Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-08-29
MEETINGS OF THE STATE ORGANIZA'
TONS OF THE DENOMINATION
SOMETHING ABOUT SEVENTH
DAY ADvENTISTS.

tents-round tents forty feet In diameter.
About the main pavilion he family tents
are arranged in regular order, or streets.
There are about thirty or forty Of these
family tents, and some OF them are fitted
home". Some OF the tents are owned by
the association and rented, but many OF
the occupants own their own tents.
In addition to the family tents, there Is
q book tent, " here denominational liter
ature Is sold, and q reception tent--a
comfortable, nicely csrpeted tent, furn-
ished with easy chairs and couches, W here
made comfortable until regular quarters
are provided for them. The book tent is
in charge OF Miss Eliza Ii. Morton, the
Maine poetess and author, who IN secre-
tary of the Maine conference and Maine
Tract society of the Seventh Day Ad-
ventists.
THE MEETINGS.
The csmp-meeting opened last Thurs
day night and will close next Sunday.
During the meeting, the annual meetings
of the various State organizations OF the
Seventh Day Adventists will be held.
| These are the State conference, the be-
neyoient association. the Sabbath school
association and the tract society.
The daily meetings begin With a general
praise meeting at a. IN. AT 10 there Is
| II family worship In the smaii tents. AT
the same hour there is a chiidren's meet
ing In one OF the forty foot tents, aud a
Youths meeting. AT 1890 a. M, 2.30 and
I. 80 p. m there are preaching services.
With he business meetings of the various
denominations organizations between
services, the days are pretty we'll filed.
On Saturday The sabbath OF the Seventh
Day Adventists) there Is Sabbath school
at 9 O'Clock, this being the only change
from daily service. Visitors are welcome
to all the meetings So far the attend
ance has been large, especially ct the
evening meetings.
The ablest speakers OF the dauomina-
ton, not only from Maine but from OF her
parts OF he country, are present. Among
them are Ed. Allan Moon, of Chicago,
H., pres dent OF the international Reilg-
ious Liberty association; Ed. NJ. {. VIII
COX, editor OF The Signs of the Times,
Oakland, Cat; Ed. Il. ". Cottreii, OF
Massachusetts, superintendent OF the
general conference district No. /; Ed. q.
E. Langdon, Of st. john, y. B., superin-
tendent OF the general conference mis-
sion field in Nova Scotia, Prince Edward
Island and New Brunswick; Ed. George
K. Fifieid, of Massac husetts, one OF the
tion in the country; Ed. II. G. Basney, OF
Portland, president of Maine Conference
CT Seventh Day Adventists and of the
Maine Tract society, Prof. Griggs, prin-
cipai OF South Lancaster, Mass, academy;
DR.. Nicola, superintendent OF South Lam
caster, Mass, sanitarium, and Elders j. J.
Westrup, P. b. Osborne and J. b. Good
rich, of Maine. Ed. Goodrich has been
conducting the meetings at Ellsworth
Falls for some time past.
Ed. Westrup has charge OF the youths
meetings, and Mrs. Lillian Grant, OF Bid.
deiord. secretary of the Sabbath school
association, has charge OF the children's
meetings. She is assisted by other
teachers.
BUSINESS MEETINGS.
The State conference on Monday re-
elected Ed. II. c. Basney, OF Portland,
president and Miss Z. IL. Morton, OF
Portland, secretary and treasurer. The
conference committee was elected as fol-
lows: j. B. Goodrich, West Palmyra;
E. c. Taylor, South Norridgewock; K. T.
Hobbs, Shawmut; A. X. Moody, Corn
Vile. Camp-meeting committee, Amos
Holt, South Norridgewock; Alexander
Easier, Presque Isle; Byron FieweIiyn,
Crouseviile.
Yesterday the Maine tract society
elected its officers: II. c. Basney, Of
Portland, president, and Miss K. II.
Morton, OF Portland, secretary and treas
urer. The resolutions discussed pertained
particularly to the distribution of re-
ligious literature OF the denomination
for the coming year.
SOMETHING ABOUT THE ADvENTIsTs.
The Seventh Day Adyentists are prac-
tically strangers to his part of the State,
the work at Ellsworth Falls during the
present summer being the first OF their
work In Hancock county. People of
Ellsworth, therefore, will be interested In
knowing sonnet hing OF the belief of the
Adyenttsts, as disting uish he'd from OF her
denominations. The following facts
concerning them THE AMERICAN takes
s0m the federal census OF 1890, which
va unbiased statement OF the princi-
fensts OF their denomination.
he movement out OF which the vari-
Gus Adventist bodies grew began about
1881 with series OF lectures on the per-
sousl coming of Christ, delivered by
William Miller. Mr.. Miller, a native of
Mss-ac husetts, WAS converted and Joined
the Baptist church. Diiigent study Of
the bible convinced him that the miilen-
mum was to begin not before but after
the end of the world, and that the second
coming of Christ was to be a personal
coming. After further search of the
scriptures, he fixed the date of the second
coming as about the year 1913.
Many converts to this faith were made,
and the excitement spread all over the
country. There are people still living in
Ellsworth who recall the excitement OF
those times. A number OF the Advent
lists or "Millerites', as they were then
called, gathered on the mountain near
Green lake to await the advent. When
the year 1s43 had passed without the ad
vent, Mr.. Miller wrote letter confessing
his error and acknowledging his disap
pointment, bat still expressing his belief
that the day was near at hand. SUISSE
quentiy he became convinced that the
end would come on or about Oct. %, 1874.
Many of those who had Joined the
movement left it after the time for the