Nebraska District Camp-Meeting by B. L. House

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Tacoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jun 29, 1911

Nebraska District Camp-Meeting

By B. L. House

A LOCAL camp-meeting for District No. 2 was held at Holbrook, June 6-11. This is an attractive little town, with a population of about five hundred, in southwestern Nebraska. The local press and people of the town gave us a cordial welcome. Besides the assembly tent, children's tent, book tent, and a small dining tent, eighteen family tents were occupied during the meeting. Over one hundred were encamped on the grounds, and there was a good attendance by the people from the town.

The evening hour was occupied in presenting some phase of present truth, and the tent could not hold all who came. All appreciated the Bible studies on the subject of the spirit of prophecy, given three successive mornings by Elder J. W. Christian. The children's meetings were attended by a goodly number of children both from the camp and from the town. These were conducted by Miss Alice Teeple, State Sabbath-school secretary, assisted by Sister Manful, of Atlanta, and Miss Williams, of the Ragan (Neb.) church. The young people's meetings were conducted by Brother G. C. George, the Educational and Missionary Volunteer secretary. I never attended a meeting where there was a sweeter spirit of harmony and love. So far as we were able to discern, the meeting was a success in every way.

The Spirit of the Lord was in the camp, and old and young reconsecrated themselves to God. Nine young people gave their hearts to the Lord, three of whom were baptized before returning home. The others will be baptized in their home churches. Four hundred fifty dollars in cash and pledges was raised for foreign missions. When we consider that for four years the people in this district have had crop failures, their willingness to sacrifice for the spread of this closing message is certainly cause for thanksgiving. It was decided that Brother L. B. Schick and the writer would remain in Holbrook to hold a series of meetings on present truth. We moved our tent into the center of town, and began our meetings without a break of a single night after the camp-meeting closed. Although our first meeting in the new place was on Monday night, over one hundred of the townspeople were present. We ask an interest in the prayers of God's people for the work at this place. B. L. HOUSE.