p. 288 | THE IOWA TENT AND CAMP-MEETING FUND

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · April 29, 1880

FromAdvent Review and Sabbath Herald, Vol. 55, No. 18

THE IOWA TENT AND CAMP-MEETING FUND.

By George L. Butler

WE have recently purchased for the Iowa Conference a large tent 60x90 feet, which will be used at our camp-meeting at Des Moines, June 3–8. This tent is now finished, and will cost us, when fully completed, between $400 and $500. We have needed such a tent before, as we have had no large tent suitable for our large meetings, but now it seems an absolute necessity. It will be mostly used for camp-meeting occasions. We have only a small amount of means in our tent and camp-meeting fund, not nearly enough to pay for this tent; and have to borrow it temporarily from the S. B. fund, which will doubtless be needed soon for the purpose for which it is raised. Therefore, we ask all our brethren who have means to help us by donating to the tent and camp-meeting fund, not only to pay for this tent, but also to provide means to meet the expenses of our coming camp-meeting at Des Moines. We expect this will be the largest camp-meeting ever held in the State, and the expenses will be large. We invite all who are able to contribute liberally to this fund. It is a very favorable time, as no special calls have been made lately, and money is quite plenty. This tent must be paid for, and we believe our brethren will respond with their usual liberality. We hope they will do so promptly. Money should be paid to our treasurer, A. R. Henry, Indianola, Iowa, or it can be paid to our librarians, stating for what purpose it is to be applied, and the State Secretary will forward it to the Conference Treasurer.

GEO. L. BUTLER, Pres. Iowa Conf.