The New Jersey Camp Meeting by B. G. Wilkinson

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D.C. · Sep 14, 1916

The New Jersey Camp Meeting

By B. G. Wilkinson

WE are pleased to report this year a most excellent camp meeting held at Trenton, N. J., July 27 to August 6. The Spirit of God was present at all the meetings of the conference, and undoubtedly it was the best camp meeting ever held in this territory. More than eighty tents were pitched on the ground, but these were not sufficient to accommodate our people.

Although many camp meetings have been held in this city, we were greatly pleased to note the unusually large attendance of those not of our faith at this camp meeting. The speakers and subjects were well advertised, and as many as six hundred persons, in addition to our own people, assembled at the evening meetings. Some who were not of our faith also camped on the grounds. These, we can say with great joy, later accepted the truth.

Departmental work was taken up with vigor. Nearly every department of this conference is now in charge of one who is giving his whole time and energy to the work. The conference membership is growing, and New Jersey has now passed the one-thousand mark. The report of tithes and offerings showed splendid increase. The indications of growth lead us to look forward to better days in this field. The last Sunday $1,300 was given to foreign missions.

Elder A. R. Sandborn was reëlected president of the conference, while practically all the other officers and secretaries of the previous year were also reëlected.

From outside the conference the laborers present were, Elders A. G. Daniells, F. M. Wilcox, George F. Enoch, and C. S. Longacre. The usual Union Conference laborers were also in attendance.

B. G. WILKINSON.