Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-08-31
THE ssrsSrH OAR ADvESrrsrs.


Seventh Day Adventists Near Newark.
Special correspondence OF Gazette and journal
NEWARK, Aug. 26.-"If the principles
of the Seventh Day Adventists were as |
inviting TO the orthodox Christian as the |
general appearance OF the camp which |
they have here, Morrow's Park would |
not be large enough to contain all the |
people who would seek its outrageous
charm" said a prominent denomina- |
tional preacher who was an interested |
attendant at the Adventist camp the
other day.
The camp itself is certainly a most
attractive one, being situated in the
midst of large grove of oak and elm
trees about half mile south of town,
and just north of the p, W. g. B. rail
road, on which trains are speeding by
in full sight every few moments and
serving, it is feared, as distractions to
the sermons that are preached there
three times daily.
But evidently this is no drawback to
the elders of this religious scot, for the
camp was located here as result of the
success which attended it last year in
the same place.
This camp, as stated before in THE
GAZETTE, represents the Atlantic Con-
ference of the Seventh Day Adventists,
and includes the District of Columbia,
Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, and
the cities Of New York and Brooklyn.
in which territory the sect has 10 church
organizations besides many tent mis-.
sions in charge of licensed preachers.
| Although there are no church organi-
cations in Delaware, yet there are quite
a mn hal faf aH har 10 nf haa
tered through the Peninsula, where the
ton, has been doing yeoman missionary
service in Kenton, Church Hill. Crump-
| ton, Millington and other places,
The camp opened here on August
| 18th, with an attendance of some 800 OF
/ 800 persons, about go of whom are regu-
| larly accredited delegates from the diff
ferent churches throughout the Confer
4 ence.
Altogether there are 115 Immediately
white wall tents, arranged in the form
OF a hollow square, in the centre of
which is the Npreaching tent, with o
cover capacity of 800 or 700 persons, all
of whom are exceedingly quiet, respecta-
BILE people, who, in leaving their homes
for away, to spend ten daysin breathing
the fresh air of this healthy locality and
hearing the true word of God revealed
TO them by their specially qualified
elders, are actuated by the sincerest of
motives.
No one can come away from this
colony with any other convictions, even
though what he may hear from the
elders respecting the early coming OF
Christ and the observance of the seventh
day Saturday as the Sabbath, is at ex.
treme variance with his own views.
Religious meetings are going on most
of the day and the camp has been q
fayorite spot with Newarkers during the
past week. Most all of those who are
"of the faith" come to the central ten
eager to catch every word that is de
livered by the elder and ready witt
Bible in hand to turn to the text.
This sect's first prophets wore Elder
Joseph Bates, James White and others
, who arose in New Hampshire in 1874
, |, and declared the truth. Since then TIN
/, number of Adyentists has increased to
! total OF 10000 or $4,000 souls, all firm
.. in the faith that the second coming o
! Christ is not very far off, in fact, will
occur most likely within the presen
century or generation and that it viii
be real and personal advent In fulfil
\ ment Of the signs which appeared In tn
heavens on the thirteenth of November
I 1888.
y, AT that time there was great fallin
J, of stars and on the 10Th day of MAY
o 1880, when the phenomenon of tn
darkeniug sun appeared, both OF whic
0 supernatural occurrences were in flu
y fillment of st. Matthew XIV, 80; "ln
d mediately after the tribulation of thoi
d days shall the sun be darkened and III
moon shall not give her light and Il
10 stars shall fall from heaven and II
d powers of the heavens shall be shaken
10 All these things are said to have con
N to pass within the last hundred yea
ID and the Adventists are quite sure the
10 were God given and God promised sigi
,r which they must take note of for the
to own salvation's sake, all of which the
ir preachers set forth in the most convin
" ing manner.
as The Bible declaration that Christ wi
IN come the second time as a thief at mig
n and the day aud the hour will not
or known, the Adventists explain by
ry lieving that Christ will come as thi
W OF night to the wicked only, who q
lg not expecting him.
40 ''As to the Sabbath, we keep d
at fourth commandment strictly in restil
as on the seventh day, as our Lord COZ
lie manded US to do" said an earnest dis
II. pie in camp yesterday. SIT is not
Id Jewish but Of divine institutional s,i
at Of the sanctifying and creative power
he memorial of the Lord. N
90 ITO this day 1t would he observed
the proper time by all Christians h
lg, not the dark ages and despotic rulers
nd the Roman empire interviewed to pl
Ola vent 1t on the score that there had be
wv error In the time computation since Z
i'm commandments were given, which
! a to the edict of Emperor Constantine
ng the year 821, making the first day
gu venerable day of the sun instead
i'm the seventh day, the people being fore
OF by law and violence to observe the fl
en day as the seventh.
me aBut this Sabbath question is a !
ne, day matter and is merely in the spi
| is of the reformatory work performed
an. Luther and Wesley, who, were th
nat living to-day, would be one with US
. this point"
During the past week the preach
have been Elders Van Horn and 9
rk, cord of Michigan, Allan Moon of g
:, cago, Prof. @. w. Cayiness Of Lane
ion tor, Mass, and other promin
nat preachers Of the faith.
~ ISL The officers just elected for the y
| d. De-,