The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1841-04-27

mont.
In 1916 he became con inced Of the truth of tina
Bible. The study Of the Scriptures became his DO
light and his daily employment. The prophecies
especially engaged his attention. ,s 55
Mr. Miller is naturally possessed of strong, Wigs
orous, intelligent mind, and a remarkably retes.!
tive memory; and having for twenty-five years de,
voted almost his whole attention to the study Of
the bible, be can no, only repeat almost any pas,
sage, hut name the exact place, book, chapter and
verse, whero it can be found. Having also an ex-
tensive and ACCURATE know ledge of history be can
readily refer TO past events, in which the propho.
| cies have been fulfilled With these resources al
his command, he is intrencheA as in a strong for.
and becomes formidable foe TO attack. The cler
gy, aware of this, are careful approach him,
but fire their small guns a: Distance The means
they employ, misrepresentation and Islander, are
cqwardy and malignant. They represe mt hiu as
| Wild ignorant fanatic, going about to impose on
the public, by alarming the ignorant, and going a.
bout TO rob them o their money. They shut theis
pupts against hip,, as they would place of inns
moral resort. In fact they accuse lin of using Ian
guage as near to indecency as he dates 10 go, and
that his discourses are made up Of pompous rang
and defamation, and vulgar wit. These accusa.
lions are glarlngly fase--so Numerically oppOs
cd to truth, that all who have heard him would see
at once the talsehoOd of such accusations. Mr..
M iller is man of no ostentaon, parade or pre-
ienco In his manner and appearance throughous,
he is humble, modest, simple and sincere, depend
ing on facts and scripture alone. Yet he ~ often
eloquent, without appearing toknow it. s3 .'sus
We have never been advocate defender Of
Mr. Miller or his doctrine, but we like to sec truth
and fairness used in argument. We have mol been
able yet to determine for ourselves to tho cor
rectness ofhs views or Interpretation of Daniels
vision, relating 10 the second coming of Christ
We have considered the coming of Christ predic-
ted Ps spiritually upon the hearts of men, and no,
personal, and that the millennium was TO take place
in this world. Mr.. M. adduces many scripture pas
! sages in support of his views But whether his in
depreciation as TO the mature Of Christ appearances
be correct or not tie timc appears TO have been
curately calculated. He has published his calcnle-
tons Of time, which appears ~ b. plain and cnde.
nable.
Mr. Miller published small work on the proph
ecies ten or eleven years ago, which brought him
into public no,ice.-Aboui ten years since, he waa
invited into town, near where he lived, to lee,
lure expound the scripture, in the absence Of
their minister, which he did with great effect. A
powerful revival of religion was the immediate con
sequence. Since then no has boon continually Ape
piled to, and almost continually employed in the
same way, and with similar effect, lnithoit pGy,
His lecuring appears TO have been. attended with
powerful effect every where He has been the in.
strument o more conversions To Christianity, espe-
cally from Deism, than any other man taow Lying
in these paris. He has read Voliare, Hume ,Paine
Ethan Allen, and Others and has made himself a.
.miIiur with The arguments of deisis, and knows
how TO reute them He isa regular member of a
Baptist Chuich of good standing. uniformly exem.
pary, amiable and unblenished in bis walk, and
deserving The respect and love Of every Chrislan,
President TYLER has taken apartments a,fsrovvn's
Hutel, and intima,od to the mourning family at
the Presidents HOUSE, his anxious desire iiatthey
should consider and treat that Mansion as their
own so long they shall choose to remain .ip
Washington. @ as 4l' iH-
| SHOCKING AccIDENr. While Mr.. Martin Mike.
sell, Of Cambria Co. - Penn, and his wife were
absent from home at sugar camp, their house took
fire and was totally destroyed, with all tscontene
When they returned they found their dwelling in
ruins, and that three little children in it had per-
| ished in the fames.rg 80 g,,...e.. fs4 A.. .I...tF
DOUBLE LETTERs.-A pretty lite maid Of Erin
presented hersef at the CRATE of the Post Office the
other day. and handing in letter, modesiIy asked
how much pay, as, she said the letter was %
her mother, AND she wished TO pay in advance
The clerk receiving it asked The usrnl question
"sngle double?' when she replied with the most
hewitching naioete at the time blushing up TO
the eyes, "double, sir! was married last week.
Eachangc paper. ,t,-,s,s,
( f. AN lNcIpENr.-T he, Cincinnati RepublicanAnen
,ions that as steamboat was about leaving Wheel
ing, crowded with passengers, hear'less man OBJ
served, that he regarded the Presidents death d
public blessing The remark startled those who
henrd it, and for time deep silence was the only
answer which was made AT length man venara
able in appearance and years, in voice stiacd
with grief, said that such evity was not consistent
with true American, and that he would not trav-
ell with any one who could so speak. All the pas
sengers concurred in This opinion, and the heart
loss wretch ordered shore being unfit 70
associate with men,, oaa oNa-+ Di}' tot'+'a-'Ae
&c 9s'' VS.
r. Shocking Murdcr.---We1 are panied 20 ,lnarp
fhrou he Ptcay,no of he shocknu rnurder,Of