Southern Oregon Camp Meeting
By A. M. Dart
THE Southern Oregon camp meeting was held in Roseburg, Oregon, May 14-24, 1914, in a most delightful place for a camp meeting. The camp was pitched on a grassy spot, surrounded by tall, stately trees. Near by runs the Umpqua River, with water so clear that a small pebble can be plainly seen at a depth of several feet. This meeting was characterized by the deep movings of the Spirit of God in as full measure, I think, as any meeting I have ever attended. I am quite certain that the ratio of victorious individuals of all ages, to the total number in attendance, was greater than at any other place I have been. Truly the shout of victory arose from Israel's camp. There was no excitement nor undue enthusiasm, but a deliberate surrender to God and an intelligent grasp of his promises. Instruction was easy to give because gratefully received. There was considerable disappointment because no one was present from the General Conference, but the more praise to God in that no one allowed this to shut out the blessing he had for us. Those present and contributing to the success of the meeting, aside from the local workers, were: Elder C. W. Flaiz, president of the union; Dr. W. B. Holden; W. R. Beatty; Prof. E. C. Kellogg; Miss Della Burroway, a missionary on furlough from India; and the writer. The business of the conference was conducted with marked harmony, and seemed to detract in no way from the spiritual interests of the meeting. Elder F. S. Bunch, who has held the presidency of the conference since it was organized four years ago, retired with the respect and high esteem of the entire conference constituency, to take up work in Walla Walla College. Elder T. G. Bunch was elected president. We are confident that the effects of this good meeting will be felt throughout the entire field, and our prayers and good wishes go with the new president—his first charge of this kind—and with the conference management as a whole.