The Portland daily press., 1878-08-22

Line boarding house Is run entirely by j. i.
Darling, and the society have no interest in it.
The restaurant is under the committee B. f.
Kinds chairman, and is for the benefit of the
society, and all patronage aids SO much.
The meetings at the stand will be held at
1880, and Z 3d. social meetings at s. 80 aud 2:
and prayer meetings at and 8 p. m.
All stopping on the grounds can send and
receive mail matter twice each day at the post
office near the restaurant
A good audience is assembled and manymin-
listers are present, and wide-awake meeting
is expected.
Second Advent General Cam ? meeting.
Alton Bay is a part of the old town of Alton,
Belknap county, N. H., which was settled in
ITO and Incorporated in 1885, and named after
Alton market town in Southamp tonshire,
England. IL is situated about cue mile from
the main village of the town, which is called
Alton Corner, though houses land very pleas
ant places they are tOo) are scattered all along
the road to Laconia, which runs along the east
side of the river and divides it from the bay at
this place. Ga the middling elevated land on
the west side of the bay, in close proximity to
1t, as well as to the depot, steamboat landing
and village, in very pleasant hardwood grove,
is located the Advent camp-meeting ground,
where for fifteen successive years part of
those who bsieve in the speedy comiog of the
Lord have met together and worshpped God
in the open air. The meeting has grown from
very small one to an exceedingly large one,
it now being under the management of regu-
lar incorporated association, and is annually
attended by thousands, coming from all parts
OF the country and Canada, though largely from
Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts. 1t
is said that at one of its late gatherings upon
one day there were upwards of 10000 people in
attendance.
The territory over which the association have
control comprises some thirty acres and is
owned by the railroad company, who lease it
to the association for the purpose of camp
meeting at nominal consideration. There are
upon the grounds some 400 large and small
wooden buildings, or tents as they ara called
the most of which present rather rough exte-
rior, and quite number of new Que are now
being built. On account of the grounds never
having been properly laid out occasioned no
doubt in the first instance, by firm faith on
the part of this people, that the "time of the
end would have come before it got to bs so
large meeting, there is no particular sys
tenn in the arrangement of the buildings, which
now on account of the largepess of the meeting,
makes it quite bad. During the meeting, in adj
dition to the baildiugs, there are many canvass
tents upon the ground, including some very
large ones for meeting purposes.
Upwards of 5000 people can be brought with
in range of the speakers voice. The grounds
are amply supplied With good, clear, pure
water from never-failing well near the lake
shore. They are well lighted at night by soma
forty large lamps set in hanging glass cases
They are very literally supplied with conven-
fences, including large and well arranged
boarding tent (wooden) with capacity for
mealing some 300 persons at one time, together
with long lunch and supply counter The
rules governing the meeting are judiciously
such as to secure all agaiutS distarbance aud
disorder.
The meeting this year, which commences to-
day and holds for ten days, if the weather is
pleasant, promises to be one of the largest and
most interesting ever held here. There is
already large number Of the preachers and
iaity upon the ground and every train brings
additions. The presiding officer will be Elder
John Couch of Chelsea, Mass, one of the Lead
ing men of the denomination, who for more
than ten years has very ably and acceptably |
filled that position. 1t is expected that many |
noted preachers will be present.
In a field short distance from the ground, |
an elder NELSON III. Barbour, from New York, |
an eccentric, oldish man, who has preached |
upon this ground, but who now holds very pc
culiar views, differing very materially from |
those held BY his people, has pitched large |
canvass tent, from which, probably as far as
possible, he hopes to disseminate his doctrine |
among the people coming here