Charlevoix county herald., 1906-09-08
The Adventist
Camp Meeting,

sion IN our Guy.
The Camp is very pleasantly located
on the lake front, and fully eighty
tents are pitched. Besides these fam
lily tens 5, there is large pavilion
60XS0, VIII, re the tent meetings are
held. Il large dining tent, Il large tent
for youths meeting, aud another for
children $ and kindergarten meetings.
The Camp is laid out in regular style.
with the streets and tents named and
mum bered. In the large tent, the plat
form is tastfully decorated. and "a
choir Of about 30. renders excel ent
music at each Of the regular services.
The music this year, is under the d.
rrctOn Of Elder BE-. Stureman, Flint.
North Michigan Conference COM
prises all the counties north OF the
north line OF Midland Co. The Oh
servers Of this faith in this Conference
number about 1000, with one half dOz-
en- ordained ministers, several licenced
ministers and Bible workers, between
twent, and twenty-five church school
teachers. and many colporteurs.
North Michigan Conference was
formerly part of Michigan Confer
ence, but the state was DIVIDED into
three Conferences about four years ago,
and being new field comparatively,
the denomination Is not nearly as
strong as in the southern part of the
state.
Some have confounded the Seventh
Day A 1yentists with the MOrmons.
Nothing could be further from the
facts in the case, as here is no Simil-
arity whatever, in the beliefs and
practices Of the two denominations,
Some have thought that this denom-
nation is the one who set the time
for the end of the world, but this
charge cannot be laid at the door of
the Seventh Day Adventists, for they
have never been engaged in that line
of business. In fact they teach PLAIN
ly that no one knows the day nor the
hour, although there are many things
in the Bible that indicate when the
time Of Christ's Second Coming is
near.
North Michigan Conference is part
of what Is known as the Lake Union
which is composed OF
nine local Conferences. comprising
those states which touch the Great
Lakes.
Among the laborers from abroad,
are, Elder Allen Moon, President Of
this Lake Union Conference, Elder W.
ID. GURUS, Educational Secy., Prof
essor j. G.. Lamson, Religious Liberty
Secy., Mr., J b. Blosser, Field Secy of
the Lake Union Conference, Elder n.
W. Kauble, President Of the Emanuel
NJ Missionary College, Elder s. M Butler,
Principal OF the Cedar Lake Academy,
Elder A. e. Ilaughey, President Of
The West Mich. Conference, Elder H.
X. Slade, President Of the E. Mich:
Conference, and Mr. s. A. Wellman, of
The Port Of Spain, Trinidad, West
Ind les. Editor and manager OF the de-
paper among the Islands.
Most of the local Conference work
ers are present. Messrs. Montgomery
and Lewis who have been conducting
tent meeting in the village, and their
20 workers are also taking an active
part In the wOrA Of the Camp.
A visitor on the grounds, would |
notice just at the left OF the main |
entry. a small square tent with win
lows cut in, where everything is ar
ranged for service. You Will find in |
This tent, tastfully arranged,a various
OF books, phamphlets, and |
tracts pertaining to the religious faith |
Of the AdyentiSls. and few food sup
pies are kept. In the other part Of
Jhe tent, the Treasurer of The Confer
ence has his office well arranged, with
telephone COMMUNICATIONS with that
city. just at the right of this, is the |
dining hall where meals are served ON
American or European plan.
The revelations relative 10 the pack
ing house in Chicago, do not dis, urh
very much, as you Will lind
jut II you undertake to got meal at
this Cafe, as no meats are served at
any time. Tea and Coffee are also Ia
b0oed, and yet meals served are pleas
ant and palatable. In fact Adventlsts
rather enjoy uniting the training of
the ply steal man with the mental and
moral, aud believe that mems capabil-
tiles morally, are very largely modified
If not wholly changed their method of
living. In fact, we und erstand that
do not Ii Ike To admit any
person to their church as member,
unless they are willing To leave of, all
such things as tobacco. coffee, tea, and
the excessive use OF flesh meats.
While not going To the extreme that
some denominations do, in the matter
of dress, they believe i'm djscardinp