The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-09-29
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RATTLE CREEK. Mich, Sep, IS, 1894
So;oprning for while at the SAM
.or;um at this place, where love d one
e receiving treatment find SO much
,bat is curious and new to me, that
Zach davis developments of acquired
Information adds another chapter.
The institution is run by the Seventh
nav Alventists, who are strict vegeta-
Rams, and I some times fear that the
oood resulting from their treatment
w;ll he overbalanced by the meagre,
upsatisfying diet of "health foods
which are their own manufacture from
various grains. Some few OF them are
really delicious, Int the majority any
thing but palatable to taste fostered
nv Southern culinary efforts. These
Adventists are the lineal successors Of
the Mil.erites, who predicted the end
Of the world in 1914, if my memory
serves me right, and prepared their
ascension robes accordingly. A Mr..
and Mrs. White of this place belonged
to the sect, and when the Millerites
were brought into such derision by
their failure to ascend" this couple
conceived the idea of organizing a new
sect with similar principles, but few
changes, such as vegetarian diet,
total abstinence from tobacco, alcoholic
beverages, coffee, vinegar, pepper, ETC.,
and Sister White was to be their
prophecies. They claim that the Mil
lerites were correct in their figures as
to the time but mistaken as to the
event. That instead of the cleansing
Of an earthly tsbernacle, the prophecy
referred to Heavenly tabernacle, and
that they must prepare tn .mselves by
abstinence from irritating foods, and
constant humbling of self for an
entrance into this Heavenly tabernacle.
Sister White has visions, and in one OF
these she was told to adopt a certain
boy named j. II. Kellogg (notwith.
standing she already had children Of
her own, and to rear and educate him |
in such a manner as TO fit him to pre-
Size over a great SAnitarium. He was
given every advantage, and to-day is |
recognized as surgeon and physician
Of highest grade. After he reached
manhood he fell in love with a very
beautiful girl and was about to marry
her when Sister White had a vision in
which she was told that he must not
marry her, but must wed another girl,
who was-well, not SO beautiful. So
he obeyed. and shortly after Sister
Whites own son married the beautiful
girl. From small beginning in a
frame building of ten or twelve rooms
the Sanitarum has grownto such pro-
PORTIONS that besides the original
building there is now a superb brick
structure with every modern appliance
for treating the manned, the halt and
the blind, and numerous experts and
specialists in every disease with skilled
nurses, massenses, etc., all of whom
yield willing and absolute obedience to
the great and only DR.. Kellogg, who is
lothe Adventists what Brigham Young
Was TO the Mormons, insofar as being
absolutely in control of them.
10 give an idea of their zeal for their
religion will mention one instance.
There is now here ytung woman
whose family own diamond fields in
south Africa of fabulous wealth, and |
sluce becoming convert to their faith |
sne has begun the erection of a dupli-
cate OF this establishment at Cape |
Iowa. Africa, at her own expense, she.
meantime after taking course of
aa'alng as nurse, gives her entire
''me without compensation, except |
suen as a consciousness of duty well |
u'ne brings to this Saniiarium. per-
iorming the most mental duties, even |
70 administering massage to negro
g." VINO is a patient at present.
onacun son goutl The nurses, the |
Oe' boys, the chambermaids, and |
'a''resses in.the dining room, are in
many cases members of good families,
euucated and cultured, who consider it |
'ue'r duty to give themselves and all
'ney have to advance the cause. am
'''d that o" last Christmas day. after