We left Ballard Vale Tuesday morning, September 3, to attend the Maine camp meeting. We enjoyed a quiet rest at the home of young Brother Morton, near Portland. He and his good wife made our tarry with them very pleasant. We were upon the Maine camp ground before the Sabbath, and were happy to meet here some of the tried friends of the cause. There are some who are ever at their post of duty, come sunshine or come storm. There is also a class of sunshine Christians. When everything goes well and is agreeable to their feelings, they are fervent and zealous; but when there are clouds and disagreeable things to meet, these will have nothing to say or do. The blessing of God rested upon the active workers, while those who did nothing were not benefited by the meeting as they might have been. The Lord was with His ministers, who labor faithfully in presenting both doctrinal and practical subjects. We greatly desired to see many benefited by that meeting who gave no evidence that they had been blessed of God. I long to see this dear people coming up to their exalted privileges. {4T 300.4}

Vi forlod Ballard Vale morgen, den 3.september, for at deltage i Maine-lejrmødet. Vi nød en god hvile i unge bror Mortons hjem, nær Portland. Han og hans gode hustru gjorde vort ophold sammen med dem meget behageligt. Vi var på Maine lejrgrunden før sabbaten og var glade for at møde nogle af sagens prøvede venner her. Der er nogle, som altid er på deres pligtspost, om det er solskin eller storm, der kommer. Der er også en klasse solskinskristne. Når alt går godt og det er behageligt for dem, er de brændende og nidkære; men når der er skyer og ubehagelige ting, har disse intet at sige eller gøre. Guds velsignelse hvilte på de aktive arbejdere, medens dem, som ikke gjorde noget, ikke fik den gavn af (301) mødet, som de kunne. Herren var med sine tjenere, som arbejder trofast på at overbringe både det lærdomsmæssige og det praktiske. Vi ønskede meget, at se mange af dem, der ikke gav vidnesbyrd om at de var blevet velsignet af Gud, få glæde af dette møde. Jeg længes efter at se dette dyrebare folk, komme frem til deres ophøjede privilegier.