The Virginia Camp-Meeting
By B. G. WILKINSON
IN the city of Portsmouth, on the shore of the Atlantic, within sight of the great harbor of Hampton Roads, the encampment was arranged. The attendance from the churches was small, but there was a good attendance from the city. We were glad to note the evidences of strength which are coming into the work in Virginia. Good, stable people are accepting the truth, and the message is gaining ground among the homes of solid worth. We firmly believe that if a good force of laborers could now be put into Virginia, the work of the conference would be put upon a solid basis. There was a good spirit in the camp meeting. The blessing of God was present in great measure. The report of the president, Elder W. J. Stone, told of over one hundred who had accepted the truth during the preceding year, of an increase of $1,000 in tithe during 1912, and of a like increase during the first six months of 1913. During 1912 there was also an increase of sixty per cent in foreign mission offerings over the amount raised in 1911. All the workers in the State are of good courage, and expect 1913 to be the best year in the history of the work in the State. Elders W. W. Prescott, J. N. Anderson, and D. C. Babcock, and the Columbia Union men formed the force of workers from the outside.