Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-06-13
BIG ADVENT CAMPAIGNING OPEN.
Last Night Vas the First of the Series OF Biz
Meetings at the camp Grounds.

The Advent campmeeting opened at
their grounds south of the cemetery
IN the northeast part of the city
wednesday evening under the I'M
mediate charge of Elder A. G.
Daniels of Battle Creek, Mich
president of the general conference,
and the big camp meeting may be said
to be ION. 1t is expected that at
least 800 people will be camped on the
grounds by the first of next week.
About 100 family tents are already
erected and it is known that this will
not supply the demand, besides there
is one big lodging tent. Every train
brings fresh additions to the campers,
while many people from near by
points came in wagons and buggies.
The people of the Adventist de-
nomination are very peculiar in
number of respects One of their
peculiarities that has become part Of
their religion relates to diet. The
most Jealous are strictly vegetarian.
Their Sabbath day is Saturday and
there are numerous other departures
from the regular orthadoX protestant
beliefs. For further particulars we
refer the curious to the profesSed
teachers at the camp grounds. But
we wish to speak of their food. They
probably have the finest articles of
prepared vegetable food manufactured
in the world, and at the camp ground
store they give away canned samples
of these goods with Instructions as to
their preparation and use. 1t is worth
anyone'S while to investigate these
goods.
The kitchen and dining tent super
intended by Jos. Brandt, of Grand
Rapids, Mich. a graduate of the Battle
Creek school of cooking, is a model of
DeatneSS and on sufficiently large
scale to accommodate about 125 people
at table at one time. 1t is run on the
European and American plan and
large bill board in front of the dining
hall announces the bill of fare. On the
European plan, the cost of dishes
ranges from to 3 cents per dish and
they serve, in this way 125 different
kinds of food. Meal tickets on the
American plan are sold seven meals for
S1.OO. AS before stated this bill of, fare
is strictly vegetarian and each article
served is scientifically prepared accord
ing to the methods taughtin the Battle
Creek school of cooking. Everybody is
invited to patrOnize this dining hall
and sample the food thus prepared.
r. T. DowSett, of Milwaukee,
treasurer of the society is on the
grounds and very busy in the prelimin-
airy business meetings, but he took
time to give US all the information at
his command. He also has supervi-
sorry charge of the book stand Oh the
grounds at which all UNCONVENTIONAL
literature can be secured.
All the big tents in which to hold
public meetings are now up and ready
for occupancy, and they are very COM
fOrtably seated and we'll lighted The
main tent in which services are held
in English will hold an audience of
5000 people. Besides this there are
the German and Scandinavian tents,
which hold from 400 to 500 people each.
Public preaching services have been
arranged as follows: In the English
language at the big tent at 1870 a. m.,
2:30p. NJ, and 7;45 p. NJ. In the Ger
man and Scandinavian languages at
their respective tents ats a. M, 1:30 p.
M, and 7:45 p. m.
Prof. BeardSle of Appleton has
charge of the music at the big tent
and vocally and inStrumentally he is a
very fine musician.