Evening journal., 1897-08-23
THE CAMPS LAST DAY.
Adventists Concluded Their
Devotions at the Grove.
THE CAMP BROKE UP TODAY
THE SERVICES ESPECIALLY AT
TRACTIvE AND INTERESTING
CAMP A BIG SUGGESTIVE AID
VENTIST THEORY.

TRACTIVE AND INTERESTING.
CAMP A BIG SUGGESTIVE AD-
vENTIsT THEORY.
The scenes attending the services of
the Seventh Day Adventists yesterday
at Ilongwood Grove were OF more than |
usual interest 10 the hundreds of per-
sons who have been regular communi- |
cants at the meetings OF this sect. That
the Adventists have aroused some in
terest in church circles in Wilmington
is evident by the large crowds that
have attended the services since the
Adyentists pitched their tents. There
are very few believers in the theories
advanced by these people, but the Ad-
ventists can leave Wilmington with
the impression OF having gained att
least some followers. Some of the
brightest men in the country are firm
believers in the doctrines Of the Ad-
ventists
Saturday night at 70 o'clock the camp
closed. and the hundreds of Adventists
will leave for their homes to-day
Elder Il. II. FRANKIE, who is looked
upon as one Of the leading Adventists
in the country, will remain in Whining
ton and will carry on a series of meet
ings in this city. The tabernacle
tent will be moved further up into
town, and Elder FRANKIE will speak on
the doctrines OF llhe Adventists. The
Sabbath services Saturday were Of es-
pecial interest, and began at $50 in the
morning and continued all day. Elder
Il. II. Ffanke addressed a large congre-
gation on the STUDY of the Bible" in
the afternoon.
Elder Il. E, FRANKIE preached yesterday
afternoon on THE Sabbath Question, -
showing why Adyentists keep the sew
enth day instead of Sunday.
Seventh Day Adventists are firm be-
levers in the principles as set forth in
the Declaration of Independence,
which says: I'VE hold these truths 10
be self-evident, that all men are cre-
ated equal; that they are endowed with
certain unalienable rights among which
are life, liberty and the pursuits OF hap
pness"
These principles were embodied in
the Constitution OF the United States
and designed to be a barrier to any
body of religionists, or all OF them pu
together, OF enforcing their peculiar
views of religion or dogmas upon The
consoiences of the people by the clvi
power The Constitution recognizes
the right of everybody to worship GOO
as he pleases, when he pleases ant
where he pleases. 1t positively forbid
Congress enacting any law that woul'
establish any religion or to prohibit tn
free exercise thereof. IL confines tn
law-making body to matters that per
tain 10 ones civil relations with his fel
lowman, leaving each one to determin
for himself whether he shall be
Christian or not. whether he shall rec
ognize the claims God has upon him o
not; that II he wants to be an Atheis
be has the inalienable right to be ont
and that he Is not answerable to an
human tribunal for being one. In othe
words the Constitution provides for Tn
absolute and eternal separation q
church and state
These basic principles make this gov
ernment entirely different to any othe
government that has ever existed. N
other government In this world ha
ever provided for such a separatio
and SO long as these principles shoul
be recognized It would forever prever
any religious prosecutions such Q
cursed the nations of the old worl'
Every question Of law must be settle
by the magistrate, and it would
inevitable that where a question of r.
lllklOl ~ W Dt uiAlQhu AAN Aieh VI |hoN
of men must of necessity claim to /
infallible. This is Romanism, pure an
simple And II was because of this an
in view of this very thing that Il
founders of this government In Il
Constitution separated church an
state.
Seventh Day Adventists are con
mitted to the doctrine that even thoul
the religion be true one It should n
and cannot rightly have any legislatiC
in its favor. They believe, moreovC
that no religion that is true will ev
ask for aid from the civil governmeI
but would prefer 20 be let alone.
the power OF God is in true religio
and is abundantly able 10 care for itse
These principles are those taught
Jcgus Christ, the author of religio
liberty. He said IF any man hear \
words, and believe not, | judge hi
not" All that Christ ever taught W
the absolute truth, but notwithstandi
that there were many in his day W
did not believe, and there were ST
more who positively opposed Him,
never for one moment sought the a
OF the civil power. He was content
to leave them to the Judgment of I
last day He is our example and
who profess to be His followers Will,
consistent, do as He did. The doctri
of the separation OF church and state
clearly set forth in the words of Chris
Render unto Caesar the things viii
be Caesars, and unto God the thin
which be Gods" This means just wi
it .ays. II does not mean that
things which are Gods are to be re
dered to Caesar; nor does It mean n
they are to be rendered to God throu
Caesar, but that they are to be rC
dered directly to God. The apost
recognized these principles for VIII
Peter and John were enjoined by
Jewish leaders not to preach any mS
the name Of Christ they said: "N
ought TO obey God rather than ma
That is as true to-day as when it v
spoken. and is as applicable to {
times as then.