Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-03
S. o. A. CAM pGROuND.
Sermon by Elder CottreII on the MilIeniun
Other Exercises.

Wednesday evening, Elder II. w.
Cottrell, president of the New England
conference, took for his text | Cor. 14:8.
For if the trumpet give an uncertain
sound, who shall prepare himself to the
battle?" AS there are to be perilous
times in the last days. as the Scripture
has said, it is evident that the last
days must include all the days down
to the end, even the last day This be-
of peace, or millennium of rest prior to
the second coming of Christ. but when
Christ comes the righteous dead will
be raised and together with the righte-
Gus living will be caught up to meet the
Lord in the air. / Thess. 4:16, II; this
is the same class brought to view in
Rev. Polls; and they lived and regned
with Christ a thousand years. Further
more. all the wicked are destroyed by
the brightness of Christs coming, so
the earth will then be completely de-
populated. This constitutes the bind
ing of Satan, for at the end of the
thousand years the rest of the dead
ttha wicked dead are to live again.
and then Satan is loosed from his
prison and he goes forth to deceive the
nations which are in the four quarters
of the earth.
So when political religious. teachers
advocate the bringing in Of the mellen-
ium by placing religious persons in
office with the view of making this a
(,l,, Nv. 10,
ing the trumpet an Uncertain sound -
Some of the business affairs of the
conference were attended to in the
forenoon. There was session of the
Tract Society. also a meeting of the
Sabbath School Association.
In the afternoon Elder c. A. Irwin
spoke from Matt. 2S:19r"Go Ye Therefore
and Teach All Nations" This text was
used as an introduction to an outline of
the missionary work being carried on
by Seventh Day Adventists. The
Central European Mission was started
in 1874, by Elder J. n. Andrews of
Maine, author of THE History of the
Sabbath"
There are now 10 laborers in this field
and sanitarium at Basic. The Ger
in 1876 by Elder Ergenberger. The
Scandinavian countries were entered
in 1877 by Elder 7. G.. Matteson. This
work has increased TO 40 evangelical
laborers, and 1l2 canvassers for Genomi-
national and religious books.
The British Mission was founded in
1876 by Elder r. n. Loughborough; a
publishing house was founded here al
so. In 1885 Elder S. n. Haskell entered
the Australian field; there are II labor
ers here. The work in Russia was
started in 1856 by Elder Couradi, there
are now 10 laborers. The South Afri-
can field was entered in 1887 by Elders
A. T. Robinson and Boyd. There are
now seven evangelical laborers and
eight physicians. British Guiana was
opened in 1887 by Elder Ruper,
In 1890 a missionary ship was built
and has been cruising among the is
lands of Polenesian field with marked
results Argentine Republic was en-
tered by two canvassers named Snyder
and Kolan in 1891; there are now II
evangelical workers. The Brazilian
Mission of eight workers was started
in 1891 by Brethren Stanffer and Kolan.
In 1893 Brethren Stroup and Lenkes
began work in India; there are now 10
evangelical workers, also a physician.
Trinidad entered in 1898 by Elder
Flowers; Matabeland in 1894; Gold
Coast, same year; also Mexico by d. T..
Jones; Jamaica, same year; Chill 1895,
and Japan, 1896. this is partial out
line.