The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-15
CAMP MEETINGS.

THE NEWARK CONFERENCE CAMP MEETING
MEETINGS DAY TOO MUCH OF GOOD THING.
CAMP TABOR, August IA 1875.
snugly hidden away in of the thickly studded
groves beautiful mountain SIDE within mile OF
two of Denvile, N j. is the Newark Conference Camp
Meeting Ground, now familiarity known Camp Tabor
1t is about thirty -four miles from New York. and ono
might ride past the place within two minutes walk Of it.
every hour in the day, and, unless special attention
called TO it. not know that $50 cottages, containing
at least many families at this moment enjoying
religion and recreation together. Yet such is the fact
In 1858 these grounds comprising that time thirty
acres purchased and lard out and in the following
year camp meeting held and officers and trustees
elected hold Office by lot for one and three years
onethird going every year. The shares of of
the association fixed at the price of $40 each and
every stakeholder was entitled TO lot Of ground
therefor That year they sold S25 lots and received
therefor $13 597 which left them balance of 81 4S1 43
In the treasury Of the association Tho year they
added about 81 600 more to their receipts but their
balance less than quarter that of the year 1870
In 1872 the Specializing mania swept over them aud
they purchased an adjoining farm of 100 the
plain OF the hill which since last wear they have opened
up improved and identified These improvements have
enhanced its value S. 000 that it is deemed good
value for SIS o00 The grove lots were too SMALL
very common complaint at all these camp groves and
very common mistake OF all camp meeting assoct-
tons This error the Taborites have rectihed
plots of different Sizes from onequarer acre,
and many have already availed themselves Of this
rangement The price of the small sized lots Is 500
each Over 500 lots have been sold in the old and new
grounds and $50 cottages have been erected and as
many tents pitched on the ground -
MANAGEMENT CAMP GROUND
is IN the hands of the lot owners where 1t has been
since 1871 They elect annually, who carry
out their wishes in improvements purchases repairs,
&c and the result Is that 1t Ia much closer corpora
tion than some associations and joint stock companies
who and manage similar establishments through
out the country The price Of board is fixed at 81 %
per day. 81 IS by the meal and the Tent Committee
have authority TO close such boarding tents supply
inferior fare II is prohibited 70 sell melons cut in
pieces the ground to cat them the preaching
stand Families who may reside here before after the
camp meeting charged 1fty cents q week
and is allowed TO keep boarders without first
paying tax to the association Even the size and style
Of the cottage that may be built must first be approved
by the association or its proper committee and no
building be than twenty-i five feet deep from
front to rear, including the front stoop II additions
needed to any such cottage special permission must
lots wholly or almost wholly discarded Two things
tho trustees have steadily set themselves against
namely, Sunday School excursions and pcncs and the
taking up Of collections at their services for objects not
connected with the camp meeting
While there have been many families residing here
for weeks past and religious services have been held
usual, the formal opening Of this encampment took
place on Tuesday morning, when the Rev. 4. IL Smith
protestant EpiscopaD preached Since then Dr. sims
Of Newark who has just declined college professor
ship; Rev. Bishop Andrews, Rev. William Taylor the
California street preacher, and now the world famed
y,
Rev William 7, Abbott Of New York, have preached.
The services Of which therc arc twenty -four each day.
are supervised by Presiding Elders Brice and Van
Zandt, and among
THE MINISTER'S PRESENT
are L. r Dunn Drs Dashiel, j. Miley, J. r Hurst J.
L. G.. McKcown; Revs. d. r. Lowery, Cole, Tuttc s. b.
Rooney, J. r. Bryan and Others Two neat taber-
nacles stand on either side Of Trinity Park as tho
preaching stand and circle is called and at halfpas FIVE
A NJ prayer meeting opens in one Of them; at six
7. N. similar meeting is held in tho othor. AT half
past one and nine meetings are held in both and
ut six T. NJ preachers meeting is held, aud at half
past eight family prayer meeting at the stand Then
there are besides these three preaching services daily
at halt past ten A M halpast two and halpast
r. M with prayer meeting the stand the close OF
the afternoon Four cottage meetings held
daily, also, in Mrs Ftzgerald's cottage and chill
drens meetings held And if this is enough TO
satisfy the most fastidous sanctined saint I'D like to
know where any meetings be crowded into an
ordinary day Indeed, look upon II too much Of a
good thing, especially for such small congregations
we nave had here Tomorrow morning q love feast
viii be held ut the stand, and on Monday afternoon
memorial service for the late Rev. r. b. Yard the Sec
rotary OF the Camp Meeting Association, will be held
PROTEST AGAINST AND NO WORK.
Bishop Andrews preached very able sermon here on
thursday afternoon and under great difficulties because
Oh tne storm which prevailed of and on IL thor
among the churches and camp meetings the Bishop has
noticed what many others in humber spheres have seen
and regretted-that profession and experience have
largely taken the place of obedience and love 10 God
There plenty of talking religion but very little Of
working Christianity. And the strange hallucinaton
exists among Christians that talk Is as good as work
me bishop, however, disabused tho minds OF his
ministerial and lay hearers this point and very
clearly and beautifully demonstrated bow the Gospel
though peculiarly system Of faith docs abolish
supersede INC law and that greater obligation exists
Win US today TO obey the whole moral law than existed
in the days Of Moses Of the apostles Faith without
works, he insisted with the apostle James is dead
beng alone and he urged the ministers present press
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