The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-19
OCEAN GROVE.


PREPARATIONS FOR THE GREAT MEETING DY
THE sEA-scENEs ON The SABBATH.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
OCEAN GROVE, NJ j., August Is, 1873.
Owing to extensive preparations Tor the grand
camp meeting Of the year, 70 DO opened to-
morrow, this was a OF neld day for
Ocean Grove. No train being run TO the
Grove, the road from Long Branch was lined with
elegant equipagos Governor Tiden. Colonel Peiton,
and host OF other notaoilitiss and swes with ex-
quisite bellies from the West End Hotel could
be driving In tho direction OF the grove,
in anticipation Of the camp meeting. Hotels.
boarding shouses." cottages and tents were
all filled, and 1t is expected that by this
evening, whom the formal opening takes place, they
will all be Overlooking with visitors. or course
among the thousands who are here many will leave
on account OF the camp meeting others will come
There are people like lady who pleasantly told me
to-day that had only hers account OF her
small peck etbook and her slender wardrobe.
On sunday no carriages arc allowed to enter tn
grove, and the hundreds OF visitors had TO cross in
q one cent ferryboat over Wesley Lake from Asbury
Park. Bathing aud boating arc also considered sinful
and during the ten days camp meeting, boat.
@ bathing carriage riding and other sn.n as
public worship Is gong on. rho condition which
prevailed here to-day viii therefore be broken only
meeting
So strippently was tho rulo forbiddng vehicles 10
enter the grove Sabbath carried out that even
milk wagons are excluded, and this morning SIX or
you. riss and waters could be- seen marching
In . solemn processIon with cans ana pitchers. 10
fetch their milk from the carts standing
THIS milky way that It took from
haii-pass nvo till haltpast nine 70 satisfy Ocean
Grovos demand for milk, and to end this unique pro-
| ccssiou, no spirituous liquors being soid wtnin
| three miles Of the grove, the demand Tor
| milk Is something Astounding. Captain Patterson
chief OF the grove police OF men told me to-day
that his police had thus far not made single arrest
anco averaged TO- 600 day the arrests were only five
| IN NUMBER
| rhe services to-day began ut hatpast Six A. n.
| and lasted, with few intermissons. I'll nine
O'Clock. the most striking feature being US
| O'Clock which attracted about seven eight
thousand people. wpen the Norfolk steamer passed
there was quite nuttering OF handkerchieis
and such waving Of hats as could scarcely
yond the skies" II Is remarkable that
very weak and spiriiIess robus. German the
ground this evening remarked, not jocosely but
seriously .ha: h. mud often heard thirty or 'Tssy
| Beach"
During the camp meeting the nrst morning
devotion will begin as carly as hva O'Clock,
and. wonderful TO relate. Il Is expected tina!
IRON two hundred and nity to three hundred
champion early. risers will attend It. The exer-
cises OF one kind and another Will continue,
broken only by short intervals, till nine O'Clock.
The managers OF the grove association claim
TO have saved not less than i've hundred precious
souls by last years. camp meeting two thirds OF
them being women. This year II 10 confidently an
ucipated that ibe number will even Oe IT,
creased. There will DO women in
heaven than men, said one Of ;ho reverend gentle
men TO me. IL am glad OF It," bysander driiy o.
served, and the minister could not help smiling ap-
provtngly at this gallant sentiment
Nearly two hundred ministers already arrived,
and 1t expected that BY the time the meeting has
been FAIRLY opened the number will increase TO
$50. They are mostly Methodists aud Bap-
t,sta but there also some Prcsbyterans,
Dutch Reformed and Epscopaiian. the camp
meeting services will 10 under the direction
of Row. Z. H Stoke, President OF tho Ocean Grove
dst,nR uished divines IRON all parts vi cuuasry
will preach 70 Is 600 70, 900 worsnapsrs who
are expected TO be here