St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-06-26
LIFE IN MINNEAPOLIS.
The Dentists of the City Hold Their Fifth
Annual Reunion and Banquet at
the Nicollst.
A Misunderstanding Between the Police
and Deputy Sheriffs Regarding
Carrie Moore.
Mayor Ames and Several Other City
Officers Start on Trouting
Expedition.
Seventh Day acknowledgements
Women Indicted--Police After
Bogus Auctions.
EsEvENTH DAY ADvENTIsTs.
a Sermon Delivered at Their Meet
ing Yesterday.


ing Yesterday.
Yesterday morning the social meeting of
the Seventh-Day Adventists was again led
by Elder Butler. Great interest was mani
tested, several being on their feet at the
same time waiting for an opportunity to
.ell their experience in religious life. AT s
o'clock the whole camp engaged in morning
devotonS. A children'S meeting was held
at o'clock. This was conducted by two
sisters, who tried to interest the little ones
for a short time. The second meeting of
the State Missionary society convened and
conducted its usual business. Resolutions
were discussed and adopted, and many in
teresting experiences of different ones were
related in the missionary work. Elder S.
n. Haskell gave them many stirring facts
concerning the work in this direction. The
meeting was continued through the time for
preaching, and lasted until II o'clock. The
report of the secretary III this state showed
sixty organized missionary societies. TAT
membership, with about seventy-tive work
erS employed. These during the year had
made 4, 365 missionary visits, written 1927
letters, obtained 1.009 subscriptions for
their periodicals, had distributed 1899, 900
pages of religious reading matter, "a, 400
periodicals. had -, 500 Bible readings in
private families. The receipts of the society
for the year were S22, $50. The valuation
of their property is 81. 1874, and they sold
during the year SIS. 225 worth of books. We
learned that the missionary work is a lead
ing feature in the operations of the Seventh
Day Adventists and that the society is well
organized. They have church societies.
which unite and form district So
cieties. These, in turn, unite and form
state organizations, presided over by a sec
rotary and president. All these combine
to form the International Missionary
society, which embraces the whole world
All their people engage in this work, fro m
old to young. Each minister is a mission
airy. Their publications are sent to all
parts of the globe. and the transportation
on railroads and vessels is generally free.
They have established city missions in
nearly all the great cities of the United
States, and i'll many of the principal cities
of Europe. Their work also extends to
Australia and to the islands of the Pacific
In connection with the city missions they
have training schools where their mission
aries are taught in their methods of labor.
Persons are kept constantly employed in
placing reading matter on the great steam
ers and vessels leaving the seaport cities of
the world, and hundreds of lines are thus
supplied. In the principal hotels and
depots of our great cities they also place
racks for periodicals and tracts. These are
regularly supplied with new matter. The
reports for last Year showed the member
ship of the international society to be TO-
543; pages of reading matter distributed,
Is, 1853, 205, besides 1,160,T96 periodicals
given away; $3.50 letters written; 102. 1S2
missionary visits made, and 40,747 sub
scriptions obtained for periodicals. AT
$3.50 Ed. S. n. Haskell preached on
Faith" His remarks were very earnest,
and delivered in clear, decisive manner.
THE SERMON.
Last evening Ed. D. M. Canright
preached to great congregation.
His text was Revelations xiv, GIG.
NEARLY all evangelical people," said he
So we believe. Neatly all believe that he
will come literally and personally, just as
we believe. But many argue that he may
come at any moment without any warn
ing. We often hear men remark that the
Lord may come tonight, or it may be a
thousand years before he comes From
this view we most decidedly dissent.
The Bible plainly teaches that just be-
fore Jesus comes there will be signs given
to indicate when that event is near and
that there will be solemn warning to the
earth, lasting about one generation, to pre-
pare the people for that event. AS there
was warning before the flood, before the
fall of Sodom, before the first advent of
Christ, so there will be signs and warn
ing in the last days. The fact is plainly
brought out in my text that just before the
coming Of Christ in the clouds of heaven
there is to be not only a warning, but a
three-fold warning to the world in regard
to it. Let us read the last part of my text,
verses 14-16. Every candid person will
admit that this plainly refers to the second
advent of Christ. He saw white cloud,
he saw the Son of Man seated on that
cloud crowned as king with sickle in his
hand. and it was said to him that he should
thrust in his sickle and reap for the
harvest of the earth was ripe. and
that it is said that he did reap the earth.
We know, without doubt, that this is
description of the second advent. ALI will
admit it. 1t is too plain to be denied. Now
the question is. what Immediately
PRECEDEs THE SECOND ADVENT?
Is there to be warning, OF is there not?
This chapter will settle that question plainly
and definitely. Beginning back a few verses
in my text John says that he saw an angel
flying in the midst of heaven, having a
solemn message to preach to every nation,
saying with loud voice: Fear God and
give glory to Him. for the hour of His iudg-
ment is come, "-veTse z. Here is world
wide warning. 1t is represented by an an
gel flying in the midst Of heaven. And
then the eighth verse says that there fol-
lowed another angel saying: Babylon is
fallen, is fallen," and the next verse says
that the third angel followed them with a
warning about worShiping the beast, and
about the wrath of God, which is soon to
come on the earth, and closes by saying:
''Here is the patience Of the saints; here
are they that keep the commandments Of
God and the faith of Jesus" and this is i'm
mediately followed by the description of
Christ's coming,-verSes, 14-16. Here then
is the Scripture declaration that just pre-
yious to the second advent of Christ there
are to be three solemn, warning messages
to the inhabitants of the earth. Now, my
friends, | did not write that chapter. |
am not responsible for it. 1 have no right
to fix it over to suit myself or to please
you. The Lord wrote it that
way just as he wanted it. My business is
to take it as he has given it. What does it
teach? Very plainly that just before the
advent Of Christ, there must be these warn
ingS to the last generation of men. Now,
we ask, how can a man consistently say
that he believes that the Lord may come to-
uiSnt, WHeN He uOeS noG DelleVe tnaI IneSe
warnings have been given? Such posi-
ton is unscriptural; for here it is plainly
laid down right in the word of God which
everybody believes, that there is such
warning. Seventh-day Adventists just be-
lieve this; and here is where they differ
from other denominations They rot only
believe that Christ will come literally, but
more, just what is here laid down, namely:
that there will be a warning to the earth
previous to the coming of Christ. Now,
let us see
WHAT THESE MESSAGES ARE TO BE.
The first, in verse z, says distinctly: Fear
God and give glory to Him, for the hour of
His Judgment is Gomez This message
God has put in his holy book, and the world
must certainly hear it at the proper time.
What does it say? 1t relates to the judy
mont n,,d cows thnt tho time bne .a,,.- e.