ONE of the best meetings that it has ever been my privilege to attend was that of the Idaho camp-meeting and conference held at Nampa, May 20-26.
This is one of our youngest conferences, but it gives good evidences of a healthy growth. The attendance of our own people this year was twice as large as last, while that of those not of our faith was very remarkable. The interest awakened during the week of the camp-meeting proper was so great that it was voted for the entire force of conference laborers to remain on the ground to care for it. Of course the conference is small as yet, and its force of laborers is not very large, but all felt that it was none too large to care for the interest that was awakened. This seems to be an encouraging feature of our camp-meetings in this part of the field this year. Inquiry and interest on the part of those not of our faith are becoming more and more marked.
The spiritual atmosphere on the Nampa camp-ground was vigorous and healthful. From the very beginning, there were seen the deep movings of the Spirit of God. On Sabbath the entire congregation, with the possible exception of half a dozen or so, arose to express their determination to advance with this message. After the congregation was dismissed, a special meeting was held for the benefit of those who needed special help; and there were rejoicings all through the camp by those who were finding liberty in God.
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There were about three hundred of our people encamped on the ground. At the close of the meeting, seventeen were baptized in a near-by lake.
The donations of the Sabbath-school for foreign missions amounted to $119, and the people responded liberally to other calls for money to assist in the various branches of the work.
The conference was convened in connection with the camp-meeting, and as Elder J. M. Willoughby had expressed for some time a desire to be relieved from the presidency, Elder A. M. Dart, of the Western Oregon Conference, was called to Idaho and elected to the position of president.
Mr. L. B. Genness, the editor of the Nampa Leader, was very kind, and gave us good reports of the meeting.
