The New York herald., 1874-07-31
NEW JERSEY METHODISTS' MECCA.
The Feast Of Tabernaeles at Camp
TabOr-Larse Attendance and Lively


Meetings.
Acting upon sugge stion made by Rev. John
Atkinson, at the annual meeting in March 1885,
the NeYark Methodist Conference took the initia.
tory steps looking to the establishment of per-
manent camp ground, suitable for yearly mid
summer gathering OF church people desirous of en-.
joyng season of open air prayer, preaching and
healthul recreation, all at the same tius A
scamp Meeting Association was formed, and
about three years afterwards there was purchased
and taken possession Of tract OF Wen wooded
and watered land at Dcnvile, some SIX miles be.
yond Morrlstown. This tract contains about thirty
and hafacres. subsequently there was purchased
100 acres more. The ground, whch IL only a lew
hundred yards from the railroad depot, spreads
ont on the side OF gently slopng hill. Here was
laid out Camp Tabor. The first meeting was held
in August 1862 and proved highly satisfactory to
the Conference The yearly gatherings have since
grown IN interest and members until now Camp
Tabor has become the Mecca whittier 20 up TO
worship all good
NRTHoDIsTICAL FOLLOWERS or WESLEY
Asbury and Embnry. The grounds are laid out
in Streets" "ayenues" anu places each bear.
either Of past or present generations There is a
"w esey place" an "Emnnry place. an .Asbnry
blaees, eis,mpson place. and James avenue
me rronnas where n eaa .ae centre OF
tabernacle The preaching ana Drawing
platform II covered with a roof running out
hundred feet or SO. Toe ground runs up IRON
this structure, and for great wide space running
well PACK ls fted with rough board benches for
the deyoutly inclined, the whole forming natural
theatre-lke platform ana auditorium. Around
FORMING horseshoe, are neatly built cottages,
some OF them ittfd up like fairy retreats, having
wafer, gas ana al sorts OF conveniences and OF IA
mentation, according to the taste and means OF
the owner. Even Mansard roofs are numerous
VI cottages there are seventy-two on the grounds
AID iull 200 tents. Some OF the cottages and
tents will sleep as many as dozen persons
ana more on ptnch. Some members OF
the association spend the heated term ar
Camp Tabor, gong there in June and MT
leaving TIL september or October. Lot and cottape
owners leave their furniture IN the buildings ali
the year round man being employed TO watch
the place. Some o the places are lifted up in a
most costly ana luxurious manner From, thts
bTief outline or the place II can readily be under.
stood that even solely as a country resreat the
pic,uresquely located camp 10 very desirable one
for those Meihodis,s VITO can stand the financial
preee. This year
TEE TRIBES HAVE GATHERED
little earlier than usual. On Tuesday the msstin0
opened with tair attendance and spirited excr.
cisos. The heavy rains OF Wednesday preyented
many from going, but those already on the
grounds declare they never spent a happiAr
or more relgiousy profitable time Tne
ram, tney argue, drove the peonie
INTO tbeir cottages, tents and the minor taber.
nacles. "Bethep' and "Ebenezer,r and 80 thew
were brought Nearer, my God, to Thee nearer to
Thee" Yesterday large DnInbers took advantsse
OF tho charming westber and swelled the con.
course as the camp. aud from early dawn tii