The New York herald., 1874-08-09
CAMP GATHERINGS FOR AUGUST.

This Is the great camp meeting month OF the
year throughout the Eastern and Middle States,
and as such will be duly honored by worshippers
In the woods as f0ll0ws:-Camp meetings will be
held during the present month at wyoming Sta
ton, 18th; at Spring Grove, Burlington district,
Troy Conference, 25th; at Brandywtne Summit.
Pa. nth; at Meshoppen, Pa, 2eth; at Metropoll-
tan Grove, near Washington, now in
progress; at Merrick, L. l.; Landisville,
Pa; Pttman Grove, N. j.; Denville, N. J.. {;
Wesley Grove near Baltimore, Nd; Hurlock's
Nd; Wise's Point, Va; Chillcuts Woods, near
Baltimore, Nd, all now in progress. Camp meet
ings Will also held at Bethel N j., and Fauquier
Springs Va, 1oth Acton, md, and EmpOria,
Kansas Ilth; Sea ClifY, German and Danviiie, Pa,
18th; Orchard Beach tMaine) National Meeting,
18th; near Winchester, Va, l3sh; Ocean Grove,
N. j., l4th; Shelter Island, L. l., and Sing Sing,
18th; Bayside, Talbot county, Nd; W. Wesiey Grove,
Orange county, N. T.; Durfrey's Island, Rock
Forge Pa; Indianapolis National Meeting; silver
Lake, N Y; at Bethel, N. j., and at Windsor
Heights Nd, 10Th: at Benton's Woods Middle
burg, Va, and Sedaiia, NO.. Goth; Moravian Camp
Meeting. Orrstown: ONO; Pyle,s Grove Prince
l. l.. MAJ that's vineyard Sea Shore, Biloxi Miss,
Gath Spring Grove troy Conference 18th; Water
loo, Missouri, 26th. and Sea Clin, L. l., 9th.
A BAPTIST ENCAMPMENT.
The Baptists OF Rhode Island organized an asso-
eaton two years aE1 and lao acres Of
miles distant, on C0wesett Bay, near it's junction
with Narragansett Bay. The rail and steamboat run
access OF the city. The grounds are very pleas
antly situated, having q mile OF smooth sandy
the distance. The iand has been tastetully laid
out into cottage lots; parks ana prone
nades are w sss Of ana the ost
attractive places upon the Narragansett
suore. A large hotel has been erected, costing
"a Orfo tnin mt 20 ~ n
date seventy boarders On another portion OF
the grounds large dining hall, with lodging rooms
vlslJors as prefer less OF the luxuries, attended
with q corresponding reduction IN expenses
Forty or more handsome cottages have been
erected by Individuals cost from $500 10 600,
tine lots on which they were built costing from
500 to $500 each neat cnape was S,a erected last
upon the sabbath by clergymen on the grounds
and q Sabbath school and prayer meetings E were
this ground in imitation OF Methodist camp meet
tngs.
meeting will open August 25; at Beckwith, Nd.
Q meeting will be held August IA; at Pine Grove,
North canaan Conn., August "a Besides x III these sea
in various parts of the West and south.
A SUNDAY SCHOOL ENCAhPMENT
In harmony with the camp meeting spirit pr0mi.
nent Sunday school teachers and workers are now
in session at Falrpoint on Chautauqua Lake, N.Y.,
m,nia,urs m"sI ,G Holy Land BY tsacsers VINO have
travelled through the original and who
have spent weeks mere laying out GROUNDS
and preparing mountains and lakes and
rivers and gardens to Illustrate the walks and
talks OF Jesus nen on earth. Tue "Park Of Pales-
tine,' under the superintendence OF Dr. W. W.
Wytne, is said to be the finest bit Of raised map
making ever undertaken. The Ghor OF the Jor.
dan, the Plain OF Esdraelon, Mount Carmel, Mount
Taoor, Mount HermOn, are easily found. From
Dan to Beersheba the land stretches out, with
ChautauQna Lake to represent the Mediterranean
Sea. These natural scenery ews Will be supple
mented by stere0pticon exhibitions OF the best
photographic views ever taken m Egypt, slna
PALESTINE syria, the far East Asia Minor ana
Gi eece. A museum will also be open every day
for the exhibition OF hooks, maps CHARTS dia-
grams, pictures Sunday school requisites OF all
| kinds, curioslties from Palestine, &c.
All denominations are represented al the assem-
| bly,. The movement originated under the auspices
OF the Methodist EpscOpalians, and Is under their
general management; but the instructions and
! other exercises will be conducted by representa-
tives OF all the evangelical churches. and every
body Is welcome to enjoy the advantages oi the
assembly. n
Bishops Simpson, James and Peck are to lecture
on SUNDAY school topics before the Assembly.
Rev. H. Clay TrumbuIl Dr. Hurst, OF Drew Semi
gary; DR.. haven, Of syracuse University; DR. Dr.
Curry or This city; DIR. Warren OF Boston; Dr.
| Chapin OF Beloit college; Rev. J. NJ. Buckley, OF
Brooklyn; Drs. Eddy Dashiell Alden, Townsend
Crafts J. II. Vincent. J. M Freeman and other
| eminent preachers and educators are booked for
papers or addresses at this great gathering. Sew
| eral eminent Sunday SCnOOl singers, sucn as Dr.
Tonrjee, OF Boston; Philip Phillips OF New
| Chaplain McCabe, will give some INSTRUCTION IN
this department. or sunday school work. Laymen
| and ladies will also have snare 10 the proceed
ings Of the great assembly, Dr. A. G. Haywo0d 20 OF
EgglestOn, Pierce, Newton, Ralph Wells and many
more will also add interest TO this occasion. The
meeting will continue till August l&