THE MINNESOTA CAMP-MEETING by O. A. Olsen

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Tuesday, April 28, 1885

FromThe Review and Herald, Vol. 62, No. 17

THE MINNESOTA CAMP-MEETING.

By O. A. Olsen

The time of this important meeting is drawing near. Year by year these gatherings are becoming more and more important, and should be regarded with increased interest by our brethren throughout the State. The location of these meetings is of much importance; for it is evident that the camp-meeting should be located where it can reach the largest number of people, and give the most publicity to the truth. It is well known that in the early part of the winter the idea prevailed of holding our coming camp-meeting at Minneapolis. We wrote to our different churches soliciting means for this purpose. We could readily see that a camp-meeting in the city of Minneapolis would reach a larger number of people than could one in almost any other place in the State. However, to do justice to a camp-meeting here, we need a large increase of our tent and camp-meeting funds; but money matters have been close, and the result is we have not the necessary funds to warrant us in appointing a camp-meeting here. Now we would say to those that have subscribed means to the tent and camp-meeting fund, with the idea of its being held at Minneapolis, that we hope no one will make any change in their pledges; for there is no branch of the work that needs your means any more than this fund, as there is not yet enough pledged to make up the arrears of last year, pay for the tents that we must purchase this season, and carry on the camp-meeting.

It is now expected that our camp-meeting this year will be located at Mankato, on the same ground where it was held last year. The Lord blessed us greatly in our meeting last season; and shall we not so relate ourselves to God that we may have a greater blessing this year? God's hand is not impoverished; his arm is not shortened. May we so seek God and relate ourselves to his work that he can consistently bestow great blessings upon us. We would advise our brethren to begin at once to lay their plans and to make arrangements to attend the camp-meeting. You cannot afford to deny yourself this privilege. We can afford to do without a great many other things that seem almost an absolute necessity, but we cannot afford to deny ourselves the privileges which the camp-meeting offers us, in the solemn time in which we are living. Not only make preparations for yourselves, but work for your neighbors and their children, and make arrangements and lay plans to have them come with you to the camp-meeting, and there receive the blessing of God.

Those that wish to hire tents from the Conference should write at once to F. L. Mead, Box 319, Mankato, Minn., and state what size of tent they wish, and we shall try to supply them. Our scattered brethren and others who have not had the privilege of making any donations or pledges to our tent and camp-meeting fund, will please do so now. They can send such money to Mary Heilerson, Box 1076, Minneapolis, Minn. O. A. OLSEN.