Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-03
THOUSAND RAISED
FOR DENOMINATIONS WORK
Camp Meeting Takes Stand In Favor
Of Prohibition And Against Laws
For Compulsory Observation OF
Sunday-cannp Broken and Delegates
Leave For Their Homes.

Park. Upwards of $4,000 in cash and
pledge was raised at the meeting, about
halt o. this sum being given Tor the
II foreign field. Delegates have been IN
attendance from all parts Of the state
/ The total attendance numbered neari!
> 600. Large numbers Of the people OF
| Marshalllown have shown an interest
especially in the evening meetings
| Aside from the spiritual blessing, the
people have not returned home empty
handed. About $4,000 of bibles and de-
iuoEnina;ional literature were sold by
the book stand conducted by R =.
Rowles. secretary Of the Iowa Tract
Society.
/ Those attending the camp meeting
ile.t for their homes Sunday night ana
today. \ force Of men remained at
camp TO PACK up the tents and equip
nsnt and clear the grounds. which
Will require 2 few days.
The closing address Sunday night
was given by President A r. Ogden,
Of the Iowa Conference. on Advent
ism" The large pavilion was over
flowing with peaple, President Ogden
sta ted. Every prophecy IN the oioie
shows thai we are living just before
the second coming Of Christ and the
end Of the world. Adveltism IS the
belief in the message OF the advent OF
Christ. While we preach specific
message. we do il With all respect to
| all denominations. Every Christian
denomination has much truth tina, is
good We accept X all
Message Of Revelation.
| He spoke especially OF the three
| fold message recorded in Revelation
I4S-Ii And I saw another angel
! fly in the midst OF heaven. having the
everlasting gospel TO preach unto them
that dwell on the earth. and TO every
people. saying with loud voice, fear
God and give glory 10 Him; for the
hour of His judgment is come" etc.
He continued: The SUE never sets
iwhere this message is proclaimed. In
Isis Seventh Day Adventists gave
$4,000 600 in tithes and missionary Of
ferings to support ministers, mission
laries and bible workers in all parts OF
1.-The world We are here and we are
there, we are everywhere proclaiming
the message.
Is an Old Message.
The preaching of this message be-
gan seventy years ago. People said II
would never succeed" He gave par
iallel illustration of a couple who had
never seen a locomotive further stat
ing: "As they first gazed upon one,
the wife said that 1t was too large to
larnr "a or -IirDei
and the machine began to move faster
land faster. they began to believe that
, lit would never stop. This message
will never stop until Jesus Christ
comes and receives His saints into
glory.
Evidences have been submitted
from time To time TO you that we are
living in the time of the end Of the
world" He called attention to the
motto over the speakers platform,
"Watchman. what of the night?" He
further stated: TT is the privilege
and the duty Of the Waterman in this
world to know from Gods word some
thing of our whereabouts in this
worlds history"
| He laid special emphasis on a scrip
ture found in Joel 81. Blow We the
trumpet in Zion, and sounded an alarm
in my holy mountain; let all the in
habitants OF the land tremble: for the
, day of the Lord cometh, for it is nigh
al hand"
Signs Of the Lords Coming.
President Ogden continued: THE
people who have been encamped upon
this ground believe with all certainty
that the time that the prophet, Joel
saw IN vision nearly three thousand
years ago. has come. The signs of the
coming Of the Lord have all or are
being fulfilled"
He mentioned the fact that Turkey
will soon come to his end, which was
shown in a. previous lecture to be q
sign Of the end Of the world He
stated that these events were all in I'M
disputed connection with the second
coming Of Christ, and that this event
must follow soon.
The speaker proceeded: THE gen.
GRAFTON that witnesses the judgment
: hour message (Revelation 1) and the
signs Of the end will be living when
Jesus comes"
Are Grateful For Favors.
At the last conference session. Sun
day morning, the following resolution
was adopted and recommended to be
read at the evening meeting when a
number Of the citizens of Marshalltown
were present:
Resolved, that we hereby extend a
vote of sincere thanks and appreciation
to the city commissioners, the Mar
shalltown Club. and the citizens IN
general, for their kindness in allow
ing US the free use Of the beautiful
city park for our camp meeting; also
to the Iowa Railway and Light Com
pany, the Times-Republican, and the
city water works department for al
the many courtesies extended to ia
which nave contributed TO making cv:
stay pleasant and the meeting a very
l ! snccessfnl ere .,-
A resolution was also adopted &c
raise fund sufficient to pay for two
endowed beds at the Iowa Sanitarium,
Of Nevada, that those who are not able
to pay for treatment and are badly In
need of the same may have a place Ia
go. 1t was also resolved to increase the
library OF Oak Park Academy, OF Ne.
vada, that this institution may come
up to the full standard.
The morning hour was occupied by
, Evangelist v. B. Watts, Of Nevada HI