Helena (Montana) Camp-Meeting Notes
By Wm. Steele
THIRTY-FIVE tents were pitched on the ground, and were occupied by one hundred and twenty-two persons. About eighty of these came by rail, so rates were easily secured. Nearly every church in the conference was represented. The laborers from abroad were Elder W. T. Knox, superintendent of the Pacific Union Conference; C. C. Lewis, president of Walla Walla College; H. H. Hall, of the Pacific Press; and Dr. Yarnell, of the Spokane Sanitarium. All the laborers of the conference were also present. The spirit of the meeting was absolute surrender and complete victory. The Holy Spirit was present in great power, and a mighty shout of victory ascended from the camp of Israel. We are sure that many homes will be brightened by the Spirit of God, which was received at this gathering. The youth's meetings, conducted each day by Brethren Gibson, Quinn, and Gosmer, were certainly soul inspiring, as the young people bore their testimonies of surrender and victory, and a determination to see this truth triumph in the earth. The sales from the book tent were about two hundred dollars. The meeting was one of the best ever held in Montana, and was a great strength to all who attended it. The church-school teachers' institute, which preceded the meeting, was a decided success, about fifteen taking the instruction under Prof. C. C. Lewis. The last day of the meeting a large assembly gathered in the West Side Christian church, where seven candidates were buried with Christ in baptism, to arise and walk in newness of life.