Evening journal., 1897-08-21
HE'LL FIRE A MYTH.
Adventists Offer Proof That
There Is No Torment.
BELIEVE IN ETERNAL PUNISHMENT


JUDGMENT DAY. WHEN THE
WICKED SHALL BE CUT OFF.
SERVICES AT THE CAMP.
To an Evening Journal man and sew
eral others at the Seventh Day Advent
lists camp last evening. Elder E. l..
FRANKIE, who was recently induced to
challenge Colonel lngersoll to a public
debate in the Academy of Music New
York. cXemplified some Of the original
beliefs Of his faith.
Chrsts coming. he said. would be as
the rising of the sun. and that he would
appear to all men though not stimuli
taneously, of course. just as He left the
earth from Mt. Olivet.
After the final coming the righteous
Will be taken up and purified, the
wicked shall be cut off and destroyed
The earth then, with artifces all de-
stroytd and the whole sphere made di-
vinely beautiful like the Garden Of
Eden shall be given back to the right
eous forever.
Everlasting punishment will come TO
the wicked, but not everlasting torment
Elder FRANKIE explained this by illustra-
tion of the man who Is hanged by the
neck to distinguish torment from pun
ishment The prisoner is In torment
only until death comes, but he is in
punishment forever because he is de-
privod OF life
All the dead are peacefully sleeping,
because II all the wicked were sent inn
mediately TO a hell. Cain. who murdered
Abel, would have suffered 6.000 more
years Of torture than has Guiteau. who
killed Garfield. leader of a nation.
After the coming OF Christ. the
wicked will be destroyed entirely and
the righteous. in their bodies. shall be
restored.
ELDER FRANKIE TO REMAIN.
At the urgent request OF various VIII
mingtonians the Brooklyn orator will
remain i'm Wilmington after the close
OF camp Tomorrow for fortnight at
least. and the tabernacle tent now In
use will be moved farther up into town
II is expected that these meetings wil
be attended by immense audiences
There will be special singing and some
Of Elder Franke's strongest speeches.
To-day's Sabbath services at IN,
LOngwOOd Grove camp were especial.
interesting and were attended by {
| greater number of believers than hai
yet appeared at a camp service.
Al $50 this morning the first service
Elder Allen Moon, president OF the Ad
ventists' Foreign Mission Board, mad
a stirring speech.
! At $50 o'clock there was a Bib
school in which some OF the 'uncer
tain" things OF the Scriptures wer
made plain by well-posted teachers.
At IL o'clock Rev. George A. Irwin
/ president OF the General Conference
made his last address before Leaving
camp.
At. 2.3O this afternoon Elder r. A
j Underwood began q special service, AM
at 7.30 tonight Elder S. b. Horton vii
hold forth.
Elder Il. e. FRANKIE will lecture to
morrow afternoon at 2.30 on why w
Keep Saturday Holy Instead OF Sun
day
The tents will all be removed iron
the grove on Monday.
II SCME BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS
A resolution was adopted proyidinl
, for the publication Of a weekly confer
ence paper The publication office vii
} probably be in Baltimore or Philadel
phia.
Conference heard a partial repor
from the committee on credentials an
( licenses, which was adopted. The fol
= ing were recommended.
OrianCd ministers credentials-s
{ =. Svenson, e. Il. FRANKIE, S. b. Horton
/. J. f. Jones.
Missionary licenses-H. W. Herrel
r r. G.. Patterson, Jesse c. Stevens, Mis-
r l.. NJ. Slocomb, Mrs. NJ A. Neale, Mis-
e c. Il. Ronalds.
b MOVEMENTS OF THE MINISTER'S
!. Elder j. e. Jayne. retiring presideI
Of the conference, win go tOPhiladelphl
{ Immediately after camp and assum
4 his duties Of secretary Of the Foreig
J. Mission Board. at No. 1880 North F'
c tcenth street
/. Elder w. NJ. Lee, Of Williamspor
2 Pa. president OF the Pennsylvan
Z Tract Society, was among the arriva
az camp yesterday.
: w. II. HerreI, Of Mount Holly, n. j
!. | who has been prostrated from ovi
I work. has recovered and resumed h
- duties as superintendent of the col
= struction committee.
n Elder S. b. Horton, retiring secretar
vi will probably be called to do evangel
b cal work in Baltimore after camp.
4 See the foot race at Birmingha