Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-06-29
CAMP MEETING
Of Sevenlh-Day Advents
Grows in interest,"
Miss Erickson Speaks Of the
Young Peoples Work.
Mr.. Cornforth Gives More Instruc'
tons on HeaIthfuI Living.

The meetings in the field Of the Wa
terville Scven-Day ~Adventsts in
crease in interest Notwithstanding the
variable weather. Those who have
children appreciate The Parents meet
ings which are held each day and
which are a practical feature of the
program. In these meetings home in
fiuences have been discussed and the
thought brought out that child's life
is moulded by what he sees and hears
III the home. Sharp cutting words and
seltiShnesS have their effect as we'll as
words of kindness and love The i'm
pCrtance OF teaching self-control and
obedience from babvhood. making the
home attractive and keeping the con-
fdence of the children have all been
dWelt upon. A paper has been read on
How and What Children. Should
Read" 1t was stated that how the
children should read is a matter which
should receive attention long before
they are given a printed book, for in
childhood the organs of speech are
piiable, the memory retentive and the
habits uniformed. hence a correct ar
ticulation and pronunciation may be
ter years. Those who have not had
this training in early life feel it keen
ly when thrown into the society of ed
ucated persons. Parents were advised
to have blackboard and dictionary
in their. homes and to make constant
use Of them in teaching their children
how to read, which culture was de-
clared to be Of infinitely more value
than the needless rulfles and harmful
pastry. the preparation of which often
Takes 50 much of the mothers time.
It was. remarked that too many are
like the old lady, who said that when
ever she came to a Word she could not
pronounce she called it Jerusalem and
let it went. Reading just to pass the
time away was declared to be injuri-
Gus as it leads to \ superficial, skim
ming habit and causes the mind To
lose it's power Of concentrated. vigor-
oUs thought The reading of myths and
fair. tales was discount enanted as not
calculated to encourage the formation
of high ideals in life It was declared
that tho popular novel and, the fabu-
lous tale foster unbelief and infdei-
itv by appealing to the emotions and
working upon the mind in way to
cause it to lose its moral fibre and
then when the spirit of the Lord comes
in to convict Of sin and unrighteous7
ness the impression is put away
lightly and thought about as one of the
experiences connected with the reading
of sensational stories. Cod s. Word was
held up as the one book. in all the
world to charm and elevate the mind
to comfort and save the soul. Books;
treating of the wonders of the nat
ural world were recommended as pow
erful agents to open new fields of
thought and to strengthen love and
reverence for God, hut the caution was
thrown in TO carefully examine all
such books before placing them in the
hands of children as many of them
teach geological ideas and other prin-
ciples not in harmony with the word
of God Coed poetry, history and BIZ
oera ply were suggested as profitable
reading and mothers were counseled to
read to their children and to help them
to cultivate n taste for all that is
good, and pure, and true in literature.
/ The sermon Monday night was
continual ton of the Sunday evening S
discourse on THE Judgment" 1T was
delivered by Elder Verrill from the
text RI Cor. v 10. Reference was made
to the earthly sanctuary and the great
standard OF righteousness by which
the people were judged-the law OF
God contained in the ark in~the most
holy place of the tabernacle-whicfl
sanctuary was declared to be type
of tho temple of God in heaven Rev
kills The speaker said we all must be
Judged by the law that was contained
in that ark. If Gods law is imperfect
and needed changing then God is inn
perfect. 1t would be easier for God te