p. 296 | Illinois Camp-Meeting by Elder Waggoner

Pacific Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Oakland, California · Sep 27, 1877

Illinois Camp-Meeting.

By Elder Waggoner

ELDER WAGGONER reports this meeting, which was held at Clinton, August 22-28, a success in every respect. The number in attendance was not nearly as large as in Indiana and Ohio, but some came a long distance, and the churches in the State were well represented. There was a blending of the doctrinal and practical in all the preaching, and the prayer and social meetings were characterized from first to last by a deep devotional feeling.

The ground was rather small, and was thickly set with young timber. It looked like an impossibility to pitch so many tents there, but when all was arranged, neat and clean, the trees added much to the beautiful effect.

In response to a call for the unconverted and backsliders a goodly number came forward, about twenty of whom desired baptism. At the early meeting on Monday morning some remarks were made on baptism, mostly in answer to questions which had been proposed, and the result was that twenty-six were baptized, about half of whom made their first start in the Christian life at this meeting, and most of them new in the faith. A number of credentials and licenses were issued at this camp-meeting.

The people of Clinton and the surrounding country freely expressed their hopes that next year's camp-meeting would be held with them, and that our views might be preached there more fully. All parties can look back to this meeting with satisfaction and gratitude.