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camp meeting is said to have been held by Presby- terians, along the Red River in 1799. Later, the Presbyterian Church looked with disfavor on these outdoor religious gatherings, while the Methodist Church had taken up the idea with such enthusiasm that summer camp meet- ings were soon accepted as a