Sanitarium Times - Page 2

1905-1970

Doctors too?

Loma Linda opened the College of Medical Evangelists. Young women came to study nursing. The Seventh-day Adventist leader, Ellen White, came for the dedication.

Luther Warrens was setting out to preach about the Adventist faith in the Midwest. He was asked by the Burdens to see if anyone was interested in becoming a doctor. There was some talk about opening a medical school someday.

Luther Warrens did a little more than ask. He brought 47 young men to Loma Linda on the train one day. All of them wanted to become doctors. The people in Loma Linda had to put together a medical school very quickly.

Archives and Special Collection, Del E. Webb Memorial Library, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California

What they believed

Seventh-day Adventists weren't very interested in farming, logging, ranching, or gold mining. They wanted to help people get well, and to tell them about their beliefs.

Seventh-day Adventists believe:

  • Jesus is coming back to earth soon
  • The seventh day of the week is sacred. They call Saturday "Sabbath."
  • Drinking alcohol and smoking tobacco hurt the body and are sinful.
  • It's better to be vegetarian than to eat meat.

There are more beliefs, but these are the ones usually noticed!

The Sanitarium advertised its special beliefs through city stores like this Health Food Shop.

Archives and Special Collection, Del E. Webb Memorial Library, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California

 

The Town Grows

Loma Linda began to grow. More people came to learn medicine and nursing. Others came to work in the hospital and college.

Loma Linda soon had

  • a market
  • a bakery
  • a volunteer fire station
  • a church school (Loma Linda Academy)
  • a newspaper and printshop
  • a Seventh-day Adventist church
  • an auto repair garage
  • a cemetary
  • a bank

The Capfer Blacksmith Shop, about 1910. Baker's Tacos is on that site today - Corner of Tippecanoe and Redlands Blvd.

Unger/Moncrief Collection