The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-08-14
OPENING OF CAMP
BY the Seventh Day Adventists In Long
wood Grove To-day.


near Union Park this morning
A preliminary service was held last even-
ing. The meeting was III charge of Presi.
dent J. Il. Jayno Of New York. 1t opened
with prayer after which there was praise
service and brief address by Elder Il. L.
Mead of Battle Creek. Mich. ESa
The grounds have been laid out In the
most convenient manner. Upon the south
side of tho road, near the center OF the
grove, is the assembly tent, capable OF seat
ing large audience, IL spacious platform
being erected therein for the speakers and
singers, while additional sents have been
placed around the outside to accommodate
Tho overflow. Near this Is tho reception
tent, where visitors will DO cordially VOL
coined.
On the north side OF tho ground Is tho
chidren's tent, where the young people
will assemble at stated seasons for In
structon In Biblo truths while tho little
folks will be interested at the Bible Kind
ergarten, where object lessons illustrating
tho life of Christ will be taught, On tho
same sllO of the road near the entrance Is
tho book tent, where r. A. Kilgore, tho
Eastern manager Of the Pacific Press, and
corps of assistants exhibit on sale the
various publications OF the denomination,
stationery, and other supplies.
10 tho west, near tho book tent, Is the
provision booth in charge of U. F. Long
formerly Of Baltimore, but now OF this
city, where groceries vegetables and vari-
GUS heathfut foods are sold Immediately
adjoining will be found tho dining-tent,
in charge of Mrs. Farnsworth, hygienic
cook from South Lancaster, Mass.
On three sides of the ground at regular
distances apart have been erected the hun
lrel Or more 12x16, 10xl4 and 9xl2 tents,
In which will bo found occupants from
every part Of tho Atlantic and adJAcent
conferences.
Tho following is the order Of exercises to
be followed each day; Morning service.
$50 n. H.; family devotion, $50 a. M;
conference business meeting, 10 a. M.
preaching service, 23O p. m.; silent dovo-
tion, 4p. IN. childrens $ meeting ID 2. M:
preaching service, 7.30 p. H.; retiring bell
rungnt $50 p. H.; at 10 o'clock silence
will reign throughout the cnmpand visit
ors will vacatc the grounds.
At tho preaching services which are in.
tended for tho public various subjects ot
thrilling interest will be taken up. Among
these will be "Pruci1cal Godliness,' Sci.
enti1lc Health and Temperance, 'Reii-
gious Liberty" "The Eastern Question:
and "Tho Coming OF tho Lord These
subjects will be discussed from Bible
standpoint and visitors arc requested to
bring their Bibles with them that they may
follow the references made by the speakers.
These services will afford tho people CT
Wilmington an excellent Opportunity TO
learn just what these people advocate.
Among the speakers will DO Elder A. i.
Jones, who has recently returned from the
scene of the Armenian massacre, where h6
at one tm0 WAS hold among the number
of others by the Turkish Government as a
prisoner until the doctrine ho promulgated
could bu invest gated by the authorities.
The Turkish officials decided that thei.
doctrines wer0 not Il Ineninc to the gov
ornment tbut rather taught the total sep
aratiUn Ut Church and State), and they
were granted special permission to carry
on their work through the Turkish do
minion without further molestation on
the part OF the authorities.
Elder Jones Is tho author Of several in.
teresting and valuable works and is editor
of the Amerlcun Sentinel, u paper devoted
to religious libnr!y HIS Is clear, fOrCihle
speaker, aud carries conviction to tho
minds Of his hearers. He IL very Popular
among the A1venlists and large audiences
greet him on every OCCASION.
Elder X A. Underwood, tho snperin-
ttndcnt OF the General Conferences, Dis.
trict, No. i. in which Delaware is included,
is perhaps ono Of tie oldest members. His
fpthei was n Baptist minister but ho lie.
came all Adventist and was ordained as
elder in 1873 He has been president of
tho conference Of Ohio, Wisconsin and
Pennsylvania. and is now superintendent
Of the Eastern district. He It thoroughly
familiar with his work, having visited iu
every conference with two exceptions.
He is an earnest, capable minister, and
can recall with pleasure tho fact that dur.
ing his ministry he has seen hundreds OF
people cspouse the GAUGE ho represents.
This will be his first appearance in this
conference since his election, ana Will nt-
ford him an excellent opportunity to
Tu,,, t,piy ,x,it In nj n
tive Adyentists III this portion Of his dis
trict.
The camp opens under favorable aus.
picss, and bids fair to become ono OF tho
most successful efforts OF the many they
have put forth for several years. To-day
will bo devoted exclusively to devotional
exercises. On Sunday tho first conference
meeting will be held and will continue
daily until tho end Of the camp. In tho
interval tho regular daily programme as
already noted will ba carried out Tho re-
ligious portion Of the exercises being par
ticularly solemn and impressive, while tho
testimony and missionary meetings are
deeply interesting.
Tho Seventh, Day Adventists have no
creeds, diciplines, church manuals, or con
fessions Of faith. They believe tho Bible
to bo the inspired Word of God end to con-
tain all things necessary to Salvation. All
their doctrines arc drawn from it. and,
like tho founders Of Prot estantism, thoy
say: "Tho biblc, and tho Bible only Is our
faith.
They bolievc in God tho Father, in His
Son Jesus Christ. and tho Holy Spirit.
- They rroach repentance, coversion and
justification only by faith in Christ.
They call themselves Advcntists because
thcy believe In the soon coming of Christ,
which they say will be n literal, personal
appearing When speaking to them OIL the
subject, thoy aro sure to tell you they do
not bclcve in setting tho timo for the end
of the world, but they quote tho prophesics
(Which they seem to have at their tongues
They are students OF history as well, and
by comparing the prophecies with history
they show some very remarkable fulfill.
Innnts,
Tho Eastern Question, which at present
is causing so much unrest among the ma
tions Of Europe, Is 10 them question of
interest. They quote the eleventh
not far distant whom the sickiy, Asiatic
career of the Ottoman Empire In Europe
will cease and the Turk bo driven INTO
Asia, take up his temporary headquarters
IN Palestine and come to his end.
This they say, according to the prophecy
OF Daniel 11-45 and Daniel 12-l and 2, is u
signal for Christ to take his kingdom,
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the glory Of God shall 'cover tho earth as
the waters cover tho sea-"
+. They believe that tho Law Of tho Ten
Commandments is eternal and unchange-
able In its obligations and sanctions 1t
was followed, rather than abrogated, by
tho Gospel, and obedience to it Is made by
The Gospel, the only evidence of justifying
faith.
Baptism by immersion is practiced by
this people. and on the whole they seom to
be onsistent In maintaining that thcScrip-
lures shall be followed and not the tradi
tions OF man. Practical Godlness, Purity
Of Life, and kindred topics are dwe,t upon
with good of. Q by this reopls.
They arc regarded as good citizens and
Godfsaring Christians in the
communities whero they live. They be.
lievc In religious liberty. What others
have called religious toloratlon thoy call
rights, according to eycry man tho privi-
Iege they so much esteem, that of wor-
shipping God according to the dictates Of