The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-06-20
DAY ADVENTs.
Their Annual Conference and Camp Meet.
ing Begins Today at Lake Herman
Prominent Speakers Present
Opening Meeting Of the
Conference.

Today, at Lake Herman, the Seventh
day Adventists OF South Dakota begin
their fifteenth annual conference and
camp meeting. IL 10 said to begin today
but 80 many tents have been pitched,
and 20 many people hove cainped on the
grounds during the past week, that .
stranger would scarcely know when the
campers passed from what they call
thoir workers meeting TO the camp
meeting proper.
AS one enters the grounds he is struck
with the extent and convenience Of the
preparations. About two hundred fam
lily tents are pitched in the general form
OF Q triangle, two sides OF which meet Ia
q right angle at the point OF land iutting
into the lake. The third side Is some-
what rounded like a bow. Two ranks Of
tents are pitched about the triangle, and
in some parts q third row 10 added. The
large tents for meetings are 10 the
center.
On entering. the visitor passes between
the public dining tent aid the grocery,
and finds the forty-ieet tent for German
meetings on his right and the Scandi
navian tent OF the same size on his left.
A little farther TO the right ID the child
ren's tent in charge OF Elder Luther
Warren. This tent is comfortably seat
I'd with seats adopted to the little ones,
and is tastefully decorated with leaves
and flowers. A partition passes across
the tent, which can be quickly moved or
put iu place acco. ding as it Is desired TO
have the children together or in two
sections. Two meetings q day are held
here at $50 and 2o'cIock.
Across the grounds on the east side il
the Youths tent, with Elder q. P. Fred
erickson in charge. while in front, .
the south side, is the pavilion for gener-
al meetings, 60x96 feet in size, and seat.
ed to accommodate LOCO people. Near
the pavilion and q little to the left 10 the
Exception tent" cared for by Mr.. and
Mrs. E. G. Kellogg, OF Madison. This
tent is hoored and carpeted and furnish
ed with chairs. rockers, bed, toilet suite
and reading stand. Here parcels may
may be left, strangers may rest, and
mothers may retire with fretful children.
1t might be supposed that q charge
would be made for such accommcda-
tons, but the management TO be
satisfied with the good will OF the people
and the pleasure they receive from see-
ing the people happy and comfortable.
Before the pavilion is reached q book
tent, will be found where q large stock
OF UNCONVENTIONAL books, tracts and
periodicals. is kept for sale. This pro-
vision is made for all linesof work, and
speakers are either present or expected
who will administer appropriately to the
vrried wants OF the large congregation.
Prominent English ministers OF the state
are Elders N. p. Nelson, president OF the
conference, OF Hurley; N. w. Kauble,
Madison; L w. Warren and C. P. Fred
erickson, Villas; l.. M. Crowther, Hill
City. Elder e. w. Farnsworth and
Prof. G. G. Lewis. both Of Union college,
Lincoln, Neb., arrived yesterday to as
sist in the English work.
The Germans have Elders Valentine
Leer, Conrad Reiswig, and Conrad
Reimke, Of Midtown; Elder HI. F. Graf,
OF Union college. Others r expected.
Elder Marcus Streman, OF Vyberg; Elder
III. r. johnson, OF Wisconsin, labor for
the Scandinayians.
Last evening Elder Fransworth ad-
dressed a large audience OF 7:45. The
speaker was not a stranger TO the people.
Hegreeted them warmly, saying that no
had been present at every camp meeting
held by the denomination in the state
except last year, and he felt lost then be
cause he could not be with them. He was
forcibly reminded OF the swift passage OF
tine by seeing Elder G. p. Frederickson
stand up to read the hymn, and remem-
bering that when he first attended the
Dakota camp meeting Elder Frederick
son was q little boy by his mothers side.
@This life" said the speaker, ais a fiash
OF light between two eternities."
The text was Jer. l7:5. "Cursed be-
the man that trusteth in man, and
maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart
departeth from the Lord" The gist Of
the preachers remarks was the import
ance OF seeing the opportunities and
privileges Of Gods providence and Of
embracing them while they are before
us. Esau despised his birthright, and
for a moments qualification sold il for q
meas Of pottage. He had within his
grasp great privileges, but he did not
sense their value, and let them slip
away. The man who continues to
neglect the opportunities Of salvation
will come sometime to . point where be
would give all his possessions for ons Of
the opportunities which be enjoyed be-
fore the Spirit OF grace Withdrew