Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-30
SEVENTH DAY AbvehTISTS.
The Meetings on Sabbath and Sunday a
the Campgrcund.

At . o'clock Saturday forenoon. the
camp assembled under tAe large pavilion
in the capacity Of a Sabbath school.
Elder p b. OSBORNE of West Palmyra.
being president of the Maine State Sab
bath school Association Of this denoni-
nation. conducted the exercises. The
general review was by Elder Cottreli of
South Lancaster. Mass. after which
came the class ree1tatlons. The Sabbath
school donations are mostly used for for
eign mission work.
AT 1879. Elder p. b. OSBORNE occupied
the desk. introducing his remarks by the
use of John 1910: Il am come that they
might have life, and that they might
nave it more aDundantly" This sermon
was a benefit to many
AT 2.30 F. NJ. Elder ]. 3. Goodrich
spoke TO an interested audience. Elder
Goodrich, formerly ana for many years
at the head of the work in this confer
ence. has but recently returned from the
| Quebec conference. over which he has
presided for the past three years. He is
welcomed to the Pine Tree State once
more by many friends. His discourse was
an unusually helpful one 10 all who is
tened to and received the Word.
The evening hour was occupied by Ell
der H. G. Basney. lie began by reading
from | Kings. 1921: And Elijah came
unto all the people and said, How long
malt ye between two opinions? If the
Lord be God, follow him: hut II Baal,
then follow him. As in the time OF Ell
jah, so at the present time there are
times when thepeople of God are brought
TO the necessity Of making decisions. II
IS necdfui to stand on one side or the
other There Is something In decision that
strengthens a man 10 act and 20 accom-
pHsh TIE rsraeli,es rad to decide they
would 20 out from Egypt or lhay never
would have started.
Furthermore God IS love An earth
iy parent will risk hts life to save his Off
spring This is love, but God has loved
US with far greater iovc ID permitting
his Son to lay down his life for us. The
reception Of Christ iutn the heart + at
the option of the Individual. II he choose
that gift in faitA. he has II and thus is
adopted into the Heavenly family. ard
thus all may become sons Of God and
JOINT heirs with Christ. our elder brother
ana Redeegner the only means by which
man may become recoG2Eed IL God
The 1890 hour. Sunday, was devoted to
the consideration OF the similarity be-
tween the prophet Moses and Christ. by
Elder Joseph Is Goodrich. Deut xviii: L.
1913 is a prophecy which points forward
to Christ and His work. and as Moses
says in this place fine Lord thy God
Will raise up unto thee a Prophet from
the midst Of thee. OF tny brethren. like
unto me unto Him We shall hearken.
one similarity brought out was The teach
ing: Love God with all thy heart. might,
mini and strength, and thy neishbor as
myself Moses taught thus in Lev. xix:
is. and in Deut. Wis. This is equivalent
10 Cnrist's words in Matt. xxi: 40,
where He said: Thou shalt love the
Lord thy God with all thy heart, and
with all thy soul, and with all thy mind"
This is the first and great command
ment And the second is like unto 1t:
Thou shalt love thy neishbor as thy
SET" on phose two commandments hang
al the law and the prophets. As the IL
fingers of the two hands hang from the
two arms so all 10 of commandments
hang on the two commands OF love.
namely. love to Cod. and love 10 man.
The fact that Christ fulfilled the law does
MOI release us at the present time, for
we also must fulfill the same. Christ OBJ
served the third command, which for
bids profanity. but that does not release
us. for we also must fulfill that too. 50
as Christ observed or fulfilled the Sab
bath command and all the others, thus
must we be observant of the whole law
as spoken by the mouth of God.
The afternoon discourse was by the
president of the conference, Elder II. Z.
Basney Text. II Cor. v:17: Therefore
If any man he in Christ. he is a new
creature; old things have passed away;
behold all things are become new
The singing is conducted by e. f. Os-
borne of West Palmyra; organist. Mrs.
| a. {, Basney OF North Deering. This
part of ne programme Is something that
cannot fail of being enjoyed and appre-
| ciated.
| AT the book tent. under charge of Miss
| +. II. Morton, may be found 4 large va
riety of Scriptural reading matter, both
AFOREMENTIONED and undenominational
polite treatment to the public and modcr
ate charges.
This convention promises to be aheat
of similar gatherings in past years
Other laborers from the West are expect
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