Miracles in My Life - J. N. Loughborough

When we learned that Elder and Mrs. White
were coming in September, and that they
suggested a camp meeting, we closed our meetings
at Woodland on Sept. 15. The camp meeting was
held in a grove at Windsor Sept. 30-Oct. 3.
Surrounding the main tent were 36 camping tents,
and what a variety they were! Although some were
regular tents, others were hastily erected frames
with sheets or rugs thrown over them, and some
were rough board shanties. A man who did not
hear of the meeting until the night before, piled
fence rails between stakes driven close together,
then used a shawl for a door. Since the weather
was fair and dry, no one suffered. Of the 16
messages given at this meeting, 13 were delivered
by Elder or Mrs. White. Those attending from
Woodland wished that the tent be pitched there
again and the Whites speak to them, so we held a
second series Oct. 15 to Nov. 4.
At the close of our San Francisco effort in
November, Elder Cornell returned to Woodland to
take charge of erecting a house of worship and to
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