p. 17 | The South Carolina Camp-Meeting

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

The South Carolina Camp-Meeting

THIS meeting was held at Cowpens, a town of some eight hundred inhabitants, August 9-19. This place is not far from the historic battle-ground where the battle of Cowpens was fought during the Revolution. The meeting was held in a beautiful grove only a few minutes’ walk from the town.

South Carolina is not yet an organized conference, but is still a mission field of the Southern Union Conference. The work here has moved very slowly, but within the past two years the Lord has signally blessed the earnest labors of Elder E. W. Webster, the superintendent of this mission field, and his faithful corps of workers. He has abundantly blessed in the canvassing work under the direction of Brother C. F. Dart. During the past year about five thousand orders for books have been taken, and over twenty-five hundred dollars’ worth have been delivered. It reminded one of the days of our great prosperity in the canvassing work among us as a people to hear these consecrated canvassers relate their interesting experiences in the canvassing work. Our prayer is that the same spirit that characterizes these workers may take possession of other canvassers throughout the field.

There was a good attendance of our own people at the meeting. The services consisted largely in giving instruction on the various phases of the work, which was of a most practical nature. The Lord came near on the last Sabbath of the meeting, and a goodly number responded to the call that was extended to those who had never yielded to the Lord, and to the backslidden ones. On Sabbath afternoon seven precious souls followed their Lord in baptism.

When the weather permitted, there was a large attendance of the citizens from the city and surrounding country. One family came thirteen miles afoot to attend the meetings on different occasions.

It has been decided to follow the camp-meeting with a series of tent-meetings, which will be conducted by Brethren R. T. Nash and E. W. Carey, assisted by other workers.

During the first part of the camp-meeting Elders R. M. Kilgore, E. H. Rees, and Brother J. A. Ford were in attendance; Prof. J. E. Tenney and the writer attended the latter part of the meeting. The instruction given by Professor Tenney on the subject of Christian education at this and other camp-meetings in the Southern Union Conference has been of a most practical nature, and has been attended by the converting power of God.

The total amount of donations made by those in attendance aggregated $166.47 in cash and pledges, of which over twenty-five dollars goes to foreign missions, raised at one meeting. This is indeed a liberal amount when the dire needs and poverty of this field are considered. Those in charge believe in educating the believers not to be circumscribed to simply the needs of their own field. The workers are greatly encouraged with the future outlook for the work in South Carolina.

The following resolution was unanimously adopted by the loyal believers in this field:—

“Whereas, Recent experiences as a

denomination plainly show that the time has come when God’s people are called upon to take their stand in a special manner on the side of truth, the spirit of prophecy, and organization, therefore,— “Resolved, That as believers and laborers in the South Carolina Mission field we express our unqualified confidence in the teaching of the spirit of prophecy, in the whole truth as held by the denomination, and in the administration of affairs by the president of the General Conference and the executive committee.” K. C. RUSSELL.