p. 133 | IOWA CAMP-MEETING by H. Nicola

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Apr 27, 1876

IOWA CAMP-MEETING.

By H. Nicola

The time and place of this meeting are now agreed upon, and the time is just at hand. Those who expect to attend should begin to make preparations. No better time for the meeting could be chosen than June 8-12. Marshalltown is the most central and easy of access of any place in the State, it being very near the center, and situated at the crossing of the Chicago, North Western, and Iowa Central railroads. Those coming from the east and west on the Chicago and Rock Island railroad change cars at Grinnell; those who come on the Illinois Central, at Ackley.

Many of our people calculate just as much on attending our yearly camp-meetings as they do on sowing their wheat or planting their corn. To this class there need not a word be said; for they are sure to be there. But there is another class that would always love very much to attend if the way would only open. Many of these are not by any means the poorest in this world's goods, but they are burdened with so many cares that they know not how to lay them down while they go up and worship the Lord once a year. This class I feel very anxious to see at our camp-meeting this year. The way will surely open if you do all in your power to open it. The enemy may try to hinder, but the Lord will help if we apply to him aright, but he will not do for us what we can do for ourselves.

Then there are others that would be greatly benefited if they could be induced to attend the camp-meeting, but many of them do not read the REVIEW, and as we can see but few of them I appeal to the first class mentioned in this article in their behalf. Dear friends, you know the value of these meetings, and how much many of your own brethren and sisters and friends are losing by not attending them. This is too great a loss for them to sustain. They cannot afford it. A few more such opportunities and all will be over, and for many of us doubtless this will be the last one.

Come, brethren and sisters, wake up to the interest of the camp-meetings. Begin in time to get ready. Induce and help others to get ready. This is good missionary labor for the time. See that your tents are all in order, and those that have none begin in time to secure them. Ample grounds, straw, provisions, horse feed, etc., will be provided as usual.

Come one, come all, and we shall have the largest and best camp-meeting this year we have ever had. Bro. and Sr. White are expected, and the Lord of the harvest will surely be there.

H. NICOLA.