St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-01
Seyenth Day Adcentists Encanped.

The success of the camp meeting was as
! sured by the fine weather on Saturday and
Sunday, the two principal days. Several
thousand people visited the grounds on the
latter day. The best of order prevailed
| throughout. Three discourses were preached
in German and in Danish, and four in Eng
fish. The discourses were all upon the prin-
cipal doctrines which distinguish the
| people, for the purpose of getting them
! before the strangers who thronged to hear
Elder Van Horn spoke in regard to the Adj
vent doctrine. Elder Fl. w Decker preached
an able discourse on the ''Saints inheritance,
where is itl'' Text, "Blessed are the meek for
they shall inherit the earth" The speaker
maintained that the earth was originally de-
| signed as an eternal abode of man. Every
| thing was beautiful and ''good." Sin en-
! tered and the curse rested upon the fair Gre
alton. Since then it has gradually failed
under the direful work of sin. at last puri-
! flying fires viii rid the earth from the works
of man and then, renovated and renewed,
| the earth will bloom in its original beauty.
! 1t will become the final abode of the saved
and thus the original plan of God will be
carried out.
The principal event in the services Of the
day was the discourse of Elder E. w. Farms
worth on the observance of the seventh day
| Sabbath for which these people are chiefly
distinguished. The discourse was delivered
in two sections in the afternoon, to large
and intelligent audiences. An outline of
the sermon is as follows:
The Sabbath was made at the close of the
first week of time. 1t was instituted by
three distinct acts of the Creator, viz: rest
! ing work on the seventh day, blessing the
| day and sanctifying it, or setting it apart for
sacred use. The commandment enforcing
its observance is placed in the decalogue
The principle involved is the recognition of
| the Creator by his creatures. This principle,
the reason assigned for the Sabbath, or the
acts which constituted the Sabbath, will none
of them apply to the first day of the week. or
! to any other day than the seventh.
1t is generally supposed that the Sabbath
was chengcd to the first day by the authority
of Christ and the apostles, but an examina-
ton of the eight instances in which the
scriptures mention the first day of the week,
reveals no such fact We have no record of
| any example or precept by them for resting
upon or observing that day. On the other
hand we read that it was Jesus custom to
teach on the Sabbath, Seventh day.; the
disciples crested the Sabbath day according
| to the commandment" There is a record
in at least five instances of Panl observing
the Sabbath. The Bible gives no account of
the change, but a careful scrutiny of early
history shows it was brought about gradually,
by first introducing Sunday as a festival. 1t
was aided By an edict of Constantine, a. D.,
sci, and consummated by the church of
Rome in the Ninth century, a fact which they
do not wish to deny.
During the day the camp was thoroughly
canvassed for the UNCONVENTIONAL publica-
tons.
Yesterday morning at a meeting Of the
Sabbath School association the following Off
GERS were chosen; John Fulton, president;
". B. White, vice president; E. s. Babcock,
secretary. At meeting after breakfast a
movement was considered to raise s25, 900
for carrying forward the work. In very
few minutes over 81, 900 was secured
The liberality madifested was good evidence
of the attachment of the people to their
cause.
Elder Butler preached again at IL O'Clock
from 'iBy grace are We saved, through faith;
that mol of yourselves, it is the gift Of Goo"
This was one Of the most effective meetings
of the series Many came forward for pray
ers, and all were deeply moved. About
twenty manifested q desire for baptism.
| Officers for conference were elected as fol-