Indiana Camp Meeting by M. E. Kern

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Sep 24, 1914

Indiana Camp Meeting

By M. E. Kern

THE Indiana camp meeting this year was the largest and one of the very best ever held in the State. The situation, in a beautiful park on the outskirts of Logansport, was quite ideal. There was a fair attendance from the city.

The report of the president, Elder E. A. Bristol, showed substantial gains in all departments of the work. One new church was admitted into the conference. The needs of the Wabash Valley Sanitarium received considerable attention, and plans were laid through which it is expected that this institution will soon be materially strengthened financially. Practically the same conference officers were elected for another year.

The visiting laborers were L. H. Christian, Allen Moon, W. A. Westworth, Clifford Russell, O. J. Graf, J. W. Mace, and J. B. Blosser, of the Lake Union Conference; F. Griggs and the writer, of the General Conference; and Drs. D. H. Kress and David Paulson, representing the medical work.

There was a deepening spiritual interest as the meeting progressed. Almost the entire camp earnestly sought the Lord for a deeper work of grace upon the heart. Many whose Christian experiences had not been successful claimed the promises of God for complete victory; several backsliders returned to the Lord, and others gave their hearts to God for the first time. Thirty-four were baptized, most of whom were young people.

Evidences of the Lord's working in the hearts of the people were seen in the liberal gifts to missions and by the interest shown in plans for the great missionary campaign. Large quantities of the Berean Library, tracts, and other literature were purchased by the people to use in this campaign. Eighty-three young people became members of the King's Pocket League. Nearly $4,000 was given and pledged to foreign missions.

This meeting was a spiritual refreshing long to be remembered, and it is confidently expected that the coming year will be one of growth and victory for the Lord's people in Indiana.

M. E. KERN.