The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-27

moderate means may be induced TO gather tzers
as Il aces not pretend 10 % a formal camp meet.
Ing, the day OF opening ana the duration OF tne
!. depend on the weather and the will OF the people.
THE BAPfIsTs' RETREAT.
Last year the Baptists nausurated q religious
kummer resort az Button cod Beach, the War
i Wick shore OF Cowessett Bay, K. l., and enjoyed
themselves tnere very Pleasantly for couple OF
months. They don't announce any particular
times or Kind OF NEE tlngs; cot religious services
\ win be held there all tns sulamer Tor those who
may resort thither Tie grounds are beautifully
LAID cut, aud enough cottages already built 10
give the place tine appearance and air or village.
Y The bree2es from the bay are refreshing, and the
bataing IN It's waters IL excellent and heaihfui On
sundays visitors may DE members OF a congrsva.
ton Of 200 70 So0 IN pleasant chapel, the chill
\ dren In the sunday school ana Christian prayer
meetings during the week, thus combining need
\ ul health-glvlng recreation with privileges se-
curing them against the spiritual dissipation and
loss which IL so commonly the bane oi summer re-
sorts. Dr. Talmage, IN a recent editorial IN his
paper hoped that camp meetings might multiply
: untii We shall havs not only Methodist camp meet
ings, bat Presby terrain, EpiscoDauan and Coners-
gationallst camp eetln.s. Had he substituted
Baptist Tor ConRregationalist ne would have Sc n
tons have adopted or are adopting this peculiar
phase OF MetAoaism. Camp meetings originated
With the Presbyterlans, but When The MeInodIsts
took them up ana maze a UNCONVENTIONAL feature
4 OF them tue PreSbS Jerans cast them aside they
are now taxing them up again IN newer and
varied If less religious FORM and 1t s to be hoped
that the orislnators win relnvest them with
purer spiritual life ana experience tnan they have
to disslpate the deiuslon OF his brernren mat
preaching at camp meeting Is all the summer rest
air, and before audiences larger than one Is ac-
cuStomed 10 at home, and sleeping IN the damp
4 citation 10 any one. As summer institutions for
the promotion OF religion camp meetings are lall-
| ures. they nave outiyed their usefulness In thls
line, aud the most that we can expect
/ OF them nov - 10 a!d their ha0ttGes 10
the sumner. Al great expense AM not a
little Inconvenience and discomfort, people from
| afar hock 10 some OF these gatherings where they
are badgered as much, II not more, than tIey are
\ benefited, by the managers oil those places, who
nos onS but he peops VINO NAV De
i te nporarIlY present TO pay lloeraly Tor Improve
ments AZ one OF nose camp groaaass d as to year
i "improvement,o which consisted IN trimming cue
| trees about ten feet from the ground 80 as to get
watch, oil course no one but the trustees or stock
/ holders OF the c. ncern would care 10 go 70 the
ground at ALL and Tor whlch only they snouia pay;
\ Another Improvements was the putting up OF
aoout ten rods OF fence rail-, winch could only
benefit the owners OF the property, ana was
a matter or indifference 10 tue multitude.
AT another camp neeslng the people were asked
for 81 500 to pay the trustees for erecting ledg
i ing mousse Tor which they were receiving rent
) daily and Tor replacing pine BOARD seats with
more modern asttees. These, toe, were Improve
4 ments such as the trustees or the ASSOCIATION
might have paid FOR themselves inasmuca as they
\ we're daily taxing hire IL the siape OF collections
for the use OF those seats. Now, AT camp meetings
the accommodate lions are be.oT ihe average OF
That wnicn the majority Of those WHO attend
Y tham nave at their homes while the cost of the
same is above the average OF acme COMFORTS And
tnen. TO add TO this excess sucn other sums Tor -
proyemsnIs as have been named Is hardly FAIR or
Just to tsose who may nave ony a temporary or
passlng interest IN the camp groanas IN some Of
ia parcels 10 the highest bidder.
RoUND LAKE FRArEgNAL CAMP MEETING.
Last year the efforts previously made 10 pro-
mote fraternity between RE ietnoisms OF the
North and south, with . view ultimately, per-
haDs, TO organic unien resulted Ia bringing North
I Two. bishops OF the Methodist Episcopal Church
south, aud several representatives o. equal repu.
Lation. though, perhaps, OF lesser dignity In taat
body they mad great gathering at Round Lake,
aad Tor Two or three months aiterward nothing
else was talked about but tRe grand poWwow
and nandsnaKing OF the Methodlsts at tnat place.
| But when tue nrst burst OF entDusiasm mad died
| away and both sides came down 70 ''hard PAM
they lound taat there MAS vely little halernlza-
ton Ia either alter al. They nave been nghtng
one another in the courts and out through the
press and pulpit FOR the past SIX or eight months
last as STEADILY aad as bitterly as they ever did,
And the EXAMINATIONS anc reeriaIiaatlons are none
the less severe tj-day on eltner SIDE because Of
last summerA peaU@5ubllee. Nevertheless, they mad
. COED time whie IL lasted, am hence they pro-
pose 70 nave a5ataer good or DETER time thls year.
ine programme Is In part already published, aud
from July TO y Prsx. another lraternal meeting
VIII be acid at Rouna Lake This Is however, IA
direct spouse 10 tue memorial OF tue Northera
and Southern bishops and representatives. present
az tue cLoae of the meeting held there Last year.
All the branches OF Metaodlsm III tue United
States and Gauada were tnere as they are now
myited, ny voluntary representatives. TO unite ia
Inc dates and devoGtons OF the occasion. Cues
lions OF organic union are not 10 90 touched az
ali TIE ninlsters ana mem bers OF these alnerent
Methodist churches are 10 assemble and work aud
Werselp toaether as though thsT all belonged 70
ore and me same Ohurcn; lot 20 talK about fra
tsraitY cut 10 enjoy It; nos TO plan Tor It ouI TO
practiBe II. Bishop James OF this city. rs vuc pre-
siding B!snop OF last years meeting ana the APP
point one Tor rae ensuing Meeting invited al
WAC w1uld freely do so 70 unite VITA him Ia OBJ.
serving Friday. June 2b ~ day OF iastlng and
prayer for the success oil the me0ng. kraternlza-
lion does not, however, receive much fAyer rom
the leadng edltsrs on potn sides Of Mason
NasayiIe Aacocate, declares vita emphasis
tRat organic unity Is not 70 be thougnt
ior = Inomens no matter what q handful OF gusa-
inR brethren in the south may say IA response 10
q eu VI the same sor. ia the North. The southern
Church, he ADDS, being minority would never
consent 70 tie again ov1fsnadO wed by deminaut
tween tue Two eecle siastic bodies can be lac ONLY
on the basis OF the plan oil separation. There ID
ayast ulneTence between the meeting Oh nlnls-
fHS DIFFERENT ssMErHopIsMsn AT ROUND LAKE
ana toe interchange Of pulplts, &C, Win snose
I Nortnern ministers who have lntruded til m5elves
aaiong tine schismatlcal attempts al eisinte-
grafton and aDsor 5tlon. some Of taoss wao par
are more hopeful Of ffaternal union than
this editor Bisnop Kavanaugn. OF the Churcn
vile, SAID that ne had been baptized into ths
spirit Of fraternity a. Round Lake last sammer
lists nad for . msment cnliied tae kindly feeling,
out ne knew "taat I1e great heart OF both bodies
pusates with iove.r the Conference adopted
unanimously a resolution expressing wlsa shat
the scenes there Witnessed might be but me be-
gaining OF q series OF scenes marked by similar
Exhibitions oil tenderness ana arection yes 20
take place between the ministers and mbers OF
the churches throughout the land Judge jack
son, OF Georgia, insists thai the absence OF
brOtnerly Kindness, or, 10 other words,
or fraternity, In either body OF Metho-
dists toward tue other does not ia the slightest
degree weaken tlat other, but does cripple
It's own power for aggressive good. he thinks
also tia. tne Church Of the Prince Of Peace should
close W these breaches aud cast the branch OF
healing sweetness into the waters OF bitterness
anu strife. II the Methodist people or the United
States can accomplish such a beneficial result
they will deserve the praise and receive the pau
dlss Of all the pi0us and patriotic. The Judge fur
ther argues mat piety ana patriotism both de-
maud fraternity, and that any divisions IN the
CnrBtian church, any arrangements the oae
rom the other, 10 De depiored. Between
Protestants and Roman Cataolics-especially be-
tween ali Protestant sTancnes or the Church
Of Christine adds, there should ne har-
monY add peace; between MetDo1ists, VINO
n0Id Ons Lord, one faltn, one baptism,
who sprung, under God and By HIS
| nrnna frana one natnrnllN- hnIa me aana