To-day is the Adventist Sabbath, or more strictly speaking, it began last night at sunset and will continue till the same hour to-night. There will be no business sessions to-day. Sunday school will convene at 9 o’clock, and there will be preaching both afternoon and evening. The Adventists keep their Sabbath pretty rigidly. They have no objection to quiet indulgence in a good hearty laugh, but as a rule no jokes are cracked on that day, nor is there any visiting among the brethren. On this last point the law is very strict. A short walk in the open air when the need of exercise is felt is not discountenanced. The people are supposed to spend most of the day in religious exercises and in reading appropriate literature. On Sunday morning the regular business session will be taken up again. Though the Adventists always go about their ordinary work on Sunday, they make it a practice to disturb other people as little as possible. If they have any work that requires noise or confusion and will be likely to annoy the public in the least they postpone it till the next day. MMM 579.1
n.a., “Patiently Waiting Still” St. Paul Pioneer Press, (10/21/1888), p. 3.