New-York tribune., 1875-09-04
TIE NARTHA'S VINEY1RD CAMP-MEETING

APPEARANCE OF THE CAMP-MEETING GROUNDS
INDIAN HSTORY-FIRsT MELTING OF THE BAP-
lists.
(FRoM An oCC AsIONtL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE
VINEYARD GROVE, Aug. 29.-ln August this
place is city Of not less than 1900 Inhabitants The
present week thousands will attend the annual
Methodist camp-meeng During the first week Of Sep
tember all but 5000 1000 persons Will leave. On
Oct there will probably be about 500 persons remain
ing In November there will be Only go persons here
the pcrmanent population. The season thus far has
been the busiest known hcre the number OF persons
has been greater, and the island is evidently more in
favor than ever The hotels have been filed to over
flowing The proprietors Of the largest OF them have
had to turn away hundreds in a single day and
the 1000 cottages have been OesicSed by applicants
for lodgings The steamers of the NewBedford and the
Old Coony line have reaped golden harvest. Tho
horse railway will for the first time pay n hand
some dividend The place was built for Summer
recreation by the middle classes and 1t Ia laid ont
in parks avenues circles, and squares, the houses for
the most part being amid oak groves of great beauty
Many OF .he houses have flower gardens green lawns
before them The doors kept open from early dawn
til late at night that gaycolorcd curtains, flowers
carpets aud furniture, walls decorated with flags pic
turcs satuccs etc, meet the eye ct every step Many
of the streets are paved with concrete pavement In
the evening the streets brilliantly lighted aud ~
sound with laughter and music. Visitors invariably pro-
have before There is also confidence and
cordality; heartness In greetings; hospitality to
strangers; q freedom fum bicker,ngs envy, jealOuay
aud baclbtng; feryclt piey, unchecked yet unostei
atious and seemingly matter Of course, which led
friend to excaIn after he had been here day, This il
near, the Millennium than any place had expected to
find on earth"
II Just forty years since the first campnecng was
held on tnese grounds 1t sort OF religious picnic
planned by the Methodsts OF EdgartOwn, and partie
patcd In by eight religious societies. Except for one or
two years, these meetings have been held annually
since. This year they promise to be OF
unusual interest. The Oak Bluffs Company hay
ing achieved great success. tho Vineyard Grove
Company was incorporated six or seven years ago
They purchased, surveyed and carefully laid out
the Highlands; but the financial trol, Of the
try and perhaps some msmanGgcnlcn;, seriously re-
larded their prosperity However, they built the horse
railroad, two hotels, fine wharf and over a mile OF
plank walk ana sold sixty building lots on which
cottages have built. And begins new move
mentte starting Of great openir meeting an0n5 thc
Eptisis II originated in Boston among prominent mem
hers o the fremont Temple Church, the Rev Dr George
C. IOrimcr pastor For several years these Gentlemen
have contemplated the selection OF soHe SPOT whhef
they might take tmer families and nave ieiisous Mot-
ship during the summer heat Attet examining many
ics and receiving many tempting Offers they last
June chose these highlands. Ther coming tLs season
experiment. Three WceAs ago lhc McllolISt'
completed for them in the beautiful grove st!nd or
pr achers and seats tor 300 persons Here ana IN tne
he formal dedication Sdb5ath-s'Loo was Orsah|cG'
with Hon Henry ). Washbugn of Boston for Suueria-
tenicn Sunday morning, Aug u, Which was ,s a.sls
mated as the beginning of the week or lneetlh'ss,
Rev. DIR. Brf.ntley OF Baltimore preached if1ll
the text o magnify the name OF inc Lord" III lDe
AFTERNOON "a clldrcns meeting in the grove was ad,
dressed by the Rev Drs Hartman OF Amesb,ry foscr OF
REV ndon and Andrews of Philadelphia Deacon Cil-
man OF Boston, and Col Sprague OF BROOKLYN In the
evening DR. Lormer Of Boston rcasledM M to geat az e a,
dience from the text, The AK Is laid at the roo. o we
tree" line tings thus begun were continued iOr
week, with preaching morning, afternoon ana cvthns,
many of The
pllycr-uecngs. Among the more noteworthy pIedcneis
were the Rev Dr. K0liD H. Neal Of Boston The Rev Dr.
A. &. Graves Manchester, n. H.; the Rev IT hchllld
bridge, and tine Rev. Dr. Lorfmer OF Boston Ole
saturday afternoon business meeting OF I'VE bap,Ss
was held in the chapel, at WHICH tOi:
y. :. Hesseltne OF Boston presided. He stated
origin history OF this enterprise ana the result OF
Tire negotiations, which may lie summarized as io..oMs:
Tie BaptiStS TO hold NJ lcdst ule week oi
here Sner In consideration Of this, the Meth
osts them IN fee tne large circle "a no" nted up.
the twenty eight society lots adjacent, SIX lots 70 Dc
list clrrgmsn shall build cottage II within
three years the Wyoming House 100 lots 10 De seicced
year ST. the second year 800 the third year 10 per
cent on al sales OF los made by the Aethodsts; equal
wharf priv cges complete police control Oi the grounds;
privilege Of changing the present names Oh paris,
and Streets aud the extension Oh the morse i
road If requested within three years. from the Hshlai
wiaI through grounds and around the great circle
Tire Btptisis unanimously ratified tie acceptance OF
these liberal terms, and the following board O1 coIp-
rsofs under the laws OF Massachusetts Was named COL
r. Uesseltne uf Boston, President; smith sheldon oI
Neylork Deacon j. = bradford OF Iltchb,rg r.. q.
lalisou ~ shclhurn Falls; l.. shaw OF Wales, M!s'
Dr. j. W. Bss of Lowell; seth Mitchell OF hhVefhhl
Ne.-fs. A. L. Brown, A. 4 Hswiey and j. f. slm0ns OF
Boston W. T. Durgan OF Reading; OeuiSo NJ Morse of
PatugIn, Conn. A. A. Boutwell, OF Wo0nsOcket, L. l.,
and Il. stusrt OF Keene, N. II.
An extraordinary bit of surgical intelligence