Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-28
ADVENT|STS WILL HOLD
ANNUAL CAMP MEETING
Conference at Charlottesville Ex-
pected to Draw Heavy Attendance
OF Members of Denomination.
SPEAKERS PRESENT
For More Than Sixty Years Prophets
Of Church Have Foretold Present
War, and This and Other Predic-
tons Will BE Expounded.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch.

CHARLOTTESVILL VA, July 81
Seventh Day Adventists from Rich
mond. Newport News. Norfolk. Ports
mouth. Lynchburg. Roanoke. Staun-
ton. Winchester, Harrisonburg and
other places in the State are making
preparations to attend the annual
camp-meeting OF the Virginia Confer
ence of that denomination. which Will
be held here August to Is. Quite
a number of the delegates will live in
cottages during their stay here. while
tents will be pitched for the accommo-
dation of the others coming and the
holding Of the various meetings each
day. The encampment will be located
on West Main Street. one block west
OF Union Station. Several OF the lead
ing ministers of the denomination will
be present, as we'll as practically every
worker in the Virginia Conference
Among those coming are DR.. r. c.
Wilkinson. Of Washington. d. c.. pres
ident Of the Columbia Union Confer
ence: Elder +. NJ. Wilcox, of Washing
ton. y. c.. editor Of the Advent Review
and Sabbath Herald: DR.. d. II. Kress
OF Boston; r. T. Dowsett. Of Wash
ington: J. y. Richardson. of Wash ing
ton: w. c. Moffett. Of Richmond, presi-
dent Of the Virginia Conference: r.
d. Hotel. of New Market: Stewart
Kline. of New Market: w f. Bidwell,
of Richmond: a. c. Nef. of ouicks-
burg: T. n. Painter. of Stanley; J. r.
Beckner, w, II. Armstrong and L. o.
Gordon.
In connection with the camp-meet-
ing the annual business session Of
the conference will be held. at which
~ III
read by the president. secrctary-trcas-
urer secretaries Of the Sabbath school
young peoples. educational and re-
ligious liberty departments, licenses
and credentials issued and plans and
recommendations made for the adj
vancemcnt of UNCONVENTIONAL work in
this conference during the coming
year.
Considerable attention will be paid
TO the spiritual side of the meeting.
A large canvas pavilion will be pitched
for the young peoples meetings Min
listers and others who have been en-
gagged in young peoples work will
have charge of these meetings IN
connection with the presentation Of
the needs or mission fields. Miss Della
Burroway. returned missionary from
India, VIII tell Of some of the condi-
lions under which the missionaries
work. She will also give other lee
lures.
Baptismal services are being plan
ned for the two Sunday afternoons of
the camp.
Many OF the prophecies as applied
TO present-day events will be ex-
pounded. especially during the even
ing meetings. to which the public is
cordially invited. For more than sixty
years Seventh Day Adventists have
been predicting the present general
war now in progress in Europe. and
they say Il is prelude 10 the bat
tie of Armag eddon," which will be
fought around Jerusalem, when all
the nations OF the world will be in
volved. They declare that Christ will
return while this battle is in progress
III their evening discourses the speak
ers Will dwell considerably on events
that are soon 10 take place on the
earth.
The officials OF the conference are
planning to have the largest camp
meeting this season In the history Of
the conference. Elder w. C Moffett.
the president. says that the dcnomina-
ton has made progress in all parts
of the world during the past year, and
that word from headquarters in Wash
inEton. u. c.. states that larger plans
nave been mapped out for the wear
1915.