Tennessee Camp-Meeting.
By I. D. Van Horn
ON Wednesday morning, Oct. 15, in company with Elder Lane, I arrived at Martin, the place of the Tennessee camp-meeting. The opening service had been held the previous evening. The five churches in the Conference were quite well represented. There were seven family tents, and about sixty of our people on the ground. The meetings were held in a new 40-ft. tent, which was pitched in a fine grove, and some seats were made outside the wall, so that all were well accommodated. The outside attendance was good every evening, and on Sunday quite large. The interest to hear increased to the close of the meeting. A good impression was left on the minds of the people of the town. Our brethren and sisters were greatly benefited spiritually, as was clearly seen by the tender, melting testimonies borne. Their interest to spread abroad the message and warn the people of the State of Tennessee was shown by their willingness to sacrifice. Means were needed to carry on the work, both in the Conference and the T. and M. Society. A resolution was passed to raise the sum of $1,000,—$500 for T. and M. Reserve Fund, and $500 for Tent Fund. Pledges were taken to the amount of $1,005 on the ground. The most of this will be paid within a year. Elder S. Fulton was again elected president of the Conference. He is the only ordained minister in the State, and they have only one licentiate. Elder John Sisley is on his way to Tennessee to make that his field of labor the coming year. Their T. and M. Society is in quite good condition financially. All went home with a determination to do more in this branch of the work than ever before. If all will be careful and put all the tithe into the store-house, redeem their pledges, and carry out the resolutions passed, we shall see many souls for whom Christ died, brought into the truth.