The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-29
CAMP MEETINGS FOR 1879.
What the Managers Have Done and Propose II
Do-Costly Enterprises and Permanent I'm
provsmsnts- Settled Christian Commune
ties Of tho Future-Eummarised List
Of Twenty-Five Camp Meetings
TO Be Held During
July and August

twenty-five V8Wp 40oIlukb
To Be Held During
July and August
With the advent Of July comes also the advent
Of camp meeting season among the Methodists.
Every year these meetings are growing more and
more In favor with the multitudes, but they have
within recent period undergone wonderful
change rom their original design. Originating in
'bush meetings." for purely religious purposes,
they have gone on until the religious feature mas
become almost an accident Of the gatherings
while the social element OF moral and Christian
communities has developed to such a degree as to
supersede the spiritual. camp meeting OF ten
days no longer sufices, but there regular vii
lagos and permanent residences, with many OF the
appliances and facilities OF modern society living
connected with such residences, now to be found
In all the camp grounds OF the land. Even
THE OLD CONSERVATIVE SING SING ASSOCIATION
has been compelled to succumb to this spirit, ana
has purchased an additional plot adjoining Its
camp grove, upon which hotel and several per-
manent cottages have been erected or are in pro-
cess of erection. And no longer can its admirers
say that there is nothing whatever speculative in
It's character its practices It has been obliged.
for sefdefence, to do this and to fall into the pro-
gressive spirit Of the age II 1t would maintain Its
place among the ancient landmarks of rustic
Summer Methodsm. A short time ago the friends
OF this old camp ground took an excursion to the
spot to examine the improvements and to purchase
lots or hire cottages for occupancy during the camp
meeting term, which begins August and closes
August l5 This is the principal Summer resort for
Church people along the Hudson River, in West
chester, Rockland and Putnam counties and the
adjoining portion of Connecticut and largely OF this
CITY, We need hardly tell city folk how to get there
either by land or water.
Sea CHI, or the
METROPOLITAN CAMP MEETING ASSOCIATION,
which has set oil the other associations to work on
the new principle OF permanent Summer resi-
dences connected with their grounds, will open its
magnificent groves and grounds for camp meeting
services on Saturday, July S. But a. its members
and friends reside here and in Brooklyn, or within
easy distances OF the grounds from other direc-
tions, and very many OF whom will remain on the
ground until September, a second meeting has
been provided for to commence August 20 and con-
tinue ten days. meeting exclusively for the
German churches will begin here August s. Here
very many permanent improvements have been
made during the year. Several hundreds OF fine
shade trees have been planted out in the campus,
lots have been fenced in, handsome cottages built
and some OF the walks widened and partly graded.
| The dock has also been improved and religious
services have been held in the MANN 9th taberna-
Gle during the present mOnth-preaching by minis
tiers OF different denominations In the village OF
Glen Cove, whence also the worshippers drawn.
fine hotel, costing $4,000, is in process of erec
ton on the grounds, and but for the failure to have
1t ready for guests in time the first camp meeting
| would have opened on June "a Tuesday) instead
Of July5.
| CLIFF PARK,
overlooking the beautiful bay Of Hampstead, has
hhap ole for Gunn IpIcni md
excursions. and a few days ago John street Meth
odst Episcopal church Sunday school went up
| there and spent pleasant day in the grove and
| about the grounds. correspondent who was on
that excursion finds fault with the committee for
I falling to place sign-posts or providing some other
means OF directing visitors to the picnic grounds.
This certainly could be remedied at very little ex-
| pense, and should be attended to at once by the
! trustees. The steamer Arrowsmith, which last year
made daily trips to Glen Cove and Sea Cliff concert
with the Seawanaka, has been purchased by the
Camp Meeting Association and makes regular
| trips as usual, TO the grounds at quarter-past
| nine A. M. and three p M, making the direct
in about hour and hall, at the cost OF thirty
| five cents per trip. Rev. J. B. Merwin, presid-
ing elder OF the New York District New York
East Conference, will have general supervision OF
| the services during the meetings. He will be as
| sisted by Dr. and Mrs. Palmer, the evangelists.
The trustees say they have made special arrange
ments for holding series OF business mems meet
ings, children's meetings and mothers meetings,
SEASON OF GREAT RELIGIOUS INTEREST.
They certainly need something OF the kind to
atone for the lack OF religious interest manifested
during their meetings last year. when some OF their
own number, us reported, were not restrained by
the sacredness OF the Sabbath from transacting
real estate and other secular business that day.
They have no excuse now, however, for such sacri-
state or things during the coming camp meetings
A new plot OF ground has been surveyed and offered
for sale in building lots, forty by sixty feet, at
double what they sold for last Summer The grounds
may be reached by boat from Peck slip or East
| Thirty-third street or BY rail OF the Long Island
| OCEAN GROVE CAMP GROUND,
! a few miles below Long Branch, on the Atlantic
| beach OF New Jersey, has sprung up within few
years as If by magic, so that a respectable little
village has grown out Of It q few miles distant,
dedicated. ocean Grove originated with and is
mainly the abode OF the advocates OF 1.-THE higher
Christian e," or holiness, as 1t is INTERCHANGEABLE
| called. over three hundred cottages are on the
/ GROUNDS. and superintendent and several cottage
cottage is in process OF erection for The use Of the
/ superintendent. Ocean Grove is Of course, sand
bank the pine trees are weakly and stunted in
! growth, but they are so thick and numerous as to
furnish very respectable shelter from the sun.
Last year the walks were in very bad condition. SO
that with every shower OF lain that fell the roads
and path ways were left in ruts and gulles making
1t impossible for stranger In the eventide to OBJ
eight miles lies b. stage from Long Branch to ocean
| Grove is also very unpleasant. The high roads
after rain are badly cut up, and in the absence of
| rain the strong ocean breezes wait the dust
through every opening into passengers eyes and
ears. The roads will doubtless be in better condi-
tlon this year, but the New Jersey Southern Rail.
| road Company ought to complete their
/ branch road which was partly laid
between the camp ground and Long Branch
| last year, and avoid the annoyance and
| delay by the stage routes which take from two 10
three hours to travel the distance. The meeting
| will open this year on August and continue ten
days. Meetings have been held, however, for a
| month past In the grove, and they are never con-
/ fined to the regulation period OF ten days save for
| casual visitors.
\ SEASIDE UNION MEETING,
consisting OF representatives OF different denomi-
nations, will be held there July 10 to Is. The camp
is sufficiently near the fashionable watering place
/ at the Branch to admit OF each having some reflex
influence upon the other, as undoubtedly they have.
Ocean Grove can be reached from this city by boat
i toc and nv Al tnT apch Ex-