Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-09-06
"PIease do not MIsrepresent U.s.
The Other Side of the advent Stuff.

In the communication from Ed. l. Sanborn
in your issue of Aug Esd, he tells us they
never have taught that Christ would come in
q month or two, or in this, or next year but
they believe it safe to follow Christ who said,
"But of that day and that hour knoweth no
map,''&c. Is there christian church among
those which he processes to believe are lead
ing the people astray but believes this
Ed. /. Sanborn says the First Day ADJ
vontists have set several definite times for
Christ's coming. The truth is that persons
have set the time and preached it, and had
their dupes from both first and seventh day
Adventists, and they are the only members
of the flock who are entitled TO the name Of
Adventists.
The Seventh Day Adventists have said in
pulpit and press that Christ left the outer and
entered into the inner sanctuary in 1914,
(which by the way was at the time of Millers
proclamation,) and commenced the judge
ment of the dead Does this not come very
near sthe shut door theory ?" In number
Of "The Voice of Truth, !" of the year 10, it is
shown and the writer, who is a leading light
in the church, enters into a mathematical
calculation to prove that it would be an inns
possibility to Judge the dead and living all
in the one day called Judgment Day
Now let us see how near they came to
setting the time The period Of the Christ-
ian era they have divided into prophetic per-
iods. / will not follow all the periods, but
the decree Of Justinian in 538, A. d. was the
beginning of the long period which ended in
1898. The rhetorical display, here in por~
ton Of the U. S., i'll November, 1888, was
the end of another period, when they claim,
"Ihe stars of Heauen fell from the sky." The
proclamation of Joe Miller, in Al, was the
end of another, and was one of the angel
messages, although they acknowledge Joe got
badly mixed in the delivery. These periods
lead Us to the present generation in which
they believe the Lord will come. They have
it figured to a certainty as to when this gen.
Grafton commenced, the time of its duration
and end, and the Lord must come before its
close or their doctrine prove false. The Sew
enth day Adventist believes this if he be.
lieves what he is taught If he comes not
until the last week he must come that week !;
if not until the last day he must come that
day $50 the present generation will see the
day set by the Seventh Day Adventists, and
the day is set now before which he must
come,
There are some things which are yet to
take place before the coming; one of which
is the setting up of the image of the beast
Rev. Is, IL, and the Adyentists teach that
this ID to be law enacted by congress conn
pelng them to observe the first day, and
that many of them will be put to death for
not so doing. In short that this republic
founded on freedom of opinion, and freedom
to worship God as we see fit will put men to
death for this religious belief. One of their
noted speakers three years ago thought this
would certainly take place within two years
from that time, and there are over credulous
and over ignorant people to-day who look for
il at each session of Congress. | say ignorant,
for they do not seem to understand that the
foundation of our government must be de-
molished and western civilization lapse into
barbarism before such q thing can be. 70
nroye this to be the Adventist belief | refer
the reader to america in Prophecy, an
Adventist publication. That and other works
Of the same class will show what the Advent
lists do believe. 1t is useless for Ed. /. sans
born to tell US what they do not teach. There
are too many things they do not teach and
he can serve the world and The true course OF
God better by telling in plain language what
thew do teach, than by railing at others ana
exclaiming by such acts, II am more holy
than thou art"
o Religion thy name is variety. No, Ed.
Sanborn. we will not misrepresent you ana
please do not misrepresent yourself.
lido not write this for the sake of disput-
inc this or that passage of scripture. There
is a grand principle that goes hand n hand
with true religion. It is the principle OF
progress in the human race. Take commun-
ity where it is generally believed that the end
az tho world Is near at hand and the wheels
Of progress stand still Where is there
man who can point to a case that disputes
this That the Seventh Day Adventists be-
lieve this the Ed will not deny, and know
OF those who under his own preaching claim
they desire no more than mere substance
for a very limited time; and who do not care
for anything looking forward to the benefit Of
mankind In the future, with the exception OF
irving to dissiminate the principles Of their
belief. A belief which sooner or later must
lead to the same disastrous results to its de-
luded followers as ssMilIerisul," of which it is
branch ZEsoBIA