Encouraging Interest at Vermont Camp-Meetings
By James White
One encouraging feature of our camp-meetings is the fact that there is an increasing, and, in some places, a very deep interest on the part of the people to hear the reasons of our faith and hope. The late Vermont Camp-meeting was remarkable for this. The outside attendance was large from first to last; and as the speakers enjoyed great freedom, the people seemed moved. It was said that one hundred and forty teams left Burlington alone Sunday morning for the camp-ground, six miles distant, but the heavy shower of that morning turned them back. But notwithstanding the rain, the crowd was large. At the close of that meeting, the interest to hear was such on the part of the citizens of Essex, Vt., that the large tent was moved to the village, and Eld. Canright remains for nearly two weeks, till the time of the New York Camp-meeting. We hear from Eld. C. respecting the tent-meeting in these words: “We have had two meetings in the tent with good interest. Above one hundred out each evening. Some books taken. We are invited out, and there are calls at the tent. We hope much good may come from all this. I shall hold on as long as my time will permit.” J. W.