The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-07-15
OCEAN GROVE CAMP CONVENTION.
Opening Services on Sunday and Interesting
Proceedings Yesterday-How the Ministers
Enjoy Themselves in Ganabols with Old
OCEAN Bathing and Praying-The
Programme for the Week.


Programme for the Week.
OCEAN GROVE, N. j., July a. 1873
Religion OF this modern epoch seems to aim at
the opposite conditions in its observance to those
which existed In the Middle Ages. To-day, 1t II be
not OF comfortable sort, 1t IL not successful but
then, If 1t were not full Of penance trial and sacri
nee, it would have been damned as nothing short
OF heresy. The dainty Christians Of the nineteenth
century, however, worsssp in the Winter
months in huge massive temples. luxuriously
and splendidly fitted, where they rechnc
at ease and have their service 10 the
Lord performed by proxy, while they oversee
the Jop. In Summer they are not wanting in an
epicurean eXpedient and 60 to the cool, shady
WOODS, pitch their tents under the outrageous
foliage and sing psalms where the pleasant breezes
fan them with dreamy KISSES
THE SEASON OF CAMP MEETINGS
has begun, and the rage for this pleasurable sort
OF religious recreation seems not by any means, to
be on the wane. 1t is getting to be fashionable
for certain class OF very proper appearing per-
sonages to say when they start for their Summer
trip that they are going down to Sea Cli or Ocean
Grove, or up TO Round Lake, and thus in sem.
blance OF duty, enjoy reality Of pleasure which
is perfectly innocent long includes no hypO-
critical elements. am not sure, how
ever, that this is always the case. Yesterday
being the second day Of the Ocean Grove
Camp Convention which opened on Sunday with
appropriate services, the steamboat, cars and
coaches on the way thither were thrOnged with
people who purpose to attend its sessions during
the week. One party there was consisting of
mature lady, still on the sunny side Of forty. and
two romancereadlng young ladies, whose chief
mark OF character seemed to be their propensity
to giggle at the mere mention of masculinity. sat
beside one Of them in an extremely close and hot
stage coach, and In my Tearing and for my benefit
she impulsyely avowed thai che did not 60 to
camp meeting, to be edited, but
TO HAVE SOME FUN
and furthermore said that minister of her acqant-
ance-doubtless one OF the Raphaelite order-to
whom she had made the same confession, &C.
knowledged, by way OF pouring JUNCTION upon her
conscience, that he himself In his youth had COM
mitted the same fearful sin. From observation Of
most OF the young people whom one sees here
fear that they are all more or less demoralized by
such frightul worldliness as this 1t is heartrend-
ing; but there Is one good thing about 1t. that it
encourages honest traffic among the booths and
boarding houses erected by the company who own
the Grove, aud causes the consumption OF icecream
and sponge cake to be very large and hence very
ocean Grove is cool and breezy spot overlook.
ing the great ocean and shaded by rapid growth
OF young trees. The camp ground lies between the
beach and an estuary Of the sea- and is approached
by mafadamized drive which is well endowed
TIE aLIsrRNrNa WHITE TENTS
under the dark foliage form very picturesque and
suggestive scene. About two hundred OF them are
erected and large numbers OF cottages which have
been recently erected are also occupied by Wis.
the big ~: central pavilion Of the A' encamp- amp.
ment over the ridge OF white sand, sparse
ly decorated by nature with arid sea grass, the
W n a Iia n
their own mysterious music. The beach is one OF
the best on the coast OF New Jersey very gentle in
with beautiful regularity OF motion and ragged,
snowy loan up on the sands. retreatng lazily as If
most interesting q the Incidents Of the place to
with vicious insects biting through You; your
OF some OF the white chokered gentlemen with
the tossing name q Old Ocean. Before and alter
ropes. Some denorallzed persons employ the time
OF services in bathing, While their more devoted
cO'vrtreS are singing praises and saying pr ayers
The present camp meeting is somewhat peculiar
promotion Of the higher iiie." It is convention
OF delegates from all the evangelical denomina-
lions lions who are DESTROYS Of participating in this
large numbers the MethOdlsts, the Baptsts, tho
Quakers, the Presbyterians and the Congregation
aists Some OF the
PROMINENT DELEGATES
are the Rev. Mr.. Inskip OF New York; the Rev.
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