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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Aug 8, 1878

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 52, No. 7.

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VERMONT CAMP-MEETING.

By C. W. Stone

I know of several that can look back to our last camp-meeting with thankful hearts for what the Lord did for them there; but none should feel that there is nothing more that can be done for them. Every swiftly passing year brings us “nearer home.”
“Oh! solemn thought, and can it be, The hour of Judgment now is come, Which soon must fix our destiny And seal the sinner’s fearful doom? Yes, it is so; the Judgment hour Is swiftly hastening to its close; Then will the Judge in mighty power Descend in vengeance on his foes.”
Yes, a solemn thought indeed it is. I would that we might never be unmindful of it. Joel says, “Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain. Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble; for the day of the Lord cometh, for it is nigh at hand.” Dear brethren, that alarm is sounding. There is occasion for trembling. Shall we not all seek the Lord earnestly, that his work may be revived in the hearts of his people among the Green Mountains of old Vermont?
And then how much needs to be done for those who do not obey or do not know the truth. There are unconverted children of our brethren, you all have unconverted relatives with whom you may have influence, you have friends and neighbors who are out of the ark. What an opportunity to work for them! Invite them to attend. Provide for their comfort while there as far as necessary. And, above all, go with your own hearts right before God so that he may be pleased to work through you for the salvation of souls. Don’t wait for the camp-meeting to set you right; get right now. God can hear the repentant backslider in his place of secret prayer at home. Seek him there. “Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near; let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts, and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.” Isa. 55:6, 7.
Do this, and go up to the camp-meeting prepared to help others, and the Lord will bless you in your efforts, and the meeting will be a success. C. W. Stone.