Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-11-17

TIE END OF TIE WORl.D.-The Res
prophet, Mr.. Miller, OF Vermont, who predicts the des
srction Of the world in April lsi3 has recently held
csmp-meeting at Newark. (New Jersey.) at which .
OF 60O0 persons in attendance, making many con-
ver,s some Of them persons of standing and wealth.
who have made Preparations TO sell out their property,
and 10 put the proceeds into stock! So great
was the excitement produced that all the ministers in
Newark had deemed i, necessary 10 preach against Mil
crs doctrine, and demonstrate the errors Of his chron
illogical tables. II is stated. that there is discrepancy
between Archbishop Usher, the great Biblical chronicle
gist and Mr. Miller relative to the time that the Judges
Of Israel reigned Usher makes Tho time 300 years;
Miller makes it about 400 years; and ST. Paul differs
from both, stating in Acts, 20lh " 18th ch. tina, ''He
gave unto them Judges abou, the space of 450 years.
until Samuel the prophet" Another chrouoogst, Ia
nonymous, makes the reign Of the Judges 307 years
and Lghtfoo, 800 years Ii manifest from these diff
fcrcnt calculations, that all matter Of uncertainty,
i, was designed to be by the Dei,y~ho expressly says
that man hno,eeh The day nor The hour when the e.
predicted is ,ranspe; and he is boldly prcsump
tuous however pious he may be, who prc,ends to lift
the veil which hides ii from mortal vision.
The period of the destruction Of the world has often
been predicted aud with as much confidence as it is
'ioSnitih I1lStOTy, we are
formed that it preached and believed among the
Kananiss in the tenth century, founded upon passage
in tae Revelations which they imagined forstold that
after thousand years from the birth of Christ Satan
was to be let loose from his prison. Anti Christ To colne
and the destruction and the conagraton of the world to
follow those great and terrific events. This OPINION
spread terror and ikmoy every where-"Prcdigious
numbers of people,. (says Mosheim.) abandoned all
Ill. -, a
giving to churches aud monasleries all their lands
treasures and worldly effects repaired with the utmost
precipitation TO Palestine where they imagined that
Christ would descend from heaven. to Judge the world
"ln many places, temples, palaces and noble edifccs
both public and private, suffered decay nav de
liberacy pulled down. from notion thatthey were no Ion
gcrof any use since the final dissolution of all things was
at hand. In word, language is sufficient express
the confusion and despair that tormented the minds OF
these miserable mort ais, this OCCASION" And it was
not until the end of the century that this deuson was
dspellcd by the non ulflment of the prediction. Hap
PLY, Miller has placed the time of the worlds desruc-
ton nigh hand that the period of torment to those
who believe, or who, dsbecvng, nevertheless fear,
will not be long pro,ractcd
BOZ.-The English writer who has acquired so
shuoH CccoiJ uiutf Hiit, anu VINO was received
with SO much eclat and with many dsgraceful and
disgusting his arrival in the United States
has given extensive ''circuation'' to his "Notcs
On America. since his return home. And although like
many other ''notcs, they have hut little intrinsic value
we have deemed IL not amss 10 crafty the natural curl
osy Of our readers by copios selections from them in
this mornings paper. They show that however skilln
Mr. Charles Dickens may be deneator of character
he Is not very accurate observer or very profound
thlnkel-and is much interesting as novelist than
AS tourist. We shall make no comments however
On the selections We have made i;um his work. EXCEPT
to say that had 1t proceeded from less popular source
II would not have attracted the slightest attentions and
that even tie Of Boz cannot axe it more than "a
nine days WONDER 1t is only interesting being the
first Impressions" Of an intelligent Enesiman who
Iandedo shores undc circumstances well caIculaedto
faef his vanity, if the attentions with which he was
bored did not inspire, they calculated to do emo
lions Of contempt The usteniatious ceremonies with
which he was greeted were seemingly designed to pur
chase his favorable opinion Their only effect is to cause
those who were the leaders in the broad farce To hide
their heads in shame. 1t may however, have the p,nd
ELECT OF preventing repetition Of such ridiculous fool
cries hereafter.
L hc stiHle price III ufk IN TINS place,
90 Some OF the drovers ask more and go farther por
hapS To fare worse
The Cincinnati Chronicle If the 5,l, inst expresses
The opinion that fewer Hogs win he driven 10 the Fast
this fall than usual. and that more will be slaughtered
there.
The Louisville Journal that the drovers had
purchased Hogsin Kentucky at 81 rs.
TIE TRCATY.-Thc Washington papers publish
Inc treaty between the L. States and Great Brt,in
with the Proclamation of the President anpounc,po il,
ratification by both governments
10, III" is unavoidably omitted day 1t shall APP
pear in our next.
RELIGIOUS NOTICE.
he', Dr. Dawes will preach in the Meth Prot
church, next Sabbath morning. at | O'Clock