Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-01

cruiting station for the great fields OF
missionary activity. The study Of the
bible is fundamental The morning
and evening worship, chapel services
vespers at the beginning and close OF
the Sabbath, regular prayer meetings.
prayer bands. personal workers bands
the Sabbath school and church services
all go to make the religious life para
mount" a normal course is now being
added for the training of teachers TO
teach in the UNCONVENTIONAL elementar,
schools. The music department. under
the direction of Prof. w. l. Morey, is
one of the most progressive. Work is
given in piano, voice, violin, history OF
music, directing of choruses, and sight
singing. Professor Morey's efficient
work with his camp meeting chorus
speaks for his ability as teacher and
director of music.
Secretary w. A. Spicer, of Washing
ton, D. c., spoke at the afternoon SER
vice on THE Certainty of the Advent
Message and Movement"
Bishop Thompson's Address.
The lecture Friday night was given
by Bishop Charles Thompson, of Min
neapolis, president of the Northern
Union Conference. Bishop Thompson
said: IF Christ were here He would
keep the seventh day of the week as
the Sabbath. He would work on the
first day. If il is crime to work on
the first day of the week, Jesus Christ
is criminal for He worked on that
day"
He proved the first statement with
this verse of scripture: Jesus Christ
the same Yesterday. and today. and for
ever" Heb. 1873. He further stated:
Christ observed the Sabbath faith
fully during His earthly life. 1t is said
OF Him thai He kept His fathers COM
mandments. John 1910. The Sabbath
set forth in the commandments is the
seventh day of the week. Ex. 21:1o.
Christ created the Sabbath, as He
created all things. All things were
created by Him John 1:S. He created
it by resting upon it. After He had
made it by resting upon It. He blessed
it and sanctified it. And on the sew
enth day God ended His work which
He had made: and He rested on the
seventh day, and sanctified it; because
that in it He had rested from all His
work which God created and made
Gen. e:2-3.
TT is also stated that He haliowed
it or made it holy. For in six days the
Lord made heaven and earth.~the sea,
and all that in them is, and rested the
seventh day: wherefore the Lord
blessed the Sabbath day. and hallowed
it Elk. 20:11. He said for US to keep
it holy. There is but one day that we
can keep holy because there is only one
that God made holy. 1t is holy because
of the presence of Jesus Christ in it.
No man can make day holy.
Some people have the idea that con-
gress can make a Sabbath, so they are
constantly trying to get this body to
make one There is but one creator in
the universe who can make Sabbath.
He is the one who made il Jesus Christ.
When God blesses a thing, it is blessed
forever" He illustrated from the eX-
perience of the prophet, Baalam, show
ing that this man could not curse the
people whom God had blessed or revoke
Gods blessing. Bishop Thompson con-
tinued: "Baalam could do just as good
a lob at this as any other man. AS
long as we have q seventh day, it will
be the Sabbath day. You can not sep
arate the seventh day from the Sab
bath day any more than you can do
away with me and have Charles
Thompson left. God, himself. can not
make the first day of the week the
Sabbath, as He can not change fact.
It became known in my childhood that
I was born on the first day of April.
It was exceedingly embarrassing for
me. I desired to have my birthday
changed, but I have never been able
to do so. 1t is the same with God and
His SABBATH can not be changed
The speaker further quoted from
Mark 1927: 1.-The Sabbath was made
for man." and proceeded: This scrip
ture recognizes the existence of the
Sabbath in the gospel dispensation.
Man here means the human race. 1t
was made for all men alike, Jew and
Gentle, white, black, and red. 1t Is
the Sabbath that divides the week into
seven days. The Sabbath presupposes
six days Of labor. 1t is easy enough
to see which end of the week it should
come on.
Seventh Day Adventists are keep
ing the seventh day Of the week be-
cause Of religious conviction. Any peo-
pie who are resting when the world is
working and working when the world
is resting ought to have a reason for
1t. If a reason can be found In the
scripture for so doing then there Is a
reason that every one else should do
the same thing. The word Of God
speaks the same thing to every indi-
viduaL"
Burlington Pastor Tonight's Speaker.
Pastor W. K. Smith, Of Burlington.
will speak tonight on the eastern ques-
ton, or Turkey the Sick Man Of the
East; What Will 1t Mean to the World
When Turkey Comes to Her End?"
Adventists believe according to bible
prophecy that the struggle over Con-
stantinopie vii eventually develop into
the Arma geddon and the end of the
world.