Evening star., 1909-05-15


woods and tents, which yesterday were
bustling and active All food for use to-
day was prepared yesterday. Tomorrow,
Sunday, though 1t is not their Sabbath.
will be observed in a similar manner out
Of respect for other religions.
Establishment Of the Faith.
Explaining the manner in which the
Adventist faith came to be established in
1874 by William Miller. and giving the
biblical reasons in support Of the beliefs,
Elder A. G. Daniels last evening preached
before the conference. In anticipation OF
hearing definitely the outline of the faith
many visitors from Takoma Park and
from the city crowded into the large audi
torium tent.
Elder Daniels preached from the Book
Of Revelations, xiv:6-14. on which the
Adventists' faith is based. and from
which they are seeking to carry mes
Daniel in the Old Testament, the speaker
said. the eighth chapter. remarkable
time table was discovered by William
Miller. It Is a period of 1900 prophetic
years. he declared, beginning in 457 B. C
and extending down to the fall of th'
year 1874.
Miller said Elder Daniels. after study
of the prophecies Of Daniel and Revela
tions, became convinced that a message
was therein for the peoples of the worlt
of the sanctuary mentioned in the pas
sage to mean the cleansing of the earthl.
sanctuary, and figuring that this mean
the second coming Of Christ and the en'
Of the world, Miller proclaimed the end o
the 2.3OO prophetic years and the begin
ming of the period of righteousness ant
Gods kingdom in the earth.
Period Of Prophetic Years.
The period OF prophetic years did close
the speaker said. October q. 1874, an,
with it was the beginning Of the end
The cleansing Of the earthly sanctuar.
began In a religious movement which !
being spread by representatives of tn
faith today into the uttermoSt corners o
the globe. The message Of the Seventh
| Day Adventists is the message Of God Il
the world and of Christ's second coming
concluded the elder.
Besides the committee on nomination.
appointed, as stated. yesterday. the com
mittee on plans and resolutions was als'
presented to the delegates by the genera
conference committee and appointed a!
follows:
I. H. Evans (chairman), J. E. Fulton
]. M. Johanson. F. w. Field. w. r. Smit h
H. j. Emed, A. C. Selmon, G. w. Cavi
| ness. w. Ising, H. H. Votaw, d. c. Bah
cock. F. Griggs, w. A. Ruble. M. E
Kern. E. r. Palmer. G. B. Thompson. G
A. Irwin. K. c. Russell. ]. T. Boettcher
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H. Schilling, ]. w. Westphal, U. Bender
l.. r. Conrad. c. F. McVagh, H. w. Cot
trell. Allen Moon, r. A.. Underwood, w
c. White, C. w. Irwin, E. T. Russell, G
w. Reaser. A. 7. Robinson and j. H
Morrison.
Delegates from all Of the unions an6
conferences in the German states re
ported to the convention great progres.
in their field. They stated that despite
many prosecutions inflicted on member!
man royalty were numbered with the
faith. Delegate te-at-large H. F. Schuber
made the principal report.
Conference Chat.
A large number of belated delegates ar.
rived late yesterday afternoon. Severa
hundred new tents have been ordered.
w. G. Kneeland, delegate from the Is
land Of Jamaica. West Indies. was admit
ted to the conference yesterday.
Meetings of the various departments Of
| the general movement are held daily a.
the publishing. the Sabbath school, thu
| religious liberty and the educational de
partments met yesterday. They will pre-
| sent their ideas to the conference.
It Is thought that the committee OF
nomination of officers for the comm,
Quadrennial period will announce thei
selections within the next ten days. Fol
| lowing what Is said to have been the mos
successful administration In the histor!
of the movement, 1t is generally believed
that many Of the present officers will b.
reelected.
| A unique plan in the dining tent is fol
lowed by Adventists. Each person
purchases ticket. At dinner time al
| form in line, and. passing into the kitchel
| tent. are supplied with tin walters, Sc
lect their food, and have their tick
cts punched by an attendant as they re
turn to the dining tent.
The dining tent is at the disposal of th
American delegates while the large din
| ing hall, in one of the main buildings il
used for the foreign delegates. These del
egates are also assigned to rooms In thu
buildings Of the seminary and sanato
rilfm.
The oldest living member Of the Ad
ventist faith is Elder Wheeler of New
Before embracing its beliefs he wa
a Methodist minister. He now believe
that the coming of Christ for the secont
time will occur In the present generation
Elder J. s. Washburn. member Of th
press committee. was formerly pastor o
| the Adventist Church in Washington 70
| five years.
L
1t is rumored that there is little doub
that Elder A. G. Daniels. president o
the conference for the past eight years
will be reelected to the office. He Is a
American by birth. but has devoted man
years of his life to missionary work i
| foreign fields.
One of the oldest. and yet one Of tn
most active. of the Aoventists at tn
conference is Mrs E. G. White, who
said to have written more for the caus
than any other laborer in the religion
| field.
Following is the daily program and or
der Of events observed generally at tn
conference: 81 am. devotional meeting
1-7:45, breakfast: 7:45-S, morning work
SO. departmental meetings; 9:15-1O:1;
Bible study; 1O:3O-12:3O. conference (busi
ness); 1-2 pm, dinner; 2-3. committe
work; 3-5. conference (reports); 5-6. com
mittee work; 6-7, lunch, and 1:40-9. even
Ing service.