The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-01

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prayer meeting at $50 in the morning
Think of it, We goddess and indolent! Yet
the Seventh Day Adventists, who are hold
ing their seventeenth annual conference at
the park, young and old, rise in time for
prompt attendance at such meetings every
day. Surely it is a devout spirit that
would prompt such an act. At o'clock
there is another prayer meeting, this one
composed of the residents of certain por-
ton, say six or eight of the canvas houses
of the community. After these morning
Gevotions there are ministerial meetings,
business meetings OF representatives of the
various institutions under the jurisdiction
of the California conference, and minis
terial meetings till noon.
There are children's meetings, young
peoples meetings and three daily preach
ing services, two of the latter being at 2:30
and Z 80 P. NJ. One of the tents of most
attractive interior is used for a kindergar-
ten and there the youngest OF the children
receive instruction. The series of meet
ings will continue till the evening of June
9. The personnel of this community rep
resenting as it does the $500 Adventists re-
siding in California and Nevada, includes
Elders A. ]. Breed of Minneapolis, superin-
tendent of the Pacific Conference; Elder
n. c. Mcclure of the California Conference,
Elder n. W. Kaubel, president of the Colo
rada Conference; Elder w. w. Prescott,
ference of Battle Creek, Mich; Elder Will
liam Healey, president of the North Pacific
Conf erence, of Portland.
Assured by the legend, "Welcome to
ALL" that appears above the entrance to
the camp that he is one of the invited
visitor strolls about the canvas village at
will. He sees one broad thoroughfare along
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headquarters of the Pacific Press and the
big dining-hall are ranged. Diverging from
this are narrower streets, along which are
ranged the temporary residences. He can
but remark the neatness of the tents, which
being open show coy interior. He no.
tices also that except when the voice of a
preacher is heard from the immense pa
vilion or the sound of congregational sing
ing floats out among the trees, almost
perfect quiet prevails. He understands
this partially when he sees the sign "No
playing allowed on these grounds" for
the children are according to the adage,
oft repeated and always trying to juvenile
souls, "seen but not heard"
A feature that attracts many ladies not
identified with the sect is the hygienic
cooking school, and device in the kitchen,
the product of Elder McClure's practical
genius, is barrel stove which has advan-
tages that delight every housewife who
sees it. Before Sunday there will be large
additions to the little city, swelling the
number of residents to upward of 1000.
1t was an interesting audience that as
sembled in the great tent yesterday after
noon. Not fashionable audience GER
tainly, but most attentive one All car
ried their Bibles and followed closely the
lesson read, and only one man went to
sleep during the sermon of one hour.
There was not more eager listener than a
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by pillows on couch near the platform.
1t was Miss Jewett, an invalid who has
been a patient at the Saint Helena SAM
tarium for years.
Elder A. w. Bartlett of Pomona de-
livered sermon on the text: Thereby
perceive we the love of God, because he
laid down his life for US, and we ought to
lay down our life for the BRETHREN" He
said in part: Call nature is a rebuke
to selfishness. The leaves fall to the
ground in winter. They seem to be doing
this in order to preserve their own life and
strength, but in reality the tree is yielding
up its life for another. This is true of ami.
guarding the eggs and afterward the bird
Hngs In the nests, the father attending to
the wants OF the nestlings are in a sense
giving up their lives for those of the little
ones. Even the babes are not dropped
from heaven into our waiting arms. The
beautiful new lie comes INTO the world at
the hazard OF the mothers, and as it grows
and develops the mother and father give
up rest and exert their strength for the
protection and care of the child. We talk
of the growth of child, but that growth is
at the expense OF lives or the greatest and
best of lives. Thousands contribute to the
growth and advancement of young life.
Even the teacher, if she be true teacher
gives up much of her life to her charges.
There is cruel instinct still in the
hearts of many people, concealed only by
thin veneer OF civilization We see
traces OF the instinct in the eagerness with
which people throng to buil-fights and
pugilistic encounters. These modern bar