Evening journal., 1897-08-14
TO-DAY IS THE SABBATH
Anc Tomorrow Will Be Only
an Ordinary Week day
AT THE NEW CAMP OF ADVENTIsTs
MOST PROMINENT MEN CONNECT
ED WITH THIS SINGULAR FAITH
ARE OR WILL BE AT THE VIII

ED WITH THIS SINGULAR FAITH
ARE OR WILL BE AT THE VIII
MINGTON CAMP, NOW OPEN.
The Adventists' camp. held in this
city in conjunction with the Atlantic
Conference of the Seventh Day Advent
ists is now in full blast in the grove
adjoining Union Park. cne square west
'of the city limits It is expected that
thousands Cf persons Will visit the
place this evening and tomorrow.
A complete order of exercises for
each day is announced as follows
Morning service, $50 a. m, family
devotion $50 a. m. conference busi-
ness meetinh, 10 a. m; preaching SER
vice, 2.3O p. m; silent devotion. p.
m; Children's meeting, 5.15 D. m.
preaching service, 730 p. m; retiring
bell rung at $50 p. m; at 10 o'clock
silence viii reign throughout the camp
and visitors Will yacate the grounds.
To-day is their Sabbath ait the camp
and every secular enterprise of Ahe
camp will be closed, but tomorrow,
while all the world Is observing Sun
day, IL will look like all other week
days at this Seventh Day camp.
The preliminary service held at sun
set last evening formally opened the
camp. President j. E. Jayne, cf New
York. was in charge. An earnest
prayer was offered up. after which a
praise service was held. Elder f. L.
Mead, of Battle Creek, Mich, made a
brief address A testimony meeting
followed.
Among the distinguished Adventists
who will participate in the exercises oi
the camp and The deliberations OF ldhG
/ conference are: Elder G. A. Irwin
president Of the General Conference In
America; Elder r. A. Underwood, su-
perintendent Of General Conference
district, No. l embracing Delaware)
Elder J. E. Jayne, president Of the AT
lantlc Conference; Elder S. b. fIor
tom secretary; Elder e. e. Frank, o
New York.
The grounds have been laid out II
the most convenient manner. Upon th'
south side Of the road. near the centr
Of the grove, is the assembly teL,. ca
pabable of seating a large audience,
spacious platform being erected therein
FOR the speakers and singers, while ad
ditional seats have been placed arOun'
the outside to accommodate the over
flow. Near nhis is the reception tenl
where visitors will be cordially wei
b coined.
On the north side OF the ground
the children's tent. where the youn
people will assemble at stated season
for instruction in Bible truths, Will
the little folks will be interested ait iih
. Bible Kindergarten, where object LEI
/. sons illustrating the life of Christ wi
! be taught
Near the entrance, on the ncrth sid
= Is the book tent, where T. A. Kilgor
! lhe Eastern manager Of the Pacih
Press, and corps Of assistants eXhib
the various publications Of the denom
nation, stationery, and either supple
b To the west. near the book tent, Is tn
provision booth in charge of u. P Ions
foumtrly cf Baltimore, but now OF thl
city, where groceries, vegetables an
various healbhful foods are sold. I'm
mediately adjoining is the dining ten
in charge of Mrs. Farnsworth.a hygeni
2 cook from South Lancaster. Mass.
On three sides Of the ground ait regu
lar distances apart have been erecte
the hundred or more 12xl6, 10x14 an
J 9x12 TENTS, in which Will be found uC
] )cupanls from every part Of the Atlan'ti
2 and adjacent conferences.