St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-02
seventh nay Adventists.

Special to the Globe.
MANKATo. July For several days
The Adventists have been holding meetings
at Sibley's bluff preliminary to their annual
conference and camp meeting. The grounds,
beautiful by nature. have been made more
attractive by art, and an orderly arrange
ment of 1875 substantial tents well filled
with devout worshipers. Sibley mound is
fast becoming a favorite resort for such
meetings and fhe Mankato people gener-
ally. It is about a mile from the city and
easy of access. both by foot and by team.
Since the meeting of the AdventistS here
one year ago on the same grounds, consd-
cradle interest has been taken III their
work: and the present meeting promises TO
be even larger and more interesting than
the one last year. which was surprise to
those macauainted with their work, and
even to themselves.
Elder o. A. Olsen, President of the con-
Serence, is in charge of the meeting and ar
rangements. lie is man of considerable
energy, executive ability, and above all, Of
intense devotion to the cause. He is ably
assisted by the committees appointed for
the different interests of the meeting.
She principal speakers of the occasion
who have already arrived are Elder G.. L.
Elder r. A. Underwood of Ohio, Elder O..
B. Starr of the Chicago mission. Richard
Conrad, German missionary, and l.. john
son, Scandinavian missionary. Other min
listers present are D. p. Gurus, secretary Of
the conference, Hutchinson: j. w. Moore
and II. F. Phelps. Crow Wing; J.L Collins,
Verndale; w. Il. Hill, Eagle Lake; ii. T..
Holsec, Minneapolis: William Schram, Fair
Haven: q. NJ Demmick. w. B. White and
H. Grant, Medford; ID. c. Birch, DundaS;
NJ. NJ. Olsen and G.. G. Tenney, Fargo; III.
w. Babcock, Hutchinson.
There will be daily services in three Ian
guages. Large tents are seated for the ac-
commodation of the congregations, having
a united seating capacity of about twenty
five hundred. The observer will say at
once that too much credit can hardly be
given to those who have the arrange
ments IN charge on account Of the perfect
order which is everywhere manifested. A
dining tent under the charge OF Hiram
Patch and lady of Minneapolis will admin
lister to the physical comforts Of campers
and visitors A book store well stocked with
literature of the denomination and other
religious reading and adorned with notices
and pictures is conveniently located and
under the charge Of II. p. HOlser of Min
neapolis a GOOD stock of groceries and
provisions has also been provided
Oh the ground and are sold at
reasonable prices. No particular pro-
vision has been made for the pleasure
seeker or idler. Ia fact, it is evident that
the meeting is not for those. but for hard
working people who left their homes i'll the
busy season of the year. and have gathered
at this point from all portions Of the state
for the single purpose OF worshiping God
and it is the earnest effort OF the leaders TO
keep this object ever before their minds.
There is in the mind of every true Seventh
Day Adventist an intimate association of
religion and hard work. The service of
Christ is to them the labor for God and
for souls. They are possessed of the idea
OK working out their own salvation
agreeably to the plan laid down
in the Bible. The Bible is con-
tinually referred to in the dis
cussion of religious duties, and they are
characterized as a people by their simple,
old-fashioned, literal faith in the Bible just
as it reads. Moses and all. They take no
stock in the hypothesis of evolution and
geology when they evidently clash with the
plain statements of scripture. They do not
reject the facts of science as facts, but they
have a horror of eleyating human foolish
ness above the knowledge of the Creator.
1.-THE following is the daily program which
has been adopted: Rising bell, ) a. m. /;
social meeting, $50 a. M; breakfast, a.
M; family worship, S a. m; business meet
ing, a. M; preaching, 1880 a. M; din
ner, p. M; preaching, 2:30 p. M; bust
ness or children's meeting, p. M; preach
ing, 7:45 p. M; bell for retiring, 8 p. m.
bell for silence, $3.50 p. IN.
The regular exercises opened this evening
by a sermon from Elder G.. [. Butler. There
was a good attendance and much interest
is manifested upon the part of all.