▁introduced ▁more ▁social ▁activities ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 th ▁and ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁century . ▁Though ▁Method ist ▁pre aching ▁was ▁still ▁a ▁strong ▁influence , ▁programs ▁for ▁children ▁and ▁youth s , ▁b ible ▁con ferences , ▁patri otic ▁r al lies , ▁and ▁recre ational ▁activities ▁such ▁as ▁baseball ▁and ▁tennis ▁began ▁to ▁be ▁offered . ▁ ▁Pres ent ▁day ▁ ▁Still ▁active ▁today , ▁As bury ▁Gro ve ▁now ▁covers ▁ 8 3 ▁for ested ▁acres , ▁set ▁out ▁in ▁much ▁the ▁same ▁pattern ▁as ▁the ▁initial ▁design . ▁Histor ians ▁believe ▁this ▁layout ▁was ▁heavily ▁influenced ▁by ▁the ▁Camp ▁Me eting ▁Man ual ▁as ▁it ▁ad her es ▁to ▁a ▁circular ▁plan ▁which ▁was ▁popular ▁for ▁camp ▁meet ings ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁Although ▁the ▁land ▁is ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁Method ist ▁church , ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁c ott ages ▁are ▁held ▁as ▁private ▁resid ences ▁and ▁ 1 0 0 ▁of ▁the ▁remaining ▁ 1 5 3 ▁ad here ▁to ▁their ▁original ▁design . ▁About ▁ 3 0 ▁of ▁the ▁structures ▁are ▁small ▁modern ▁homes ▁or ▁c ott ages ▁that ▁have ▁been ▁alter ed ▁enough ▁that ▁they ▁no ▁longer ▁retain ▁their ▁historical ▁characteristics . ▁Over all , ▁the ▁c ott ages ▁are ▁still ▁used ▁as ▁summer ▁resid ences , ▁but ▁ 6 0 ▁have ▁been ▁winter ized ▁for ▁year - round ▁use . ▁▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁marked ▁the ▁ 1 5 0 th ▁anni versary ▁of ▁continuous ▁annual ▁camp ▁meet ings ▁at