The Story of Mount Olivet Campmeeting
Hinton, West Virginia
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Part One: The Beginning Through the 1950's (1 mb)
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Part Two: The 1960's to the End of the Century (0.5 mb)
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Note: most of the files on this web site are PDF files which require Adobe Reader, which can be obtained without charge by clicking here.
Update: Mount Olivet Camp in the New Century
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New! The state governor and secretary of state honor Mount Olivet Camp |
Click here for a greeting from 2005 camp president Tommy Mounts
Videos of the Camp from "Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory"
1. Interview with Melvin Bennett about the early days of the camp (3.8mb)
2. Holiness Doctrine and the "Concert of Prayer" (2.6mb)
3. An Evening Service: Conclusion (1.7mb)
Windows Media Video Files (click on title to play files)
Excerpts provided with the permission of Vision
Video
The Full Text of John W. Harris’ autobiography Tears and Triumphs
(available without charge--just click on the title to download the document—will require Adobe Acrobat Reader to read the book)
Background music by Phil Keaggy
This page was developed and is maintained by Don Ratcliff,
grandson of camp founders John W. and Lulu P. Harris
and son of Clarence and Lois Ratcliff, former camp directors.
This web page is in loving memory of my mother,
Lois Ratcliff
"Precious
in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.
O
Lord, truly I am Your servant . . . You have loosed my bonds."
(Psalm
116: 15-16)
The photograph below was taken the last time I saw her before she passed away in 2001.

soli deo gloria