The New York herald., 1876-07-23
PRAYING BY THE SEA.
CAMP MEETING AT OCEAN GRovE-IMPRovE-
MENTs AND WHAT Is NEEDED.

MENTS AND WHAT Is NEEDED.
OCEAN GROVE, n. j., July 81 1874
Ten days ago the Baptists of New York and
New Jersey and Philadelphia gathered hero to hold
a Centennial Camp Meeting, which they closed
last night Now camp meetings Of any sort arc
a thing in tho Baptist Zion; but the mania
has reached them last They arc provcrbially
lovers of much water" and they have 1t here. But
IL is not for bapusma purposes that they among
the Methodists here They have Sea Side Park of
their own few miles south OF this place, the At
lantc beach, but their Improvements net sum.
centy advanced TO warrant general gathering there
al this time. They sought however, to catch the
Baptist visitors at the Centennial Exhibition, to
interest them in this lot speculation henco made
the request Tor permission &c hold days meeting
n, Ocean Grove, IRON which place. carriages or by
rail, they could easily VISIT their plot But they
must have been Disappointed; up he present time
the number OF Bapt ss here small and see no en-.
thusasm among tacm, religious otherwise There
have present since the opening OF the meet,
ing, Drs. Fuller and Branticy. OF Baltimore; Edd of
Boston; Phelps, OF Providence, X l.; Everts and
Chceny OF Chicago; Fulton, oil Brooklyn; Armtage, of
New ork; D. q Adams, OF NewbGfg \. "; Juiten
anu Macarthur OF New York; Levy, of philadelphia: /:
Huggins, OF VIII amsDurg Fish, oi Newark: Pntcnard
Palmer, Boardmtn, Henson and some others Drs
Eddy, fulton, Jutten, Macarthur. Adams. &c, have
preached here, aud Professor W. w Bentley helped
make music Tor the congregations Monday evening
Rev r. ). Macarthur Gi New York. preached sermon
OF great and power according to Dr. Iulon
ON The TRANSPORTATION. IL was very picturesque dis
WORD PAINTINGS AND ILLUSTRATIONS
few OF points were thar ART, poetry, music, it,
erature, Ac.. ccutrc III and around the transugured
Christ Rsphaeis greatest work makes him the central
lgure; Handos greatest composition praise the
Messiah, and Milton writes OF Paradise. Personality
indestructbie as proved oy the presence OF Moses
aud Elias with Jesus the Mount The former had
ded or been kissed away ny jehovah according TO ira
duon, l40O ears before, anu the latter had ended
ia chariot OF tire 900 years previous. Monday
morning Brother Adams preached sermon sane
tihcation, which hear The people taking very much
about Tuesday morning Brother Juticn preached on
the Christian IL should be with patience and
with nope and with concentration OF power and effort
1t must tc run within prescribed lims-the object Of
the race, the prize OF hgh calling OF God in
jesus, crown that is incorruptbe and indcth
usual point and power.
The break up toe Baptist meeting last evening
sudden aud prccpuse owing 10 tue storm which swept
over The grove and vicinity The circumstance led tie
Rev. Mr.. Corht OF Jersey CITY, express his surprise
that the Baptsis .houd run away irom water pcil neil
as they dd lie dd not think they could be frightened
Win any quantity OF that liquid that might their
path. II the Mehodsts had run ho would no; have
been sUfprisd d. because little water sprnklcd satisfies
them. The Osing exercises consisted love least and
the relation OF personal CHRISTIAN experience Preach
ing services held morning. aud evening daily and
prayer mtcing at bali past eight O'Clock every morn.
ing. Dr. Levy hsd The infringement oil The affair flom
the beginning 10 the close.
There are several Methodist ministers from New
YORK, Brooklyn aud New Jersey stopping here the
grove Is nang up very rapidly. On sunday evening
OVVV ptupic On Ucdch az tho sarl meet
ins. This was about 900 increase from the sunday
previous. The icnting orders como last that sn.
pcfntcndent Becglc and his assistants have their
hands more than iuil OF business They expect to
have from 10000 TO 10 900 people living here during
this season. don know wnerc they to put them
or how they can be accommodated Next week sun.
day School Convention Will be held here beginning
tomorrow evening aud all our great sunday school
takers and worker, from dfercut parts coun-
Try. are 10 read papers discuss topics interest
DIS Tying, Jr. and Deems, OF New York, are to be
among The number Many improycrenis have been
made here since last year. A. coupe OF ncw
hotels have been buit and several cottages. Tho
Tabernacle has been handsomely roolcd and " Cayly
decorated with centennial hags and notices remaining
from the Fourth. II IS ligntct up M night With
patent gas made on the ground The streets OF the
grove are, however. lighted with Kerosene. which
lamps are cxunguishcd about eleven O'Clock. Tho
theory. OF course that everybody honest here,
but have heard Of two or three rob5eues committed,