The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-03-05
CHURCH AND STATE
Proceedings of the Seventh
Day Adventist Conven-
ton Yesterday.
SATISFIED WITH MGR. sATOLLI
Dedicatory Exercises Last Night
Three Immersions-Today's
Exercises.

Seventh Day Adventists yesterday morning
listened to an address on the all absorbing
topic of the union of church and state, de-
livered by Elder A. T.. Jones of the Battle
Greek, Mich, college. TIL morning session
opened at nine o'clock and from then until
half-past ten o'clock regular business was
transacted. Reports were read by the
delegates of the New York, Vermont and
West Virginia Conferences, after which
Elder Jones delivered his address. Among
other things he said:-"Steps have been
taken In this country to unite church and
state. Most all denominations are counting
the civil powers with a view to securing re-
ligious legislation. Even the Government
has committed itself in this regard. The
Government interested itself In religion TO
the extent of closing the Worlds Fair on
Sunday. Justice Brewer of the Supreme
Court. in giving his decision in the matter,
said that this is a religious nation and that
we are a religious people. This action GER
tainly was a union of church and state.
VERY CONSIDERABLE.
s'Much fault has been found by Protestants
with the Roman Catholics on account of the
s%tationing of Mgr. Satolii in this country.
While I do not agree with the views of my
Catholic brethren, | hold that Mgr. Satolli
has as much right here as any man as long
as he minds his own business and does not
attempt to interfere with our religious or
civil liberty. The Catholics have as much
right here as the Protestants, and we as
citizens must respect them. We are not in
harmony with them, but as long as they
allow us to enjoy religious freedom we must
not interfere with them"
At the afternoon session Elder J. Lough-
borough addressed the convention on
"Home Religion as Applied to Children"
THE ~EDICATo
L. A.
the new church took place last night. The
church was crowded to its utmost capacity.
Brother FRANKIE started the services by
giving a short history of the church, the
manner in which it was built and its cost.
He told of the difficulties he had in getting
any contractor who would lave it finished
in time for the convention, and how, finally
at the request of the Board of Trustees he
took charge of the building of it himself
The lowest bid of the contractors he said was
So, 400, not including extras, which would
have made the cost including everything
SIT. By building it himself he was able
to erect it for $3.50.
Elder I. D.. Van Horn preached the dedica-
tory sermon. His subject he announced as
1.-THE worship of the true God" He was
followed by Elder Robinson.
q IMMERSION.
Three candidates presented themselves for
immersion. They entered dressed in black
robes. The platform was vacated, the chairs
were removed, the carpet was taken off, and
a trap was pulled up, disclosing a tank of
black looking water. Brother FRANKIE
descended and was soon followed by the first
candidate. He requested the audience to
keep their seats, as it was a very solemn SER
vice, nothing less than the burial of a sou.
eFor," he said, "when persons are buried in
the water they are buried from the world
and in Jesus Christ" The first to be
Skb,rr,a53r M q midd1o oood Gart11o on women
She entered the water very timidly. She
clasped her hands in front of her, and
FRANKIE, first wetting her face, grabbed her
hands securely with his left, while with his
right he grabbed the neck of her dress. He
said:-"My dear sister, on profession of
baptize you" etc. When he finished the last
word he quickly yanked her backwards
and bore her beneath the water.
She came up suffering and was
hustled up the steps, out of the
door and into Mr.. Franke's house, which is
next door The next lady to be ''buried'
was young and pretty. She took it quite
ducking. The third and last one to go under
the water was a young colored m She
seemed afraid to enter and was trembling
while the ceremony was being performed.
When she was pressed under the water she
struggled violently and when FRANKIE pulled
Q6r UP SIG DTOk6 away lTOIu uIH d1O d1b6I-
nately ~clapping and wringing her hands she
made a blind dash for the side of the tank.
She grabbed the side of the tank and looked
for all the world like a skirt dancer trying
to do the high kicking act as she wildly tried
to raise her foot over the side. Brother
FRANKIE ran after her and after a great deal
of trouble guided her to the stairs and with
the aid of the elder, who was above, got her
out. AS she went out of the door she was
moaning ooh! Oh" and clapping her hands
in a wild fashion. After the immersion ser
vice the congregation was dismissed with a
prayer.
DO AWAY WITH WEDDING INGS.
At the session of the Adventists' conven-
ton this morning reports were read from
the Maine Conference by Elder ]. E.
Jahnes; Vermont, William Covert; Maine,
Elder Weber; Quebec, Elder Richard. After
these reports had been read, Elder Lough-
borough talked on the bringing up of child
rem. He said that he opposes the wearing of
jewelry, even the wedding rings which are
worn bywomen to let the world know they are
married. He said that man. times wedding
rings are worn by bad women as a blind.
at is no use,n he said, .'to wear fancy
clothes and put on frills to keep a husband.
Wives should have meek and quiet spirits.
Man and wife should live together as heirs
to the grace of life" He said that parents
should start right in to bring their children
in the Lord. Petty fault finding and severi-
ty should be left out of the houses. He said
that the Devil gets into children very young.
Il DEVILS YELL.
cit is the devil in them that yells right
out in church" he said just as an infant be-
gan to squall in the back of the church. He
advised fathers to take home the same smiles
that they nave for the men they meet in
business. He was still talking at half-past
twelve o'clock when the reporter left the
session. There will be preaching this even
ing by Elder A. T.. Jones.
Question of Sentiment.
Don't talk to me- said the lettuce to the
turnip. 81 have a heart, and you haven't"
Il don't see how that can be, - replied the
turnip. You never get mashed. and l do.