p. 482 | Missouri. Camp-Meeting Postponed

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Michigan · Jul 23, 1901

Missouri. Camp-Meeting Postponed.

By J. M. Rees; R. C. Porter; A. P. Heacock

IN traveling over the State we see for ourselves the great distress which has come to the people on account of the drought that now almost covers our State. In many places pastures are burned up, hay and oat crops destroyed, streams drying up, and springs giving out, so that it is difficult to find feed and water for the stock. The heat also is so great that people are in danger if exposed to the sun’s rays. Further, on account of the drought, provisions are scarce, and consequently very high.

As these difficulties will keep most of our people at home, your Conference Committee, after meeting and counseling, have fully decided to postpone the Boonville camp-meeting to a later date in the autumn. We are sorry this seems to be necessary, but after much thought and prayer the Conference and camp-meeting which was to be held at Boonville, August 1–12, is hereby postponed to a date which will be given later.

While this condition of things necessitates the withdrawal of the camp-meeting appointment, it gives increased opportunity to carry the message to the people in their homes by canvassers, Bible workers, and ministers. J. M. REES, R. C. PORTER, A. P. HEACOCK, Committee.