The New York herald., 1874-08-30
SEA CLIFF ENCAMPMENT.

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Programme of Services for the Week..
Sayings and Doings Of People on tho
GrOund-A Lively Octogenarian-Tn-
provements Contemplated for Mex.
Year.
SEA CLIFF, L. l., August 90, 1874
| The people not yet quite tired out OF camp meet.
| ings coming 10 this place in numbers nearly as
large usual, so that at the first service to-day
there were probably 1000 persons on the ground
ana in the Tabernacle. From this date until next
Saturday the steamer Monitor VIII run in concert
with the Sedgwck to and from the camp ground
daily. The Monitor will leave the loot OF Leroy
street, North River, every morning at sever
O'Clock and Twenty-fOurth street at fifteen
minutes later, and passing thence around tha
southern part OF the city, will touch at pier ~ East
River at twenty minutes to eight O'clock,
Grand street ten minutes later and Thrty-
third street., East River, at eight O'clock.
Returning, this boat will leave Sea Cliff at
a quarter to five O'Clock P. NJ thus giving
casual camp goers q chance to participated
in two services daily. The Sedgwick will make
ner trips usual. This arrangement has been
compelled by the frequent complaints made last
month that the people did not get time to hear or
participate In the whole OF any service. To-morI
row and next Sabbath are looked forward to as
great days here, both spiritually and fnanciallys
and three of the most eminent preachers Will oc-
cupy the Tabernacle pulpit to-day. DR.. +. o..
Haven will preach in the morning, DR.. Thomas NJ
Eddy in the afternoon and Rev. G. s. Williams, OF
Birmingham, Conn.,, in the evening. Prayer meet>
ings are to be held asO before and between these
preaching services. that the sabbath will be-
lully occupied. And then during the week eminent
MINISTER'S OF OTHER DENOMINATIONS
VIII preach here. have been able 10 procure tho
programme @ OF services for the week. SO far as
Rev. Alfred Taylor (Presbyterian) editor Of the4
Cnrtstiam at WORK, VIII preach. On Tuesday Rev.
and S the Rev William Lloyd tMetnodstj Of PoasS..
Rev. s. II. Platt, OF DeKalb Methodist Episcopal
OF Marcy avenue Baptist church. Bfooklyn, in tha
afternoon, and Rev. c. J: Mlngins I'resby terian,
The Rev $. H. Tyng, j., D. D.. is to preach eitheri
morning or afternoon, but he has not yet sgnifeH
Of W e be o the
men OF New York and Brooklyn: On Friday Rev. c.
D. Foss' D: D., Of & st. James "A Methodist EpiscopaH
in the evening Rev. c. S. Antliff, OF the British
Primitive Wesleyan Methodists, who is now here
route to visit the missions OF his Church ind
Australia and New Zealand. DR.. Deems, OF the
Church Of the Strangers is to preach once durlnga
the meetings, and ministers from Philadelphia,
Newark, Albany and other cities expected he 81
during the progress OF the camp meeting.
those named, Rev. W. W. Clarke, of Greenp0int1
who preached an able and eloquent sermon here,
a. ".
who preached in the evening. The prayer
S. Williams, Rev. w. Hibbard OF City Island, Rev.
Mr.. stephenson, OF Glen Cove, and
THE VENERABLE OCTOGENARIAN,
Father Reynolds, oil Brooklyn, who, though nova
in hls eighty fourth year, has been continuously
camp meetings for nearly two months. He is thea
iyeest young ma man on THIS hnta encampmen and cam
his brethren who have not seen so many years oL
life as ne. Father Reynolds can LOOK at four gen-
eratlOns OF his pOsterlty, that If chdrens chif
dren are the delight or old men," he must beg
doubly delighted. Rev. Elan Foster an author %
standard works OF some repute in the Methodist
Episcopal Church. is also among the ministers arl
Sea Clir. Rev. Or. Dn Puy, OF the Christian Adro-
and Rev. W. Z. Steele, Of Fleet street Methodist
Episcopal church, Brooklyn, we're also here. Some
ing but their places were died by othefs who came
by the morning and afternoon boats. Mr.. Steea
s ne
God ami his righteousness and all these thinga
sna'l ~, be added "a unto y9a" ae dwet chiefly
showed what it is not as well as what 1t is
righteousness and and peace and and Joy IN the holY
tnat OF brevity, so that alter he had finished
speaking the brethren improvised prayer meet;
ing and score or more persons went forward tU
the anxious seats seeking heart purity or pardonI
for SINS. And then later some brief exhortationss
were given by ministers and by ladies present.
sister Brown almost went into a condition Cd
frenzy as she exhorted the people to trust God,
and became greatly excited. In the morning Dry
True, OF Whltestone, preached sermon on Justid-
obtained. On Thursday evening DR.. Patton ds-
cOurseu on
BELIEVERS STIRRING UP GOD
by latth and prayer and the people here notice'N
1t IN striking contrast to his sermon OF Sabbatn
last, when the theme "God stirring up hla
people as an eagle stirreth up her nest.n
IL may be well to state, lOr the benefit OF stran-
gers that excellent board can oe had here In cots
tages near the Tabernacle for 81 25 day-jnsN
hall the amount chargedN at the hotel But then III
IS Tree from the fashionable adJuncts which tho
latter gives and OF course must charge for.
Next week there Is TO be q sale. by lot OF piecQ
OF property, recently surveyed, comprising sixiy-i
gru und purchase. IL Is to be lad out IN siXty
equal plots, with streets f0rtv feet VIDE leadiD9
INTO and IN harmony with the avenues oI the ol'Q
encampmeut. Each plot Is to be sold by subscrIp3
tion and the price named IS $500 per plot. or this
sum the subscriber must pay 500 down. ana $40
addltona before 1rs IT, . he o Gate e a.
second cnOice, and so on In the order OF their subj
scriptions. The balance OF the purchase moneM
the option of the purchaser This scneme Is de-
TO MEET THE WANTS OF MANY PERSONS
who wish for acre plots which they cannot obta!nr
prices Each OF these new plots will contain ffteeA
lots, whichnt the price named Will cost but $53 33
the old purchase now held by private personal
at prices varying from $500 TO 81 900 each and tha3
ASSOCIATIONS price Is 5000 per single lot. GreaE
improvements are promised and an ntcipated on thad
encampment before next summer ID connectio1}
with this new arrangement new and faso
steamer, calculated TO make the trip between New
YORK ana sea Clifl In one hour and quarter, wilK
run during the summer The association hav&
leased tnelr dock 20 the steamboat company for al
Term Ol ten years, so that failure In any directions
mere Is not thought Oi. And every day capltalistN
are putting money into this place as a permanent,
investment, with the confidence that II will within
nVe years become the handsOmest and most coIl<'
venient summer resort Tor New Workers. to "
I0und on Long IL land sound