The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-05
Rise and Development of the Famous
Religious Gatherings.
BUSINESS ARRANGEMENTS.
Cost Of Living at the Nina
ture Palestine.
TABERNACLE SERVICES.
Murphy Ready to Do Extensive
Temperance Preaching


ROUND LAKE, August 8, 1873.
Curiously enough most newspaper correspondents
are disposed to mako game OF camp meetings. Ihey
write OF them as though they were The most amusing
things IN life. Far from regarding the annual gather-
ings at Ocean Grove Chauauqua and Round Lake as
asscmblages for the purpose OF improving human
souls certain brother scrioes treat them as musters
for worldly revelry 1t is limited that some OF
them are designed to make money Tor lew snTowc
bypocriles out Of credulous fanatics whose
appearance dress and manners topics for satire
ON A BUSINESS BASIS
II Is true that these immense sunday school assem-
blaees and evangelical camp meetings have come 10
be conducted careful business principles than
formerly. Tho Round Lake meeting was organized
some ten years ago what was then almost Will
aerness-- beautiful wilderness to DO sure, but en-
rreiy unprepared for permanent camp. The spot
selected. consisting OF about two hundred acres, u
ntuated on tie Rensselaer, and Saratoga division OF
The Delaware and Hudson Canal Compsny's railroad,
twelve miles IRON Saratoga ton miles from Troy ana
twenty-four miles from Albany on The shores OF
lake called by the aborigines Ta-nsn.daho.wa
grove of tall pines inersperssd with deaduous trees,
pi which ,nere are iorty-two varieties, affords the
requisite shade and tho climate and neRhooriug
scenery arc all that could be desired.
GROWTH THE ENCAAPMKSr.
Tho leaders set at work to lay out and complete q
permanent camp. The grounds we're divided up into
lots Of which some 700 have been sold aud 500 are
still sale Al first those who came 70 the meetings
lived tents which they either owned or hired Out
soon those who afford the expense began TO put
mn cottages. Nearly two hundred OF these have
been built, at prices ranging from $500 to $1,000
Boarding houses were also Constructed aud fonts
never entirely abolished. There arc about seventy
i've tents In the grove this year. hotel with
of ha cOnv eE Cea a
also a pretty and commodious railway depot.
Restaurants large enough TO accommodate QUO people
Mt q sitting, have been built and rented, ike tho
hotel to a responsible caterer. great deal OF grad
Ing has been done, drains have been laid wells dug
and handsome fountain embellishes conspicuous
lawn. regular post Office established There are
book Stores newspaper stands a drug store. gro
gerry and provision store. meat and vegetable mar
ko, and breau, cako and pie bakery. In short the
Round Lake encampment has assumed the aspect OF q
place OF settled which people are invited
10 rcpar merely for religious exercise. but for
physical and mental recreation as vol. II has be.
como q summer watering place, swoetened by the
odor Of sanctity.
'RoUND LAKE RING" A MYTH
The improvements thus cited have cost money and
/ am assured by Joseph Hilman, president OF the
Round Lake Association, and his associates OF The
Executive Committee, that every dollar OF money de-
rived from sales lots the OF tenIs and build
ipgs or otherwise, has been applied 10 the improve
ments the regular necessary expenses OF running
the encan pmenL President hIman submitted, with
out ninching. TO The following catechism:-
at is not true, then as Now York paper has said
that there is n money -making ring heres"
s.Not word OF 1t is true"
"Ncither you nor any OF the officers trustees OF
the ASSOCIATION have mode any money here In any
ways"
IN m dollar
'Not by purchasing lots direciy or Indirectly
and selling them al an advance?''
"Never."
'You aon't get any pecuniary compensation what
ever Tor your scrvices?"
.sNeithsr | nor any OF the Executive Committee or
trustees repeat that all money goes pay
Tor improvements and the care OF the encampment
aud Tor the services and board OF mel whom wo In
vIte here"
These being the facts tho association certainly
owes good ueal OF gratitude 10 Mr.. Hiiman, whose
labors its behalf have been aad successful
He rs sturdy aud pushing evangelist. For niteen
years he was Sunday school superin ton dent OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church, tor twenty years he has
held Office OF rxhorter, and Tor than thirty
years been leader steward and trustee, having
been trustee OF three several churches NJ the
lime. In 1858 he organized The Troy Praying Banu,
aud In 1861 plsnned the association Of which no Is
now the lead. He served us u member Of
The Electoral Conference oil tho Methodist Episcopal
Church ia 1876 anu has been prominent III various
benevolent socicties. he Is Inc author OF "Sunday
bchooi IL hymns" Social HymDs' anu "rhe kcviva-
si, book oil 600 mus ana tunes, which mad sale
Vi l2O, UV0 copies.
ARRANGEMENTS AND PRIZES AT The CAMP.
The government kouna L. Axe Ia strlctly reigious
yet scctarIan the population being nembcrs oil
i'll deuomIuat A Dosrd OF Trustees consisting
pf twcut clergy anu laymeu, ana Tue presid
Ing el OF the Troy Conference Of tho Methodist
Episcopal Church, have fuil control aud management
oil The grounds. superintendent rs employ ed, aud
he aud thirty poiiceInen. with lev other en-
ployes, ocular salaries. Three meetings arc
hcid this yoar The nrst meeting, or SUNDAY school
EvanseI Meeting, began last tuesday, and viii close
Monday next ne third meeting, the nrst annual
one the National Christian Temperatures Union VIII
b. GIN ioiowi ny day ana be uuder The direction
of the famous Francis Murphy. People VINO come
eau Tue following prices tor each meeting
aud II they apply specifically by letter viii mud their
tents ready on tner ARRIVAL
W,thom Floor Wih Floor
UAv ent......................s2 20 So W
" AL tent size gxy.. ............ W w
Wall tent, szc lUxl2 ........... w w
wall tent size l2xI7. ........... 10 W
WaIlteuL size l4xl4 ........... 10 W
Wall tent, size l4xli............ IL 10
Waii tent, sizo 2UxIU. ........... 20 % 20 w
Walt tent, sIzc 24x3u.. 10 w rs %
Cuurcn TaDernscle, s,ze 2UxiU.. ~ w
those who hire tents cottage rooms and buy and
COOK their provisions got on very cneaply.