The Wyoming Camp-Meeting by E. E. FARNSWORTH

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jul 21, 1910

The Wyoming Camp-Meeting

By E. E. FARNSWORTH

This meeting was held at Alliance, Neb., June 16-26. This conference is small, and as it includes the State of Wyoming, the western part of Nebraska, and the Black Hills region of South Dakota, the members are much scattered. In spite of this, more than half of the entire church-membership attended a part or all of the meeting. On the last Sabbath two hundred were present.

During the first part of the meeting, Elder E. T. Russell and the writer were the only laborers from outside the conference, but the home workers aided very materially. Later in the meeting Elder R. S. Owen, of California, gave valuable assistance, and the last two days Elder C. Santee was in attendance.

The business meetings were harmonious, and did not occupy a large portion of the time. Elder E. A. Curtis was re-elected president, with a strong committee to assist him. Five new churches were received into the conference, and one was dropped. A number of members have moved into the conference during the year, thus materially strengthening the work.

The financial report showed an encouraging increase over the previous year. About five hundred dollars was raised for local purposes, the Boulder-Colorado Sanitarium was given a lift in the “Ministry of Healing” work, and the Loma Linda Medical School received some assistance.

Wyoming stands near the head of the list in the raising of the $300,000 Fund, as it has seventy per cent of its quota raised, and a considerable portion of that already sent forward. The missionary pulse is a good index of the spiritual condition of a conference, a church, or an individual.

The spiritual interests of the camp were good. While no special excitement was noticeable, there was evidence of a determined seeking of God on the part of old and young. The studies of Elder Owen on the sanctuary offerings, as well as those on practical, godly living, were food for all.

At the close of the meeting four persons were baptized by Elder A. C. Anderson. The laborers go from the meeting to their tent work with a determination to work with greater earnestness in the saving of souls. All felt that the season spent together was one of profit. How good the time when we shall all come together in the grand encampment under the direction and teaching of Jesus himself! How many who sacrifice to attend these annual meetings are sacrificing sufficiently to make certain the privilege of a part in that great gathering where we shall part no more?

Personally, I enjoyed the privileges of this meeting and my labors with the young, and shall look for many recruits from this conference for the mission fields.

E. E. FARNSWORTH.