West Virginia Camp Meeting
By H. W. Cottrell
THE West Virginia camp meeting was held at Parkersburg, September 11-21. The weather was excellent except that the evenings were rather cool. The camp was located on the electric line, about one mile from the city. The conference is numerically small, but a good representation was present. The attendance from the city was good. Besides the ministers of the local conference, there were present, either all or a portion of the time, W. A. Spicer, E. E. Franke, R. A. Underwood, S. H. Lane, Frederick Griggs, S. N. Curtiss, and the writer. The medical work was represented by two graduates from Battle Creek. A good work was done for all the people, and many were spiritually revived. Several young people gave themselves to the Lord. The conference is practically out of debt, as it now owes only about two hundred dollars on the old tract society debt. Eight hundred and fifteen dollars was received in cash and pledges in the interest of the conference work. We devoted one meeting to the interest of the book, “Christ’s Object Lessons,” and sold five hundred and four books to private individuals, which completes the conference quota. Brother Spicer and the writer were called to Washington, D. C., several days before the close of the meeting, hence the interest developed later will be reported by others. Elder S. M. Cobb was again elected conference president, and all enter upon the work with renewed courage.