The Minnesota Camp-Meeting
By E. W. CATLIN
The thirty-seventh annual camp-meeting in Minnesota opened Friday, June 16, according to appointment, in a beautiful grove about one-half mile northeast of Maple Plain, Minn. The conference in its forty-fourth annual session was called and duly organized at 9:30 Sunday morning. A strong delegation from the churches was present, and during the meeting a large number of our people were in attendance from various parts of the State. On account of the heavy and almost continual rain during this meeting, the outside attendance was light. The visiting brethren were Elder Underwood and Brother J. S. James, of the Northern Union Conference; Elder Russell, of the General Conference; Elder Smith Sharp, of the Southern Union; and Brother M. E. Ellis, of Union College. These brethren assisted in the English meetings. The German brethren enjoyed the labors of Elder J. W. Westphal, of South America, and Elder G. Wagner, of North Dakota. August Anderson, of the Scandinavian department of Union College, rendered valuable help at the Scandinavian tent. Elder J. N. Anderson, of China, spoke with power as he laid before us the situation of the work in that field. Dr. George, of the Nebraska Sanitarium, was present a few days, and labored in the interest of the medical and sanitarium work. The officers selected for the ensuing year were as follows: President, H. S. Shaw; Vice-President, C. L. Emmerson; Treasurer, C. M. Everest; Secretary, E. W. Catlin; Bookkeeper, Wm. Asp; Executive Committee, H. S. Shaw, C. L. Emmerson, C. M. Everest, E. W. Catlin, A. Mead, J. F. Anderson, A. D. Ewart; Department Secretaries, Sabbath-school and Corresponding, Ella E. Merickel; Educational, S. E. Jackson; Field, N. Mortenson; Religious Liberty, O. O. Bernstein. Resolutions were passed recommending that the Minnesota Conference hold its laborers in readiness for call by the General Conference to the most needy fields, and that in answer to such a call a Scandinavian laborer be sent to the Manitoba Conference with guaranteed support for one year. This action at the very beginning of the conference brought in a missionary spirit which prevailed during the entire meeting. The instruction from the pulpit was more especially for our people, and many said they had received help at this camp-meeting. During the afternoon of the last day nearly the whole camp retired to the lake shore, and witnessed the baptism of twenty-nine dear souls. The community in which some of these live is already stirred over the Sabbath question. On Sabbath afternoon Brethren F. A. Detamore, M. S. Reppe, P. A. Hansen, and E. W. Catlin were ordained to the gospel ministry. Those who attended this service were deeply impressed with the solemnity of the occasion. The good influence of this camp-meeting will be felt in many homes throughout the State. We trust that a new awakening has come to the ranks of God's remnant people in Minnesota.