FIRST MICHIGAN CAMP-MEETING.
The first camp-meeting in Michigan for the season of 1879, was held according to appointment at Eaton Rapids, July 31 to Aug. 4. It was our privilege to be present till Monday morning, Aug. 4, up to which point we bring this report. The meeting closed on the morning of Aug. 5. The location was a pleasant one in the outskirts of the village of Eaton Rapids. Thirty-three tents were pitched, and about three hundred Sabbath-keepers were present. This was a larger attendance than was expected, which was encouraging. Ten ministers were on the ground. Most of the preaching was done by Elders Canright, Littlejohn, and the writer. The interests of the Sabbath-school, College, T. and M. work, and the temperance movement were well looked after by W. C. White, S. Brownsberger, Dr. J. H. Kellogg, and G. H. Bell. An encouraging interest was manifested in all these departments. The Sabbath-school, on Sabbath morning, conducted by W. C. White, was a very interesting occasion. Two hundred and fifty enrolled themselves in the various classes. On the part of nearly all there was manifested a disposition to enter heartily into the temperance movement. Many pledges, all teetotal, were obtained, though we cannot give the exact number, as we left before the canvass was completed. On Sabbath afternoon, one hundred came forward for prayers. Seventy-four of these bore testimonies which showed that their feelings were deeply enlisted in the work. On Sunday there were about two thousand people present. In the afternoon, fifty-five of those who came forward the previous day were baptized by Elds. Jones and Miller, in the Grand River, which was but a short distance from the camp-ground. By actual count, there were one hundred teams, and over fifteen hundred persons by the water side. Considering that this was but one of the three camp-meetings to be held in Michigan this season, it was both in numbers and the interest manifested by the people, a very gratifying success. Further particulars concerning some of the important branches of the work considered, may be given by others hereafter.