p. 16 | The Virginia Camp Meeting by B. G. Wilkinson

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Sep 9, 1915

The Virginia Camp Meeting

By B. G. Wilkinson

We are pleased to report what proved to be perhaps the best camp meeting ever held in the Virginia Conference. The camp meeting was held this year at Charlottesville, August 5-15. This beautiful little city lies only five miles away from “Monticello,” the home of Thomas Jefferson, the author of the Declaration of Independence and of the constitution of Virginia. Charlottesville is also the city in which is located the University of Virginia.

From the very first the Spirit of God was present in great power in the meetings. There was a good attendance of those not of our faith. Every indication goes to show that the Lord will bless the tent effort in this place this summer by giving us a new company of believers.

The attendance of our own brethren was the best we have ever had. A spirit of unity and harmony pervades the whole conference. It was the deep impression of all who were present that the work of in Virginia is about to start forward on a new era of development.

The report of the president, Elder W. C. Moffett, showed that in 1914 one hundred and twenty-six souls were added to the membership. Of these, thirty were added during the first eight months, and ninety-six during the last four months. During the first seven months of 1915 eighty-six precious souls have accepted the message. Elder Gordon, of Republican Grove, presented a new church of twenty-five members, the work of the tent effort in that place immediately prior to the pitching of the camp.

The year 1915 shows a splendid increase of tithe for the first part of the year over the first part of the year 1914. A call for foreign mission offerings was made at the camp meeting, and was met with a goodly response to the amount of $2,000. If everything continues as the prospects now indicate, Virginia is entering on the most prosperous year in her free work as a conference.

The Shenandoah Valley Training Academy has had a most prosperous year, and the prospects for the coming year are very encouraging.

Elder Moffett was again elected president, with practically the same corps of officers. We were favored with the presence of a number of General Conference laborers as well as officers of the union conference. Elder Charles Thompson, president of the Northern Union, was with us part of the time, while Elder George B. Thompson assisted throughout the meeting.

B. G. WILKINSON.