The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-10
CAMP WELL
REGULATED
Daily Schedule is Carried
Out.
ONE THOUSAND PEOPLE
Now Comfortable Located in
Tented City.
NeatDess is One of the Requirements
ALI the Tented Homes are Cosey
and Comfortable.

No military camp was ever more
lstrictly and more admirably regulat-
ed than is the forty-sixth annual
camp meeting of the Ohio Confer
ence Of Seventh Day Adventists,
now being held at the fairgrounds.
From 5 o'clock in the morning.
the time when everyone in the camp
must he ont of bed and preparing
FOR the days work, until $3.50
lo'cloek in the evening, when all
must be In bed, the camp has a
regular schedule of events which
must be adhered to in detail.
The camp has regularly APP
pointed bell ringer whose sole duty
lis to 90 among the tents, sounding
the time for the various events OF
the day. There is police force
Amounted to see that the camp
lis properly protected from trouble
some outsiders and that AL those
within the fold obey the rules and
regulations.
The opening service of the camp
meeting took place Friday even
ing, and from now on until August
I19 there will be services every
morning. afternoon and evening.
According to information given out
bv Rev. Mr.. Burkholder, state
president, the day sessions will be
devoted purely to matters of in
terest 20 the people in camp. The
levening Services will be for the
Ibts.eft and interest of outsiders
| who care to attend the meeting in
the big tent. Formerly, business
sessions were held at the annual
camp meeting, but since several
yeras ago the people of the sect
have held separate annual con-
ference for business matters de-
voting the camp meeting entirely te
religious services and discussion
NeatnCss as well ns regularity IS
= one of the prime necessities required
of the campers. The interior Of ev'
cry dwelling tent is as cosy and
comfortable as room in a home.
In nearly every instance the
.ampers have brought furniture anC
decorations from their homes anC
have arranged the interior of Their
tents in the most tasteful manner
possible. The large tent, in which
the services are to be held, stands
1t the extreme south end of th'
Fairgrounds. 1t is equipped to com
fmtably seat about 1000 people.
There are fully 1000 people
from all over the state in camp
The camp itself is a typical city
with restaurant, grocery, bool
store, telephone booth, news stand
and other places Of like nature Il
supply the needs of the visitors.
This is the second, time that III,
state adventists meeting has beer
lheld in Marion, the first having
taken place l6 years ago. Since
then, the following of the belle
has increased to n great extent
In Marion, there are about 20 o
the cult.
Today, the adventists are observ
, ing their sabbath, their belief bein;
that this. instead of Sunday, i
I, the day set aside by God for hol,
: worship. Their Sunday school tool
place this morning and religions
! ssrvices We're held during the after
S noon. Tonight there will be q ser
mon ON the second coming of Chris
+ one Of the Adventists' most import
o ant doetrinal points.
Following is the order of dail,
i. events which is observed by tn
campers. Cards were distributed b
/ all so that they might be informe,
,of the daily routine.
Rising hell, 8 a, M; youth ,
: meeting, $3.50 a. M; devotiona
: services $3.50 a. m. breakfast
a. M; district meetings, 8 a. m.
children's meetings, 8 a. M; gen
eral meetings, 9:30 a. m. confer
ence laborers' meetings, II 80 a. N
= dinner 1890 p. M; preachin
3 p. M. {; church officers meetings
) p. M; children's meetings. s 3
q p. M; youths meetings, $50 p
+ M. preaching 1880 p. m. !; wamin
c for silence, Q p. M; silence, 92
; .. M: lights out 9s3O p. m.
Sabbath services Sabbath sehoo
p Q q. m. preaching. 1880 IA. m.
7 3 u. M. 1880 %. m.
y Sunday services-preaching 1893
! a. M; 3 p. M; 1880 p. m.
The he'll rings sounds wamin
Il five minutes before each aopointe
r how and then again at the tim
i cot IT viii be seen from thi
4 schedule that the adventists hav
little leisure time while in camp.