Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-02-04
AN ODD COMMUNITY.
Eleventh. nay Adventist. Of Hattie Greek
Awaiting tho Coming Of Christ.

Awaiting tho Coming Of Christ.
For two days In tho week Saturday
and Sunday--Battle Creek, Mich, is
the funniest town onoarth. Let a man
wander about for an hour IN the main
part Of town. and then saunicr out
toward the west end, and he will won.
der whnt IA the matter. From the mild
crowdiug aud surprised rush Of busy
statesmen. which always marks the close
Of tho week IN county seat. 70 the
quiet that rclgns IN tho division farther
west Is indeed a contrast. for the west
end Is tho possession Of the Seventh
Day Adventist, and Saturday il his
Sabbath. On that day he rests from
all bis labor, and linllows every hour
with calm communion and sort of IT.
ritaied wonder why all other men do
not think ~ lac does about n matter no
plain. Tho oast cnd-thc largest part
OF towns Just common. mud the poo
pie there follow the habits that have
been observed IN ordinary cominuni.
ties from tho beginning Of settlement In
the country.
The Adventist l. great follow TO
nfguc lie has the Scriptures at his
fingers ends. aud ut his tongues emit
too. for that matter; and any man not
similarly equipped Ind better preserve
n golden silence whom he comes into
their presence. for he Is liable 10 10 snit.
ten hip aud thigh IN an argumcntaiiyc
tus,lr. There Is no more doubt In their
minds that Saturday Is tho Sabbath
than that lire will burn. An Adventist
will stop In the middle of good meal
and let his dinner ct cold while he
givrs you proof strong NJ holy writ that
/ he Is right and all disscntors are wrong
hut there "a one tine thing about
him lie Is peacoabls fellow, and II
{ YOU don't trouble him DO will leave you
alone lie Is rs industrious and ~ or
DERBY rs Puritan. aud no has no sort
Of uso for tho frivolitics Of tho world.
10 him life Is indeed real and earnest,
and while he may feel IN some measure
responsible for the spiritual welfare Of
his brother, yet he seems also to feel
that lo will preach inoru eloquent
sermon by daily walk OF rcctitudc
thnn by tho most iiowcry and persist.
clt Of haulngucs. IIc Is rs industrious
NJ a Dunknrd. rs sober AZ "A Quaker. ns
thrifty ~ u jew. and mikes his fcfy.
cnoy Of split with his diligence Ia bust.
ness Ia n way TINT would have satisfied
even the Apostle Paul. III, religion 4.
10 intense, his faith Is No close to linn.
10 much n part OF the breath hc draws
aud tho food ho eats, that ho cannot
b. severed from Il. lilo knows H.
Teachings are that hc must lead puIp
life In every way and keep the body
ready for the coming of the Lord, for
ho sunly will come soon. lilo must 40
stain irom all iorns OF alcohol. tobacco,
opium, tea, coffee. aud things u that
sort.
Take II altogether, Battle Creek Is a
curious place Think Of "a printing
oiiico employing 200 hands. whorc not
one Of them uses tobacco, where all Of
ilicm belong TO the church, and spend
fifteen minutes every Monday morning
~ prayer IN tho chapel Just back Of tho
composing room. Why, you couldn't
run a bigger place than that hero II you
had all the printers In Michigan to draw
on. Think OF tho different prepare.
ilons OF grain. all without sugar and
salt, and running from light but cool
tea biscuit to charcoal wniera." Thlnl.
OF thcintonse devotion 10 church which
pcrvades all the lives Of 1900 people,
and think of the business ability which
, has mado and kept tho town great In
! the midst Of much competition.
Most ~ tho stores havs two big
clocks, and ono of them IL labeled
standard time whllo tho other has
''locnl time engraved on IT, face. But
whether you go by tho sun or tho cliro.
nometer at Washington these people
arc honest. A pair Of new shoes were
I hanging against n NAH box lat Friday.
. Somebody had lost them. aud the lind.
/ or. not knowing anything better to do,
I Ind hung them up there, thinking the
. owner might come lnckand lind them.
= They wcro theo Saturday night, aud
{ thcy were there Monday morning.. -
. Cor. Detroit News