The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-11-04

1.-The Great
2-MrMillers Tent and Head Quarters ofthe Preachers
and Drinking.
Great preparations are made for having plenty to
eat and as one inducement for persons not to bring
their bread and cheese with them, every man and
dinner for one shilling; nothing is said about drink
although l presume Coffee is included. A most
enormous cooking stove has been erected on the
ground, capable OF boiling and baking enough for
the Corporation OF New York for week. So that
you will see the brethren don't mean to sarve them
selves or any body else that has got money TO paw
tor TODD The tent of Mr.. Miller is quite an arlsro-
crec affair." having the sides boarded up to keep out
the cold and other intruders it has also an inner
tent tor sleeping, and other necessary purposes in
which is placed very elegant stove
such are the whole of the arrangements on the
ground at present Mr. Miller will not arrive here
sent are Mr. Kinds and smother. goodly number
OF preachers, brethren and sisters however are ex-
pected tomorrow; and on Sunday the number of
vlsiters from all the county villages round will be
region horses, wagons, carts, and vehicles of eve
~ description will be in requsition and the driving
OF the drivers will doubtless be like the driving Of
Jehu, who was notorious for driving furousy
mere was no preaching on the ground to-day,
ana consequently the mysterious seal of the Second
Advent has not yet been broken here The ground.
however, was consecrated by very handsome and
plous young married lady, named Corey [cousin of
your Alderman Bruen] who offered up an appropriate
prayer on the occasion, to which Miller's men all
responded Amen" and then took their hammers
and hachets and went to work TO raise their tent
and their Ebenezer at the same time. large num-
Der OF very lovely young ladies' paid visit TO the
ground during the afternoon, but as the great star
ofthe drama, Mr.: Miller, was not present. they soon
went home again. There was large crowd of
boys present, shouting, haooing, passing all sorts
OF profane Jests around, and doing all they could
10 embarrass the pious operations of Mil
lers men; getting under the canvass as i,
lay on the ground, and trying to poke sticks
through IT, as well as fun at the owners pulling
down one side OF the canvass from the ropes. as
Mlller's men were hosting il up the other. and re-
sorting TO every conceivable species of mischief anc
annoyance that imps Of Beelzebub could CONCEIVE
besides, shouting " Oh what will they do with
that swad Of canvass when the world comes 70 ar
end ~ wonder if it's made of asbestus-fir,
proof ~ Let's try" Wait till they get II nm !,
And winding up with
oh oh Halelujah--
Oh oh up she rises
Oh oh hallelujsh, up she rises
SO early in the evening I"
As il is somewhat desirable that your reader
should be made acquainted with the broad outlin,
OF the belief of Miller and his men, send you a con
versation which passed on the ground between on,
OF the preachers and an enquirer. After some i'm
material remarks, the preacher said -
Sometime in the course of next year. being one thou
sand eight hundred and forty three years from the birth
Saviour, thousand eight hundred and ten wear
from his crucifxion and two thousand three hunsre
and build Jcrusalem, expect to see what Daniel saw