CAMP-MEETINGS FOR 1876 by James White

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jul 13, 1876

CAMP-MEETINGS FOR 1876.

By James White

OHIO, Norwalk, Aug. 10-15 VERMONT, Milton Station, “ 17-22 N. E., Groveland, Mass., “ 24-29 MAINE, Richmond, Aug. 31 to Sept. 5 NEW YORK, Rome, Sept. 7-12 INDIANA, Bunker Hill, “ 14-18 MICHIGAN, Lansing, “ 19-26 ILLINOIS, Waldron, Sept. 28 to Oct. 3

It will be seen that we have made changes in the time of several camp-meetings that remain for the present season. The Michigan meeting is changed to September 19-26, for these reasons:—

1. The Methodists have a camp-meeting at Lansing the time suggested for ours. It would be objectionable to hold ours the same time of theirs.

2. To change back with Ohio, and hold ours August 3-7, as first suggested, would be objectionable for two reasons: first, it would bring our meeting in the midst of oat harvest; and, secondly, it would be only a week before the Methodist meeting. Two camp-meetings in the same place should not come so close to each other.

3. Fruit will be abundant in September, such as apples, pears, peaches, and grapes.

4. The weather will probably be cooler, and more favorable for the hard work of all our anniversary meetings, in September than in August.

5. Eld. Canright can be with us in September, not in August.

6. And last, but not the least, many have no money with which to come to the camp-meeting and meet the necessary expenses at the meeting, until they can thresh and market grain.

In consequence of changing the Michigan Camp-meeting from Aug. 10-15, we put the Ohio meeting one week later, and let the time of the meetings in Vermont, New England, Maine, New York and Indiana remain the same as before suggested. And the very nearest point of time we can put the Illinois meeting is Sept. 28 to Oct. 3, and we would like it one week later, on account of the S. D. Baptist General Conference the last week in September.

Let it be understood that these changes are suggested as necessary in case that Mrs. W. and the writer attend the meetings. We do not wish, however, to control the time of the meetings. If our brethren in the several States will excuse us, they can hold them when they please.

JAMES WHITE.