To the Brethren and Sisters in Maine.
By J. B. Goodrich
The time of our camp-meeting is drawing near, and many of you are so situated that you hear but little or no preaching during the year, and some of you who have embraced the truth by reading have never heard the living preacher. Now is your time to commence to make arrangements to attend the camp-meeting. There will be some of our most able ministers present to preach the word, who have the cause of God at heart; and how encouraging it would be to them, after coming a long distance from the West, to see us all on the ground the first day and remain until its close. We all need the strength and encouragement that can be derived by attending this meeting, and none that possibly can attend can afford to stay away. Come to work in the vineyard of the Lord and labor for the salvation of souls. Do not be satisfied by saying, I would like to attend the camp-meeting this fall; but make an effort to be there. Do not let a few vain things of this world keep you away. The love of this world will cheat thousands out of eternal life, and they will be made to realize the fact when it is too late to repent. The signs of the times clearly show that we are living near the end, and He that shall come, will come, and will not tarry. “Now the just shall live by faith, but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.” But now is the time to show our faith by our works, and by works is faith made perfect. We want to see the best camp-meeting this fall that we have ever had; and if all will come up and engage in the work in earnest, the Lord will bless and crown our efforts with success. Let the tents all be erected on Wednesday, Sept. 2, so that all may be ready to commence with the first meeting, and there be no disturbance on the ground. J. B. GOODRICH.