The Advent Review and Sabbath Herald, vol. 80

June 23, 1903

“Dedication of the Madison Sanitarium” Advent Review and Sabbath Herald 80, 25, pp. 18, 19.

AT Madison, Wis., Sunday afternoon, June 7, there was, dedicated the new sanitarium, erected for the making known of God’s “saving health among all nations.” ARSH June 23, 1903, page 18.1

This sanitarium is a beautiful, excellently arranged, moderate-sized, four-story structure, on the lake shore opposite the capital city of Madison. The sanitarium grounds are composed of a five-acre plot touching two hundred feet of the waters of the lake, not far from the Chautauqua Assembly grounds. The views from the windows and verandas of the sanitarium, over lake and hills, are so charming as certainly of themselves alone to be strongly conducive to the health of whomsoever shall have the benefit of them. And in truth the house is already nearly full of patients who are having this splendid benefit, with all the others that the institution can bestow. ARSH June 23, 1903, page 18.2

The dedicatory services were held on the broad, high front veranda, the audience of several hundreds of people occupying the lawn and driveway in front of the building. Elder Wm. Covert presided. There were selections of instrumental music, hymns and songs; a brief history of the Madison Sanitarium, by Brother J. H. Bramhall, who started this work in Madison; dedicatory address by Dr. J. H. Kellogg; short addresses by A. T. Jones and Jesse Arthur; an original poem by Mrs. Olson; the dedicatory prayer by Elder Covert, and benediction by Elder Reed. All passed off pleasantly in a Christian way, and good impressions were made in behalf of the Lord’s cause and great message of saving health. ARSH June 23, 1903, page 18.3

Brother C. P. Farnsworth, M. D., and Sister A. B. Farnsworth, M. D., are the physicians in charge. It is they with their helpers who, under God and by his good hand upon them, have brought the medical missionary work to this successful stage at Madison. They have a truly model sanitarium, for the moderate-sized class; they have the hearty co-operation of the whole Wisconsin Conference, and the good will of the city of Madison and the University of Wisconsin, and surely nothing less than the sincere good wishes and Godspeed of every lover of the third angel’s message in all the world. And with all this in their favor, and with the good hand of God still upon them, they can with bright hope and good cheer go on in their present and larger field of usefulness and, blessing to suffering mankind. ARSH June 23, 1903, page 19.1

In the Wisconsin Conference the doctrinal work and the practical work of the gospel move on harmoniously, and therefore strongly, The strictly evangelical work, the medical missionary work, and the educational work are all carried on and built up in even lines, in pleasant relations, and in Christian fellowship and mutual helpfulness—“in a brotherly fraternity according to God’s law.” Accordingly, brightness, good cheer, and prosperity pervade all, and are apparent everywhere. May it be so, and more also, forever and everywhere! ARSH June 23, 1903, page 19.2

ALONZO T. JONES.

“Convention of the Educational Department of the General Conference” Advent Review and Sabbath Herald 80, 25, p. 19.

At eleven o’clock Elder A. T. Jones gave an address upon the philosophy of history. “The problem of sin and its solution is the philosophy of history. Any study, or any teaching, of history that is not conducted in view of that, is not the true study of history at all, and as a study in itself it is certain to be vain. Therefore another thing follows, and that is, since the history of this world, as alone we can know it, is the result of sin, and the solution of it, it is plain that the beginning of our study of history must be with the beginning of sin, not: only in this world, but the beginning of sin where sin began. The philosophy of history, and that philosophy worked out in demonstration, is given in the Bible. This problem of sin, and the study of history in the light of the solution of it, is the only thing that will give the true understanding of the occurrences that history outside the Bible records.” ARSH June 23, 1903, page 19.1

At three o’clock, Friday afternoon, this subject was further considered, with special reference to the teaching of it. Elder Jones said that his histories were not written primarily for our schools, but were the result of a request made by our brethren that he should prepare something which would bring together the facts of history in accordance with the general principIes which he stated in his morning talk. He felt that so far as possible it was better to go to the original sources for his facts. Accordingly he had taken, as far as possible, that which the men who made the history had to say of what they had done. His histories were thus quite largely a compilation. He had done this, feeling that those who read and study them would be better students for having thus studied the records as they were originally written. A general discussion followed, led by M. E. Kern and W. A. Colcord. As a result of this meeting, a committee, consisting of the following-named persons, was appointed to bring to the convention recommendations regarding the outline of history and the preparation of suitable books for our schools: A. T. Jones, M. E. Kern, W. A. Colcord, B. E. Nicola, J. G. Lamson, F. Bralliar, and Miss M. Bessie De Graw. ARSH June 23, 1903, page 19.2

At eight o’clock Elder A. G. Daniells gave an address upon “Our Message.” He emphasized the thought that our work had not happened to come into existence, but that it was in the definite order of God. So in the giving of this message we had a specific and peculiar work. From this idea we must never depart. ARSH June 23, 1903, page 19.3

Sabbath forenoon Elder Jones spoke upon. “The Bible in Education.” “Education truly begins with life, and is intended never to end. And the Bible belongs in it all the way, for the first of all reasons because it is the Word of God, who is the author of life, the designer of destiny, and the continuance of life without end. Being the Word of God, the Bible belongs in education, because it is thus the fountain of knowledge.” Sabbath afternoon a union Social meeting was held, led by Elder H. W. Cottrell. ARSH June 23, 1903, page 19.4

FREDERICK GRIGGS,

Secretary of Department. ARSH June 23, 1903, page 19.5