Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-08-22
SEVENTH DAY ADVENTISTS.

n First Camp Meeting I'm Nevada
by These R~eIixiOnfsts.
Commencing Aug. 9th and continuing
till Sept. sth the Adventists, says the
Gazette, will hold camp meetings in Reno
on the ground where the tent is now
pitched. This will be the first camp meet.
ing ever held in the State of Nevada. and
being held OF q central point, will be an
object Of interest to all who would enjoy
listening to q few faithful. earnest sermons
on some leading points Of Scripture truth.
There will be nothing sensational about
the preaching, nor will the meeting be
characterized by noise aud excitement,
like some camp meetings. Several cele-
brated speakers are expected to be present
during the meeting, among whom are j.
Il. Waggoner editor Of the Signs Of the
Times, Elder N. A. St. John, Elder J. N.
Longborough and Elder G.. D. Bsilou.
Arrangements have been made for persons
who desire to camp on the ground and
special rates have been given by the hotels
for board. The Y. & T. R. r. Co., will
carry passengers at half rates from all
points along the line.
There has been In apostle Of the Second
Advent Church in Reno, laying the doc
trines Of his church before the people.
They observed the seventh day instead Of
the first, and believe in the early return Of
the Savior. Their existence as O denomi-
nation dates from about 1916. They had
predicted the end of the world in 1874,
and cieated quite q stir, but no organiza-
ton was attempted, and when the set time
passed, in 1874, the thousands who repu-
dated their former belief, returned to
their churches to which they had formerly
belonged. Others concluded that q mis-
take had been made in the reckoning of
the prophetic dates, and from that time to
this have been constantly engaged in re-
arranging dates, and setting times for the
Lords coming. Searching for more light
they found that no prophetic date reaches
to the Lords coming, and that. conse-
quently, no man can foretell the time Of
that event. Those who came to this pom
clusion soon commenced to observe the
seventh day Of the week as the Sabbath,
according to the Fourth Commandment,
thus becoming Seventh-day Adventists.
While believing that the Lords coming is
near they have never presumed to set any
time. That which has made them q dis
tinct people is the fact that they adhere
quite strictly to the literal reading of the
Bible.
Every scripture is taken literally unless
the sense requires that il should be con-
sidered as fgurative. They have no writ
ten creed, the Bible being their standard
Of doctrine. No weight is attached to any
thing that antagonizes the plain letter of
the inspired word. The Bible 10 accepted
as the end Of controversy. They keep
Saturday because the Bible says, "The
seventh day is the Sabbath Of the Lord
thy God, in il thou shalt not do any
work." They believe that when Christ
| comes IL ia to reward the righteous with
eternal life, and to punish the wicked with
everlasting destruction. Since this change
is instantaneous, it follows that the judg-
ment,so far SIS regards the decision as to
| who is worthy Of eternal life, must be com
pleted before the advent. The saints are
to be taken to Heaven and associated with
Christ in passing judgment on wicked
| men and fallen angels Il Cor. 6; 2, 81,
| sentences upon whom will be executed
at the close OF the 1000 years OF
| Rev. 90; 5. 6. From the fires which
| consume the wicked a new earth
| emerges. according to the promise Of God,
by the prophet Isaiah. This will be simply
the present earth restored to the condition
! in which IL was when the Creator looked
| upon it and pronounced it every good"
It will then be the eternal abode Of the
saints, Christ being King Of ell the nations
OF the earth, the capital Of his dominions
| being the New Jerusalem. The churches
| are being organized into conferences. of
which there are the following: New Eng
land (including New Hampshire. Masss-
chusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island)
Maine. Vermont, New York, Pennsylvania.
Ohio, Illinois, Michigan. Indiana. Ken
lucky, Tennessee. Virginia, Wisconsin,
Minnesota, Iowa. Nebraska, Kansas. Mis-
souri,, Texas. Dakota, Colorado. California,
Oregon, Washington Territory, Canada,
Sweden, Norway and Switzerland. Be-
sides these, there are missions in active
operation in England, Denmark. France
and Italy. The whole number Of minis
tiers, ordained and licensed, is 800, the
entire membership being about 80, 900.
They publish papers in different places to
the extent OF 200. 900 copies u month, and
have three good schools, one in Massachu-
sets, one In California and one in Michi-
gan. They are earnest missionary and
temperance workers also.