The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-07-15
PRAYING By The SEA.

Ocean Grove the now city by the the southern
oil NV Jersey Is rapidly nllins up Cottages and
occupied and the orders 70 THE supsrin
tendent OF Ocean Grove indicate that ne number oil per
ho shall spend the whole or large part OF this
summer there viii be scarcely than CAT hered
the Centennial year. when II was estimated that twenty
thousand people found board and shelter there during
the series OF meetings Arrangements have been MADE
between the Grove and Park authorities and the New
Jersey Central Rairoad Tor Sunday school excursions
Newark aud other points on that linc TO visit
Ocean Grove and Asbury Park this summer II sue
cess attends this experiment permanent ARRANGEMENTS
will be made between the parties Interested.
Several schools have already awaited themselves
o the opportunity TO visit both places
There is not u more growing and thriving
spot on the New jersey coast or the Inc oi The
raroad named thun this place. The receipts al the
raroud Tor the fiscal year, ending Scptem-
Der 1876, were nearly s4SOOo and The Post ONCE a
Ocean Grove, winch last sent out AZ l9- letters
and received anJ disriuued 49, UOu, pad out IN money
So 554 aud issued money orders OF th Value Of
S. SOL Is dong us much business now as II did ourlng
the last season. The ireighs vi Asbury Park
Station increase steadily every y'ar. here were go
loaded cars received here last m0nth-50 more than
IN jane, Is 6-aEd the preceding month 24O were I'M
loaded there, and ~ April 100 eIt ncr freight there
and IN Februury IT, and on recent Wednesday over
500 pieces OF baggage were lett there tvr residents IN
the Park and Grove that the perm Money oil those
cites by the sea IS no longer an experiment, but
an assured TACT There now thirteen iraius daily
Grove
Religious services the sabbath have been carried
on Ocean Grove Tor several weeks past, and last
sabbath morning DR.. kynett OF Philadelphia preached
In tho Tabernacle 10 500 persons In the evening The
Rev = II. Pratt, OF Lowell, preached TO large audi
ence. the SaDunth school "iready gathered 10 the
Grove numbers s2l persons ana Is daily Increasing
ucalional Hall Tomorrow aud next day tMonaay aud
Tuesday,, when at least 500 children " II sing cho
ruse-, giers, solos, marches, &C.. accompanied by
fun orchestra On We nesday Tue National T. mper-
aucc Wunen's Cnion will open "A ten days mectin- ut
the Grove wnen some Of the most notca crusaders
Will be present 10 assist IN the exercises.
Among those expected are-Mrs h. J. ihomp-
son twho led the tis crusade baEdj MISS Frances Il.
Willard. Of Chicago; Mrs. $. X. l.eavnt, oil C'ncin-
matt; Mrs Mary T. Lathrop, OF Menlsan; Mrs. l. o.
cage; Mrs Mary Il. Hartt, Of Brooklyn; Mrs. Luiica
Youmans, OF Canada; Miss Hclou Baikweii. OF Eng
land; Francs Murphy, Fredericx Smith. secretary
U. X. b. H. OF England; J. stearns, Secretary Ma.
tioual temperance rociety; Rev D. W. Babcock, and
many other aud women Of talent and plcty
THE ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT.
An assembly Tor young people Will gather at Ocean
Grov from August 10 the stu inclusive, and the
Ism oi August the regular camp meeting w'li open:
expected to be present anu presi al the camp meet
ing aud Mcssrs. Moody and Sankey have Also prom
gathering The new Memorial iapernacle to B'sbop
james will be DEDICATED Today. II VIII be LIZ .ed
with gas made In the Grove. Inc uome ma uaes an
OF this be al great distance. Tue
buiidlng will be so arranged with canvas sides
that Il be completely shut up ~ Case oil storms
ana thus ragged can accommodates several tIvu
sands OF people Jerry McAuiey, the Water treet
sionary, there lev dr. ys sg0 and conducted
Il merllng III the Pavilion, Ocean Grove aud gave a
sketch of his lilo TO lurge and Interested Audience.
Tnomsst Mast has engaged bourd III the Grove Tor the
summer. Professor William j. Fischer, oil Philadcl-
phla will also speud the summer there, and Mayor
Ely of this city, who was visiting there lew days
ago, expects 10 travel up and down occasionally be-
lore the season closes The Grand Lodge III the State
OF New Jersey knights OF Houor wIl meet IN Asbury
Park on Wednesday next
PREPARATIONS FOR THE NULTirUDEa
Considerable curbng and grading had been done In
the Grove mis- spricg aud summer but more 10 wanted
A board walk has been laid tue entire length OF the
beach IRON Great Pond 10 Ocean Grove and through
the streets ind avenues III AsUury Park. Tue
bridgc mead Of Wesley Lake In diiupidatcd
cVpuiton, and wuie the ussocixion are dwelling the
sand banks the Other end hey should loo.
ston anu iamly OF New York and Mr-. Almira Farugut
visited OCEAN Grove lew days ago. II wound have been
bad Tor The camp meeting authorities II their bridge
had gwen way thcn. IL may wurs, II II breaks next
month, when the travel over l, VIII DO -rcuty
creased. The assOcu,i.n has prontod by last years
experience ana not crowded It's tents 20 they
were last year. They have also prepared Tor lire by
sinking csterns and erecting IRE MIGRANTS IN different
parts Of The Grove They have pr0vued extra bath
Tug facilities ny erecting houses the svu crn Part
Vi tneir beach, al tho loot Ot Fletcher Lake. Mr..
Christian X. Ross the isthcr Of the lost Charey has
charge oi one bathing station this summer, ana
Mr liI1gore the Otuer The Two are To be connected
by u p,anK walk, which VIII he much pcusanter than
TO tramp han mile through soft sanu The number
small boats already Wesley Lake 400 although
IA commission was ap,oin,ed to license aud limit the
nuiiuer. There Is u small steal Lunch also the
lake aud u couple oil sail yachts. Surf meclings Will
begin this evening II the weather Is favorable