The Georgia Camp-Meeting by K. C. Russell

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Aug 30, 1906

The Georgia Camp-Meeting

By K. C. Russell

THIS meeting was held at Marietta, Ga., August 2-12, in a pleasant and shady grove near the edge of the city. Marietta has a population of some five thousand inhabitants, and is located near the Kennesaw Mountain, where the celebrated battle of Kennesaw was fought.

This camp-meeting was the largest one which has been held in the Georgia Conference for a number of years. The outside attendance at the evening services and on Sunday afternoons was excellent. The Spirit of God was present in power on both Sabbaths of the meeting, and many hearts were subdued. Eight persons were baptized. The preaching in the evenings was largely of a doctrinal character, as is the usual custom at such gatherings.

One evening of the meeting was devoted to Bible temperance. A special invitation had been extended to the members of the W. C. T. U. of the place, to which they responded, and the president of the association took part in these services. This feature of the service came about as the result of some work which had been done with the association by Brother J. A. Starr, and his wife, Dr. Mrs. Starr. We believe that this meeting resulted in disarming prejudice among the citizens of this place.

Besides the local laborers of the conference, there were in attendance during a portion of this meeting Elders G. I. Butler, R. M. Kilgore, E. H. Rees, Prof. J. E. Tenney, Brother I. A. Ford, and the writer. The Lord gave freedom to the laborers in the preaching of his precious word. Elder G. W. Wells was unanimously elected president of this conference for the ensuing year.

It was gratifying to see the spirit of liberality which characterized those in attendance at this meeting, not only for their own work, but for the work in the world-wide mission field.

The camp-meeting will be followed by a series of tent-meetings, which will be held on a desirable lot which has been secured near the center of town, by a competent corps of workers.

It was voted by the conference to begin preparatory work in the city of Atlanta, Ga., by the circulation of our literature in view of the contemplated series of tent-meetings which will be held in that city next season by the Southern Union Conference. We believe there are better days in store for this conference. K. C. RUSSELL.