IN DAKOTA | AdventAI

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

IN DAKOTA.

The New Era, published at Swan Lake, Dakota, in its issue of July 19, 1879, contains the following notice of the visit of Bro. and Sr. White at that place:—

Eld. James White and his wife (Ellen G. White) and their daughter (Mary K. White), and Eld. J. F. Hanson, a Danish minister, arrived at Mr. W. W. Aurner’s on Wednesday. They attended the Seventh-day Advent camp-meeting, held on Judge Brookings’ island, Sioux Falls, July 9-14. Eld. White informs us that there were fully two hundred of the denomination at the meetings. Besides the large church tent, seated for the crowd, there were fifteen family tents, and as many covered wagons, used for sleeping-rooms. On Sabbath (Saturday), one hundred came forward for prayers, at the close of Mrs. White’s sermon, and appeal. On Sunday, there were not less than one thousand souls present. The organization of what is called the Dakota Conference of S. D. Adventists was completed at this meeting. Elder S. B. Whitney, president, D. T. Biggs and Jorgen Paulson compose a Conference committee of three: Mr. Dawson of Elk Point, secretary; Peter Nelson, treasurer; and Elder White, as president of the General Conference, took the supervision of the organization. This is the sixth camp-meeting Elder and Mrs. White, whose home is in Battle Creek, Mich., have attended the present season. In consequence of the land-slide on the Dakota Southern, they are not able to meet their appointments at Boulder, Colorado, the 19th and 20th, and they will spend the time with their friends at Swan Lake. They will spend a few weeks in the Rocky mountains, and then return to hold camp-meetings in the Eastern, Middle and Southern States.

In the same paper Sr. White appointed to speak Friday evening the 18th, in Swan Lake, and Bro. White, Sunday the 20th.