1911 and 1912 Eureka Springs Meetings

1912 Eureka Springs Meeting from Berryville Star-Progress, July 26, 1912, 4.

Article from Jul 26, 1912 The Star Progress (Berryville, Arkansas)

It's exciting to find information that few have read since it was first printed!

This is the 1912 Eureka Springs Camp Meeting that is often cited as the original impetus for the formation of the Churches of God in Christ movement led by E. N. Bell.

There's more information though in Berryville's Star Progress concerning the 1911 Eureka Springs Camp Meeting that I have talked about before!

Berryville Star Progress, August 4, 1911, 4.

Article from Aug 4, 1911 The Star Progress (Berryville, Arkansas)

Most likely the estimated attendance the article refers to is the total across the several services of the camp meeting. I previously talked about this meeting in a previous post. Here's the full article from ​"Camp Meeting a Success,” Eureka Springs Times, July 28, 1911, 5, Courtesy of the Arkansas State Archives.

I believe I have discovered a new attendee to the 1912 Eureka Springs Camp Meeting as well. E. N. Bell posted frequent advertisements and listings for R. E. Winsett. Winsett later affiliated with the Church of God (Tennessee), but he was in attendance at the 1912 Eureka Springs Churches of God in Christ meeting. In 1911, Winsett had written Songs of the Kingdom: The Camp Meeting Special.

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