The Eastern Colorado Camp-Meeting by H. M. J. Richards

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Oct 21, 1909

The Eastern Colorado Camp-Meeting

By H. M. J. Richards

THE twenty-seventh annual session of the Colorado Conference was held in connection with the camp-meeting at Boulder, Colo., August 26 to September 6.

This meeting was held on the beautiful Chautauqua grounds. Every convenience in the way of cottages, auditorium, dining-hall, water, light, street-car service, etc., was available, and added much to the pleasure and success of the meeting.

Boulder is also quite near the center of population of the State and of our membership. As a result of all these favorable circumstances, and also of the fact that it was expected that Sister E. G. White would attend the meeting, there were, all together, one thousand of our people on the ground, making the meeting a truly representative one.

Sister White spoke to the great congregation three times during the conference. Her instruction was of the most practical and spiritual nature. The last time she spoke was on the last Sunday of the gathering, and at the close of a most clear and inspiring sermon she kneeled down and prayed with the people, offering one of the most earnest prayers that we ever heard. The Spirit of the Lord came very near, and there was a general move of the whole congregation to consecrate themselves to the Lord to work for him everywhere and all the time.

At this conference about five thousand six hundred dollars was raised in cash and pledges for various enterprises at home and abroad. So this camp-meeting was a time of great blessing in both financial and spiritual things.

Besides our own faithful home workers who came in from the field to enjoy the meeting and consecrate their efforts and prayers to make it a success, there were present among the helpers from abroad the following workers, whose help was greatly appreciated, and added much to the success of the gathering: Elders W. C. White, E. T. Russell, H. H. Votaw (of Rangoon, India), G. F. Haffner, J. H. Kraft, S. G. Huntington (president of the Utah conference), J. H. Morrison, and S. Mortenson (superintendent of the Swedish department); Profs. H. R. Salisbury, C. C. Lewis, G. A. Grauer, and B. E. Huffman; Dr. W. A. Ruble, and Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Wightman.

Thus every department of the work was well represented by general as well as home laborers. The expense of the camp was all met, and there was a surplus to apply on the tent fund. It was pronounced one of the most successful meetings held in this conference for some years.

Elder C. R. Kite was elected president, and enters upon his work with the united support of the workers and people of the conference. Elder H. M. J. Richards was elected conference secretary. The other members of the executive committee are Elders E. E. Farnsworth, J. W. Lair, and H. F. Ketring. The board of directors of “the Seventh-day Adventist Association of Colorado” are: Elder C. R. Kite, president; Judge C. C. Holbrook, vice-president; Elder H. M. J. Richards, secretary; other members—Elders E. E. Farnsworth, J. W. Lair, and H. F. Ketring.

The following are the departmental secretaries: Tract society, Ralph Emery; canvassing, Charles Sutton; education, Elder E. E. Farnsworth; Sabbath-school, Mrs. Mae Waffle; religious liberty, Elder H. F. Ketring; medical, Dr. C. A. Hansen; conference treasurer and transportation agent, Ralph Emery.

We enter the new conference year with bright hopes for a successful year's work, knowing that the Lord is near to bless every honest effort that we put forth in his name.

H. M. J. RICHARDS, Conference Secretary.