The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-03-03
ASCENSION ROBES.
Seven h Day Adventists Never
Wore Them-The Con-
Vention.

The Third Day of the Seventh Day Adj
ventist Convention has begun, and still all
the delegates have not arrived. They are,
however, arriving in large numbers, and
Brother FRANKIE expects that over 100 or the
full delegation will arrive before the day is
over. He has made arrangements for their
accommodation, so they will not have to
desecrate the Sabbath by hiring lodgings.
The session of yesterday afternoon was spent
in Bible study. Last night Elder Van Horn
presided over the meeting. After prayer
and the singing of hymn, he introduced
Elder Loug6borough of Chicago, who is the
oldest living Seventh Day Adventist, as the
speaker of the evening. He took as his text
the parable of the fig tree, and hkened its
spreading branches to the Lords message,
which has spread to all parts of the world
SPEED OF THEIR DOCTRINES.
He then gave an outline of how the
Seventh Day Adventist doctrine started and
spread 1t started in the eastern countries
and the Jews were the first to embrace it.
This was about 1910. About that time
man arose in Spain and published book
setting forth the doctrines. He signed him
self Ben Ezra and was supposed to be a Jew
who had embraced the s'Faith." Edward
Irving translated Ben Ezra's book and pub
lished it in England He also preached the
doctrines set forth in it and converted over
700 ministers of the Church of England, who
in their turn spread the truth" and thus got
hold on England A man named Mason
started it in Scotland and soon Scotland and
England Adventists combined. Germany had
its Adventist disciples in 1S43' also, but
the most remarkable thing happened in
Sweden Here it was a crime to introduce
new religion Elder Longborough asserted
that it was children five years old that
started to preach Christ's second coming
there. The children whom he claims could
not read a word, arose and sang hymns, the
words of which spoke of the second coming
They also went around the country preach
ing and SO moved and inspired the older
people that they soon preached 'sthe wonder
full truth" in spite of the ed1ct forbldding
it, Some of them were arrested, but King
Oscar, seeing that they were growing in
power, let them go and gave orders that
they were not to be molested. Here the
elder grew excited and yelled, "If it can be,
Lord come quickly and put an end to sin "
Miller started the work in the Northern part
of the United States, and Davis started 1t IN
South Carolina From these and others 1t
sionary station on seaport IN the world that
has not heard the Message"
NEVER WORE ASCENSION ROBES.
He exhibited a chart similar to the one
Miller used to use to illustrate the prophe-
cies 1t was queer looking arrangement
and looked not unlike the hieroglyphlcs found
on the obelisk. After explaining how the
movement has spread, he told his hearers the
ridiculous things that people credit the Ad-
ventists with doing such as putting on
ascension robes, etc. He said that he has
searched forty years for an Adventist who
ever donned such a robe and he has bean
unable to find one
ToDAY's SESSION.
This being the Sabbath day, the Advent
lists held no business session this morning,
but held Sunday school instead They hold
meetings on the Sabbath, but do no work
that is not absolutely necessary. The Sab
bath school convened at ha1f-past nine
O'Clock, and lasted until about eleven o'clock
The church was crowded with delegates, the
scholars and members Of the congregation
There were in all about 1877 people present.
The Sunday school session was led by the
Superintendent, Mr. H Pinder, the reviewer
was Elder E. J. Ribbard. She subject dis
cussed was, "Christ's Visit to Nazareth and
Capernaumn The infant class, which is
taught by DIR. Paulson of Bellevue Hospital,
was reviewed by DR.. j. H. Neall of Wash
ington The Sabbath school closed at eleven
o'clock, after which Elder A. T. Jones gave
an hours talk on Bible study. This after
noon was spent in listening to an excellent
sermon preached by Elder S. H. Lane, Presi-
dent of the New York Conference.
Tomorrow there will be preaching morn
ing and afternoon, and in the evening the
dedication of the church will take place.
Elder t. D. Van Horn will preach the dedi-
and II. E. Robinson will make addresses.
Brother FRANKIE will present statement
about the building of the Oak Street