People's voice., 1900-07-26
The AdYentists.

The Adventists.
The AdyenUists' tent is crowded
every evening and many STAND OUT
side around the tent to listen TO she
exposition of the prophecies as they
are VlvIdly proclaimed by able speak
ers. The explanation o. the prOphe-
cies show that We are living in the
last days. In the course Of their re-
MARKS you will hear many references
to the four universal empires of earth,
as well as thoughts concerning the
part our own government is acting 10
the closing scenes of this worlds his
tory.
Elder G. G. Rupert Of Hutchinson,
is the champion III declaring the out
come of the war witt China. He has
no fears in saying that war will never
cease till the nations are gathered 10
the valley Of JehOShaphat and the
great battle of ArmageutOn is fought.
Elder R. NJ. KilgOre of Graysvllle,
Tenn, is present and speaks with
much force and enthusiasm.
Some of the other speakers are
Elders ]. W. Westphal OF Topeka, j.
W. Covert Cf OZawkie, W. W. Steb-
bins Of Newton, and q. f. Retiring OF
Wichita.
The marked aud prominent feature
of the denomination is: They de-
clare themselves to be called to give
10 The world the three angels mes
sages Of the l4th chapter OF Revela
tiOn, ana that the preaching OF these
messages develops d people that keep
all OF the ten commandments and the
faith Of Jesus. They make no inter
probation Of the Sabbath command
ment but TO keep it as it reads In
Exodus 20:S-l1, and as 1t was kept by
the followers Of Christ while He lay
in the grave. Luke 1886.
The sermon last evening was preach
ed by John W. Covert. His subject
was "The First Angels Message" Of
Revelation l46, 7. 1t was given as
the conclusion OF series Of three dis
courses. The first one by W. W..
Stebbins on the 2300 days Of Dan. S:l4
in which it was shown that the 70
weeks Of Dan. 9:4 was part of the
2300 days and cut off from the first
part of the period Of time. This is all
prophetic time in which you count a
day for year, Exc. 4:6; Nun. 14:34.
The seventy weeks or 490 years mark
the time from the going forth OF the
commandment to restore and to build
Jerusalem under Artaxerxes, Ezra,
chapter I, to the time when the Jew
ish Sanhedrin stoned Stephen and re-
jected the preaching OF the apostles,
AID. "a.
After cutting off 400 years from
230O there is left 1910, which added to
A.D. "a, brings US down to 1874. AT
the end of that time the sanctuary
was to oe CleanSed. When Christ was
cruCifed the miniStratiOn was
changed from the earthly to the
heavenly sanctuary. Therefore it
must be the heavenly sanctuary
where the work Of cleansing began 10
1874, as the earthly sanctuary had
long since ceased to exist.
In the second sermon of the series
Fl. F. Retiring explained what is
meant by the sanctuary and that the
cleansing was the work Of Judgment
as tyDided by the great day OF atone
ment in the former dlspensation. In
asmuch as on the day Of atonement
there was clea ,ns of the record of
all who had confessed their
sins, so we conclude that in the
cleansing OF the heavenly sanctuary
the sins Of all the righteous will be
blOtted out and their names retained
in the Book IF Life. Rev., S:5.
In the sermon last evening it was
shown that the proclamation OF Gods
judgment come, was the last step in
the work Of the gospel, and that it
had not been given in any preceding
age, by either Christ and the apostles
or by the refOrmers. When the judg-
ment began in 1874 it began with the
House of God, Peter ALI Then it
is only the lives Of those who have
made start for the kingdom of God,
that will be investigated before pro-
baton closes. For evidence that
judgment is passed on the righteous
before the Lord comes. see Luke 20:35
and Cor. 1852, last part.
The Judgment is spoken OF in two
parts: first, an examination OF the
cases, second, the execution Or giving
the reward. In Dan. 10, we are
clearly shown who it is that sits on
The throne as Judge during the time
that the books are opened. In Rev.,
20:l2 we are told that the dead are
Judged out Of those things that are
written in the books.
But when it comes TO the execution,
Christ. in John 5:26, 81 declares that
the Father hath given authority to
the Son to execute Judgment. The
same truth Is declared in Jude l4,l5.
So we see the Father sits as judge
during the investigation OF the cases,
but 10 the end it is the Son Of God
that comes to give reward to the
saints, and to execute vengeance oD
the ungodly.