The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-12
TEN THOUSAND ISOLATED.
THE METHODTST SEtSfDE RESORT ON
Nv ITGUST SUND.IY.
Ocean Grave IN tninNitIns Place for sinners
-tnnive'-ary ~ the Women. Foreign
Missious-.A Irink Behind ~ IIouse.

Missions-A Dr,nk Behind ~ IIouse.
OCEAN GROVE. n. j., Aug H. Ten thou
sand pors ons nrc Isolated here to-day. All rail-
road communication Is cut OIL. No wagons are
permitted to enter or depart. Officers patrol the
boundu ries 90 prevent persons from getting in
afoot unless they have tickets showing thatthcy
arc regular residents IN the immediate neigh
borhood who could not as conveniently go else
where to church. The only line Of commune
cation open to strangers is by scows across
Wesley Lake, carrying nominal church goers
from Ashury Pork. All this is intended to pre-
vent Sunday influx 81 frcvcrcnt visitors. Tho
managers do not intend that Ocean Grove shall
lose its distindiNrly Christian character: nor
do the hotel and boarding house keepers, who
are prolltabV ovcrrun with guests who came
yesterday ~ stay until tomorrow. Tho trains
yesterday afternoon camc in sections and
brought mora people than could be nrsily
lodged. Many were compelled to take the rude
accomn oiations Of tents. At midnight the
gaies Tcrc closed. not to be opened until TO-
morrow morning. In theory the place il to-
day entirely shut out from the world and 1t Is
nca:ly SO in fact
Ocean Grove looks as though all the houses
Ia some thriving village had been lifted 10y Il
tornado and dropped here on thr sand without,
/ much dsarrg,ngrmcnt. The buildings are In
( the main. pirfty structures and n good pronor-
ton are substantial. Tho hotels are OF consid-
cradle SIZE. The groccrics markets. Post
| Oncc. and o:hcr places of business have AN air
| of pcrmancncc. The tcn;s. scattered between
the cottages are about the only camp meeting
characteristic. Yet all these substantial things
rest OH waste OF sand Tho streets are rcsu-
! lar. hu; show scarcely any improvements.
/ There are no paycmcnts. The sidewalks arr
generally ~ dust or mud. according to tile
wcnihcr Tie water is pumped from shallow
wells in the same porous soil into which all the
sewag" sinks. Sooner or later the lack of drain
ngc and the consequently impure water will
| bring disease. Thus Tar Ocean Grove has been
healthy plas. growing fast and bringing to-
.;cther n moral and intelligent summer popula-
ton. The religious element dominates hut
thousands go there. no; on that account. but for
moderate prices and respectable society.
The first camp meeting this year was held
during the first half " July. ind the second
will be held in Sept"mber-an arrangement that
tends to lcngthen the season. To-day the re-
ligicus services hllod most Of the Tina between
10 A. NJ and 10 T. NJ, and the principal ones
related To the anniversary OF the Womcn's For
"ien Missionary Society. At 10 the Rev. DR..
Dashiel. ono ~ the societys secretaries.
preached the anniversary sermon The con-
grcEutiun numbered about OOO filling all the
seats under the large roof that shelters the gen.
| .fal meeting place. At 2 u sunday school
Drought together nearly rs many. At g. tho
| regular anniversary EXERCISES were held Ia the
500, Mrs. William 4. Skidnorc q New York
] ana Mrs. Chandler 81 Boston mad" the nd
| dr'ss =. AT &. the Rev. DR.. Palmer tho active
| advocate OF the ultra Methodist doctrine of
! perfect holiness conducted services in Tn.
| Tdternarlc. simultaneously an open air meet.
| inE WIS held on the shore. AT :. there WIS nm
| other sermon under the hig roof Between
| these meetings prayer meetings in cottages aud
| niS were numerous. 50 that all day long
PRAYER and praise went NJ almost continuously
| However. not more than twenty-five per cent.
| OF the ten thousand could have taken part In
| Very little that was active. There was enough
| rain 10 Keep them indoors until noon. After
| that there WAS good deal of saunterin.s on the
hcach out tllc saunterers could only look AT
| ne water, being forbidden 10 hathe in IT,. On
| this point implicit obedience Il enforced along
| the mile Of Shore belonging 10 Oc,nn Grove.
| ~ Aslury Park. over the northern boundary.
! the rule about sunday bathing Is only u littc
| less severe. The diversion may only be in
| dul.,ed ia there before 8 o'clock in the morning.
! a. Ocean Bench. however. within sight toward
| surf The shores 81 Wesley Lake. between
| o.cnn Grove and Asbury Park. were linrd with
| that might Ice used Alcoholic beverages are
not to BE bought here on any day. but the ii22 Of
,odia the no9 Of ginger heer corks. and the
! every hand. There l. mono OF that kind ~
except meals Is fast locked. 50 is tho Post
| once the telegraph Office. and news rooms.
Ia, go, - ~, u. 49, ny u
special Conveyance to Long Branch. in order TO
b. photographed 10 THE sun to- night.
These religious restrictions are in accord
| with the intended character OF Ocean Grove.
and are liked 10y most OF the residents; yet they
are not PHEASANT u tho sinners who come here.
| one Of these sinners to-day was rather old con-
sidnrahly b'dd. and very dignihed. lie might
| who abound here rs far as appearance went
| But he did not attend any OF the religious SER
hire horse msf 5r law r Y In x@ Ia van" ain
| countcr,d cndcavOring 10 corrupt boy into
letting him use q boat and ho might have sue
| reedrd II an officer IN uniform Ind not ex-
plaInei 10 nm the rigor OF the Sunday rule
rSainst boating. Next. he was seen on the
| beach, looking wistiully at the surf and asking
| II bathing would not be allowed after dark.
No. ri" said an officer He leaned a few
minutes against a post Of a summer house.
| little scorn. Then he cnsped his hands behind
him Just ms Bonapario did at St Helena and
| walked slowly around the corner OF building.
| Tho writer kept him Ia view He thrust his
hand IN his breast pocket. cast a wary glance
screwed the top OF the bottle wiped il carefully.
| held II up Ia look through toward the light and
t;ude, He drew his slerv" across Ills lips and
raised the iinsk. just at TINT interesting in
| stnnt TWO men OF clerical aspect came along.
The flask WAS hurried behind the cont tails OF
| IT. owner. who instantly began n critical study
OF the architecture OF the building. Tho delay
been displaced on the flask, and. with n smile,
ho drank After the first pull he held the bottle
W 10 the light again. lie had not lowered the
liquid two full fingers, He drank again.
screwed ON the top. put the flnsk in his pocket
| claspod his hands behind him and walked
! away. lilo had triumphed over one rule, at
| least
Although Ocean Grove is no longer much Of u
camp ground. the irnters being few compared
with the cottagcrs. even during camp meeting
weeks. the plrpondercnrr of the religious che
ment was apparent to-day Clcrsymen are
many hero Ia Keep M the general icrVor. II
there was nothing esd TO DO IT, Hymns wore
sung IN the hotel parors, The talk on all sides
the tents. although lacking in hnllilulahs We're
| generally hearty and Interesting. Mcthodism
| II. Of course. dominant IN this ncghborhoOd;
yet over in Asbury Park. to-day. u Presbyterian
chapel was dedicated