Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-08-27
SINGLE copy FIVE CENTS.

ADVENTIST CRBP MEETING.
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PIE camp meesihig now being heid BY the
New Jersey Conference OF Seyeush.day Adj
ventisss, on Davis street, this city, from
August 20 TO 80, is rapidly drawing to
close. The camp eonsis S of some so fam
iIy tents, the large pavilion used for gen
eral meetings, large grocery and dining
tent, large youths tent, and a large child
ren's tent. About I75 persons occupy The
tents on the camp ground aud rooms in
nearby dwellings. Representatives from
all parts OF New Jersey are in attendance,
and quite number from other states. 20
DOCTRINE.
As their name indicates, the Advensists
observe the seventh day Of the week, (Sat-
urday, as the Sabbath and believe in the
soon coming Of Christ, basing the latter
tenet Of their faith upon the fulfllmens Of
Bible prophecy. Like the Baptists, they
baptize by immersion. They suppors this
work by paying into the denomiual treas
ury one-tenth Of their income. They con-
fine themselves strictly to the Bible in the
matter of their religious belief, and reject
all doctrines not clearly taught therein.
RAPID GROWTH.
Tho Advant;st ,e~,:.o&so. 49, ~.
existence in 1915, and in 1884 had msm-
bership OF l8. 700; in 1894, ten years later,
its membership was AZ, 1853; they now num-
Der Sc, 900. The funds donated by the de-
nomination for evangelistic purposes
amounted to sos. .544 90 in 1884; in 1894,
ten years later, their donations for this pur-
pose were S32I, ,5l7.00 Daring 1907, more
than one million dollars was donated by
the denomination 70 carry on its work.
They operate p publishing honses, which
are scattered throughout the world. which
print 100 periodicals and 675 denomina-
tional tracts, pamphlets and bound books in
50 languages More than ST 000, 900 worth
OF literature was sold by them during 1907.
They donate ahOnt 81 25 per capita to for
eign missions, and operate in more mission
fields than any other denomination. They
operate 79 sanifsriums throughout the
world for healing she sick and teaching the
principles Of Bible temperance.
The clergymen present as the camp from
Navv Joxeav u-b.. =, ~,
OF the camp, are as follows: Rev. B. F.
Kneeland, of Trenton, president of the
New Jersey Conference; Rev. WI, Smith,
Of Newark Rev J. G. Hanharie, of Jersey
City; Rev. 6. w. Spies Of Woodbury.; and
Evangelist j. q. Carroll, Of Bloomfield
Others from without the State who assist
in the services were the following: Prof.S
NJ Butler, Of lit. Vernon. o., representing
the educational department of the Column
bia Union Conference, of which New Jersey
is part; Prof NJ. E. Kern,of Washington,
D c., secretary of the General Conference
Department Of Young Peoples Work; w.
H. Smith, NJ. D., superintendent Of the
Pennsylvania Sanitarium, of Philadelphia,
who represents she Medical Missionary De-
partment of the Columbia Union Confer
ence; Rev. K. G. Russell, OF Washington,
D. G who represents the Religious Liberty
Department If the General Conference of
the denomination; Rev. l. H Evans, Of
Washington, D. G., Treasurer Of the For
eign Mission Board; Rev. w H. Hickman,
Of Philadelphia, president Of she Eastern
Pennsylvania Conference; Rev. d. E. Lind
sey, of Aeherren, Va, who formerly was
minister in the New Jersey Conference;
Rev. E, Morris Lukens, of Washington, D.
c., representing she Review and Herald
Publishing Company, Of Washington, D c.,
and the publishing department. of the
Columbia Union Conference; Rev. l.. f.
Starr, Of Washington, D c., president Of
the Chesapeake Conference; and Rev f. E.
Andrass, Of England, president OF the
Columbia Union Conference
The meetings have been well attended
throughout, and good interest has been
manifested by the residents of Woodbury.
TO hear the preaching at the tent
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