THE OHIO CAMP-MEETING by Dudley Marvin Canright

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jul 31, 1879

THE OHIO CAMP-MEETING.

By Dudley Marvin Canright

As the time appointed for this meeting is drawing very near, we wish to call the attention of our brethren to their duties concerning it.

First, every church organized since last Conference, a year ago, should pass a vote requesting to be admitted into the Conference. They should elect a delegate and send him to this meeting. If he is not able to pay his expenses, let the brethren assist him somewhat. No church should fail to be represented.

Secondly, every church in the Conference should send at least one delegate. It will be a shame if there is one church so poor and spiritless in all the Conference that it cannot send at least one delegate to the annual meeting.

Thirdly, as far as possible the missionary officers should be there and bring their books, that they may be corrected and the officers receive instructions. All the books and tracts in the Conference will be at the camp-meeting, and thus librarians can see what they want, and can take home a full supply with them to save freight. Let each one bring a good trunk.

Fourthly, every Sabbath-school in the State should be represented. We shall have a grand Sabbath-school convention, and thorough instruction in the Sabbath-school work. Bro. Reavis will have charge of this. Most of you have become acquainted with him already in the Sabbath-school work. Bro. W. C. White will also be present, and aid in this department of the work. No other man can help us more in this department than he. Let us not fail to give him a good chance to do it.

Fifthly, our brethren and sisters very much need the benefit of this camp-meeting. Make a strong effort to attend it. Begin to prepare now. If you have no tent, you can easily make one. Probably we shall have tents on the ground to rent if any want them.

Sixthly, come Wednesday, and prepare to stay until Tuesday morning. If any come who cannot furnish themselves with tents, we will find a place for them.

Seventhly, remember there will be no collections on the ground for camp-meeting expenses, but each one above sixteen years old who camps on the ground will be expected to pay fifty cents. Lay that up now.

Eighthly, the Baltimore and Ohio R. R. on all its branches will sell us tickets at two cents a mile to and from the camp-meeting. The Great Western sells tickets at full rates to the camp-meeting, and return tickets at one cent a mile, which amounts to the same thing. These two roads will accommodate nearly all the brethren in the State. The other roads give us no reduction as yet.

I with several others, will be on the camp-ground on Tuesday, Aug 12, and remain until after the meeting. Let as many as choose come as early as that, and we will have some good meetings. D. M. CANRIGHT.