Camp Meeting in Wisconsin
By L. H. CHRISTIAN
This meeting was held June 18-28, at Wausau, a thriving city of sixteen thousand people in the north central part of the State. At the evening services the attendance from the city was good. Our own people were well represented, more than eight hundred being in camp. Elder W. T. Knox, of Washington, D. C., was present, and all the union laborers were in attendance. Elder W. A. Westworth, of Battle Creek, Mich., remained during the entire meeting, and gave efficient help. Meetings were held daily in the English, German, and Scandinavian tents. The Lord came very near to his people during these services. There was an earnest desire on the part of many for a closer walk with God. In this respect, the youths' meetings were especially encouraging. A number of persons gave their hearts to the Lord for the first time. A good consecration meeting was enjoyed on the Sabbath. Thirty-three were baptized. The Lord has blessed the work in Wisconsin the past year. Encouraging progress is seen in each department. During the year, one hundred and eighty-six have been baptized and united with the church. The tithe in 1913 was $4,832 more than in 1912. The tithe for the first four months of 1914 was $1,919 more than for the first four months of 1913. If the people will keep up that record this year, Wisconsin will receive some help that is greatly needed. The sanitarium in Madison gave a good report. The Lord is greatly blessing that institution. Financially it is pulling out in splendid style. Every dollar paid on its pledges is applied on the debt, which has been reduced more than $20,000 the past four years. Wisconsin has been behind in its mission offerings, but there is an improvement in this. At the camp meeting $2,200 was given to foreign missions ($500 of this sum was Sabbath school donations), and the people pledged themselves to loyal support of our missions abroad. The educational work was given careful attention at the camp meeting. Prof. O. J. Graf spoke for Emmanuel Missionary College. Others represented the schools in the State. The Bethel Academy is the next oldest of our conference schools. It is doing first-class work, and is worthy of the support of all our people. We highly recommend this good academy to our youth everywhere. Young people sent there are trained in the right way. Prof. T. Elliott has been elected principal for the coming year. He has the confidence of all, and the workers agreed to give the school their hearty support. Brother J. W. Mace and others labored hard, and with good success, for the sake of our literature. A large quantity of our books and pamphlets was sold. One hundred and eighty-six yearly subscriptions were secured for our papers, forty being for the REVIEW. As Brother Johnston, the former field agent, had received a call to East Michigan, Brother Belding was chosen to take this work in Wisconsin. In the election of officers very little change was made. Brother W. H. Thurston was reelected conference president, and the committee remained about as before. Wisconsin is one of the old banner conferences in our denomination. With faithful management and loyal consecration, the future before it is bright.