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Pacific Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Oakland, Cal. · May 27, 1875

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 1, No. 29.

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Camp-Meetings.

By Editor

Brother and sister White design to hold meetings in each of the Conferences before returning to California. If the Oakland, Cal., Office can be built in season to receive the new press by the first of September, and if a commodious church in San Francisco can be ready by the middle of November, their plan will be to attend the California Camp-meeting the last of September; then immediately after camp-meeting join in a large tent-meeting in San Francisco, to be advertised by a daily paper from the new Office and press, and adjourn to the new house of worship the last of November.
Both Bro. and sister W. are in the enjoyment of freedom of spirit, and a good degree of physical strength, and probably were never better qualified to speak to the people, and give counsel as to ways and means to advance the cause than at the present time. They design to labor to the point to make our camp-meetings, seasons of the greatest interest possible. They ask for a general attendance of all our people, and an effort on the part of all to gather in all those who may be benefited by the camp-meetings.
What has been said relative to ministers attending our camp-meetings only to hear was not designed to keep any away; but was intended to harness them into the work the very first day of the meeting and keep them at work until its close. Preaching is not a tithe of the work to be done at a camp-meeting when properly conducted. The work of preaching, however, as well as other labor, can be divided among all our ministers, not excepting the young ministers. If it be a task to young men to speak, then let them make their discourses short. Nothing is more killing to a camp-meeting than long discourses day after day from the same set of speakers.
Let there be a general rally at all our camp-meetings. And let all come up to these general convocations with faith and hope and a heart to work for the salvation of souls.