The North Carolina Camp-Meeting by R. T. DOWSETT.

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Oct 1, 1908

The North Carolina Camp-Meeting

By R. T. DOWSETT.

THIS meeting was held August 13-23 in a beautiful grove at Lexington. The committee did their best to make the campers and visiting brethren comfortable. Aside from the temporal blessings enjoyed, the Spirit of God was present to bless all who came within the influence of the meeting. Many and most precious were the spiritual blessings enjoyed. During both Sabbath meetings, and at several of the meetings during the week, the Spirit of God was present in a marked manner; this resulted in the conversion of nearly every one present, and upon the part of the brethren and sisters a giving up of cherished sins and a yielding to God for service. Especially was this so as the marvelous workings of God in opening doors for the work in regions beyond were presented by Elder W. A. Westworth and Prof. B. G. Wilkinson. A number of brethren and sisters testified to their willingness to go to any field if called of God to go. One hundred seventy dollars in cash and pledges, besides a donation of twenty acres of land, was given for foreign missions. Those present also pledged their hearty and unselfish co-operation in behalf of missions during the Thanksgiving week; and while much of their home field remains unentered, they feel it a privilege to share in the blessing given to those who labor in behalf of the more needy fields.

To emphasize a resolution asking the executive committee of the Southeastern Union Conference to take steps to liquidate the indebtedness of the Atlanta Sanitarium, three hundred five dollars was given in cash and pledges. The plan is not to give this as a donation to the Atlanta Sanitarium alone; but the donation is made to the Southeastern Union Conference. The money is to be used first to liquidate the Atlanta Sanitarium investment; then as soon as said sanitarium is able, the money is to be returned to the union conference for reinvestment or the establishment of another enterprise in the Southeastern

States, upon the same specified terms and agreement as now exist between the Atlanta Sanitarium and the union conference. Thus the money donated now can, with God's blessing, be a blessing not alone to one but a number of enterprises connected with his work until he comes.

In addition to the above-mentioned donation, $105.88 was contributed for local interests.

Brethren W. A. Westworth, B. G. Wilkinson, V. O. Cole, L. A. Hansen, and the writer were the laborers present from without the conference, besides Elder M. H. Brown, who has recently moved to North Carolina to labor under the support of the California Conference, and Elder L. H. Crisler of Florida, who has moved here on account of his health. The labors of these brethren will give much added strength to the North Carolina Conference.

Elder T. H. Jeys was re-elected president of the conference, and a strong executive committee was chosen to assist him, of which Elders Brown and Crisler are members.

There was a gain of two churches, and a net gain of forty members in the conference for the year. A strong aggressive policy was outlined for future work. The attendance from the city was encouraging, a number becoming much interested. The brethren will continue there with a tent. Eleven persons were baptized.

R. T. DOWSETT.