Telegram-herald., 1886-09-25
THE ADVENT OF CHRIST.
D-scOursed Upon at the s. ID.
Adventist Camp
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49, a -e camp yesterday t-ttlr Nf
las 49, sa4rs Ie4la III hss coaches ir9m
8atl- c1-s. leils 8 taiai of about three
hlal1ei persons Among these acre some
$50 aaaafsI -tldeals nom Battle Greek
college
3 laely gotten up direet0ry has been
eop-1usig posted enabling one 20 ind the
--casion ef 5.agane aao Is eueamped
>otF Lstaniilg las heavy ralu of Thurs
laF uislt. none ~ the campers received any
narll that ~ have learned Yesterday
morning t8und them ali stirring a. Al early
l9-r Al 55u -le large pavilion eas quite
s-l lliet Ils loaf wAs spent In iurfher
consideration " tae question Of education.
Apprae aenae remarzs Nsce made on fhe
-loIest - EIt = 81 Haskell DR. j. II.
ke Ioes all 81 q -.siey.
~ ciocA lls district PRAYER meetings
c3lfelei and the voice 10 prayer aud praise
was heard ali over the camp. Passing
arolul lloal one meeting a. another the
eglisuces were abundant that tie worship
ers ale thoroughly 90 earnest, and that
their souls are being as literally Natered by
lne IS ord of lile th4l Is heard a. the camp
meeting a. the earth vas The previous night
DF ile cain from the clouds.
Al o'clock session Of the State sabbath
school Association @as held. and consider
tluu given o. several important features
pertaiulug % this work. Considerable en-
rnusiasu &4s manifest, aud evidence con
elusive that she 3 D. Adyentisis propose TO
be progressive 10 the sabbath school Work
the coming year
The b 3 meeting Was scarcely closed
when llc Sia.e Tract and Missionary SOci-
ety opened a session that continued until
nearly noon Pans were laid for perform
ing a large amount Of labor during the
coming yeaT. especially oy way OF distrib-
uung The various periodicals and other
literature handled by the society. Among
TIE periodicals thus handled The society
decided TO take 800 copies of the 10ericaa
>e,ta9. puoished at oakland Cal. and
i.yuu copies OF Good Heaitt, published at
Battle Creek Mich.
Thus it is evident that this people prac-
ticc What they preach IN the matter OF edu-
cau0n-iEey propose 10 Disseminate a
large ani0uat oi valuable literature.
Ths second Coming of Christ
Elder Uriah Smith. editor of the Repic,g
aad Herald Battle Creek, and author of
many prominent and popular works. Occu-
pied the pulpit at 30 0clOck in the after
noon and disco sed on the above na1aed
subject. lne audience was the largest that
has yet assembled. Ed. Smith took for his
text. Acts i.ll. "Ye men of Galilee, why
stand Sc gazing az into Heaven? This same
Jesus which Is taken up from you into
Heaven shall 50 come IN ike manner as
ye have seen him 20 into Heaven"
These we're the words of the angel 10 those
who stood gazing up after Christ ascended
in,o Heaven. This dispeDsation will close
just as u commenced with the personal
presence Of cur Savior. With many the
question Of special interest i. When will
Christ appear the second time2 We do not
believe the Scriptures reveal the set time
Tor that great event, bat in many instances
the prophecies bave pointed ont events that
are 90 trauspire in immediate cOnnec-
ti0n with the second coming OF Christ
The oath chapter OF Mathew speaks of sure
signs OF this event and the prophet Daniel
does The same. Matt. 24:34 says: This gen
eTail0n shall not pass Iill ali these things
be fulfilled These things are spoken i'm
meulately after mention was made of
Christs second coming. We believe the
generation there spoken of has been reached.
That Chsist old lot mean the generation
then existing IS evident from the fact that
all the lhings then referred 10 did not take
place during thar generation.
There IS principle of Interpretation of
Scripture prophecy that is admitted by all
comment ors, il is this: That when a line
OF events Is pointed out the present tense
IS used an he way through, and u obtain
the signlncafion. IL Is only necessary to
trace the il ilimeTt in the same manner.
Several Es-auc s iu prophecy We're cited to
show the correctness Of this principle.
Paul did not expect the coming of Christ
in his day. for be distinctly states that there
must frs csm, a falling away, aud chat
uial Of si1 f1ay be revealed
Can We identify the generation that is re-
isrred 10 in Maui. Zi.3ll The chapter gives
series OF events that are 10 take place and
thea gives a series OF signs. and states that
the generafl % that witnesses those signs is
tle one th1t shall not pass till All he full
filed If be shown that the generation
now living has witnessed the signs there
mentioned, then We must conclude that this
IS the generation that shall not pass TIL all
be iuli.led
The signs there mentioned are the dark
eulag 0i the sun aud moon, and the falling
of the stars-jusi three signs. We all know
that tho sun and moon were darkened May
10 I7>0. lfit be objected that that darken-
uz 81 tha -8n did not constitute a sign of
christ coming then no darkening Of the
sun can be taken As sign. Ia Marx 1924.
toe same signs are spoken Of and another
evs.it IS meucoue1 bv which We can deh-
uileiv i1,ase wha. darxening Of the sun Is
meant The verse reads thus. But ia those
daVs. sitter that flibuistion the sun shall be
dtrseuet and the moon shall not give her
Egbt. and toe stars Of heaven fall and the
powers of heaven shall be shaken. and then
shall they see the Son of Man coming
I'D The clouds With great power and glory.
Here We have the same signs With regard
f0 the suu. moon aud stars that are men
fioued in Mar "a and in order that We may
know just what dsrkening % the sun and
moon IS referred to. certain 'tribgiatiOn"
= M euts ned, and the statement made that
si.e- that trbulafi0n. such darkeDing
should tase place. Tie speaker then dem-
onsfrated by conclusive evidence that .he
papal persecution of Christians that praCtic-
al ended Just before the darkeniug of the
sun iu l--o ia fhe frioalation there referred
s0 Tnus Is Identified the Signs mentioned
reiftiFe % the SIN and moon
Vow if Ne discover thai there is no pos.
sbatT for another generation b cone up
after The present one that can see those
sgns more completely than this one has
saen this must be the generation intended
Z Lake 81 mentions some Signs u Christ s
second coming mems hearts falling them
T fw fear ard for boxing Tor tbose things
E tasf sas'i clfua npon the earth a7d another
E tsssti nleEv rs that false Christs and false
prophets shall arise .n the lasf days This
W. $50 n1ost esFrfasliv sccon pushed in the
{ workings ~ meferr >pirifnaiisu. The All
I hererts ~ Spirisaa Sn boldly ciaim shat
+ tae msr fes-stions seen among them con-
E sFfuts 1.i ere cf1iaz ~ Chrsf there Is.
T We srs .oli thar b. their fruits we shall
F knew t1em. 1riritgzlists ieny Gnd and
+ sFaMp.e cts 'aWs ur3sr their feet iG the
usn- .as'etH1n ~ see q ocrc 1sive f1ifii-
meut ai the prophecy 81 fsi>e Chrisrs
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