Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-25
ADVENTIST CAMP MEETING
is LIKE CITY OF CANVAS
FIFTEEN HUNDRED ATTEND THE
SESSIONS
Services in German Form Part Of the
Observation-Disclosures Made
Both Morning and
Night

Sabbath services at the Seventh Day
Adventist campground yesterday attracted
an audience estima ted at 1900. The exer-
cises throughout the day were character
lied by unusual fervor.
Sabbath school collections yesterday
amounting to $445.50 were added to those
of $67.35 taken week ago, and the entire
s512.S5 was given to the work in Japan.
The classes were assembled in several of
the large tents, the main pavilion being
assigned to the senior divisions, where
Elder r. S. Owen conducted the studies.
Elder owen is the author of the quar-
terly lessons at present being taken up
by the denomination throughout the
world, gave his presentation of the "Ev-
erlasting Covenant of God" which forms
the basis of these studies. He is regarded
as one of the deepest Bible students In
the church connection.
Donations of 81, 900 and $500 had been
made the day previous to the general
mission board, and the work for the ne
groes Of the south, respectively. Five
thousand dollars, voted at the last camp
meeting of the Southern California con-
ference, for the establishment of mission
ary stations in Uganda, Africa, and In the
mountains of India, had been forwarded
from Los Angeles during the year.
Elder I. H. Evans, treasurer of the gen.
eral conference, whose recent attendance
upon the conference at Gland, Switzer-
land, made his missionary addresses of
preceding days specially interesting, was
the forenoon speaker. He considered THE
Beatitudes' of Matthew 5.
Tents Number 3o5
During the day the store was closed,
nor was the dining, tent open for the en-
tertainment of guests, hence visitors
lunched from their baskets, or received
welcome in the numerous tents upon the
grounds. Altogether, it is said, there are
305 tents in the encampment. THESE are
arranged with convenient avenues and
ample approaches, so that the camp seems
much like miniature canvas city.
During the noon recess Elder w. c.
White of Healdsburg addressed the Span
ish people, a goodly number of whom are
in attendance at the camp meeting. He
reviewed the work being done for the
evangelization of the Inca Indians of
Peru, where his brother-in-law, Senior
Forga has been engaged with success in
spreading the gospel among the aborig-
ines The work in the Spanish speaking
countries is of special interest in Los An
geles, as 1t is hoped to make this city a
training center for Spanish missionaries.
German services were conducted by Ell
der Gotlob Haueder who illustrated his
prophetic studies with blackboard and
chart, outlining the prophetic periods into
which the worlds history was divided by
inspiration centuries before the occur
renee of the events prophetically outlined
in the scriptures.
Elder M c. Wilcox, editor of the Signs
of the Times, the great missionary week.
ly publication of the denomination,
preached in the afternoon, taking for his
text Deuteronomy 6:23: And he brought
us out from thence, that he might bring
us in, to give us the land which he sware
unto our fathers" The sermon likened
the wanderings of he children of Israel
to the experiences of spiritual Israel, the
Christian people, by means of which, in
Gods providence, they will bel brought
finally to the promised land" the heav-
emily kingdom.
Leaders Many
Revival services were conducted after
the forenoon sermon by Elders Reaser,
Wilcox, Evans and Cottrell. and the invi-
tation to the Christian life was accepted
by many, practically all the congregation
uniting in the conservation service.
At the conclusion Of the afternoon serv-.