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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Aug 1, 1878

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 52, No. 6.

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PACIFIC COAST.

[Abridged from the SIGNS OF THE TIMES.]

North Pacific Camp-Meeting.

This camp-meeting, held near Salem, Oregon, June 27 to July 2, was a decided success. The attendance was much greater than any one had anticipated. The entrance to the ground was by a triple archway, beautifully ornamented with evergreens, and appropriate mottoes. The camping tents, twenty-four in number, were arranged in a semi-circle around the large tent. The store and restaurant were under the direction of the camp-meeting committee, and paid all expenses. There was a new fifty-foot tent on the ground, in one side of which was the book stand, the remainder being occupied by brethren who had no tents. By actual count there were two hundred campers on the ground.
Religious services began on Thursday, June 27, at 6 A. M. There was a good interest at the very beginning, and it increased to the close. The subjects chosen seemed to meet the wants of the people. Especially was this the case with the testimony of Sr. White. Her efforts were highly appreciated by all our brethren and sisters, and all were greatly benefited.
The meetings on the Sabbath were devoted to our people, and were especially interesting. At 2 P. M. Sr. White spoke with good freedom, and at the close of her discourse made a call for sinners who wished to become Christians to come forward. Twenty-one responded, and showed evidence of deep feeling and sincerity.
On Sunday the crowd came in from the surrounding country. It was estimated that two thousand people were on the ground. Subjects relating to our faith and hope were taken up. At 2 P. M. Sr. White spoke with great freedom and power. Hearts were touched by the appeals made, and impressions in favor of the truth that cannot be easily thrown off were fastened upon the minds of the sober and thoughtful.
Monday was another special day for our people, and also a day of business. Sinners and backsliders were again invited to the front seats, and about the same number responded as on the Sabbath. Of this number six requested baptism.
The business sessions of the Conference were all characterized with the best of feeling. Six persons received license to improve their gift. Bro. Wm. L. Raymond was ordained to the gospel ministry, and received credentials. There are now three ministers and six licentiates in this Conference.
Of Sr. White’s visit Bro. Van Horn says:—
“We feel grateful for the visit Sr. White has made us, and the memory of her testimonies and good counsel will live in our affections while time shall last. We extend an earnest invitation to her in company with her husband to again visit Oregon.”
The news has gone through this valley that we have the finest camping ground ever seen in the State. This meeting has done much to strengthen the cause in this new Conference.