, 1876-10-01

4 kept sacred as part Ol Llat molly law.
| Saturday evening meeting was held at which
| the delegates to the General Conference report
ed the results Of labor in their respective Con
terences. More than fifty tents have been ir
the field during the past season, the missionary
labors conducted with them being almost uni.
formly attended with eminent success. At the
| beginning OF the year there was not single
Seventh-Day Adventist in the State Of Virginia
now there are several companies Of believers.
About $500 people were on the ground Sat.
nrday;; Thisis the largest gathering OF Seventh.
| Day observers ever held on this continent.
| Sunday, Elder Canright preached at 1880,
| answ ering the arguments commonly urged in
favor OF Sunday-keeping in very convincing
| manner
In discourse at p. m, Ed. White gave the
reasons Tor tue peculiar views held by the de-
| nomination.
At $3.50, Mrscr White addressed the immense
throng gathered in the cotton tabernacle on the
| subject Of Christian temperance. Her remarks
were listened to with undivided attention, and
made deep impression BY their emincnt1y
| practical character.
Al , D. N. Monday Elder D. NJ. Canright
preached upon the subject of baptism. After
| the sermon, large number Of the audience re-
| paired to the Grant River, at distance OF about
! three-fourths OF alnile, where the ordinance OF
| baptism was administered to about forty candi-
dates, Elders E. R. Jones aud D. Fl. Lawson
| acting as administrators.
At4 p. m. Elder White and AIRS. White bade
the people farewell, being obliged to leave the
ground before the conclusion OF the meeting. A
large portion Of the audience were in tears rs
they listened to the touching words of the
Speakers.
Publishing Association was held at 5 p. M, at
which the following officers were elected for the
next year: President, Elder James White;
Vice-Presidcnt, Elder S. n. Haskell; Secretary,
". J. Chapman; Treasurer, james Sawyer;
Auditor, G. W. Stone; Committee on Publica-
tion, james White, U. Smith, J. e. Kellogg.
ILLINOIS.
Special Correspondence NJ The Tribune.
KAEkAEEE, Sept. 29--Thc Se7epth-Day Ad-
yentists OF Illinois are now in camp three miles
east Of Kankakce.. The location is beautiful
grove, mostly seconG-growth, on the bank OF
the river. The campground belongs to the
Methodists, who hare quite number Of build
ings here. These are much more comfortable
than tents this chilly autumn weather, and are
ftted-up very comfortably. In addition to these
quite number Of tents are pitched, making an
aggregate of about thirty-flye ordinary tents 12
by II feet. 4 60-foot circular pavilion, capable
Of seating 500 people, is prepared for the con-
gregation in case OF bad weather. There is also
q speakers stand on the open ground, with
Elder G. ". Colcord, With the Camp Meeting
Committee, Mcssrs. G. foreman, 4. Nottingham,
and J. Rubert have spared no pains to make all
the arrangements OF the ground suitable and
complete. It is estimated that 80 people arc
already encamped here. 4 business session Of
the Conference was held yesterday, in which
twenty-three churches were represented five
ministers belonging to the Conference being
tent yesterday at l0:3O a. m. and 2:3O p. m.
The speakers were Elders Il. ". Colcord and
r. E.. Andrews.
At $50 to-day Elder canrlght, Of New York,
preached, after which J. E. MOURN, an educated
Frenchman VINO has recently embraced the
Styenth-Day Adventist faith, spoke to quite
congregation Of French converts.
One Of the most pleasing features OF the
meeting Is the congregational singing, accom-
net-organ. Elder White, President Of the Gen
eral Conference, arrived to-day, with his wife,
Mrs. Ellen G. White, the well-known female
evangelist. They are just from the great
national camp-meeting held last week in Alichi-
gan, where $500 seyenth-Day keepers were en-
camped.
RELIGIOUS 1NTOLER ANCE.
PERSECUTION OF PRoTEsTAST1sM IN SPAIN.
MADRID, Sept. 9.-To the Editor Of the London
Times: It has occurred to me that you might,
perhaps, admit and even welcome an independ-
ent account OF the circumstances through which
the Protestant missions in this city have been
and are still passing iu these days.
You have doubtle IS received intelligence of
the conduct Of the Sub-GoYernor Of MahoD.
That conduct, severely commented on and cen
sured by the Opposition press of the Capital,
produced as its natural and legitimate result the
application OF the criterion applied in Mahon, to
the announcements Of Protestant worship in
Madrid. You are also doubtless aware that no.
tice has been served on all the Protestant pas
tors Of this place " to cause to disappear all in
scriptions or placards which they had caused to
be fixed up in any public place, and which had
reference to Worship education, or the sale Of
religious books, because such announcements
are not guaranteed by the eleventh article OF the
Constitution"
The 1acts are shortly these: On the afternoon
of Monday, the 4th current, q gentleman rep
resenting himself to be a delegate Of the In
term Civil Governor OF Madrid called at the
depot Of the British aud Foreign Bible Society
and at the chapels Of the Gales MADEIRA Baja S
and Leganitos with verbal message from the
Governor asking them to be good enough to |
day before sunset. This WIS between 3 and 4 |
o'clock. 4 delay of two or three days was !
conceded in consideration Of the ma |
terial impossibilty Of complying with them as
given.
The same order was subsequently communi- |
,ated, also verbally, to the chapel OF the Piym-
outh Brethren In tile district called Chamberh. |
10 that OF the Irish Presbyterian Church in the
district called Penuelas, and to that Of the I
American Baptist Mission in the Calle Cabeza-
4 curious feature Of the case is that no notice |
las vet been served on the German Mission Of
;he Gale Calatraya- It would be interesting to
snow If this was on account Of q salutary dread
# the great German Chancellor, or because
hat mission does not employ the word "EVan-
,elical ~ on it's signboard.
The representative of the British and Foreign
Bible Society and the pastors of the chapels OF
IIadera Baja and Penuelas made haste and
,beyed the verbal message Of the Governor, caus-
ng their signboards to be painted over. But the
,astors Of tie chapels Of Lcganitos and Chatnberr
presented themselves to the Civil Governor, and
requested the favor OF the order in
writing, indicating to him the impossibility Of
otherwise complying with his Excenency's re-
uest.
In the interview which these gentlemen had
nth the Governor, it appeared that that author
ty, according to his showing, had received the
'iticr verbally from the President OF the Cab
net. In which form it was transmitted to the
Lif1erent pastors, and that on that account no
Fritten order could be supplied. The said gen
lemen, however, respectfully but firmly relter-
ted their petition for the order in writing, and
heir inability otherwise to yield obedience.
he Governor took day to think over it or