Alberta Camp-Meeting by C. A. Burman

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Sep 2, 1909

Alberta Camp-Meeting

By C. A. Burman

OUR annual camp-meeting and conference was held in the village of Olds, July 8-18. About two hundred twenty-five of our brethren were encamped upon the grounds. Elders G. A. Irwin, H. S. Shaw, and G. F. Haffner rendered valuable assistance in the various lines of work.

The reports given showed a conference membership of 268, and scattered believers to the number of 234. One new church of twenty-three members was admitted into the conference at this meeting. During the year the tithe received amounted to $4,405.33; offerings, $3,092.27; Sabbath-school donations, $662.81; book sales, $4,131.18; sales of periodicals, $307.59. All of the Sabbath-school donations went to foreign missions.

The academy enjoyed a prosperous year, with an enrolment of forty-seven. All expenses were met from the tuition, and a surplus of nearly one hundred dollars remains.

In planning for the future it was decided to establish a small sanitarium as soon as means can be secured, the cost not to exceed $10,000. There is already about $6,000 in land donated to this enterprise. The parents in this conference are awake to the need of their children’s receiving a Christian education, and it was voted to erect two school buildings: one for a ladies’ home with dining-room and kitchen below, and the other a boys’ home with chapel and class rooms, the former to be built this fall, and the latter as soon as possible thereafter. To assist in obtaining the funds for these enterprises it was voted to ask each member to sell three copies each of “Christ’s Object Lessons” and “Ministry of Healing.”

The following officers were elected: President, C. A. Burman; vice-president, Henry Block; secretary and treasurer, Stella B. Lowery; educational and Missionary Volunteer secretary, J. I. Beardsley; field secretary, C. L. Holdeman; Sabbath-school secretary, Mrs. Anna Aalborg.

During all the proceedings of the conference a good spirit was present, and the brethren entered heartily into the work of advancing the cause of God.

C. A. BURMAN.