INDIANA CAMP-MEETING by Dudley Marvin Canright

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Oct 5, 1876

INDIANA CAMP-MEETING.

By Dudley Marvin Canright

I arrived upon the camp-ground Friday noon, Sept. 15, and found it to be a very pleasant and comfortable location. It was a beautiful fair-ground, well shaded with large, spreading oaks. A half-dozen large, empty buildings afforded plenty of comfortable room for those who came, so that but few tents were pitched. This was not only very comfortable for the people, but it was a great saving of labor in preparing the ground, and expense in buying tents. Frequently these fair-grounds can be had very cheap.

The number upon the ground was nearly double what it was last year. This was very encouraging. Many new ones have been brought into the truth in the State the last year, so that both ministers and people felt of good courage. Indiana is evidently a good field of labor. Three new meeting-houses are being built by our people.

Friday night, Bro. and Sr. White came. Sabbath morning we had a good social meeting, all taking hold freely. Bro. and Sr. White had excellent freedom in preaching. When an appeal was made for sinners, backsliders, and the lukewarm to come forward, about fifty responded. Many of these spoke with deep feeling. As we engaged in prayer for them, the Spirit of supplication came upon Bro. White in a remarkable degree, and then the Spirit of God came upon the people. For half an hour every one cried to God and many praised God with a loud voice. It was a season never to be forgotten. One after another arose and said that they had been greatly blessed, that they had found relief, that they were never so happy before, etc.

Sunday, the outside attendance was not large, yet several hundred came and listened with deep interest. A tent-meeting held in a place just before a camp-meeting, always kills the general interest in the camp-meeting. So it was here and so it will be anywhere.

Monday morning, after Bro. White had spoken upon the subject of the ministry, three men, brethren Harvey, Sharp, and Covert, were ordained to the work of the gospel. It was a pleasant and interesting occasion. After this, about twenty came forward for baptism, who were baptized after we left.

So closed another year's work in this new and growing Conference. Bro. S. H. Lane will continue to labor in the State. Evidently the brethren need to sacrifice more in supporting the cause in their own State. They must do this if they wish the blessing of God to continue with them.

We all enjoyed the meeting very much, and came away with good spirits.

D. M. CANRIGHT.