The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-03-27
Sorrows and Quarrels of a Camp
Meeting Association.
WHERE, Oh, WHERE is THAT QUARTER MILLION 4?
A Funding Scheme That Did Not Fund
Suggestive Figures for the Saints.

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born in inquiiy, certainly its babyhood has been most
wre,chcd and miserable. Fighting within and fears
stnout would express the life OF It's associated man.
ayers during those years Lately however, thcy have
transferred the nghting the outside and gone into
HE civil courts TO have their wounds bound up ana
healed Tho fears are, therefore, Onsidc now Like
The foolish Ahazah, KING OF Israel ihey inquire
81 Baazebub the god OF Ekrou, touching thcr
,ocoverv instead OF the God OF Israel, whom they
proiesscd to believe in and follow. SO that II is no
longer with them matter OF religion out one OF sharp
practice Hence while both parties IN the unholy
membership are even there comparative quiet; but
the moment that side gets an advantage over the
other there is an appeal the civil courts. And yet
rac IL watching take advantage OF the other Grim
nation and rccrimnaton are the result unii' ihe iot
MINERS scarcely know whom 10 believe and whom 10
rccoanizc as 10 authority. The christening OF tho
hills aforesaid and managers with the tremendous
name OF Sea Cliff Grove aud Metropolitan Camp
Grnund Association on New York and Brooklyn
sounded grand and looked ponderous, ard the weight
and responsibility that II involved have proved TOO
much Tor ordinary churchmen. They would DO glad
now to shorten change its name and so get rid OF
Al least some The bad odor that surrounds both the
maine and the place.
Last August meeting OF lot owners was held at Sea-
CHI and the then condition OF the concern and It's
with amazing magnanimny, had concocted a scheme
whereby their debts, which amounted IN round num-
bers to OUO might be funded and paid OIL IN easy
ipstalments as the receipts would warrant AS soon
rs this done the trustees hiecn III NUMBER
agreed to resign body and the management OF tho
grounds thenceiorward would be Lott IN the hands OF
trustees to DO chosen by tho lot owners. But this
scheme would neccssitate u change in the charter of
The ASSOCIATION, and hence the plan comprised also
tho appointment OF JOINT committee on the part Oh
the trustees and of The lot owners who TO
Albany and press tho Legislature tor the necessary
amendments TO the charter The scheme was to have
completed and perfect running order ABOUT the
middle OF January, 1871
THE TRUSTEES TURNED BANKERS.
Blu. how was tho debt to be funded? Everything de-
pended upon the provision made for this WE'LL the
trustees were bonds of the association running
term OF years. and bearing interest at seven per cent
pay able scmi-annuaiy. The lot owners were asked TO
give their moral mot lcgaD Endorsement to this issue,
and then were expected, of course to purchase the
bonds they would ndorse The trustees would appoint
three men outside OF their own ranks who should DC
approved by the stockholders and by the lot owners,
and these men should become assignccs OF the assoca
ton and hold all its assets every tho benefit
of the creditors tho ASSOCIATION. All moneys arising
from the sale OF lots, taxes, rents &c, were TO be
pad TO those assignces, Who were TO liqudate the
lebts q the concern they could us the obi
sa,nns wore nrescred Then TO his was added another
n,,nn,,nt non, when every lot owner was supposed
To he ready accept me trustees would give deeds
in exchange Tor The leases uton the payment OF
hnnus of IA each by the lease holder TINS scheme
road or sounoed Ike n thing that was good to be
true aud IL has not been verified yet In
e,ad nj np,nlnp M the proposons ms II wa supposed
tLcv uoul do The lot owners very phiiosophIcay an
pointed committee, consisting OF John H. Stout, Il
hanger. 81 Ford an editor ana Mr. Angel an account
ami IN Inc Comptroicr's onlcc IN The CITY Hall and
Rows q. los q. = Williams, ministers, To inquire
soundness Of the concern that they were asked
10 iudorsc ana ultimately TO superscdc. When they
wore ready TO report that committee called another
mect,nr of ol owners at Sea C IN september of last
vr,r-ihe prcce,ilng meeting had been called by the
rustccs of the assoclatun There was large gather.
IN, OF interested persons present, Joan Ii. Stout
tbr chairman ol lie committee presided and read tho
report il ave the sondton ol the sea CHI Grove
and Metropolitan Camp Ground Association as iol-
lows.
ASSETS AND LIABILITIES.