The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-16

Christ They saw from the prophecies
OF the scripture that the judgment OF
God was impending. and that the srnle
unaI was the Law OF GodsThey there
Gore began the observance OF the sew
enth day Sabbath, and taught It IN
their public 1abors-
No Date Set
While they believed that Chr1sEs
coming was near, they did not be
lieYe that men knew the hour or day
or year OF that event, hence have
never taught, or had any Sympathy
with tine setting.
Among the important things seen
IN the restoration of truth was the
outpouring OF the Holy Spirit and the
distribution OF gifts Of the Spirit IN
the church as manifest IN early Chris
uan;ty. aeost Of the Protestant de-
aominatio1s recognize the gifts OF
pastors, evangeIists and teachers,
why should there not also be seem
apostles. prophets, healings, discern
ing of spirits, miracles-nay- AID the
gifts mentioned in the twelfth chap
Ter OF first Corinthians. the fourth
chapter OF Ephesians, and the twelfth
chapter OF Romans? Tney were Civ
en-. they read for the perfecEns OF
the saints. for the work OF the min
tstry. fo- the edByinS Of the body OF
Christ. Were not all these things
needed now2 SO they believed and
taugh-
Gift of Prophecy
More than this they believed that
the gift OF prophecy was bestowed
upon Mrs White: In this gift as OF
old were revelations. visions. from
God. These were SUSPECTED TO every
test which could be demanded. The
Characteristic manifestations OF those
recorded in Scripture were present
IN the visions OF slrs. White The
open eyes: unaffected by anything
around. even by touch upon the eye
ball, gazing with exceeding tntentness
at something beyond. the absence OF
Breathing, the manner OF speech, were
similar in every respect to those char
acteristic OF the prophets, as Daniel,
Balaam and Others.
While in vision she has been re-
peated1y examined by skeptlcs, I'M
sympathetic manifestations. who had
boosted that he could Immediately
bring her out OF Vision, but who was
compelled 10 leave the house in alarm.
Other men had the same experience.
Mirrors and candles have been held
before her mouth while talking. show
ing no indication of breathing One
skeptical man held her nostrils tight
" closed with hand over mouth for
ten minutes without in any way at
fecting Mrs. White. AT times she has
arisen and walked the floor talking OF
what she was there beho1dinS.
Feat of Endurance.
On one occasion. IN vision lasting
six hours. s6eptical man had heard
that If a vision was of the devil. a
Bible laid upon the person in vision
would bring that person out of It. He
urged an unbe1ievinS minister pres
ent to do tbs, but the minister re-
fused. He therefore himself took a
large quarto family Bible. weighing
eighteen pounds lying on, table,
seldom used. opened it and placed 1t
upon the breast OF Miss Harmon as
she reciined in vision She tmme-
diate1r arose with the Bible open m
one hand. lifted as high as she could
reach, and with eyes steadily looking
upward. declared in solemn man
ner. The inspired testimony OF Cod
Then with the Bible still extended,
eyes looking upward instead of on the
Bible. she continued for half hour
to turn the leaves with the other hand
place her finger upon certain pas
sages and correctly recite them with
a solemn voice This correctness was
verified by many present, who knew
she was not looking at the Bible. The
Bible during this time was held so
high she could not possibly read it.
and at an angle of forty-fve degrees.
1t would have Been utterly impossible
for the strongest man to perform this
feat of endurance. She was at this
time a Srai1 girl of sixteen
There IS abundance OF testimony
from various witnesses to be found IN
the Great Second Advent Movement
by J. n Loughborough, who is stI1l
living in LODI. Cal, and who has
himself witnessed fifty OF these ex-
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