Western Colorado Camp Meeting by J. W. CHRISTIAN

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Aug 26, 1915

Western Colorado Camp Meeting

By J. W. CHRISTIAN

THE seventh annual conference and camp meeting of the Western Colorado Conference was held in the city park at Grand Junction, July 22 to August 1. The large shade trees, the ideal weather, and the good street car service between the park and the city, contributed much to the interest of the meeting. Our brethren came early, and nearly half the constituency of the conference was present on the first Sabbath. One family drove by team a whole week to attend the meeting. Another brother came over the mountains on horseback a distance of one hundred and sixty miles. This all indicates the earnestness of the people in this part of the field to seek God and study the truth committed to the church. From the beginning of the meeting, an earnest spirit of inquiry and heart searching was evident. During the first Sabbath the presence of the Lord was very marked. In the revival effort the Lord's presence was so manifest that the choir was compelled in the middle of a stanza to cease singing. Every human voice was hushed while God's Spirit was melting the hearts of parents and children, and sinners were converted to God. This earnest spirit continued throughout the meeting; and on the last Sabbath $1,150 in cash and pledges, and a pledge of $1,000 conditioned on the sale of property, were offered to foreign missions. On Sunday thirty-two persons were baptized in a beautiful stream near the camp ground. Of these, twenty-five were young people.

Definite plans were laid for the work in this conference the coming year. Elder E. A. Curtis, who has the confidence of his constituency, was reelected president of the conference. Brother Ventling, lately from the Colorado Conference, was chosen field and missionary secretary, while plans were laid for the securing of a strong young man to give his whole time to the educational and Missionary Volunteer work.

There was a spirit of earnestness and consecration to the finishing of the work on the part of both the laborers and the laity, and we believe that the Western Colorado Conference has adopted an aggressive plan of operation that will be blessed of God, and a great encouragement to our brethren. The believers returned to their homes much encouraged, and determined to push forward in the cause of truth.

Aside from the conference laborers, Elder C. S. Longacre, Prof. W. W. Ruble, Dr. Fred Weber, Elder A. T. Robinson, Brother J. H. McEachern, and the writer were present. Personally, this was a season of great spiritual refreshing. It deepened my longing for a life of complete surrender to God and to unselfish labor for others.

J. W. CHRISTIAN.