A North Dakota Camp-Meeting
By John G. Walker
THE German local camp-meeting announced for Goodrich, June 26 to July 3, passed off very pleasantly and with profit. The number in attendance was somewhat irregular, as many who came for the first part returned to allow other members of their families to come for the latter. Sabbath, July 1, was our largest gathering, there being over four hundred present. We were pleased to have the labors of Elder J. W. Westphal for the early part of the meeting, and those of Elder Haffner for the close. While the meeting was German, a few English laborers were present, among whom were Elder Smith Sharp, Elder R. A. Underwood, and Brother James, union field secretary. One interesting feature of the meeting was the large number of young people present, many of whom gave their hearts to God for the first time. Twenty-seven were baptized. The donations to different enterprises were as follows: Southern work, in cash and pledges, $134; South America, $158.13; July 1 offerings, $151.78; Sabbath-school offerings, $38.96; for our industrial school, $703. The large number of Germans in this conference makes it one of the most favorable recruiting fields for the missions of that language, and we hope the time will soon come when we can send a number of laborers to the large cities of America, where so many of that nationality live. This, as also the foreign mission work, was presented to our brethren, and the message seemed to draw a hearty response from their minds and hearts. The weather at the first was very wet, and may have hindered some in coming early, but on the whole, it was favorable for a meeting where tents had to be pitched on the open prairie. We are very thankful to our Heavenly Father for his presence manifested among us, for the kind, and sympathetic spirit revealed in the camp, and for every blessing that brought forth those expressions of praise so often heard among the worshipers. Our hearts long for the time to come when there will be but one language, one King, the place to worship being “before the Lord” in the eternal city.