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The North Carolina Camp-Meeting

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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Oct 23, 1913

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 90, No. 43.

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The North Carolina Camp-Meeting

By O. Montgomery

This meeting was held at Greensboro, N. C., August 21-31. The camp was beautifully located in a pleasant grove just in the edge of the city, on a good street-car line, in one of the best residence sections. With the new large tent and the well-arranged grounds, the camp had a very attractive appearance. The attendance at this meeting was the best that we have seen at any of our camp-meetings this year in this union. From two hundred to more than one thousand persons attended the service each evening and on Sunday afternoons. There were more of our own people in attendance at this meeting than ever before in the history of the work in North Carolina. I was informed that nearly fifty new Sabbath-keepers, who had accepted the truth in different parts of the State during the conference year, were present. Three new churches were admitted into the conference. The increase of membership for the year was reported as two hundred and twenty-one.
From the beginning, the meeting was a spiritual feast. There were several revival and consecration services held. Many received help, and several gave themselves to the Lord for the first time. The doctrinal subjects were presented in a very practical way and seemed to reach the hearts of the people.
When the needs of the mission fields were presented, there were about one hundred and twenty persons in the tent, and we asked for $1,500. When that amount was raised and we were about to announce the closing hymn, others said they desired to have a part, and the amount was swelled to $2,030. The Spirit of God was in the meeting in a special way, and it was certainly a very blessed experience. There were no large gifts, but all seemed to possess the same spirit of self-sacrifice and consecration. It was a meeting long to be remembered.
With little change in the conference committee, the same officers were re-elected for the ensuing year. The work is onward in North Carolina, and the Lord certainly is blessing his people in this State. Many seem hungering for the truth, and there is a ready response when the message is presented.
O. Montgomery.