West Michigan Camp-Meeting by K. C. Russell

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Tacoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Sep 21, 1911

West Michigan Camp-Meeting

By K. C. Russell

The West Michigan camp-meeting was held at Muskegon, Mich., August 17-27. The camp was conveniently located on a street-car line. The ground was covered with trees, which supplied the campers with an abundance of shade. There was a good attendance of our people at the meeting, and also a fair attendance of the citizens of Muskegon at the evening services.

The leading of God's Spirit was signally manifested during the business sessions of the conference. The conference voted to pay fifteen per cent of its tithe to missions, and will increase this amount to twenty-five per cent at the earliest opportunity. It was with much regret on the part of both officers and people that they were not financially able to do so at once. The people cheerfully accepted the plan to have the offerings average fifteen cents a week per member. They will also put forth a strong effort to finish raising their share of the $300,000 Fund by Dec. 31, 1911. Elder S. E. Wight was unanimously elected president of the conference for another term.

Besides the regular laborers of the conference, there were in attendance Elders O. A. Olsen, A. Moon, F. C. Gilbert, S. Mortenson, O. Montgomery, and J. J. Westrup, Dr. D. H. Kress, Profs. O. J. Graf and R. U. Garrett, Brethren J. B. Blosser and J. W. Mace, and the writer.

The meetings were characterized by much of the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. It was a source of great encouragement to observe the willingness manifested on the part of a large number of young people to devote their God-given talents to the service of their Master.

Elder Westrup's talks on China were greatly appreciated by all, as was evidenced by the liberal offering that was made on the $300,000 Fund at the close of his last address.

We feel confident that this meeting has given a new inspiration to the people of this conference to exert themselves as never before to do all within their power to finish the work quickly.

K. C. RUSSELL.