Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-09-08
SABBATH A BUSY
DAY At THE CAMP

Uni Al INT UAMf
According to the Bible rule the day
begins at even or sunset, consequent
ly the Sabbath begins at sunset Fri
day night or Saturday evening. At
this time the campers assembled in
the large pavilion to welcome in the
holy and blessed day by song and
prayer and praise.
Friday 7:45 p. m. The pulpit was
occupied by Ed. E. K. Shade, Presi,
dent Of the E. Michigan Conference.
His text was, Saved by Grace" Some
teach that to be saved by grace means
to be saved regardless of the law
This seems to be saved by disgrace
rather than by grace. God holds true
to the laws of the universe. God can
not ignore the law which lis the foun-
dation Of His government. When sin
entered by transgre of the law
of God, God was gracious to man
by providing an escape from the con-
demnatiGn Of death This was done
to save man and at the same time
to maintain the perpetuity of the law
so to be saved by grace shows the
law exists The Illustration of Dan
lei in the lions den was used, also
the law of the Modes and Persians
which was unalterable to show the
changeless character of Gods law.
The illustration of Ahaseureus was al
so given One ON the throne stood
in the sinners stead and thus. men
could be saved by grace and the law
unchanged
Sabbath morning at six o'clock the
prayer and praise service was conduct
ed by Ed. C. McReynolds, president
of the Wisconsin Conference,
The Sabbath-schCol was held at g:
80 a. m. with Prof c. L. Stone of
Bethel Academy as Superintendent.
Ed. Stebbeds invoked Gods blessing
upon the school. The review of last
Sabbath's lesson was conducted by
Mrs. Allen Moon. The attendance
was 388 and the offering was 1888.
At 1850 the pulpit was occupied
by Elder S. E. Wright. His theme
was Dwell With God Now" At the
close of the service eleven persons
came forward and presented them
selves as candidates for baptism.
At 300 p. M, Elder Allen Moon
occupied the pulpit. His subject was
'The True God in Contrast with FAILS
Gods" The Elder showed that an
idea could be made a God, as well
as the senseless Gods of wood and
stone. His sermon was very practical
throughout.
At the close of the Sabbath anoth
er praise service was held in the pa
wilton giving God thanks for the bless
ings received during the day.
At 7:45 p M Elder 7. G. Lewis Of
Appleton occupied the pulpit. His
theme was upon the Second Coming
of Christ" The Elder showed that
Christ would come to this genera
ton, ard in order to be prepared to
meet him we must keep the Fathers
commandments and possess the
faith of Christ. The sermon was
presented in an, earnest and able man
ner.
The Conference convened at 800 a.
m. Sunday with Ed. G. McReynolds
In the chair Prayer was offered
by Eld. Allen Moon, several new dele
gates were seated, minutes were read
and approved Elder D. H. Oberholtz
Supt of district No. made his re-
port He said he had visited nearly
all the churches in his district and
rendered the best help possible which
was greatly appreciated. He held a
tent meeting in HiIIsboro, as a re-
suit a Sabbath-school of seventeen
members was organized. The second
tent effort was held at La Fargo.
The attendance was large throughout
the whole time. The Ed. stated that
it was with great regrets that they
took down the tent although the time
occupied in the tent effort was
short, but three weeks yet some &C
cepted the truth.
The Treasurer s. report was read
which showed that the amount of
1.-THE received during the year was
$26,838 "A; Money received from
other sources was $23, 011.34. The a.
mount ON hand at the close of the
year, April 1, 1910, was $2,508.78. The
report was adopted as, read. The
Conference adjourned to the call of
the chair.
Sat 11:OO a. IN. the pulpit was oc-
cupied by Ed. Allen Moon. His
theme was "The Plan of Organiza-
ton as Given by the Lord to Moses"
The Elder said, no other system was
given at any later period The plan
of church organization as found in
the Old Testament lis the plan carried
out in the New Testament If the
church had remained faithful to God
that plan would be in existence to-
day.
At 2:45 pm. the pulpit was occu-
pied by Elder S. E. Wright His
text was, 'EBe Not Deceived; God is
Not Mocked; For Whatsoever Man
Soweth, That Shall He Also Reap"
There is only one way to the King
dom Of God. There are not many
roads to heaven, as there are many
roads leading to London and New
York etc. Gen I'll shows US that
there is a law regulating plants. In
fact there is a universal law regu-
lating all things. The ten command
ments are the Righteousness of God,
and they will never be abolished. De
vid says, The Lords Rig @eousness,
the Ten Commandments shall never
be abolished. They are a copy of
the original law in heaven. We are
not in world of chance. God has
laid down some laws that will never
cease to exist and among them is
the law of God Of which Christ is
the embodiment. 1t is the cpl
tome of truth, as revealed in the life
of Christ, for He is the living law
wrought out into life, and it will
govern all mankind through cut etern
ity. I observe the seventh day be
cause it is in the heart of the deca-
logue.
Sunday evening Ed. E. K. Slade,
Pres of the Z. Mich, Conference pre-
scented to his hearers the Sabbath
question. He emphasized he fatct
that the Sabbath, Gods memorial of
creation, which was Gods test Of 10y
atty to Himself The Sabbath was
shown To he tho sion nv which tho