The sun., 1873-12-26
yHE sFTENTH DAY ADTEETIsTs.
what they Believe aud Profess to Practice
Peculiar Views OF u Peculiar People.

Peculiar Views OF u Peculiar People
g. ne hdHor oC me sun.
Sin: An article IN yonr daiIy issue OF
November q. headed "a Powerful Prophecies"
and protesting to give the views and prac-
ticc. of the sovonih pay Adventlsts, IA very un-
aust iu its statements. As you have suffered an
ononVmous asealiont to attack the body whose
representatives We are, we trust to your sense
OF justice 60 insert our reply for which we bold
ourselves responsible.
The views Of Seventh Day Adventlsts are ex
pressed IN the name which they bear. Tney
believers in the near advent Of Christ, and OBJ
servers OF the seventh day as the Sabbath. They
differ with other Advcnti-tS not only in that
they observe tho seventh day as the sabbath.
hut also in that they do not set the lime for
Christ's advent. They also differ with the sew
enth Day Baptists. In that The latter are not be-
iievers Ia the near advent of Christ
THIS denomination of people, originated with
IN the past twenty-lVe wears. Their organization
includes 6OW mefilcrs, and reliable data show
there are several thousands moro scattered
over all the northern and western states and ia
HOme OF the southern also, VINO are idcniincd IN
their faith and practice with this people.
The seventh bay AdNeniists are organized in
TO churches wherever their numbers warrant II,
and these churches are united into state Con-
fcrences Of which there are thirto extending
eral Conference. which assemblies annually and
which takes the general oversight Of the de-
DoCTmSAL ASp PRACTICAL VIEWS.
Their views OF conversion, Of the operation Of
the spirit Of God upon the heart, and OF person
al piety are the same as those Of all der umina-
tons which are called evangelical. They regard
immersion as the only scriptural baptism. They
believe the moral law as expressed In the ten
commandments, and comprehended In the two
great precepts to lie Of perpetual ohligation, as
that men can he justified by this holy law, be-
cause they have already by transgression fallen
pnder its condemnation. They do not under
pstand that the gospel ahrucatcs this perfect
code, but that it offers pardon to KIND on
mercifui to fahen man.
They hallow the seventh day in memory Of
che creation OF the heavens and the earth. They
md 10 evidence that the Sabbath was changed
20 commemorate the resurrection Of Christ,
FIRST day u the week FOR that purpose. when
burial with Christ IN baptism is the diyinsly ap-
lof Christ. Thev therefore hallow tho seventh
day as the Sabbath, and do not halluw the first
day Of the week.
They believe, from q careful stady II tic pro-
Dhetic -cripturc-. that the history "f he ..uild
a. given in prophecy j. nearly Hrt"iuull shed. nj
that the present generation " III Witu"-, tine adj
Sent OF Christ. !hey believe that the three
procamatlons Ia Rev. xiv, ,6 T. are addressed to
the present gcnriNi"n' lhrse rrNd' the
warnns "f impending Judgment, ne l'll Of
mandmen', oi God and the faith of Jesus Christ
asa preparation COR Curi.t'- cominl.
They Dc n"t h'leNe mat men are in'nori IL by
nature, bat they REGARD immor' .litN a~ to- Etlt
OF God. winch shalt ho given to the f.htt.u- Il
our earth T. reserved unto fire, and that u. .u 10
ehall be dissolved therein all the ". he'd ,hail
clean universe. new heavens, amt new catth he
ing created wherein shall uWtu al. ~. tuAs
TEMPERANCE PRINCIPLES.
The subject of CHRISTIAN Temperance has re-
consider Il an Important pait ~ Bible RELIGION.
The use Of tobacco they view t. hr M ou-i-t, ut
with the teachings ~ SCRIPT lre' d,rit1U live go
health. aud therefore morally Wtou-. 1ct Coi-
rnr,sd a,,,,,',, ti'st, Tho, "r, r.'i,1 H.. IA,
ycgetaran- m diet. hut the diet qurs zion D, not
made a religious test hN theu.
Plainness of dress j. regarded a. distinctly
~ ls al N.a. ia"
plainly obiigat"ry upon all. Bat tlry cous,I Icr
that neathess and good 'tc should hc AWAY ,
appearance Your CORRESPOND. NJ states thut
the H.oner dross Is worn hN the ladies. A
them which provides for the protection OF the
limbs. ana which snortrns the skirts as 10
They regard this dres- a. hcalthiul. convenient,
and modest, ent they 40 hot make II any leiic-
The rifte 81 the spirit, u God, as set forth in
the l.jh chopt~r # fir-t Corinthians. and IN the
+th chppter ot fphc-ians, they believe to Ice de-
signed Of God to continue Ia the Christian
church till the end Of time. They believe that
To- greater of ices extent these have been mani
the prophecy. IIlt IN holding these views they
have no Sy'upaihy with Spirtualism, for thrN
regard thai a' cnun'ctISit, the Work of thc
spirits OF devils. retired to in Revelations
xvi, u. II Is true thai they do regard Mrs. T..
G.White a. ha,Ius h.d us .ou- which we're given
tN the SIart ut God. - II Is not tue, as
either Directly or Indirectly taken or sought to
take rom others Their property. she Is a
70 trt-i.du woman OF blame
ic.i Ne. wen known for her piety and kindness
80 thc p0ol and unfortunate.
H,l Iu-'.nd. Elder Jame, White, who also
ehAr"- w. 'n1r 'ri"-p.udynt7 auacN, is very
nujusk ui-relr, .euird. Brcaus" IF his in
tesr d ,i' nn,.rnn; ''a'rs IN tie
sustaining tu" fG turlu relation such as that
sustained by MI Wt-lgy during III lifetime To-
bintv, and u, -urh position IL accorded 70 him
10y TO- p,".,. ~" ,Wui'h-, Of Elder Wtu,
eXrrt.- any uur. ristiau sentiment your cor.
rc-pni'rnt ouG.'t, and expose the sane. lie
Hc.ius- the iui-f, presentations of" Observer
Alrr.dN untl,,d, Verdi others shuUid b, spe,t
ned. II -'d Tat poor members are told t.
for tne cause. and that IN NY have been induced
To civ" their ia-t dollar, Sc. Ihis statement /.
wholly untrue. - iu-tence If this Kind ha,
ever occurred. On The contrary, the advice given
has alwa,s "a rdcd the poor and those who are
too 1tec-i,arted from giving beyond thr
mean. 1hr seventh Day Advrnti-ts are peo-
enterprise. amt m this both ministers and PEG
pie sh htre alike BIt because OF ndUatr! fTu.
and temperance, they are
TNINrSTIY \ THRIFTY PEOPLE,
a. all WI" are .'' 't'"tnied wiin them can testify
We state criiuruN that ui i-rt'er' has who'll
over his own name TO give one case where an
person has morgased his property I gire q
thc cause or one instance IN which one persoi
ha- been invited -" to do.
lie rclre,rnt- That men are induced 10 com,
e. this 'i'y. and l.id here TIL their property Is
others called iu Iu take their place, to le treat
In torn ii uDr manner, 1nis is wholly untrue
He states a.u tult The 'hird angels message
a hDld ht ~ UnHtIr, b. q certain VISION ~ Mrs
white. lotn be knew autthius Of the case, b,
know th-i ili- relates -'i'., Z" iue IroIhec!
Tc.yrrtiy- tht fh'fd 'u-.l lu Revelations AlN.
Two otncr specimens ~ his yeraciy mus
suffice TIA, very number II Cur organ, the III
V,nt Il. .rl', which he rruf.s,cs To quote, state
our ruhii hin. business for the pu,t Coniereuc,
year that lS quar- receipts from all sources ia
ead,s dic' sSoE 10. m msele'dun"l%n. shnre.
t@htOh Tus conference year however, In