The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-06-15
LAKE HERMAN.
The Advent CAMP Meeting -Nature of
the First Weeks Work Sunday
Laws,
Special correspondence to DAILY LEADER.

Special Correspondence to DAILY LEADER.
LAKE HERMAN, June l5.-As was init
mated in the article appearing in your
columns yesterday, the meeting of the
Adventists this year is to be of two
weeks duration, the first week partaking
largely OF the nature Of a Chautau qua,
and the second being devoted more es-
pecialiy To conference business and de-
votlonal exercises. The arrangement of
the grounds are not materially different
from what they have formerly been, and
as these have been so often described
heretofore, I will not give them again in
detail. Suffice it to say that they are
admirable il every particular, not the
least worthy OF mention being the din
ing hall, where good, wholesome, palata-
BILE food. practically illustrating the
principles of temperance and hygiene as
held and practiced by the denomination
is served at twenty cents per meal.
The presiding officer for this year s
N. p. Nelson of Hurley, who seems to be
quite a popular man among this people.
OF the ministers of the conference pres
ent at this writing, | encounter Elders
Kauble of Sioux Falls, Whitney Of
Brldgewater, Frederickson of Milbank,
Wheeler of Villas, Reiswig and Reimke
OF Midtown, and Voth Of Parker. Only
| two ministers from a distance have ar
rived as yet, Elder w. B. White of Liz
coin, Neb., formerly president of this
conference, and Elder W. A. Colcord of
Battle Creek, Mich.
The regular exercises for the first
week Were opened yesterday and three
lines of study were introduced. The
first, upon Church Government, was
conducted by Elder White, and Elder
Kauble gave a lesson upon Health and
Temperance. Elder Colcord gave two
lessons upon Church and State, in which
was emphasized, as the position of this
people, the principles of the total and
everlasting separation of church and
state. The sincerity Of their professions
in this regard appears from the fact that
they not only do not ask for, but stead
lily refuse and even protest against the
passage of, exemption clauses in state
Sunday laws, in their favor.
The attitude assumed by this people
toward Sunday laws in general, and es.
pecially upon the question of the Sunday
closing of the worlds fair, has brought
this hitherto obscure denomination into
sudden prominence before the nation
and lends increasing interest to all their
operations, in the minds of both their
friends and foes. 1t is not however up
on the mere question whether the fail
shall be opened OIL closed on Sunday thai
they take issue. On that point they are
Indifferent, but that that question
should be decided by act of congress il
with them a vital issue, involving as Il
does in their estimation, q union o.
church and state, which is but a precur
sor of what is surely involved in such
connection.
The attendance at present is mostly
composed OF those who hold official po
~sition, or are in some way connected with
the work OF the conference, but fresh
arrivals are of frequent occurrence. ane
large numbers are anticipated in q few
days.
Nearly all have good hal