The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-09-29

| DIS ACTUALLY 10 nave cauSeC bne Iatlure
of the street car company, and the use
Of their tracks and cars are absolutely
abandoned. Think then what their
4 wheels ar, 70 them, and yet it is gen.
orally believed that when Sister
! Whites vision shall have been inter
p eted definitely to apply to bicycles,
they will cheerfully give them up to be
sold for the advancement of the cause.
Sister White isl present, believe, in
Australia, but considers Blttle Creek
home. Brother White, forgot to
mention, was gathered to his fathers
some fifteen years, ago, but even when
living he seems to have bsen SO COM
pletely dominated, poor man, by Sister
White and her visions, that he is
not materially missed. I'm addition to
to the Sanitarium, there is thor
oughly equipped Hospital, a Dormitory
for nurses, a publishing house, a male
aud female college and numerous
Home, all of which are presided over
by the Grand Mogul, DR.. Kellogg.
Added to this they have institutions in
other cities, notably in Chicago, all of
which are maintained by this, the
mother institution. DR.. Kellogg has
supervision of these, too, yet finds time
for writing books, giving lectures. in
venting numbers of surgical and other
appliances, until the wonder grows
that one small man can do all he can
do, if you will permit poor para
phrase. He has no children of his
own but has adopted thirteen, twelve
of them girls, besides which he sup
ports seven others. For his services as
the rnling spirit of the numerous en-
terprises of the sect, he receives a
meagre salary of six or seven hundred
dollars. depending for his income on
his publications.
While not accepting their belief in
many points, confess to a great re-
;pect for religion which can teach its
votaries such perfect control of them
selves that nothing can disturb their
smite one cheek and they
urn the other; no matter what you
;ay to them, they smile and answer
and the very atmosphere
seems filed with gentleness and kind
,ess. There is never an abrupt or IN
lind word spoken. and even the guests
md even the guests and patients sooE
,ecome imbued with the same kind
pirit.
Whenever bell boy is off duty. you
Will find him reading his Bible with
uch seeming enjoyment that you are
orced to believe in his practical living
eligion. Take into consideration the
act that there are only about 3o,00D OF
he Adve ntists in the whole world,
900 of whom live in Battle Creek, |
md you will gain some idea of what
new do for their cause. Where will |
We find elsewhere a sect so numerical
v weak and so strong in their accom-
,l.shed works. Volumes might be
written about these people and their
peculiar customs. but even casual
Rance reveals new wonders every day
A man who was getting salary OF
1880 90 a year in New York, became
convert, gave up his position aud
anna here to work for 5000 a week
part of which he is pledged to pay into
.be general treasury, Living on their
j mpie and inexpensive diets. abjuring
abacco, coffee, meats, alcoholic bever-
.pes etc, they can of course live on Tess
han average iaborers. do; and whi'e
,ery conscientious in the discharge of
heir uties. think they know how
@ make outsiders contribute literally
% their cause by artfully worded
circulars sent out by the Sanitarium
which would S, EN- to offer moderately
terms TO suffering humani-
" to include board, medical attention.
nurses, medicines etc, out
The number of extras they manage to
work in brings the amount to alarm
ng DR. portions. presume they
The end jostifies the means, but 1t u.s.
1ally appears very much like extort'on
10 the victim. You see have just
paid a weekly bill, and 1T has LETT
bad taste in my mouth.
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