Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-09-05
Seventh Day Adventists Campmee citing at
Richmond.
RICHMOND, September /.


of the cross, on the shady side of seventy, stirred
the sympathies Of the people to smiles and tears
he was connected with the Advent movement Of
1912 and 1913, and still does not despair that the
Lord is soon to come. Speaking of that event.
he deplored that he was likely to go down into
the grave before it would occur; "but," cried he
with sudden lighting up of countenance, when
| the Lord comes to claim his SAINTS, bo1h living
and dead, the Under ground crop will be the best;
/ there will be Abraham, the Old prophets and the
blessed apostles; ah, yes, the under ground crop
will be the best!' The trembling old soldiers, in
view of the prospect Of succumbing to the com
mon fate of man, derived much satisfaction from
] the reflection that he should come up at last in
eminently respectable company
! Right here perhaps It would be well to give
/ few brief facts concerning this denomination that
sprung up in New England quarter of a century
ago, and has now become society numbering
10000 souls in the United States, with books and
tracts scattered over the civilized globe. The de
nominationa name is an exponent of their two
characteristic articles of faith that is they observe
the seventh day the Bible Sabbath, and believe
that the literal second advent of Christ is near,
although unlike other adventists, quite numerous
in New England, they set no lime for that event,
and consider it out of their province TO do so;
otherwise they do not materially differ from other
evangelical determinations. The working ma
chinery o: the church is always in good running
order-eve'ythins moves by system. There are
fifteen distinct conferences in many different
I
A II the churches responsible to their respect
i've conferences, and all the conferences are sub
ject to the general conference, which is the high
est authority in the church. The ministry Is sup
ported ny plan called "Systematlc Il nevolence,
by which each member apprentices to the cause
ten per cent. Of his actual profits during the year.
The church is doing a large work 10 home AMI
foreign missions. Battle Creek, Michigan, is the
head quarters of their publishing work, and here
they issue five different periodicals in three Distinct
the press in Basel, Switzerland, and issue from
that office an eight-pagc paper in the French
language. Altogether 1t looks as If this people
were destined TO be one of the powerful church
ORGANIZATIONS if this combustble planet lasts long
enough
/ AT 1890 this morning Elder Smith preached,
reading lesson from Acts Is, A." Aud when
the Jews were gone out of the synagogue the
Gentes besought that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath" The speak
referred to the bearing of this text upon the
Sabbath question, controverting the popular doc
/ trine that apostolic example in favor of OBJ
serving the first day of the week. If Paul had
engaged in Introducing new Sabbath he would
have objected to the Gentiles waiting a whole
week to hear the gospel again. He would have
hidden them TO come out the next day, which was
the first of the week. The fact that they did wait
an entire week shows that neither Geniies nor
jews knew OF any other regular day for religious
worship than the seventh
/ The preacher then spoke concerning "these
words" which the Gentes wished to hear, pre-
senting a summary OF the Apostle 8 discourse, and
making application Of verses 40 and Al 10 our
own times.
Elder Smith is one of the strong men of the
church, and his sermon to-day did justice to his
reputation, and was heard with interest by the
large congregation in attendance.
RICHMOND, FRIDAY p. NJ, Sept. l.
| Quite reinforcement of campers has arrived
to-day, and the canvass city presents an animated
appearance. The weather has been perfect
throug bout the day. This afternoon at go Mr..
White spoke to the people from the stand She
is an transformations little woman of about forty
years, with full figure and air of quiet self
possession She plainly dressed in black silk,
relieved only by white collars and cuffs. For
twenty years she has led cru. ade against fashion,
and her example Is a faithful illustration of her
theory. The moment she began to speak it was
evident that she was mistress of herself, and as a
consequence ste was able to hold the audience and
carry them with her in unconscious sympathy.
She read lesson from Malachi, 3, 2, but who
may abide the day Of his coming, and who shall
stand when he appeareth? For he is like re-
fuer's fire and like fuers soap" The burden of
her discourse turned upon the duty of christians
to submit to the refining process of God, and form
characters fit for Heaven. All the trials and
Affections of life should only serve to strengthen
and beautfy the christian character. The bless
ing of true religion in the daily walks of life
/ faithfully portrayed. In conclusion she exhorted
! .
the great day of the Lord, Christ would not come
! TO change our hearts, but to give us immortal
bodies like his own glorious body.
The social meeting at Z. NJ very interest
ing, and the congregational singing lent additional
enthusiasm to the hearts of the people.
| The primitive Sabbath is the Sabbath of our
Seventh day friends. 1t begins at sunset Friday
evening and ends at a corresponding time on the
succeeding day. This evening as the shadows be-
gan to creep ever the grove the bell rang calling
the people together. Elder White then made q
few appropriate remarks, and knet with the wait
ing congregation to welcome the Sabbath in with
prayer. 1t was a solemn and impressive scene;
and as the Sabbath hymn foa'ed out on the eve
ming air, while the tents CLEANED out from the
growing darkness, one might almost imagine
set back few thousand years, and these
were the lost tribes of Israel worshiping 10 the
wilderness,
/ AT 7.3O z. NJ. Elder White gave a short dis
course on the subject of the Sabbath. lie met
the objection of those who deny tie sanctity of
any definite day on account of the difference of
time, by showing that there is no real gain or
loss of time in going east west for while the
Sabbath varies on the globe according 10 the var-
alton of time, the day is actually the same in the
course in which it comes. The sun is Coos great
time keeper. In Europe the church were all eady
in the midst of the Sabbath. On the Pacific coast
they were just making preparations for its observ-
ance, while here We were welcoming it as dear
friend to our doors.
SATURDAY A. NJ, SEPT. ..
i he ram 1eu ntaViIy all n'Sht, ana stll con-
tinues with little prospect of fair weather day.
But the tents are comfortable, many being pro-
vided with stoves. The services this morning
were held in the big tent, which is comfortably
seated. Elder Smith preached from Heb. T. IL,
"Let labor therefore to into that rest lest
any man fall after the same example of unbelief."
The rest referred to in this text is the future
Heavenly rest promised to all believers. 1t is a
state of felicity such God enjoyed after his
creation, when he rested on the seventh day. In
to such state of blessedness believers shall enter
when they have finished their efforts here on
earth to work out their own salvation with fear
and trembling, Canaan given as type of
this Heavenly rest and the apostle exhorts chris
tians to beware lest through unbelef they fail to
enter into the real and true rest, as some Of the
Israelites failed through unbelef of entering into
the typical rest
The sermon intere sting, the grand congre-
gational singing of tent fnll of people WAS in
spriting, the disagreeabe weather was forgotten,
and the rain poured UNDECIDED upon the canvass.
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