Tennessee River Camp-Meeting by C. F. McVagh

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Sep 16, 1909

Tennessee River Camp-Meeting

By C. F. McVagh

THE twenty-second annual session of the Tennessee River Conference was held in connection with the camp-meeting, in a beautiful grove, in the outskirts of Dickson, a town about forty miles west of Nashville. Elder R. M. Kilgore had been conducting a tent-meeting for several weeks, with a good interest, so the outside attendance was greater than the seating capacity of the tent. Several accepted present truth, and Brother and Sister H. C. Balsbaugh remained with Elder Kilgore to develop the work. The prospect is bright for a good strong church at Dickson.

The conference has had the most prosperous year in its history. During the year one hundred members have been added, and the tithe was one thousand dollars in excess of the previous year. Two new churches, the result of hill schools started by Madison students, were received into the conference by vote.

Elder W. R. Burrow was unanimously elected president for another year, and Thos. Pavey secretary and treasurer. The following-named persons are members of the conference committee: W. R. Burrow, R. M. Kilgore, J. S. Washburn, T. D. Rowe, C. F. Parmele, H. E. Simkin, and A. Jones.

The spiritual interest was good, and the people responded liberally to the calls for means to carry forward the work. Nearly five hundred dollars was pledged for a tent and emergency fund, and one hundred fifty dollars for improvements at the Hazel Industrial Academy. The people agreed cheerfully to sell one thousand copies of “Ministry of Healing” for the benefit of the Nashville Sanitarium. The Southern Publishing Association was represented by a neat book stand, which did a good business. The food factory, the Nashville Agricultural and Normal Institute, the Graysville Training School, and the different lines of departmental work all came in for a share of attention.

Taken altogether, the Dickson camp-meeting was a blessed season of refreshing, and an omen of hope and progress.

C. F. McVAGH.