Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1873-08-20
Correspondence Of the Monitor. ]
SoDus POINT, N. Y, Aug. !

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To-day closes one Of the largest camp
meetings ever held in the county. 1t
was on the Lake Bluff, east side Of the
bay: an eminence commanding superb
3 view rot the blue Ontario, and richly
wooded. 4 Mr.. Purdy, who owns the
land, has spent several weeks in partial
ly clearing it, and removing under
brush, SO that thirty or forty tents
could be pitched in convenient locali-
ties. There was o large circular board
ing tent for feeding the mtiltitudes, and
an amphitheatre filed with benches on
the side of hill overlooking the service
enclosure.
'n This ground has for ten or twelve
days been the resort OF visitors for
many miles around. sas Three steam
e yachts have been plying the bay !: none
reliable except the local one owned by
Messrs. Wickhem and McNutt.h This
made regular trips: the others came and
{. went at their own pleasure, without re.
gard to the convent nce. of passengers.
No doubt the elder Christians enjoy
camp meetings, as a season set apart to
devotion: and the serious minded may
be led to conversion, n But q large mum
Der Of visitors only go for, amusement
and many OF these behave in o manner
to disgrace the occasion. Scores Of
young women -predetermined "fishefs
Of men, walked about the woods and
made them, vocal with immodest laugh-
ter and disgusting language These
vulgar women made o praetice of stop
ping strangers, staring rudely in Ctheil
faces, and bursting into shrieks OF
laughter: and they boldly clutched
every man they could lay hold Of. Yet
no keeper of the peace, or guardian OF
propriety seemed to make any attempt
to preserve order in this respect. Sure,
ly these women should not have been
permitted to misbehaye themselves in
the vicinity Of d place of worship. 1t
is abuse of this sort that prejudice SO
many worthy people against camp meet
ings. ss-
Our party OF seven left Palmyra
that capital of the inhabitable globe
on Tuesday ut eight a. M, but a deten.
ton of the train on the New York Cen.
trail railroad, kept us on the road al
day. When was the day that saw al
the trains on the New York Central up
to their proper time ? have always
found them behind hand. l should moi
forget to mention the only advantage
possessed by Palmyra the hotel Of that
name-kept by Mr.. Cochrane, as one OF
the very best in the swestlof New York.
1t has been lately refurpished, and af
fords excellent rooms, with o most lux.
urious table, at remarkably moderate
rates. There never was more liberal
or obliging landlord. This tribute is
DISTINGUISHED, Ipaid my bill in full, with
the others.
The Sedus Point and Southern rail
road is now finished to Gosham, where
it joins the mainstem, the Northern
Central of Pennsylvania. Trains leave
here three times day, and return al
often. Thus easy access is had to the
loyeliest scenery on the continent: re-
sort for those who wish to escape the
heat of summer-rfull OF attractions ii
bathing, fishing, driving, and walks
The boundless lake on one side, Great
Sodus bay, with its unrivalled harbol
and lovely scenery on the other make
alcpersonal delight to the eye. The
great want Of the rapidly growing vii
lage, is good hotel. The landlord o.
the best one u.s. dying ofa consumption
and should any enterprising man take
d his lease and build additions, he coult
make money fast 'SId4 e.,