Missouri Camp Meeting by E. T. Russell

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Sep 30, 1902

Missouri Camp Meeting

By E. T. Russell

This meeting was held at Booneville, August 13-25. The business meetings passed off pleasantly. About the same persons were again chosen to serve officially as served last year. Elder Rees was again elected conference president.

The laborers present from outside of the conference were L. A. Hoopes, S. H. Lane, Dr. W. A. George, Professor Rees, H. Shultz, O. E. Cummings, and the writer.

Brother R. C. Porter conducted an institute for the benefit of those intending to engage in church-school work, in which he was assisted by Brethren Hoopes and Rees, and others.

A call was made for recruits to enter the canvassing work, to which quite a number responded. The canvassers were drilled daily by Brethren Cummings and Fairchild.

During the meeting a number gave their hearts to God, and twenty-four followed their Lord in baptism. During the day practical themes were presented, and in the evening discourses were of a doctrinal character. After the meeting closed, Brethren Heacock and Terry pitched a tent in the town, and they report a good interest.

A call was made for means to assist in building a church in Kansas City, Mo., and about three hundred dollars was pledged.

According to the report of the treasurer, the conference and tract society are in good condition financially. Reports also showed that the Lord had blessed the labors of the workers in the field in the conversion of souls.

Everything considered, this was a good meeting.

E. T. Russell.