The daily gazette., 1878-08-21
FIFTH EDITION.
Camp-sae.sias At oee.. Grove.


THRoNas OF MISUNDERSTANDING OF THE
MRRTING-THE EXERCISES, SC.
Correspondence of the GAzETTE.)
OCEAN GROVE, Aug. 20, 1878.
Throngs Of visitors poured through the
gates yesterday, and to-day the cry is ST II
they come. The best hotels have been
full for several days, and one wonders
how the late corners can find shelter.
The private cottages, the tents and board
ing houses, and the large hotels at Asbury
Park, across the Lake, will all be filled
to over flowing, and cat in the hall,
will be luxury during this week for the
time ofholding the annual camp meeting
has arrived. Ocean Grove was original
ly instituted for the purpose of holding
these meetings, and the interest in them
increases year by year. The camp began
last evening, at 8 o'clock, and will con-
tinue until The morning Of the 29th inst.
During this period all residents and
visitors are requested to arrange their
bathing, boating, driving and other
amusements, at such hours as will not in
terfere with the hours Of public worship;
and such is the teeling With which the
meetings are regarded, that the request
will not pass unheeded.
At five o'clock in the morning daily, a
congregation will assemblein N Dr., Wards
tent for morning prayers; at a. m, the
young people's meeting Will be held, fol-
| lowed by public worship from 1880 to
l12. At two O'Clock, great children's
meeting will be addressed by prominent
educat Ors, and public worship will fol-
/ low from TO 4:30 and from $50 TO 9 p.
m.
J, In a central part of the grove is the
! large open auditorium, with seats fYr five
or Six thousand people, and platform
capable ofseating two hundred persons,
which is nearly always hlled with visit
ling ministers and Sunday ool workers
| The different meetings will be address
\ ed by,promi nent clergymen OF nearly all
| denoni nations and from all parts of the
The James Tabernacle is a large build.
ing near the Auditorium, used for over
flow meetings, special gatherings and
for meeting,i in stormy weather.
Next Sunday is known as Camp
! Meeting sunday, and at twelve O'CLOCK
Saturday night, the gates--always closed
on Sunday to horses and carriages-wil
l be closed to foot passengers as well; only
those having permits being allowed to
enter These permits are issued to resi-
dents living within radius of about hall
a mile of the grounds, and persons with
out those limits are respectfully. request
ed to attend their own places of worship
and they oanppt be admitted within the
grounds during the day.
Last evening the meeting was favora
bly, opened by the administration of the
Lords supper. The vast auditorium anc
the surrounding spaces were filled by al
audience Of seven thousand people, ant
| the exercises were of a very imposing
character. After singing, led by Profes
sor Sweeney and Peacock, and prayer b,
Rev. DIR. Bingham. Stokes the Presi
dent of the Association, male an open
, ing address. The clergymen in atte nd
ance first partook of the Sacrament, ant
during the singing OF hymns the congre
CATION passed the aisles, iu groups an'
also received the sacrament, passing
! again to thoir feats. The exercises last
ed for two hours, and were marked witt
great enthusiasm forming a brillian
opening of the great campaign.
J A fair proportion OF Wilmington pee
pie are soiourniDg here, boIh In til
:. cottages and AZ transient visitors, and a.
seem to be enjoying themselves.