History
Camp meetings in the Adventist church trace back to the preceding Millerite movement led by William Miller. These in turn had influences from the existing Methodist camp meetings.
The Millerites held more than 130 camp meetings from the earliest in summer 1842, to prior to Autumn 1844; with an estimated combined attendance of over half-a-million people. Media campaigns surrounding the camps extended their influence further.
Joshua V. Himes had a major role in the camps. He also pioneered the use of a tent for meetings. This tent could seat around 4,000 people, and was apparently the largest tent of its type up to that time in the United States.
This history may relate little to the youth camp program of Adventists. It relates mainly to their camp meeting program.
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