ALABAMA AND GEORGIA CAMP-MEETINGS.
By N. W. Allee
The camp-meeting for Alabama was held at Fruithurst, August 2-12. Fruithurst is a new village of grape-growers in the eastern part of the State. The location was good, being in a high, rolling section of the country. Elders Woodford and Bird had preceded the camp-meeting with a tent effort of a few weeks. The attendance of our brethren at the camp-meeting was fair, but not as large as we had hoped. The services were such as to lead to earnest searching of heart, and to create desire for a holier and purer life. At times almost the whole camp responded to the invitation to seek the Lord. We feel sure that real victories were gained. The different features of the work were given consideration. The camp-meeting work seems to be an established feature of the message in this district, and funds were raised by pledges to provide for tent and camp-meeting purposes. The interest among the citizens of the village was such that the tent-meeting was continued, and we trust that a company who will hold up the light of the truth for this time will be established before the work closes there. The Georgia meeting was held at Norcross, a town about twenty miles northeast of Atlanta. There was not as large an attendance of the brethren and sisters of the State as we had hoped to see. The attendance of the townspeople was quite good, and the interest awakened was sufficiently good to warrant the continuation of the services at the tent. The brethren present were greatly benefited by the meeting. The preaching was of the close, practical nature that leads to searching of heart. It is evident that many are earnestly seeking that preparation that fits for translation. Faith in the soon coming of the Lord is the element in Christian experience that leads to earnest heart work. The Lord will not be satisfied with our experience until his image is fully reflected in us. He patiently waits, “is long-suffering to us ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.” So far the camp-meeting services in this district have been of an encouraging nature, and we believe the most profitable of any season. The work moves onward.