The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1842-09-30
MILE RISM.

Iii claimed by the Milleri,e organs, wo under
stand that the number Of believers in his doctrines
i, upwards of II million. This we do not believe,
any more than we believe that the end of the world
will come neat year. Still, i. is not to be denied
that the number Of his followers is large und IN.
crrasing lf the only effect was, TO lead men 10
think seriously Of their relations to another world,
good would be done, inst nd Of harm; but that will
not be the only effect. When the year ls43 has
come and gone. and "all things continue as they
WERE" will not those who have cOnlided in the
truth Of the prediction, and made it part ortheir
religion. heroine skep;ical also in regard to other
doctrines Of regon' The subject is one Of STU
pendous interest, and we would not in any way
lrca, i. lightly, vet when men predict so definitely
the time Of an event which it is expressly declared
IN Scripture ''n0 man knowelh," we think it right
to enter our protest A late number Of the Spring
field Mass Go.sie contains a communication
on the subject, Of which the following is an ex-
tract:
rIIE BURNING UP OF THE WORLD IN
1913.
.Mr .Miler's wM Junaiieal scheme is not 10
be receired unless,
|. lie can prove, tina, The $500 days in Daniel
mean years; which he cannot prove. r'he ex-
preston IN tIeDTeW Is MOI nHUS, UUt ereHtHS-
morning: and not Governing and morning." as in
Gen. Whence some learned men conclude that
the evening and morning are 10 be taken separate
IN, being 1900 in all, meaning, that the evening
and morning sacrifices should be interrupted ~
they were, by Aniochus. 1900 times. or during
1850 DAYS Professor Stuart and other learned
men, however, maintain, that the expression
means literal. whole days, not years-al,hough he
admits, that there is no similar expression in the
Bible. lie asserts, that the period extends from
Aug 8, III before Christ, to Dec. %, l65 B. C..
when Judas Alaccabacus cieansei. justified. re-
stored, purified the temple, it being 23OO days
since Aniiochus being his nggressions on the
priesthood and temple. The.llrst explanation is
most probably true-but Mr. Miller must overturn
boib before his scheme can be received BY lover
of truth.
2. Nor unless he can prove, that the 1900 days
being al The sumo time with the 10 weeds or 400
wears. which he cannot prove. The chapters in
which thee two periods ARE mentioned were writ
ten 10 wears apart from each other: and each chap
Ter finishes its own subject. The visions dis
tine, visions. Still another vision is mentioned in
The 9th chapter. i, is absurd to pretend that
they begin at the same time.
8. Nor unless he cnn prove, that the 10 weeks
being in the 9TH year Of AriaSerSes which he can
M, oroye. There were DEGREES Of Cyrus. Oar
us, and Artaxerxes relating 10 the temple and
Jerusalem. Mr. Miller, 1t seems, fixes on the Sd
decree. but the 4ih is more likely 10 be the ont
intended in the prophecy. The 3D. decree may be
read in Ezra, 9Th chapter. II relates 10 the tenn
pIe. But The 20 weeks Dan. Q. PSF are 10 dat,
from ,he decree .'io restore and build jerusalem. >
Now it appears, that Nehemiah (ch. IL: 81 asked
leave to build the city. Accordingly Artaxcrxe.
issued his decree in his Goth year. This is prob
abIv the decree referred 10 BY Daniel and 'ir Mil
ler's theory is therefore unfounded