The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-17
Elder Charles Thompson Of Mlnne-
apolls Makes Address at Dedlea.
ton Of seventh Day Ad-
ventists Church.
CHURCH MUST PREPARE
Elder Deals Blow at Papacy When He
Declares 1t Was Born
Out Of Pagan
Ism.

The seventh Day AdVent1Sts dedicet-
ed their new church yesterday after
noon with simple ceremonies. The new
structure was filled and the congrega-
ton Joined fervently in the praise
service which means 30 much to them
and to their pastor.
The dedicatory sermon was deliver
ed by Elder Charles thompson of
Minneapolis. Elder A. r. Ogden OF
Nevada delivered the ,dedicatory pray
err. The Rev. w. K. Smith. pastor of
the local church made brief state
ment OF the financial condition OF the
church and outlined the building
plans.
The church which is situated on Elk
change street between Seventeenth
and Eighteenth streets has been built
entirely from free will offerings. the
Rev. Smith said yesterday. 1t was a
year ago that the congregation began
the planning of church home. The
building which was dedicated yester-
day was the elimination OF those
plans. And all of the money which
has gone into the building has been
given by free will offerings, II was
said.
1s.ass
Sacrifices Arc Made.
The church was built at cost OF
$4,000 and the debt on the building
was something like seven hundred dol
lars, the Rev. Smith reported. The
debt will be lifted in the sama man
ner in which the little structure was
built, by sacrifice and giving up on the
part Of the members OF the congresa
ton.
The dedicatory sermon by Mdel
Thompson was lengthy discourse il
which he traced the doctrines and tht
history OF the Adventists.
"Christ's first appearance on thil
earth, born in a stable. Graded in ,
manger and wrapped in swaddlinl
4 clothes was not what might be Gale,
particularly triumphaI, but his secont
appearances will be one Of glory de
clared Elder Thompson.
!
work to do before Christ came again
and read Bible passages to uphold hi
statements. He said that the churcl
OF God Is the organized means for say
| ing souls and that It's objects are t
bring the light OF the gospel to dark
ened minds He urged that Chris
should be received by a waking church
Papaey Is Hit.
"The warfare between Christ an
the devil will not cease until the sec
ond coming OF Christ" declared tn
speaker. "The church cannot triumph
without conflict. It's days of persecu
/ ton are the purity days Of tn
church
Elder Thompson declared that par
acy was born out of paganism, an
that when the church compromise
with the pagans instead OF christiani7
| ing the church, the church was pagan
lied. He presented scathing indict
ment OF the papacy and declared tina
the days when the Roman Catholi
church was at its summit were tn
days known by the world as the dar
ages.
/ Elder Thompson then took up tn
work of the reformers. John Wicklii
he credited with being the first ma
4 to make an inroad on the power {
papacy by his translation OF the Bible
"Wicklff's translation was the daw
of the new day"
The work of the various reformer
was discussed and Elder Thompso
| pointed out the weaknesses in thei
creeds. Various sects have from tim
to time eliminated these foibles an
weaknesses he said, and the res
church accepts all of the truths.
Following Elder Thompson's addres
came the dedicatory prayer led by tn
Elder A. r. Ogden, Of Nevada, |
which the congregation joined.
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