Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-09-16
The Milierttes.


writing from Bridgeport, Conn gives this nc
coun, Of the recent assnmhage OF the Miller
ties in that region What confidence is to be
placed in It's represer'a.ion, we cannot say
"On Thursday last Chittenden took the
stand and endeavored TO prove that the wori
would come to an end in 1919. lie spoke ot
iheg Judgment and Eternity with agreat dea|
Of solemni,v. During his preaching, a man,
pretending to be inspired, passed up and down
the encampment with green leaf in his
hand, waving it over his head and crying
'lIaleluah' and GLORY at the top oihis voice.
lie soon began pointing his finger at certain
individuals, making a. the same time a NUT
terng sound with his month closed, which
the Millertes said meant the individual TO
whom he pointed was to al uten's and pur
poses eternally damned Ihus he went from
one to another sealing Up forever and ever the
damnatlon of individuals, and the leaders all
testified that the man wes inspired, and it
would not answer to stop him, for that would
be shining against the Holy Ghost, which sin
could not be pardoned. At night, however
he was taken off the ground by his father,
and confined for time. On Monday, another
man by the name Of Campbell got inspired
and went through similar performances, being
loned by many others affected in the same way.
1t is impossible TO describe the scene. Any
person wearing bTeastpln, artificial flower in
their bonnets, or safety chain of gold, or
gold watch, was pointed out as lost. These
fanatics would fall on their knees, and demand
Of others to fall before them. They pulled off
brcastplns and finger rings and threw them a.
way; broke up safety chains and scattered
them tothe winds. One lady was induced to
take out a whole set Of false teeth and throw
them on the ground, which were stamped in
the dirt. Others cut of their hair, which thev
were told was their idol {; others pulled it out,
and dried to persuade their friends to do like
wise. Two young ladies from Bridgeport were
also inspired, and pronounced woe upon indi-
vduals who did not believe as they did, by poin.
ting their fingers and making this muttcring
noise, groaning, &c. A Mr.. -, minister
OF the Episcopal church at -, mounted the
stand to make some confession, and declared
that he should be no longer minister of that par.
ucuIar church, or any other, but shoDd do
what he could for this cause. He was pointed
at, however, by the inspired man, and had to
leave the stand. A Methodist minister by the
name Of Fuller, and Baptist minister by the
name Of Gregory, were both sealed over to c.
lernal damna,ion by these inspired ones. They
were however not so easily frightened. The
Methodist, Fuller, commenced praying. For
a while all went well, the Milerites crying
Glory 'Haeujah,' Praise God &c, Til coon
he prayed for the poor deuded ones who thought
they were doing God service and were not, as
king that the devil might be cast out o.
them. Whereupon the Milerites cried take
him away stop him. 'his damnation is scaled,
and laid their hands upon him. Fortunately
there were friends enough to protect him. The
Niilerite leaders said all this was the effect O
the Spirit of God, till Lltch of the Midnight
Cry saw how things we're going, announce
from the stanG that these things were the work.
Of the devil, and that the Millertes must leave
the ground. One Minister declared that III,
world would come to an end this year 1T wa
ust as sure as preaching Othe rs of the Nil
!eri.es said it would be in the seventh mon,l
from March, lSi3. Others that we should ne
yer zee the lst Of October, 1919. But III,
meeting ended and the inspired ones fed
was well for them that II did, for the peopl
were about adopting such measures as wou
protect their wives and daughters from the in
suits of these deuded men"