▁As ide ▁from ▁a ▁rig id ▁structure ▁to ▁the ▁day , ▁personal ▁activity ▁was ▁also ▁reg ulated . ▁No ▁vehicles ▁( w ag ons , ▁autom ob iles , ▁etc .) ▁were ▁permitted ▁to ▁enter ▁during ▁pre aching ▁services . ▁Sm oking ▁was ▁prohib ited ▁in ▁the ▁prayer ▁circle ▁at ▁all ▁times , ▁and ▁alco hol ▁was ▁strongly ▁disc ou rag ed , ▁even ▁in ▁private ▁c ott ages ▁and ▁t ents . ▁ ▁Dec line ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁camp ▁meet ings ▁were ▁decl ining ▁in ▁popular ity ▁across ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁This ▁change ▁had ▁as ▁much ▁to ▁do ▁with ▁society ' s ▁movement ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁religious ▁fer ven cy ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁and ▁ 1 9 th ▁centuries ▁as ▁with ▁the ▁ease ▁of ▁travel ▁caused ▁by ▁extensive ▁rail road ▁construction ▁and ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁the ▁autom obile . ▁A ▁fire ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁caused ▁extensive ▁damage ▁to ▁the ▁camp ▁and ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁c ott ages ▁were ▁mar red ▁or ▁destroyed ▁entirely . ▁ ▁A ▁series ▁of ▁other ▁fires ▁and ▁severe ▁weather ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁also ▁dam aged ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁c ott ages ▁and ▁the ▁camp ' s ▁property . ▁There after , ▁a ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁dam aged ▁structures ▁were ▁re built , ▁but ▁some ▁were ▁left ▁as ▁empty ▁lots ▁or ▁allowed ▁to ▁fall ▁into ▁dis rep air . ▁ ▁The ▁As bury ▁Camp ▁Me eting ▁Association