The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-15

MERRICK CAMP MEETING.

OPENING OF THE EIGHTH ANNUAL MEETING
MINISTER'S AND NoTABLEs PRESENT AND Ex-
PEcTED.
Tho eighth annual meeting of tho Merrick camp fol.
lowers opened last evening the grounds of the as
ISOLATION About fifty families and have been Tor
weeks stopping the cncampmont most of
whom occupy cottages which have been built by the
association and rented out Unlike other camp
grounds lots rented at Merrick by the year So
each. None sold. Hence there be no specula-
tion and great temptation TO run into debt But
this plan has It's disadvantages ms well as the
other. For instance, man may rent lot one
year and want It the next and the trustees may
lose the chance rent it, Then very few men, except
such as have moneyed interest in the grounds,
20 erect expensive cottages ground rented by the
year. But to counteract this feeling of insecurity and
give Of pcrmanency 10 this encampment
the association couple OF years ago erected about
thirty cottages which they rent for the very
reasonably. 1t is, however Intended, probably daring
shs meeting after It's close, to sell lots out
right al 500 each, purchasers having simply
sppicatou. Mcssrs. II. Phillips l.. B. Cornell, James
MCGEE, george Wilson, BENJAMIN Wilson, J. Shepherd,
oi Brooklyn, aud other members OF the Board OF
trustees, have cottages permanently tho ground
where they spend the greater part OF the summer
Rev. John Stansbury, OF IoDpk!ns Avenue Methodist
Episcopal Church, Brooklyn 4. q Terry, OF riatDush;
"a K Sands, OF Fatlands, and the presiding elder A.
s. Graves, are stopping on tho grouud-thc last
toned cottage and tho other. tenLs-with their
families. Yesterday the Rev. :. A. seaman of New
Bridge Methodist EPiscopai Church, and Row w T.
Armstropg, OF the Union Tabernacle, Bemore L. l.,
the ground.
MINISTERIAL SoTABLes ExPEcrED
The trustees expect Bishop Andrews, Dr. o. A.
Tiffany, OF ST. Pau's Church. New York and DR.
George Lansing Taylor OF New Rochclc TO occupy The
stand on sunday, when large gathering OF people
viii be there. Then during the progress the meet
ing DIR. j. +. Newman, OF Washington, ana Or. o. H.
Fowler, Of New York, VIII present and peach. J.
Bennett Anderson, of England ana Thomas arrison
OF Baltimore, eysagasts, WIZ also be present
and take part The latter will tako charge
OF the young peoples meetings Ut four aud
nine =. w. daily. The programme OF meetings arc:--
Beginning at naf past A. VI. with pray or meet
fna. followed nj halfpust eight A. NJ by meeting
promotion OF holiness; preaching NJ huEpas, ton
A. NJ, and hali-pa5t seven T. N. A meeting for
children will b. held every day at anartcr past one
p NJ OF which tho Rev. Ichnbod Simmons OF Brook
lyp WIN haye charge. The Rev J. X stun Of Spring
field l.. L. preached tho opening sermon last evening
and this morning the Rev. q. Webster oil Frceport
will preach. But beyond this the appointments have
not made.
'rbe as socistion havo made n few improvements on
tho ground SINCE last year, the most important
Of which s the enlargenc OF tbo lake whore great
swamp existed which WAS breeding bed Tor mos
,uitoes TINS lake Is now about one-qnartcr OF "a
nile long and contains several small Islands and
and during the camp meeting Is filed
vim rowboais IN which tho children and youth anuso
themselves rho trustees hayo also erected some