Michigan Camp-Meeting by James White

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Aug 16, 1877

Michigan Camp-Meeting.

By James White

It is suggested by the president of the Michigan State Conference that for not less than two reasons the Lansing camp-meeting should hold over two Sabbaths.

First, one week is not sufficient to give proper attention to the important business of the General Conference, the State Conference, the Educational Society, the Publishing Association, the Western Health Institute Association, and to our extensive Tract and home and foreign missionary operations.

Second, this would give chance for more general attendance of our people, as portions of families could leave home over the first Sabbath and first-day, and return to give opportunity for that portion to attend over the second Sabbath and first-day who were obliged to remain with home duties and cares the first week.

Such a meeting would doubtless take us across the “line storm.” Let all come prepared for it. Our tents are nearly or quite rain tight. And with the grand pavilion tent for the congregation we could be quite comfortable in a storm. Each family tent can have a small stove. It may be wet, it may be dry; it may be cold, it may be warm. The brethren should come with clothing, and bedding, and stoves, prepared for the worst. The line storm may come the first week, it may come the second. In either case we could not expect it to hold more than twenty-four hours.

It is suggested that the turnout will be vast this year. May it be so. J. W.