New-York tribune., 1874-08-17

or these nearly 100 were cergymen The services OF me
opening day had been well attended Inc fresluen,'
the Rev E. H. Stokos ID. d., delivered the opening au-
dIess a keynote to the meetings 10 nc heiu' on,
planned the objects for whien the company had Assem-,
bicd and Inc prospects for the coming meetings "A
dresses followed 10y Rev. b. Pomeroy OF Waterfront a.
and Rev A. Wallace The general programme 10 oe a. co
rird ont was then announced Each morning AZ t:SO
praycrmeeting in the tabernacle. Az s'oo so'0a' A.
meeting Of like character Is held NJ the SAINT
1870 D. M young peoples meeting Is heid III llv PSSa
tent and a cmlGrcn's meeting IN he i1oe' az
n general pravcr-mcctiug l. held III tne WA non1
PbIjadplpha mt at the same time. Az o'Sv nr scVo
praycrmeeunG for Young people Is helu , ~, @ , 81 The
tent. and general prayermeellhg III ,uq .o"v r held
Wartonst Church The regular pnbic services & are % no
each day at 1880 a. N and 2JS anu ,;So T. r M ng and
siSt of prayers reading the ScrPtlcsi a,,arolIy
sermon or address a. pr1yer'meetlng IS geh1namht h
called nj the conclusion OF the pubic services III ~" W.
diton these regular 'sefllces, % ~, IN ,he
uraiscncetngs held in the smaller tents or Oh @
beach at nearly all hours One standing I'D cou.f 81
position may listen 10 PRAYER Thpre is
uraise on different sides M the same instant s
r,ar Of tbe waves "a they roll in upon the bcaGh,
The public services each day are heId III Ie of
grove under wide canopy formed 10y tne % n is
tbe voung oak trees which abound on every sue. ~ &
nt the head Of Ocean Pathway oV' alus i h,,it aud
e,cd Vitb - roof Arranged in the form OF semi
circle around II are the setcts Mnerc lno ,vaSt
s@Vn tb ts entrance on the Pilgrims Pathway lsLue
Tabernacle large space has Dee cieare" ai amt
80 orocted on its northern side Is n platform duu
,,it The settees arranged nearly in circle VIII
seat about 1900 people Ths structure lS ueu ,ho
for praver-mcetings but in unrOptl0us Wraluc' my
nuhc services are held beneath TINS covering; !he
public services Of Friday 9nd siurday WeiG nt t IN T e
%on NOM OF The sessonwas delivered by the Rev. j. s.
res m so1nrdlV fr morning stirring discourse deiv
cred m the presence Of large audience by the Rev. g.
Swindells OF ST.. Georges Church, Philadelphia ine
htiTbDtes Of the Divine Nature" and delivered
by the Rev. W. f. Brush Of the NeT,IoTk Conference;
HroofTn Hg JHea preached At $50 Yesterday morn
ing love feast was held in the % open ,oo,anI; ar;
religions feeling The Rev. b. Pomeroy of Waterford,
lrsfe tn l- "A
ary Of the Church EXtenNion society OF te %
Episcopal Church PTeae9eH IN IN Inf fe eycUr anu
The crowds in attendance yesterday exceeded those
of either of the previous GAYS A 'o ststS t fT ts
city carried down large number ana lhe iatS ir
depha trains were st more erfWSeu S tandance this
year exceeded that OF any previous year al oS4 81
IT. is tL0ucnt that tine number Will Teach
10000 before the close OF the present. WIN, t
The atendlucc Sundays would be much largei nan
II now il except for the rigid rules that have oeen
established. The gates which lnc05e the ASsOtItlon
Are not again opened until Monday. Therefore no
carriages arc allowed to enter the nci0sue ana uuhE
he cssmnmeetinr week even individuals who may
desire to attend the meetings ON sunday nave IAo
fSc, nm Trrese Much doubt has been expressed as
to be wisdom of this course but all who dwell within me
gate, are well satisfied with the aiIauRtucht' 1nc
,ers roint lin mat If the freedom OF the camp
grounds were allowed 10 the public on sunday they
would be overrun by dsoTderiy crowd Oy tle haoIS
OF whom The saDba IS regarded a. MeeSf ~ re
There are other structures no less dlstasttIui 10 Ie
more worldly OF sQourners here, among Mn'cu Ic
the regulations prohibiting all boating ana Dalning
| ON Sunday in the hours of puhllc worship uu'inE
ca,np meeting week. II originally mtenueu 10
give To the Sabbath here quiet and peace whch were
nowhere else cnjOved This design has been perssteIN
adhered to. ana the good results are now seen II ~
owing chiefly to the strict regulations hAed lHal tHe
quiet retreat has preserved its character even loSh
the tide of worldly travel has been setting somewhat lh
TINS direction. Though near To Long lslairu.
and So intimately connected with III many
ways. the grove cunsccrated 10 Ie'iS ION
has received talnt from NS W"lltN
ne ghbor and fashion has found 40 foothold Wlthh us
gates Already the attractions OF ocean Grove are pc-
coming known. For surf bathing thc beach IS uhSur-
passed; for boating Wesley Lake offers supe-
tons are becoming more and more attractive
An mpOrart step was taken by the President Oh Sdtur
day IL was the appointment OF brother 10 Nl>t an
the meetings learn nOary as possible the fruits o
every session This has never been done before ana
mere are now no data on which judge OF the measure
of success years. According to the aiest re
turns in hands OF the President the following are
among the more prominent cleTGvueu now p Selt h the
caupmeeing The Rev. \. f. Ballard Presiding Lider or
the New Brunswick District; the Rev. j. X Burr d. d.
and the Rev. J.. W. Burr O the Newark Conferences the
Rev Il. Gwen, Chaplain OF the United states Navy inc
Esvs MeSsrs T. T. TUskcT y. II. Aiddy, ID. d.. j. Wesh
T. SwInuells, 4. Wallace. W Robinson. and the Rev DI
Murphy all OF Philadephia tAe Rev. >. H. Bray ana
the Rev Dr. Bristol Of Brooklyn; the Rev B iOcl0y OF
Waterford " " the Rev Dr. Bristol OF Ithaca; tie Rev
j. HarcOurt Of Newark; the v 4. X street OF CdInGrn
and III. Rev. Dr. hyHett Of Iowa lhe meetings VII Dc
cont uucI through the week, and VIII close on AOndaJ
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