Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-18
Western Oregon
Conference Of Seventh
Day Adventists in June

Day AdVenllStS IN June
Portllnd, Or, May lS.-Arrange.
ments have been made to hold the
annual campmeeting of the Western
Oregon Conference of Seventh-Day Adj
ventists in this city, June to H.. Mem
bers of the churches at Albany, Leba-
non, Brownsville, Toledo, Newport, Sill
verton, Salem, Dallas, Falls City, Nc
Minnvlle, Forest Grove, CASTOR, Wood
burn, Monitor, Oregon City, Corvallis,
Hillsboror, Tillamook, Nehalem, The
Dalles, Hood River, TerrebOnne, Astor-
ia, and many other places in the state
will join with the members of the vari-
ous churches in this city in making tn ,
meeting success. The exact location
of the eneampment will be at Anabel
station on the Mt. Scott carline.
This will be one Of several hundred
similar gatherings that will be held in
practically every state in the union,
every province in Canada, and various
foreign countries, during the spring
and summer months, which the Advent
lists style the campmeeting season.
During the ten days stay in Portland
the campers will live in tents, and hold
their daily meetings under canvas. 1t
is expected that between 200 and L.
500 people will be present, this being
considered the most important meet
ing among Adventists ever held in
Oregon.
In addition to a large number of
family tents which will be furnished
with household effects in order to make
the campers as comfortable as possible,
there will also be pitched several pa
viliOns, in the largest of which, so by
120 it, in size. English preaching ser
vices will be held daily at II a. M,
2:30 and 7:45 p. m. Pavilions are also
set apart for the German and Scandi-
navian nationalities, where they may
enjoy sermohs in their several Ian
guages.
Young people s work will be carried
on daily in large tent devoted es-
pecially to their use, and special ser
vices for the juniors and kindergarten
children will be provided.
The Portland sanitarium will have
a tent, where doctors and nurses may
be found in case of illness. A recep-
tion tent will be prominently located,
at which visitors will be made well
come.
There will be a well arranged book
tent on the ground, Gasp of access to
the public, and thoroughly supplied
with large variety of bindings of the
best books in the world-tneBible-as
well as all denOminational books, maya
zines and periodicals..
Meals for this large gathering will
be served on the cafeteria plan in a
large pavilion equipped for that pur-
pose. Only vegetarian dishes will be
served. A grocery and fruit store,
centrally locatedy will be conducted
for the accommodation of the camp
ers.
A number of leading clergymen of
the denomination will be in attendance,
and will take prominent part in the
daily proceedings. Among those ex-
pected are E. w. Farnsworth, Oak
land, Cal; Frederick Griggs, Wash
ington, D. c.; c. w. Flaiz, L. c. Kel-
logg, N. W. Lawrence, p. S. Bunch,
j. Riffel, College Place, Wash; Lewis
johnson, A. J. Stone, and S. N. Ritten-
house, Seattle, Wish. Among those
VINO will attend from the local confer
ence are: H. w. Cottrell the president,
H. G.. Thurston, J. L. Kay, p. c. Hay
ward, E. w. Catlin, T. H. Starbuck, II
J. Dirksen, o f. Sandnes, G.. E. John
son, l.. X. Dickson, c. j, Cummings and
w. R. Beatty.