FERNDALE CAMP-MEETING by J. N. LOUGHBOROUGH

International Tract and Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Sep 16, 1889

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 15, No. 36.

FERNDALE CAMP-MEETING.

By J. N. LOUGHBOROUGH

THE annual camp-meeting of the Seventh-day Adventists of Humboldt County was held according to appointment, in Ferndale, from August 15-22. The camp was a beautiful fresh-mown meadow, just in the outskirts of the village. It was acknowledged on all hands to be decidedly the most beautiful camping ground that we have yet occupied in the county, and it was the largest number of tents we have ever had in camp in that county. There were 28 camping tents besides the 60-ft. pavilion, and about 120 were encamped upon the ground. We were favored with good weather for the meeting from the first.

The laborers present were Brethren Cook, McClure, Ings, Daniels, Grainger, Lamb, and the writer. There were nineteen discourses given, mostly of a close, practical character, five children's meetings were held and a number of early morning prayer-meetings, worker's meetings, etc. In the early stage of the meeting, there was an earnest move in the camp for a thorough heart work, and many, ere the meetings closed, found sweet peace in believing. On next to the last day of the meeting twenty-two were baptized by Brother Ings, in Salt River. Several of these were those who had accepted the truth during the last winter, under the labors of Brother Lamb in Eureka, and some of them were those who had accepted the truth during the camp-meeting.

Our camp-meeting Sabbath-school, held on Sabbath the 17th, consisted of 127, who were classified in 13 classes in the Senior Division, three in the Intermediate, and five in the Primary. Beside these there were a number of visitors. The contributions of the school amounted to $40.25, all to the Hamburg Mission.

One meeting was held in the interest of health and temperance, and attention was called to the Retreat chapel, and this people, although mostly of the poor of this world, pledged for the erection of the chapel about two hundred dollars, the half of which was paid down, and the balance is to be paid by the first of January next.

There was a good outside attendance in the meetings from the village and the surrounding country, especially in the evenings. At the close of the camp our people scattered to their homes much cheered and encouraged, only regretting that the meetings could not continue over another Sabbath.

J. N. LOUGHBOROUGH.