Camp-Meeting Preparations.
A FULL attendance at our camp-meeting is what we greatly desire to see. To secure this will require some labor and some planning on the part of all. And now one word to our brethren: Don't forget to include somebody else besides yourself and family in your plans. The leaders of the Oakland Church have resolved to carry out the following plan, which we recommend to our brethren everywhere:— First, canvass the church and find out who intend to go. If any seem indifferent, help them to see the importance of this meeting, and the necessity for all to attend it, until they resolve to be present. Second, ascertain what persons would like to attend, but are unable on account of lack of means. If this is all that stands in their way, and they are worthy persons, be responsible for their attendance. Third, raise a church camp-meeting fund, to be used (1) in assisting those to attend who need help, and (2) in providing tent room on the ground for those who are not in families and cannot hire a tent. Fourth, hire an extra tent, or two if need be, to be used in the way above indicated; and whether there are any poor among us or not, have sufficient extra tent room so that we can invite our neighbors to come and camp on the ground during the meetings. Many who design to spend a little season in camp, might thus be induced to join us. Brethren, shall we have the largest camp-meeting ever held in this State? We may, if we work for it. Let none have any excuse for staying away; and lastly, let us all go determined not only to get good but to do good from the very start.