The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-07-31
M. S. Gallagher OF SEATTLE
SAYS GREAT DAY OF RECK-
DINING is NEAR.
Advent Christians are Holding Camp
Meeting to Prepare for Second
Comi:.1 Of Christ.

It has been written and it shall come
to pass. The time Is near at hand
when the Lord will personally come to
the earth and rule his own people.
No one will go to heaven. The Bible
says that and it is true. No one shall
be burned forever, either, as the BIZ
BILE says they shall merely be reduced
to ashes. We know not the day or
the year when the end of the world
shall come, but it Is near. Only one
more act in the great tragedy Of life
remains to be played. and then the
heavenes shall open and the earth
shall be destroyed. 1t is written"
Such were the words Of M. S. CALI
her, Of this city, says the Seattle. The
foregoing statements were called forth
during a discussion concerning the
campmeeting that is to be held by the
Advent Christians at the NOOksack
tabernacle, situated twenty miles north
of Bellingham in Whatcom county.
The campmeeting will be held this
and it bids fair to be the most sue
cessful one ever held in Washington
by the followers of this particular
faith.
Elder Cooprider Will Come.
To assist in the festivities Elder
George E. Cooprider will come all the
way from Aurora, ILL.,, and when the
meeting comes to an end he will make
his permanent home in Seattle, taking
active charge Of the Advent Christian
work in this city.
The principal rock upon which this
particular religion is based pertains to
the time When the Heavens shall open
and the world shall pass away" They
look forward to this catastrophe with
feverish anxiety, satisfied that the time
is near at hand when all mankind must
stand before the great tribunal and be
judged according to their acts.
And, using the Bible as a basis for
their computations, these men are GER
tainly able to produce argument that is
convincing, or at least nearly so. AS
Mr.. Galliher stated to a representative
of the Times this morning, there are
always many worldly people that per-
sist in taking a chance on the earth
keeping to it's orbit as long as they
live. but he further declared that they
would wake up some morning and find
the world either burning brightly with
a uuenchless fire or else flying around
all in little bits.
Yes, the Lord will come to earth
and be the King over all those of
us who are his people," continued
Mr. Galliher, earnestly trying to con-
vince the reporter that he was cor
rect in his astronomical calculations.
There is all kinds Of proof along
this line to be found all through the
Bible. Of course, if the Bible is not
true then that ends it, but the Bible
is true, every word.
"All the prophets wrote that the
Lord is about to come, and Jesus said
Immediately after the tribulation that
the sun shall fall from the heavens
and the powers of the heavens shall
be shaken, such as by cyclones.
Now for the proof that the days
of the world are numbered. In 1870 the
sun was darkened, and so was the
moon. Astronomers say it was a
phenomenon and was not an eclipse
for the moon was full the night before.
The darkness was so great at noon
sought the barnyard. Indeed it was
so dark you could not see bit of
white paper a foot before your eyes.
I'm 1888 the stars fell, and a few
years later the cyclone happened, and
finally the heavens will pass away with
a great noise and the elements shall
melt with fervent heat, the earth also
and the works therein shall be burned
up, and those that have led sinful and
wicked lives will get their punishment.
Signs Have Happened.
Now, all these signs have come to
pass in the order just as the Bible
gave them. Now what did Jesus say?
When you shall see all these things
know you that the time is near at
hand. But of the times and season,
brethren, you have no need that 1
should write unto you, for yourselves
know perfect that the day of the Lord
cometh as thief in the night and
when they shall say peace and safety
then sudden destruction cometh upon
them as travail upon woman with
child, and We shall not escape.
TN 1892" continued Mr.. Galliher,
1.-The car called the peace convention
and they the nations) fulfilled this
scripture. 1t mas been as woman in
pain ever since. Remember the earth