ITEMS FROM ILLINOIS CAMP-MEETING.
By C. H. Bliss
This meeting was held at Kankakee, from August 22 to September 2. Nearly all the ministers in the State were present, also Elders Lane, Thurston, and Daniells, of the General Conference laborers, and also Elder Starr, from Iowa, and Elder Hibbard, from Chicago. These all assisted in the meetings. The Lord was present, and all the speakers enjoyed liberty in presenting the Word. A large number came forward for prayers. Twenty-eight were baptized. The same new methods of business were adopted in this Conference that have been in others. Two new churches were received, and encouraging reports came in from all over the State, showing growth in numbers, and prosperity in all departments of the work. Elder A. Moon was elected President of the Conference. Elder W. D. Curtis was placed at the head of the school interests, and a resolution was adopted favoring the starting of another industrial school in southern Illinois; also a resolution encouraging the establishment of a sanitarium in Moline. A resolution was also passed favoring the support of a missionary. A good sum of money was raised to aid in purchasing machinery for broom-making for the Sheridan School, also to aid the school at Berrien Springs, Mich. Many said that this was one of the best camp-meetings ever held in Illinois. C. H. Bliss.