Telegram-herald., 1886-09-19
OUR COTTON SUBURB
What the Adventists are Do
ing Ia Their Tent City.
Their HISTORY lS0 THEIR WORK.
Toe Grc4 p cf ths Denomination iis
AIss.orarY ~ork. ITS Schools ana
iis Temp rarce Prnc.p pies
The Service fooaY-


~sris Reels Laae ihe observer suddenly
comes upon a nes town of snowy white
+ ness. shich las sprung into existence as -
7 by magic during the las. dge DAYS The
Immigration of 80 n4any uew ueighoors INTO
our city has aroused numerous enquiries
with reference % their history and state
msnt of their origin and principles will, we
are sure. be Of interest % toe readers of the
TELEGRAN-HEEALD.
The camp meeting soon % be ina progress
by the Adyendsis on sherman-st., is ex-
pected % be the largest ever held by The de-
nomination Already about one hundred
large family tents have been erected. and
numerous larger payillions for meetings
This week has been devoted o. workers and
advisory meetings. committee work, raising
tents and putting everything lu readiness
for the crowds next week.
Ed Il. A Underwood of Ohio. preached
yesterday forenoon, and Ed Mm. OsJran-
der. of Colorado. in the afternoon
Services will be held today as follows
Preaching IN the afternoon at 30 by lid.
Nanhoru. and m the evening Ed. Under
wood will preach. taking for his subject
Our Country, its Past. Present and Future
and what the Bible saws concerning IL.
HISTORY OF THE SECT
The Seventh Day Adventists as an organ
ICED body OF evangelical Christians have
had All existence Tor about forty wears. In
harmony with other denominations they
/ believe IN one supreme God and his son,
Jesus Christ the oivine ReCeemer who was
with the Father before the world was, but
who gave himself to die for men, and who
will come again at the last day, III power
and glory To overthrow sin and establish
his kingdom in peace and righteousness.
Thev believe that the scriptures are the in
spired word of God. and accept the Bible As
a complete rule of faith and practice.
They believe that the worlds only hope
is in the atonement through the blood of
Christ. and that there is no other name
under heaven given among men whereby
We can be saved They believe that 'eK-
cept a man be born again he cannot see the
Kingdom OF Heaven and that the new
/ birth comprises genuine conversion from
sin 10 holiness wrought by the Holy Spirit
The chief difference between them and
other bodies consists in their observance of
the seventh day Sabbath according TO the
fourth commandment, and, their belief
from the prophecies ana their current
fulilment that the second coming
If Christ Is now near al hand.
Believing hat time is short they feel very
an xious that the people may investigate
their teaching So as Ia be prepared for the
terrors Of Tie last day. And they have not
only attracted genera notice ey their rapid
+ growth. but they have also elected much
/ comment and attention by their vigorous
and worldwide
MISSIONARY OPERATIONS.
/ During DE few years past they have not
+ Only spread throughout the United states
+ and territories " here they have about thirty
f state conferences organized, mt their mis-
sionaries have reached the most distant ma
tuus OF earth Their preachers and pub
F fishing houses have 50 encircied tie
globe 'hat ,hey say there IS not an hour
- the tNeniy-tour when their
doctrines are not being SCI in type and pro-
F claimed av he living evangelist. We are
ioid that the demand for ministers and
workers 10 teach their views is SO great that
+ Ten men are needed when they now have
/ ore Companies have accepted their tain
/ iu Russia south America and Africa with
+ ont hearing a sermon, and means have
f been forwarded from those distant shores
that help may be sent Them TIE al
veniislS have missions established Ia nearly
all our large cities. Boston, New
York. Philadelphia, Chicago. ST. Louis,
New Orleans Buffalo. Washington; ID. g..
san Francisco. etc In many of which
churches have been raised up through
f these einstrumeufaiities Besides these, hun
dreds of iarge tents are used IN ell lands
and quarters of the globe for preaching the
word Flour shing missions are also
tablished IN Switzerland. Germany, Eng
land. Scotland. Norway Denmark. sweden,
France Russia. Italy, New Zealand. Au-
stralia the Sandwich Islands. and IN other
parts of the earth and islands of the sea.
They have also an International Missionary
Society that embraces the entire globe.
PUBLISHING AGENCIES.
Realizing the power of the press, they
/ have vigorously prosecuted the publishing
work from the start A present they are
publishing twenty-three different peri0di
+ calls in the leading languages OF both contl-
nents. the monthly circulation of which is
more than 225 600 copies They have nam
moth printing establishments IN Australia.
California Michigan, Switzerland. Norway.
England and IN other prices Millions OF
pages Of tracts and books have been scat
ter from these like the leaves of Autumn.
a capital of more than 100000 is employed
in these enterprises and hundreds of male
and female operatives are required To do the
work The largest of these publishing
houses is at Battle Creek, Mich. where ten
different periodicals are issued in the yari-
Gus languages
SCHOOLS AND C0LLEGEs.
The denomination maintains two -four
isbing colleges one at Battle Creek and one
ai HealdsburE. Cal. besides ySyiOus normal
schools and academies From these go out
from 9O 20 800 preachers and missionaries
every wear 20 help spread their peculiar doc
trnes Another large building was erected
tie present summer as an addition TO tErr
college at Bartie Creek This institution
has maintained s high reputation for good
scho arship and admirable discipline. The