting.
SECOND DAY.

NEW HAVEN, Vt, Aug. ~.
Wednesday, the second day, opens
bright and warm, one of the most lovely
of the season for out door work or wOr-
ship.
The attendance Tuesday was small,
and the time, till evening, spent in
putting up tents and preparing for the
work of prayer and praise. In the
evening d. P Hulburd preached a good
gospel sermon to an attentive audience.
This "wednesday morning the camp
was lively at an early hour, some tents
vocal with prayer and praise, while other
tents were being completed, and others
still, new ones, being put up; several
new ones had been added to the list Of
yesterday, making in all, already up,
some over fifty-five tents of various
forms, colors and conveniences. Twelve
or fourteen of these assume the style
and proportions of quite pretentious
cottages. Most of these have convenient
chambers for sleeping. The style Of
tenting has greatly changed within the
past fifteen years at Methodist camp
meetings. 4 he grounds are more per-
manent and the arrangements much
NOR. convenient and complete. The
spirit of these meetings in the Grove is
still Wesleyan, though the manners and
means may keep pace with the age. Be
cause a correspondent here and there
happens to see Dolly Nardens and CO.
quoting, and even kissing at camp
meeting depot, or on the side where
silly sinners do congregate, orif he sees
the tokens of wealth and culture or even
refinement transferred from a city home
to cottage in the wilderness, he need
not imagine camp meeti Is are turning
into pleasure seeking or match making.
Let the reporters go inside the circle, in
a goad prayer meeting-gO forward for
prayers if need be, and they will find
John Wesley's soul is marching on.
At 10 a. ~, Z. Picketts preached from
/ Peter, II 4, followed in exhortation
by II. F. Austin and l.. n. Beaudry.
The aim of the preaching was to show
Christ as a living foundation of the
Christians faith, and elect of God, and
precious to tie church. TO this Savior
all are invited to come.
An interesting social meeting of pray
er and praise was held before the stand,
till u m. Rev. butcher preached at 2
p. IN. Text, Matt. XXI %. The in
terest is good and increasing, and the
congregations are growing-the grounds
are pleasant, and all seem at home and
happy in greeting old friends, tried and
true. The pastors of the District are
well represented. Among them we see
on the stand Revs. Hulburd of Williston,
Beaudry of Shelburn, Bond of Ferris
burgh, Chase of Panton, Coke of Wey-
bridge, Picketts of Leicester, Foster of
Pittsford, Meeker of Middlebury, In
gals of Brandon, Smith of Benson, Ben
nett of Dandy, Austin of Rutland, Mar
shall of Mendon, Elder Gregg, and Rev.
F. butcher of the New York East Con-
ference.
The Burlington District Camp Meet
ing Association own some twelve or fif-
teen acres, well fenced and well watered
with large living cold spring, from
which the grove takes it's name. The
wagon road running through the grove,
just below the circle of tents, has been
newly planked, as has also the walk
from the depot and some others, making
the ingress and egress as good as need be.
A large and good boarding tent, kept
by Mr. Williams of Middlebury, and
subject to the rules of the association, is
situate just outside the "circle," and
gives good satisfaction to those hiring
board. Terms, $1.00 per day, 70 cents
for dinner, so cents for breakfast, &c
IS good warm meals as one could ask for
he money anywhere.
The r. g. b. railroad built a convent
mt depot here, some three years ago, |
md the railroad aids the enterprise to |
he general satisfaction of the associa-
ion and its friends.