The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-23
ADvENnSTS CAMP
NEAR BYRD PARK
ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF yIR-
GINIA WAS FORMALLY IN
AUGURATED LAST NIGHT.
MODEL TENTED CITY
"GosPEL-MEDICAL CAMP HEErIN q"
WILL BE IN SESSION THROUGH
SEPTEMBER IsT-opExING
SERVICES.

In tented city adjoining Byrd
Park the Seventh Day Adventists Of
Virginia yesterday opened their an
nual convention, which will continue
through September LIST
The opening services were held last
night In the dancing pavilion. which
will be used for all their meetings. AMI
was conducted by Elder w. ]. stone,
president of the conference. His text
was "A Message for Today from
Revela tion IA. SIS. Elder stone has
been president Of a number of State
conferences and Is one OF the best
known men in the denomination His
remarks were devoted mainly to the
growth of the sect and the WORK
it is doing Other elders present made
brief talks, the meeting lasting less
than an hour.
Seven Services Daily.
The regular program will be in
augurated today with services at 6,
$50 and II A. NJ, and g. 4, and 5
Z. NJ Yesterday was devoted 10 pitch
ing the tents and getting the camp
ing grounds in readiness fer the con-
Fention.
Among the elders Of the state here
for the meeting are J. f. y. Tindall
and Stewart Kline, Richmond. X. II
HottelL New Market; Leslie Muntz.
Petersburg: A. c, Nen, Quieksburg
and u. E. Lindsey, Meherrtn
Adventist leaders of national repute
viii attend the meeting, among those
being w W. Prescott, Washington.
religious liberty secretary; Nj t..
Kern, president OF the Foreign MIS-
sionary seminary. Washington; NJ r.
Wilcox, editor OF the Advent Review
and Sabbath Herald. Professor II. II.
l.. Salisbury, educational secretary,
and others prominent in the work o.
the sect.
\ Model lamp
A score or more Of tents we're
pitched yesterday to house the aele-
gates, and others VIII be brought mo
use as occasion requires There are
several hundred delegates Oh the
grounds now ana many others are
expected today and tomorrow. Mum
pers of them are stopping at hote, ).
boarding houses ana in private
homes. The camp Itself IS model
of sanitary perfection The living
tents are grouped about The dining
tent. ali convenient tu the pavilion,
and close by is medical dispen-
sary tent, where medical attention ~
at hand for thu benefit OF the Al
Vsntists. The pavilion, where ali the
meetings Viii be held. has been com
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tAIHs III '"f a'iaS ~ pt Ne" ai''ohs
4he campers A. t"e 4o'ioNt ns t"IhI
IeR uta ti"h9' "hlth ." into effect TINS
morning viii snow
e.9V a Nj using beit
70 b.4o A. devotional meet
ing in the large pavilion.
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$50 TO s'VV a NJ Morning "or-
snip IN tents.
$50 - 1889 A M'---tonference
session ana testimony STUDY
II .up a MI eacia4hg In ths iei se
paFiIlon.
loo +. M-~iInner.
500 p A--t'ospel medical meet
ings. IL
.VV r NJ - N VISIONARY "pFA
o;p0 =. Nj outh and ehlldfeh
meetings
600 Y. VI tanch.
$50 L. }:l3 r. M private per
sonal devotion
900 j. Nj Preaching
s.l5-- Retiring Dell.
1890 r. M.-beli for silence
A big bell in the center OF the camp
announces each one OF these PERIODS
for the campers.
me AuFentsS pFesaEe the emo "a
tha world and the nnai Judgment
some time during the present genera
ton, and their iaAth Is based upon
the fourteenth chapter OF the book
OF Revelation, the sixth to the ntteehth
verses inclusive. which they hold as
the divine message. Tney hold Iur-
Their that the court above began AUS
sessions in 1874, and that the juds-
ment is now going on, and further
mat III very snort Tune the secoho
coming of Christ Will be reality.
Observe seventh Day
The AdVentists enjoin upon their
members the observance of the seF~
enth day-~Saturday-~as the SABBATH
Another OF their materia! teuets -
that Their followers snail eat no meat