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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Aug 17, 1869

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 34, No. 8.

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CAMP-MEETINGS.

We are now in the midst of the camp-meeting season. These meetings are very important for the prosperity of the cause of God. We can make them a great success if we will. God will meet with us if we go to the meetings with prayerful, submissive, hearts. He will not meet with us if we go to the meeting with the spirit of the world in our hearts. Let us prepare our hearts now to seek God. We must all act in this matter.
In those places where the friends are few and feeble near the place of the meetings, those who live at some distance must go to their help. Do, brethren, take holdin earnest in this matter, God will bless you if you take hold to help in the burdens that are to be borne.
Our sisters have a responsibility upon them in many ways. Not only is it their duty to make a full surrender of themselves to God that they may receive his blessing at the meeting, but they have much to do in many ways that will directly affect the prosperity of the camp-meeting. For one thing, let the food prepared for the camp ground, be simple and not such as shall be likely to be eaten in too large quantities. This alone is a matter of great consequence.
Again, do not dishonor the cause of God by vanity and folly in dress. Show to the world that the solemn truths you believe are sufficient to restrain you from this prevalent sin. And yet one word more on this point. We trust you will wear the reformed dress. We also express the earnest hope that you will not dishonor this style of dress by wearing a very ill-looking and awkward imitation of it. Do use some care and some judgment in this matter. If you have no taste yourself consult those who have. Let us appear before God with perfect neatness, modesty, plainness, simplicity, and humility. We can honor God in this matter if we will. The reformed dress, when suitably prepared, will commend itself to all sensible people. Let us not be careless and negligent in this matter.
Brethren and sisters, let us make a general rally to these meetings. We cannot afford to lose these privileges. Let us all unite to seek God. This is a time of the utmost importance to us. Let us, as one man, unite to seek God.