The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-07-02

article In the April issue Of Life
and HEALTH" in which Carlyle b.
Haynes describes the activity OF
one religious group called Seventh
Day Adventists." Every one who
has the opportunity should read
this article. Few OF us know their
beliefs, and will be well paid for
learning something about these
people and what they are doing.
Some of their teaching could be
followed by the general public with
out harm to themselves. They are
firmly convinced that the fourth
Commandment m q n that the
time between Friday night at sum
set and Saturday night at sunset Is
the true Sabbath and that 1t Is q
holy time.
God and Country
They refuse to do any work on the
Sabbath. They will give up any job
or resign from any position rather
than work on their Sunday. They
Win perform no routine work OF any
sort on the Sabbath, no matter
what the results. Their cOnsciences
will not permit them to take human
life. But their religion teaches them
to have belief in and render service
to God and to their government as
well.
They drill and train their chill
dren to the principles Of loyalty.
sllegiance and patriotism. In their
minds. civil government is Of Divine
origin. Civil authorities are minis
ters Of God and they are obeying
Gods will when they obey the GOV
" ernmtni. God comes al S., DuJ they
do not consider that loyalty to God
Il incompatible with loyalty to gov
eminent.
They themselves assume the
pacifist position. They leave 1t up
TO the COVER n m n t to decide
whether we shall 60 to war or not.
They are willing and ready to help
their government and their fellow
countrymen In every way they can
without diSobeying God. AS a result
Of this o ny iction, they have
brought together one Of the most
unique army organizations Of all
time. They simply say. I'VE have
contribution to make to the welfare
Of our government. Let us make 1t
and serve men in the way we are
best fitted to serve"
Medical Soldiers
They do not want to be known as
conscientious directors" but as
conscientious non combatants.
They feel that 1t Is their duty to
save life. not destroy it. To carry
out this work, Seventh-Day Adj
ventists at their own expense have
Organized their draft age men into
Z medical cadet corps. In coopera-
ton with the Office Of the Surgeon
General Of the United States Army.
they have prepared a Manual Of
Cadet Training" that covers 216
hours Of study and drill in all sub
jects needed to make the men COM
petent medical soldiers.
These subjects include basic mill
tary subjects as well as medical
subjects.
They have gathered their men in
medical cadet camps all over the
country for this training. They are
also giving It in their six senior COL
leges. Those taking the training do
90 1t their own expen se. The
Church furnishes the instruction,
the equipment, the study buildings
and tn. drill fields. The cadets FUR
nish their own uniforms. and text
books and pay their own board.
Government and army officials
recognize this d eve o p m as
something unique. and consider it
. real contribution to the country's
welfare and defense.
judging from the work Of these
Ayoung men, II seems that many Of
Us could take of our hats to them.
They are conscientious helpers. not
Collectors.
The Medical Departments are
always considered nom combatants.
Pictures Of these boys at the train
Ing centers indicate that they are a
me, clean, intelligent army. who
viii give Q good account Of them
selves In their own particular way.