Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-07-02


that nothing escape from which n.s
takes OF profanity. the fourth cor,
mandment was Illustrated by the MI.
ture of a church. an organ on which
lady was playing and children reaA,ns
from books.
The teacher used flash cards =,
which were printed in large letters ana
figures the references to texts -
Scripture and It was a pleasure To =.
how quickly the children quoted ~
words as soon as they saw the cara.
When the teacher suggested thai !,
was time to close the meeting one nm
lad eagerly exclaimed: Keep us ovs,
time" Another said: I'VE don't car
if we don't have any supper" A littls
girl raised her hand and asked II thew
might not have a testimony meetin,
Just as the big folks often did. The
teacher replied that that had been b
her mind and she thought that God
gave the little ones the desire, so thav
all tarried and one by one the chin.
dren arose and testified for Christ On.
said: Il want to be a good boy" An.
other said: Il love Jesus" The in.
f1uence of these meetings is seen q
the orderly department of the children
upon the campground.
The importance of bringing heahh
principles to the front was brought m,
clearly yesterday morning by variou,
speakers and strong effort made Ia
interest those encamped in boob
called Ministry of Healing" written
by the pioneer of the denomination
Mrs E. G. White, and which has been
pronounced by Christian physicians az
a work Of great value The effort was
not without results for in a very short
time between 200 and 300 of the books
were sold at cost price to those present
to be used chiefly as gifts to friends
and to lean to neighbors.
Elder Butler spoke especially to the
members of the denomination at the
9 O'Clock hour, reviewing their past
history as a people and relating many
interesting experiences in connection
with pioneer work. He referred espe.
cially to the text in Thes. wis, where
the caution is given to "quench not the
spirit and to despise not prophesying"
or the exercise of the gift of prophesy
The speaker referred to the vision Of
Mrs. Ellen G. White and said that
there is a difference between visions
and being visionary.
The speaker claimed that the Bible
plainly states that those who proclaim
the second advent of Christ in the last
days will have the spirit of prophesy
among them and he did not hesitate
to say that he believed that that gift
had done more than any other one
thing to hold His people in unity and
harmony. He stated that notwith.
standing the belief in the restoration
of the gifts to the church and the
cross of the Sabbath reform the de.
nomination was moving along. doub-
ling it's members every 10 years and
attracting the attention of intelligent
men and women.
Among the new arrivals for the day
was Prof. Gardiner from South Lam
caster Academy, who was gladly well
coined, as he is a good singer. 1t Is ex'
,ected that he and his family. who are
all musicians, will connect with the
tent effort in Portland this summer.
The forenoon service was mission
ary one, devoted to the interests OF the
work in foreign fields. A large mis-
nonary map of the world was dls'
olayed and DR.. Stella Houser who was
-ormerly a member of the foreign mis-
sion board of the denomination "iaae
a few remarks relative to the WORK
other lands. She said that there "e's
various prophecies relating TO the emu
of all things, but the one when priv
claims that the Gospel of the klnsuon
must go to every nation, tongue anN
people before that event was the o''
that appealed to her the most strohs
~. Slam,
She briefly noted on the map the places
where the message of soon COMING "
yiour has been proclaimed and brous"'
out the fact that there is hardly coun.
try on the face Of the earth In Wh'ca "
has not been preached. She said Una. ".
crying need of the missionaries III NV
far away countries is places IN WHO" "
live. or homes, stating that there a's
MANY graves of missionaries In Aif~"
and other lands which need not have oe'n
made if the proper home surrou''u''e'
had been supplied by the mission poa'u'
Some of the conditions existing IN 'hos'
lands were mentioned, among winch w.
the public wells in parts of India "hN'
are made unsanitary by the filthy pre-
tees Of the natives. The plan TINS s.e'
of the s. d. A. National Mission boa'u
to raise q $4,000 fund to use in supply
ing the foreign workers with hoors "
their dwellings and private wells TO ''Na
houses and other necessary things "
prevent mortality among them
Elder White gave a stirring address ~
| the doors opening all over the worlo y
the message this people are preach'ns'
| and among other incidents related ""
| one of an African chief who walked :,
miles through the jungles to hear ths =
D. Adventists preach and to make =.
quest that they open a mission IN nv
territory. promising them all the aio !"
his power to give.
Elder Montgomery followed Eioe.
White in making an appeal in behaii :"
the 100000 fund. and the meeting loon
practical turn. In few moments y
| tween $500 and $500 were raised In casp
and pledges.
An able sermon was delivered IN 'm
evening by Prof. Gardner. the Biphcs'
instructor in South Lancaster Academ''
| His theme was the Evidences of Chln.
tianity" and his text the words found " J,
the fret ptor oF roAp. ssCnnQ anu