The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-03-23

in New Zealand. Australia. Africe, Swe,
den, Norway, Denmark, Germany and
missions in Great Britain, India, China
Mexico, Central America, South America
Argentina, Brazil, British Guiana, Chill,
besides IN many of the islands of the Pa
clfic. and West Indies. For several years
they have had a ship working among the
islands of the Pacific. distributing mis-
sionarles on different islands. Mission
aries sent TO Newfoundland have also met
with good success. And in Russia IN the
past four years 16 churches have been or
| ganzed.
The educational facilities of the denom-
inatIon may be summarized as follows
| They have live colleges, four in this coun-
try and one IN Africa. Also four acade-
mes. besides about 20 other preparatory
| and Bible schools. All of these schools
are well attended and are flourishing,
| They have also established several sani-
| tarnlms III this and other countries. The
| largest one Is located at Battle Greek,
| Mich. This Is said to DC the largest med
zeal ana surg cal sanitarlum in the world.
| thousands OF persons VINO are suffering
| from chronic diseases here find relief and
permanent cure each year. Hundreds OF
persons VINO are unable TO pay for treat
| mcnt arc treated there free. Since tho
establishment of the sanitarium at Battle
/ Creek II has done about S225 900 worth of
charity work. They are also establishing.
I orphan homes and are giving special at
! tentlon to the outcast and fallen.
! While the Seventh Day Aiventists be-
| lieve IN the second coming of CarIst . and
| see i'll many of the events TRANSFERRING
| around us, signs that the Lori has
gwen to mark the days just preceding his
| second advent, they do not believe in set
| ting the time for that event, and they
| claim no fellowship with tina; class of adj
| ventists who have repeatedly set tho time
Tor the Lord TO come. They have a tract
society in Montana, with headquarters at
Helena, and a book depository. Any one
desiring literature upon subjects dis
cussed By this denomination, will be
promptly supplied by addressing, Mon
tana Tract society, Helena, Mont.
Elder Stones sermon last night upon
the subject of "rhe Mystery of Iniquity;
Its Past and Present Work." awakened
quite an interest In tho minds of his
hearers. The speaker took for his text
?. Tim. 2:3-5, and took the position that
the "man of SIM there introduced, who
exalted himself above God, sitting in
the temple OF Cod" represents tho same
power brought TO view in Dan. 7:25, and
Rev. 13:l-lO, which is applied by most
Protestants to tho papacv. A portion of
the twelfth chapter of Revelation was
briefly commented upon, showing that
the great red dragon there brought TO
view was a symbol of the power that at
tempted TO put Christ to death as soon as
be was born which was accomplished by
from years old and under. The position
was also taken that the beast in Rev.
1919 symbolizad the papacy, or Rome in
Its professedly Christian form and receiv-
ing power from the state to enforce its
doctrines. The beast brought to view in
Rev. 1871 was interpreted to represent
the United States government, and the
claim was made from the evidence in the
remainder OF the chapter that this gov
eminent was III process of making an i'm |
age TO the papacy. or uniting church and !
State i'll the United States. Some strong |
arguments, or they seemed to be. in the |
minds OF some, were presented showing |
certain steps already taken by the United |
States supreme court, in deciding this to |
be Christian nation. also the action of |
congress In legislatlng upon a religious |
question which had practically, and to |
all lntents fulfilled this prophecy.
The speaker also stated that in GER |
tain decision rendered by the Uni ed |
States supreme court, Feb. p, 1892, that
the Catholic religion was really estab- |
lished as the religion of this government |
and that il was Immediately sorecognized |
by Leo Mi in sending at once SatollI TO /
America as his representa- rive. 1t was |
claimed by the speaker the United States |
government had, largely through tho in
fluence of unwlse Protestant ministers,
who are laboring to get control of The mu-
nicipai powers, been given over into the
hands of the Catholic power.
Extracts were read from several Cath
ole works in which they claimed that the
change of the Sabbath from the seventh
to the first day of the week, was wrought
by the Catholic church, and was a sign or
mark of their power to establish festivals
of precept. Tho elder claimed that the
United States government, in taking up
the Sunday institutions and making ii the
national Sabbath and enforcing it upon the
people. was compelling the people TO kneel
the Roman power. Tho speaker believed
in an entire separation of church and
PEELED to obey any form of rel gion. That
n person had right to be religious or not
religious. as he saw fit, and should be
protected in these rights. The ideas that
are being presented at these meetings are
out of the general routine usually followed
by the Protestant churches, and seem TO
be reaching class of people heretofore
not interested i'll religious matters.
Since Monday night the meetings have
been conducted in the Christian church.
the Congregational church, where they
usually worship, has been in use by the
Congregationalists. The services, how
ever, will be resumed tomorrow. Satur-
day, night i'll the Congregational church,
and each evening during the week, ex-
cept sunday. Tomorrow night the SUBJ
ject of Thursday night will be resumed,
and all Will find it pleasant aud profit
able place 10 drop in and spend an hour.
The meetings are free to all, and thus far
no collections have been taken.
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