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Battle Creek. Mich. Aug. 81.

Battle Creek, Mich., Aug. ~.
The two things that interest all the people
all the time, are love and life. Love interests
that hslf OF the world who are young and
happy how TO live long interests the other
The yearnlng for life In the strongest desire
OF human nature; is outlasts love, wealth.
beauty. ambition, health and everything else
on earth. If u were not 10. all the diEsapoint.
ed people. the poor people. the sick people.
the old people. would XIII themselves. IL In
not the fear OF death which keeps people from
killing Themselves, but the love OF life.
Ask the oldest. most miserable, most dis.
eased. most despised man you know. ii he
wants TO die. and he will answer no. or tell
lie. Some old people say they are willing TO
die. ifn ia God q will, 'but that 10 only pious
They don't want To die. and they do want
to live: they would do anything, give any.
thing. take nything. for q few more years OF
The love of fe was breaihsd into rs by the
spirit OF God; Il is the spark of immortality
which cannot be quenched. Jesus Chrikt, as
we'll m .he prophets OF old, tells as that death
In the last enemy to be conquered {; but that II
doubt TO those who believe.
do not intend 10 preach q sermon, but some
such preface TO . letter from place where
they are lighting disease and death, is not ont
of place. Battle Creek Ia q queer little Mic hi.
gan town, nestled in among the great lakes.
II Is one OF the most beautiful cities In the
United States, continuous from end 10
taSIisSmep,s are surrounded by lawns and
well.kept flower beds. The stream from
which The place tskes It's name, flows In
graceful curves. crossing and re.crossing The
streets In most unexpected places. and Joins
the Kalamazoo river right In the heart Of the
city. Some of the streets and business houses
are built solidly over these swift. silently
But i Ia not OF Battle Creek a. citv. that
vet ont TO write about, but Of Battle Creek ~
the Mecca OF invslids, and centre OF q great
reform movement In health and medical
practice.
Some iD.odd years ago. band Of Mlllerites
who bad been dssa pointed that the second
coming nf Christ did not take place according
TO program, formed themselves in:o reilg.
This was the beginning OF the church Of that
name and the nret church ever erected by
them was erected here In Battle Creek. This
IL the head and center OF the faith. just an
Rome 10 OF the Catholic church.
The Adventists interpret Scripture literal
ly but am not going 10 touch upon their
creed further than concerns what want IN
tell the people =. home about. and s1s,on .nas
with their science OF healing: Never
theiess. must say In passing. that II r. very
pleasant In these days OF higher Criticism
10 be among people who believe everything
in the Bible. from Genesis TO Revelations. and
live right up TO u.
Now these Adventiats. with their iron-clad.
faith. the Bible. have envolved some,h,ng
that interests the world far more than wheth.
er one should 20 70 church on the seSenth or
the frat day of the week. and that something
IL what man should eat II he Wishes 10 i've
long and be happy-or healthy. which IN the
same thing.
Some 25 yeara ago, DIR. ]. II. kellogg. an ar.
dent Seventh.Day Adventist, and founder 0i
Battle Creek sanitarium, began experiment.
Ing with fools. His ldea was return n ina- 1s..
would permit, To the food on which the chns.
en- people Of God subsidized for 20 years In III.
Wilderness, during which time disease and
them, We all remember that they ate no
meat In thoae 10 years and fiually when they
began 10 lust after the flesh pots OF Egypt.
| and God sent them meat disease and death
came with II.
The underlying principle Of DR.. Kellogg
o. perimeptR was that through the eating ol
the flesh OF animals. disease IN introduced
into the human system. and he went 10 work
| to pruve by practice and by sciet CO. tnat nis
Those who come here TO be healed must.
| therefore, renounce animal foods ni all KINDS;
must foregO the pleasure OF tea coffee. spices.
and ali other stlmulanu. and return TO M.
lures storehouSe OF grains, fruits and NUS.
There is no medicine given, the doctrine
here In that "nature creates and main tains
she must therefore oe able 10 cure. Bnt this
ran itsrium has nothing OF the "iaith cure
about IL. You may DO asked IA skeptical az
YOU please. you may ridicule aud you may
scOff, but II you put yourSeH into tno hhnu,
loi these people. you Will get wei!
| whether you belive or not. The treatment
consists OF natural ElimulRnts such as exer-
else massage, tonic baths and everything
! thai tend. 10 arouse the aluggish vitality oi
chronic invaiids. Electricity plays an I'M
por,ant part In the regime
| The tti3pg that strikes me most forcibly II
! the close relation that exists here between
| religion and science. In the work OF these
| AdVenlists so Close that you can scarcely
| tell where the one begins nnd the other leaves
of. In appearance they are plain. simple
| devout: In scientific achievements they hre
right up To date-and about nifty year. ahead
| The Bible and science arc generally CON
sidered Incompatible, but these people nave
worked out q perfect harmony between
them. a..
| Imagine large hotel with seven tn eight
hundred guests, having family prayers In
Ihe parlor every morning! That's what hap
| pens here.
Imagine these seven hundred guests seated
nj table waiting silently and reverently
while grace is being said! That's what nap
pens here. l., ,
nished with Bible In his room. That's whnt
happens here. - ,,.,
Imagine n you can, an immens" hotei
dining room presided over by u gentle. sweet
| iutrsi woman-if there 10 one thing on earth
I ttut makes me realize what m inHuIicichl