Various Matters by Editor

International Tract and Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Jun 19, 1884

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 10, No. 24.

Various Matters.

By Editor

AN order for 2,628,000 pages of tracts, which the Review office has received from Massachusetts, indicates that the people of New England are awake and at work.

SEVERAL of the State Tract and Missionary Societies are furnishing each tent company within their limits from twenty to one hundred copies of the Signs each week, to be used in missionary work and canvassing. The five tents now in operation in Indiana are thus equipped. We believe other States would find it to their advantage to do likewise.

ELDER HASKELL writes that families came twenty, sixty, and even one hundred miles to attend the Nebraska camp-meeting, having never before met with any Seventh-day Adventists. They had commenced keeping the Sabbath within the last year, through reading the Signs. Their arrival on the ground was the first intimation the brethren had of this result of their Signs campaign last year.

A BOOK and tract depository has been opened at Indianapolis, Ind., W. A. Young in charge; one at Clyde, Ohio, Mrs. Ida S. Gates in charge; another at Fort Scott, Kan., Mrs. Clara Wood Gibbs in charge. Those who have business with depositories and State T. and M. secretaries will please consult our directory on page 382 of Signs for correct P. O. address. Eld. G. D. Ballou, Reno, Nev., is our authorized agent for Nevada.

THE Kansas City Daily Journal had a reporter on the ground during the whole of the camp-meeting at Lawrence, Kansas, who furnished excellent reports for that paper. Some of the sermons and Bible-readings were given almost in full, and the business proceedings were reported in detail. These matters of interest will receive an extensive circulation by means of the Journal, that cannot fail to be a benefit to the cause in that section.

THE heavy rain last week was decidedly out of the usual order of things in this State. In the vicinity of Oakland, nearly two inches of rain fell. The storm was general throughout the State, and crops were considerably damaged; but even with this drawback, it is expected that the aggregate yield will be greater this year than last. The storm now seems to be over, the clouds have disappeared, and once more we have "California weather."

WE have received three copies of the Beatrice (Neb.) Daily Express, containing quite full reports of the Seventh-day Adventist camp-meeting held there, and also very favorable editorial comment. From the reports we judge that the meeting was marked by great earnestness on the part of those encamped on the ground, and that much interest was awakened in the surrounding country.

Since writing the above, we have received the report which appears on page 378. In a private note, Elder Haskell says: “In many respects it was a wonderful meeting. It clearly demonstrates the utility of circulating the Signs.”

A PRIVATE letter from the editor of the Signs gives a few brief notes of the beginning of the Walla Walla camp-meeting, which is now closed. The attendance was much better than ever before; there were more than forty tents on the ground. This is very good for that comparatively new country. A very encouraging feature was that the people came early. Although the meeting was appointed for the 5th, there were enough present on the 4th to have a good meeting. We would like to see this feature at all our meetings. Another good thing mentioned is that all were prompt and regular in their attendance at the meetings. This is no more than ought to be done, nor more than would naturally be expected when people come together for such a series of meetings, yet we are sorry to say that it is not always the case. A more full report will be given next week.

A CARD from Minnesota, received too late for our last issue, says:—

“The Minnesota camp-meeting was first appointed to be June 19-26; it is now changed to June 25-July 1. The change has been noticed in the Review, but not in the Signs. As it may mislead some of our brethren, please notice the change at your earliest convenience.”

We are sorry that we did not receive the card before the paper went to press last week. We have no apology, however, to offer for not noticing the change before, because we were not notified of it. We doubt if the Review, although it is several hundred miles nearer than we are, would have noticed the change if it had not been informed of it. When brethren make or change appointments, please don’t forget to send copy.