Camp-Meeting in North Pacific Conference.
By Charles L. Boyd
THE time to commence preparation for this annual convocation has now come. The usual time for this meeting has been in the month of June; but, in order to lengthen the season for tent-meetings, which at best is short, the propriety of holding the camp-meeting at an earlier date has been considered. Also the long-felt desire to meet with Elder Butler, President of the General Conference, may be realized this year if our meeting be held in May; hence this time has been fixed upon. Commence now, brethren and sisters, to get ready to come, and to invite your neighbors to come. There are more Sabbath-keepers in this Conference than ever before. Our church membership has doubled during the past few years. Those who have but recently embraced the faith will receive great help and encouragement at this meeting. We are one year nearer the Judgment than when you were last called together; we have one year less to work,—one year less of precious time to finish the work committed to our trust. This year we want to do more for the Master than in any year before. The exact date, which will be sometime in May, and the place, which will be at or near Portland, will be given in due time. CHAS. L. BOYD.
Salem, Oregon, Feb. 26, 1886.