Evening journal., 1897-08-18

PAY NO SALARIES-AT THEIR
PRETTY LITTLE CAMP MEETING
THEY EVEN CHECK BICYCLES
AND BABIES FREE OF CHARGE.
Great interest is being manifested i'm
| the Adventists' camp meeting being
held in LOngwood's Grove, just outside
the city limits. Large crowds visit the
grounds every day and night, and the
services are we'll attended. The grounds
are well-laid out, and the numerous
white tents present a very attractive
appearance.
The belief OF the Adventiss is not
well known to the people Of this city.
and in view of this, Elder c. II. Kes-
lake, Of Jersey City, N. j., gives the
following interesting interview to the
Evening Journal:
This morning was particularly busy
in the tented village because new ar
rivals kept appearing. and the camp is
expected to be at its height tomorrow
and Saturday, which will be practically
big Sunday" at the camp.
MEG NlERRILBS" ON THE GROUND
Among to-days arrivals was Mrs.
Holland, of the New York World. or
Meg Merriles," as she is nondeplumed
She has become well-known in the
newspaper circles because of her ex-
Il periences in a balloon over theWorld's S
Fair, and down to the bottom of the
sea twice off COney Island in a diving
suit to rescue "a stuffed NIcGinty.
CUNNING FOR COL. INGERSOLL.
Mrs. Holland is trying to arrange a
debate to take place in the New York
, Academy of NURSE between Colonel r.
; G.. Ingersoll and Elder E. E. FRANKIE.
who is now on the grounds and quar-
tered at tent No. g. Mr.. FRANKIE was
t formerly a lawyer, but gave up every
thing for the Advenitists faith and be-
came pastor of the Adventists' Church
in New York, and is now one Of the
most learned historians and eloquent
1 speakers in New York.
SOME LEARNED MEN HERE.
I Among the distinguished ministers
of the Adventists' faith on the grounds
at noon to-day were:
o. o. FarnswOrth, OF Philadelphia; r.
, A. Underwood of Ohio; Allen Moon, OF
Philadelphia, George A. Irwin, OF Bat
e tie Creek, Mich, +. L. Meade, OF Will
2 mingtOn; e. e. FRANKIE, of New York
:. G. H. Keslake, of Jersey City; John f
r Jones, Of Jersey City; V. II. Lucas. Oi
= Washington, d. c.; J. E. Jayne, of Bal.
timore, and S. B. Burton, of Baltimore
BABIES AND BICYCLES CHECKED
I'VE are in the world to do peopl,
70 good" said an official of the camp t,
the Journal man. Here, for instance
< is our reception tent where all visit
Ors are greeted, and If a woman bring,
n her child il is taken and cared for il
e the tent while she attends The meetings
i Down here we have racks for 200 bi
l. cycles, and every cycling visitor to Oul
|, camp can have his wheel checked free
I'VE are not in this faith for bust
4, ness, but for Christ and His kingdom
and we take no collections. We have
8 contribution boxes nailed up here anC
there for anybody who may desire q.
l. contribute, but we only take free-wil
j. offerings.
It Every member of our church be
# heves in giving a tenth of all he pos
sesses and acquires to the support o
his creed and church. Even this is op
d tiOnal but we all do it. Thst is hov
e we support ourselves. Our minister
are not paid salaries at all-tiey don
l. go into the work as a business-lbu
simply get an allowance for travelin.
,e and living expenses and for books b
II keep their libraries fresh"
/ 1.-THE Seventh Day Adveneists ar
Il firm believers in the doctrine @
If Christs second coming, and their faitl
in this is expressed in the last word O
l. their name-Adventists.
But while they are SO firm in thi
- belief they do not. nor have they even
as many have falsely represented, he
n lieve in setting the day or the hour c
that event. This latter feature the
in have always 1epudiated.
he 'qThey are constrained TO teach tn
u doctrine of the Lords second comm
st because of the prominence given. II d
p the word Of God. With them, as wit
the church in all ages, the coming c
n Christ has been their hope 1t is n
new doctrine, for they find it taugh
q and included in the sentence pre-
w nOunced against the serpent after tn
fall of our first parents, when He said
re 4 will put emnity between Thee an
es the woman. and between thy seed an
II. her seed; 1t shall bruise thy head, an
"a thou shalt bruise his heel Gen. iii, Il
of Enoch, the seventh from Adam
who walked with God, prophes.ed Z
= the coming of Christ, saying 'BehOl
the Lord cometh, with ten Thousand
% of His saints to execute Judgment upo
Y the ungOdly,' indie. xiv, 10.
c' Throughout the whole of the O.
or Testament this doctrine is made prom
AZ nent. When Balaam was called
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