June 12, 1902

Make The Camp-Meeting a School

EGW

Properly conducted, the camp-meeting is a school where pastors, elders, and deacons can learn to do more perfect work for the Master. It should be a school where the members of the church, old and young, are given opportunity to learn the way of the Lord more perfectly, a place where believers can receive an education that will help them to help others.SW June 12, 1902, par. 1

A good beginning has been made in the sale of “Christ's Object Lessons.” What is needed now is an earnest, united effort to complete the work that has been so well begun. Nothing could be more deserving than this enterprise at this time. This work is a means of education. Those who do their best as the Lord's helping hand to circulate “Christ's Object Lessons” will obtain an experience that will enable them to be successful laborers for God. By engaging in work at the camp-meeting, all may be learning how to work successfully in their home churches.SW June 12, 1902, par. 2

A mistake has been made in holding our camp-meetings in out-of-the-way places. At some of our camp-meetings strong companies of workers have been organized to go out into the city and its suburbs to distribute literature and invite people to the meetings. By this means hundreds of persons have been secured as regular attendants. We must take every justifiable means to bring the light before the people. Those who are in training for work in the cause in any line should improve every opportunity to work at the camp-meeting.SW June 12, 1902, par. 3

The best help that ministers can give the members of our churches is not sermonizing, but planning work for them. Give each one something to do for others, and let all be taught how to work. If set to work, the despondent will soon forget their despondency, the weak will become strong, the ignorant intelligent, and all will be prepared to present the truth as it is in Jesus.SW June 12, 1902, par. 4

Mrs. E. G. White