Wichita eagle., 1886-10-12
SEVENTH DAY ADVENTISTS.

The interest in the camp meeting Is not IN
any way abated; but still continues to inter
est the members and to attract crowds of
visitors
At the meeting last evening Elder Hill oc-
cupied the pulpit For his text he read Rev.
7:1-3. The special points to be established
being what is the seal of the living God. to
| what special time does the text refer, and
what work or message is meant by the ex-
preston, It'll we have sealed the servants OF
our God in their foreheads.n
The elder began by locating the chronology
Of the sealing work, showing that it was to
be carried forward after the darkening OF the
sun and moon and the falling of the stars,
which our Savior gave as signs that should
take place before his return to the earth.
The idea of these signs being already fulfilled
and ere now recorded historical facts has
been spoken in regard to before. so now is
the time for US to look for this part OF the
gospel work to be accomplished.
By comparing Gen. 49, II; Rom. 4: IL;
Rev. !: 3: and Eze. 9: 4; it was
shown that that the words, sign.
seal. token and mark are used Interchange
ably in scriptures to convey the same idea.
In some translations the word sign Is used IN
our text instead of seal as in our version
The sign or seal of God could not be literal
mark or seal in the flesh. but some service
rendered by which the servants Of God are
distinguished from those who are not the OF
God
The.next point made was in regard the use OF
seal, showing that it was to render valid any
enactment which a power may pro:nulgate
From both legal aud theological illnstra-
tions this point was established, thus snow
inc that the use of sseal is separable from a
law: also that a seal was sign Of tho power
issuing the enactment and therefore must
have the name and designate the extent OF
the dominion of the power.
| But how about the seal OF God, A pro
phecv in Isa. S, xvi, says; Bind up the tes-
timony, seal the Law among my disciples.
This is prophesied OF the new testament times;
the disciples being new testament term.
| But let US examine the law to see If we can
find His seal in connection with it, remem-
l,ering that it must tell who He is, dis r1gnt
| to rule. and the extent Of His dominion
The speaker demonstrated clearly that the
fourth commandment does do this exactly
and no one Of the other commandment
could do it. He also made it very pain that
whenever the prophets Or apostles in any age
Of the world have had occasion to
designate who was the true God
thew have always referred 70 the
facts bro1gh. out in the commandment foE
that purpose.
Seh. q:gj. Jonah o. 2 kings 1915, Acts IA
Is and other texts were cited. al showing ths
point 10 he clearly proven. Indeed, he made
il at,-,sar 80 plain thai that every one could
not help seeing that IS necessary for us r
haye that coullnanirnent III order 70 y all
10 designate ozs God FROM tie gosi OF fhs
heathen
The pext point was to show that II vas i'm
possible to aPproFriafe P e .a.+ ..,;a a'' sua. =
DIV ot..rxance. a. thai would b<e making
"a: ws,;ri Of God tel falseaooei that te
/ raayi (, ,yr,dav o. first day III il soutd De L
chang q >4ss las in ST beast two Elaees
/ Tbe,1 i x.s shown that Rev. I4.li where ];
rveal-s % the -. .k.l having h2s ia,fer nasiie
u, ts,e?y .erehea.tS we're toe ssrsae ofes that
have rerfecs characters, AID have q
/ -rssriaI exprarieure, and are TRANSLATED
whs,, our Lori makes his return
Another IsoEn. that vas ins1e qli.e easAF
was that tzse Sabbath was given % Sod I---
ct;llar people IN order tha- they might know
;laf h. was the true God Ex- 5I-i3 xviii
Eze ali2. rr, wers- read. showing the Sab
t.th :, BE- for the purpose Of designating .he
,rs,e God from fassa gods, AID had al! the
people aluarS KEEP, the sabbath there ns'Ss'
would have teen Al ,nfidel or 1oiator.
| Tha statement was made and sustained tta;
Gods Israel now ne.-ts The sal as much Is
they ever did.