California by W. T. Knox

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D.C. · Jan 11, 1906

California

By W. T. Knox

THE camp-meeting and tent season for the present year is now in the past. The summer was a busy and fairly successful one to most of the conference laborers, although none of the efforts put forth have been as fruitful as desired.

Five camp-meetings have been held,—at San Jose, Arcata, Cloverdale, Reno, and Hanford. An excellent interest attended all these meetings, and our people attending witnessed to having been greatly benefited. The time occupied in holding them was from the last of June till the last of October, and they were so located that all portions of the conference were given camp-meeting privileges with a minimum expense in traveling. Perhaps the only exception to this was the Sacramento Valley. The attendance at most of the meetings was good, and in all cases the interest manifested by the citizens of the various localities was very encouraging. After meetings were held for the proclamation of the message at San Jose by Elders Hibbard and Rine, at Arcata by Elder Behrens and Brother Albrecht, at Cloverdale by Elders Langdon and Rine, and at Reno and Sparks by Elders Osborne and Leland. With the exception of the last named, all these meetings were profitable in obtaining accessions to the faith.

Meetings have also been held at Oakdale, Orange Blossom, and Ceres by Elders Gardner and Basney; at Oakland by Elders Langdon and Rine; at San Luis Obispo by Elder Dart and Brother C. N. Miller; at Yuba City by Elder Martin; in San Francisco by Elder Hibbard; and in Mountain View by Elder Corliss and the writer.

In some portions of the conference there appear to be excellent opportunities for presenting the truth. This is, perhaps, most noticeable in San Francisco, where new converts are continually being added to the church, and at San Jose, where Brother Sims has, during the summer and fall, found more work than he could possibly attend to.

Quite a number of places are now calling for help, and we are planning for an energetic winter campaign in schoolhouses and halls.

The attendance at our college is small this year, too small to properly support the school. The work being done is, however, of an excellent character, and the results are good.

It is too early to be able to report results from the week of prayer. An effort was made to distribute the conference workers so as to reach as many of our churches as possible. So far as heard from, the meetings have accomplished a great deal of good, and, as far as can be judged, the donations will be liberal. —W. T. Knox, in Pacific Union Recorder.