New England Camp-Meeting by Stephen Nelson Haskell

International Tract and Missionary Society · Oakland, Cal. · Aug 7, 1884

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 10, No. 30.

New England Camp-Meeting.

By Stephen Nelson Haskell

THE camp-meeting for the four New England States of New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut, will be held on the Fair Ground in the city of Worcester, Mass., commencing Aug. 21, and continuing to Sept. 2. This will be as important a camp-meeting as has ever been held by S. D. Adventists in this part of the country. The success of the meeting last year, held at this place, in awakening a general interest not only in the city of Worcester, but in the surrounding country, has led the friends of the cause to make a more extensive preparation for the meeting this year than they have previously made.

Preaching services will be held in the large pavilion, 80x125 feet. Smaller tents will be used for meetings especially designed to instruct our brethren in the different branches of the work. Family tents varying in size from 10x12 to 18x24 feet can be purchased or rented for the occasion. The sum charged for the use of tents during the meeting, will vary from three to seven dollars, according to the size. Persons wishing to rent or purchase, should immediately correspond with Eld. D. A. Robinson, South Lancaster, Massachusetts, stating the size they desire, or how many persons they wish to accommodate in a tent. Worcester is a city of about sixty thousand inhabitants, while, in a radius of ten miles, there are many towns and villages, the most of them connected with Worcester by railroads, over which several trains pass daily. It is the most central location for the four States comprising the New England Conference, being a railroad center for all of the New England States excepting Maine. Those coming from the latter State can come direct to Worcester over the Portland, Rochester and Nashua Railroad, or by boat to Boston. Free returns to Rochester by rail.

Persons at Martha's Vineyard, New Bedford, and all towns south of Boston on the Old Colony Railroad, also those from Newburyport, Haverhill, Danvers, Ipswich, Reading, and from all points on the Eastern and Boston and Maine roads, also all in towns adjoining Boston, should come to Boston, and there take the train at the Fitchburg depot for Worcester. By coming from Boston over this line you can secure, on the camp-ground, a free return check to Boston. Remember that the Boston and Albany road grants us no reduction, therefore, be sure and come over the Fitchburg line.

Those coming from New Ipswich, Greenville, Wilton, Temple, and adjacent towns, should take the cars at Greenville for Ayer Junction, and there change for Worcester.

Those coming from Marlboro and Hudson, should take the cars at South Acton and change for Worcester.

All who come from Zoar, Buckland, Shelbourne, Greenfield, Athol, and all points on the Fitchburg road, west of Fitchburg, should come to Fitchburg, and there change for Worcester.

Accommodations will be provided for all who may come. Expenses will not be heavy. We are anxious to see all of our friends at this meeting, together with those who have been reading our periodicals. We hope that this camp-meeting will be as successful as any that has ever been held in New England. We ask our friends to remember it in their prayers, and to at once make arrangements to attend. A cordial welcome will be extended to all who come upon the ground. S. N. HASKELL.