Mississippi Camp-Meeting by James A. Morrow

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park, Washington, D. C. · Aug 29, 1912

Mississippi Camp-Meeting

By James A. Morrow

THE Mississippi conference and camp-meeting, held at Jackson, July 25 to August 4, was attended by about one hundred of our own people. Many of these are separated from others of the same faith; and this meeting was a great blessing to them. One sister said it had been six years since she had attended an Adventist meeting. The attendance from the city was good. The city papers gave considerable space to reports of the meeting.

The workers from outside the conference were Elders N. Z. Town, S. E. Wight, W. W. Eastman, E. L. Maxwell, R. W. Parmele, Prof. C. L. Stone, and Brother C. D. Wolf.

A spirit of liberality was shown by the raising of $314 in cash and pledges for missions. The sum of $114 was given for the relief of the Nashville Sanitarium. This, with what had been previously pledged to this enterprise, raised the full amount from Mississippi to something over $600.

One day of this meeting was devoted to the interest of the book work. The report of the field agent showed that the total sale of literature during the year had amounted to $9,532. This had been accomplished by the blessing of God amid floods, strikes, and destruction of crops by insects.

There were present at the meeting two who had accepted the message during the year as the result of personal work done by the colporteurs.

During the meeting, six persons, all adults, were buried with Christ in baptism in the Pearl River. Two of this number had previously been baptized. Every department of the work gave evidence of a steady growth. Twenty are keeping the Sabbath in Jackson who have begun its observance during the year.

Elder W. S. Lowry, who has faithfully served the conference as president for five years, requested that he be released. Elder A. J. Clark, of New Hampshire, was elected president of the conference for the ensuing year. Parizetta Smith was elected secretary and treasurer of the conference and tract society.

The brethren and sisters returned to their homes with renewed courage in the Lord and in the message for this time.

JAMES A. MORROW.