THE NEW YORK CAMP-MEETING.
By S. H. Lane
THIS meeting was held at Rome, New York, according to appointment, June 11-18. The camp-meeting proper was preceded by a workers' meeting, which lasted one week. The workers' meeting was well attended, better than in previous years. The instruction in the canvassing work was imparted to a large class of canvassers by Brethren F. E. Belden and N. Z. Town. The latter will act as State agent during the coming year. The canvassing work has been very successful during the past few months in this State. Several new canvassers have entered the field since the close of the camp-meeting, and many rays of light will be scattered throughout the State through their labors. Books sell readily here, and New York is a grand canvassing field for our workers, and if they work diligently many dollars' worth of books will be sold during the coming year. Elder A. T. Jones arrived during the workers' meeting, and from the first energetically and clearly instructed those present in regard to church relationship and the duties of members towards each other, and also in regard to civil government and religion, and our relation to them, clearly showing how rapidly the prophecy is being fulfilled in making the image to the beast in our own time and nation. During the camp-meeting we were favored with the labors of Elder W. C. White, Mrs. E. G. White, Elders A. T. Jones, E. J. Waggoner, A. T. Robinson, and Brother Harmon Lindsay. The attendance at the camp-meeting proper was fully as large as last year, there being about three hundred present. The preaching was mostly done by Elders Jones, Waggoner, and Sister White. They ably presented the wonderful themes of justification by faith, the righteousness of God, and the consecration to God and his cause which our work demands at the present time. As these themes were presented, light, joy, happiness, and peace of soul seemed to take possession of the meeting, and filled each heart with joy and gladness which were expressed by the flowing tear and heart-felt expressions of praise to God. The Sabbath-schools during the workers' meeting and camp-meeting were excellent, both being seasons of profit. The Russian Mission was quite liberally remembered in the donations offered. The attendance from the city was good whenever the weather would permit. All seemed deeply interested in the subjects presented, and an excellent impression was made by the meeting in favor of the truth. The last day of the meeting was one of special interest. In the forenoon eighteen were immersed, some of whom were converted during the meeting. After a powerful discourse given by Sister White in the afternoon, in which hearts were deeply moved by the Spirit of God, Brother F. M. Wilcox was solemnly set apart by ordination to the work of the gospel ministry. The scene was so affecting that there were but few dry eyes to be seen in the congregation, although there were a number of outsiders present. The solemnity of that occasion will not soon be forgotten. Most of our people remained until the close of the meeting. All left the ground much encouraged, many declaring that it was the best camp-meeting they ever attended, and returned fully determined to aid the cause, both financially and spiritually, more than they had ever done in the past, because of increased faith in, and love for the cause with which we are connected. To the Lord be all the praise for the blessings of the meeting. S. H. LANE.