Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-09-20
SEFENTH-DAI ADSENTISTS.
A History of the sect-Its Creed and
Practice.

Practice.
AS the sect known AS the Seventh Day
Adventist is now trying to establish
itself in Great Falls, it is of interest to
ascertain some facts about it.
Seventh Day Adventists date their
rise from about 1850, later than the ad-
vent movement, called the Miller move
ment, of 1874. While Seventh Day Adj
v~entists believe that certain events are
transporting, in fulillment of prophecy,
that indicate the second coming of
Christ to be near, they believe that no
prophetic period reaches this side of
1874, and, therefore, it is impossible to
set the time for that event. They have
never been known to set the time for
this event and repudiate all time.settipg,
believing that of that day and hour
knoweth no man."
Seventh Day Adventists are an en-
ergetic, thrifty class of people. In
communities where they reside they
have the reputation Of being an
honest, industrious people. They
believe in education and the free
public school system; they take an
interest in all the reforms that are for
the good Of the people. AS a denomina-
ton they are growing and spreading
rapidly. They have sent out more mis-
sionaries to foreign lands IN the past six
months than in the same length of time
previously, having sent out since last
February over one hundred, who have
gone to all parts Of the earth. They
have Il score Of Publishing houses and
branches in different parts of the world,
Their central publishing house is located
at Battle Creek, Mich. and has about
6U,OOO feet of floor room, and employs
constantly over 300 hands. The Pacific
Press Publishing company, located at
Oakland, Cal, is also d plant of this de-
nomination and employs over 100 hands.
They have other publishing houses at
Kansas City, Atlanta, New York, To
ronto, London. Basel, Christiana and in
Australia and South Africa, besides a
number of branch offices.
Their educational interests compare
~favorably with other Christian organiza
tons. They have a number of flourish,
ing colleges and academies, both in the
United States and Europe.
Believing that Il sound body is essen,
tial to a sound mind they have devoted
much thought to the subject of "How
to Live" and have built up in this coun,
try and others sanitariums, where the
click ere treated and right principles Of
living are taught. They own and con
duct at Battle Greek, Mich, tne !argesl
and most thoroughly equipped medica.
and surgical sauitar4um in the UniteC
States, In connection with this ineti
tuition IS a school for the education anC
trimming OF medical missionaries anC
nurses. Nearly all who are sent as mis-
siuDaries to foreign lands take q cOursl
OF instruction IN this school and also dC
hctuni work in connection with the san
itarium anu hospital, 50 that they e
} forth prepared u lend i helping hand Il
those who arc afflicted,
They are also organizing in nearly al
Of the large cities Chm81Ian Helper.
G@nde, with q graduate Of this Gchoo. al
= ieader in the work. WhOeG object Is f
look after whose afflicted and in need 0
help and give them sho resistance needed
as tar as in Their power lies. This de
nomination is becoming quite strong il
lhN middle and western States, but a
yet Montana is d mission field, having
been entered only four or five yeara ago
They have organized churches at Butlo
Helena, Bozaman, Livingston, Miles City
and companies in other portions Of tn;
state.