Northern Illinois Camp-Meeting

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

Northern Illinois Camp-Meeting

THE time assigned for our camp-meeting in Northern Illinois was August 19-26. We have eight tent companies in the field, six of which are in Chicago. On account of the late spring, the brethren were unable to close the series of meetings on the above date. In council, all the workers voted to drop the camp-meeting, as it would come in the most critical part of their meetings. This has proved to be true, for at this writing, August 13, we should have to be taking our tents down to be shipped to the camp-ground to get them in readiness by the nineteenth. To-day we have heard from one company that last Sabbath thirteen decided to keep the commandments of God, so all can see that it would have been a great catastrophe to the work in this conference if we had stopped our tent-meetings and begun the camp-meeting.

All our laborers are united with these tent companies, and all our money is being put into these efforts, and great hopes center in these companies. For this reason we believe that all our brethren will appreciate the situation, and will agree with the committee and the conference workers that it was the proper step to take. We also consulted with Elders O. A. Olsen and Allen Moon with reference to it, and they concurred in dropping the meeting.

We are now planning to have a conference meeting the last of October or the first of November in one of our churches. Rooms will be secured for all who desire. A restaurant will be operated near the church. Particulars will be given later.

In behalf of Northern Illinois Conference Committee, G. E. LANGDON, Chairman; H. E. MOON, Secretary.