the history of these hallowed grounds
Where generations pitched their tents
around the steel and glass tabernacle
at the camp meeting grounds
Small cottages followed, on the same plots
drawn year after year
to hear our faith, the transformation
the power of grace to save
saints and sinners alike
December 19, 2021
Small, by design
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/12/small-by-design.html
&
Meeting Grounds
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2006/02/meeting-grounds.html
Camp Meeting Grounds, Oak Bluffs, Martha’s Vineyard
Note added -
6/15/06 -
"Martha's Vineyard Camp Meeting Area - MVCMA, well known
for the 315 Gingerbread cottages and the historic Tabernacle that comprise the
campground, grew out of the religious camp meeting movement of the 19th
century. The first camp meeting in Oak Bluffs was held in 1835. The camp
meeting movement and the camp meetings on Martha’s Vineyard grew substantially
through the years, with many thousands in attendance for the religious services.
The MVCMA has held religious services and a wide variety of
special programs on a continuous basis every summer since 1835. The unique
character of the Campground, a heritage from a different era, has been
preserved and treasured by generations of tent-dwellers and cottage owners for
over 170 years. On April 5, 2005, The MVCMA was officially designated a National
Historic Landmark by the U.S. Secretary of the Interior."
&
edited April 14, 2015
Cottages – v2
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/04/cottages-v2.html
9/3/04 22:45
Cottages
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2004/09/cottages.html
summer of 1995
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