Kentucky Camp-Meeting by Isaac D. Van Horn

International Tract and Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Nov 6, 1884

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 10, No. 42.

Kentucky Camp-Meeting.

By Isaac D. Van Horn

AFTER leaving the good Indiana camp-meeting, we arrived at Glasgow, the place of the Kentucky camp-meeting, on Tuesday evening, Oct. 7. We found the meeting in progress, with a good degree of interest. Elder S. H. Lane arrived the next day.

There had been a tent-meeting held in this place the past summer. About thirty embraced the truth, and a church of twenty-five members had been organized. They have a meeting-house 26x40 ft. erected and inclosed. There were eleven family tents, and one large tent 50x80 ft., on the ground, and about seventy-five campers.

The weather was fine, and everything favorable for a good meeting. The discourses given were calculated to help our brethren and sisters spiritually, and instruct them concerning the wants and progress of the cause. The meeting rose in interest to the close.

The business meetings were conducted with the best of feeling and harmony. Efforts were made to increase the finances of the Conference, and with a good degree of success. On Sunday morning a resolution was passed to raise the sum of $2,500; $1,500 for T. and M. Reserve Fund, $500 for Tent Fund, and $500 to make up to the ministers what the tithe fell short. There was a unanimous vote in favor of the resolution, and in half an hour $2,100 were pledged. It was thought that the remainder could be easily made up by those who were not at the meeting.

Elder G. G. Rupert was elected president of the Conference and T. and M. Society. This was agreeable to all, giving entire satisfaction. Brother Willard Saxby was ordained to the gospel ministry. There are now four ordained ministers and one licentiate in the Conference. If all will faithfully pay the tithe and the pledges they have made, they will be able to maintain all these men in the field and come out all right at the end of the year.

On the whole this was a good camp-meeting, the largest ever held by our people in the State.

All went to their homes with their spiritual strength renewed, and prepared to do better work in the cause than in the past. We shall expect to see the rich blessing of God attend the labors put forth, because of the sacrifices made. I. D. VAN HORN. Oct. 15, 1884.