Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1843-10-10
The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Exci:cmeut--Ty-
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\ correspondent Of the New York Journal Of Com
rerce' writing from Bridgeport Connecticut gives this
account Of the assebage Of the Mierites that
''gian What confidence is TO be placed ia its represent
alton We cannot say:
On Thursday last. Ch,enJcn took the stand and en-
deavorcd - prove that the word would come to an end in
1913. lie spoke Of the Judgment aud Eternity with a
great deal 81 soemnliy During bis preaching. man.
pretending 70 be inspired passed anl down through
The enelmPmcnt with leaf IN bis hand waving
over his head and crying 'Haleluah and Glory the
top 81 his voice He began pointing his finger at
certain individuals. making the muiterng
sound with his mouth closed which the Milenles said
meant that the individual whom he pointed all
lnieti- and purposes eienaly damned Thus he went
from one - another sealing up forever and the dam
nation 81 individuals. and the leaders all testified that the
nan was inspired and It would not 70 stop him.
Tor that would lie SHINING against the Holy Ga Z. which
sin could not be pardoned
"At night. however, he taken of tie ground by
lis father and confined Cor the time. Ga Monday. anoh
cr man by the name Of Campbell got inspired, and went
through SINH ar peromances being jnnod by many 9TH
affected IN the IL impossible describe
the scene. Any person wearing breast pin. artificial
flowers ia their honnets, a safety chain Of gold
gold watch pointed lost These fanatics would
tail on their knees, and demand Of others to fall before
them They pulled oif breast-pns and finger rings and
threw them broke up safety and scattered
them to the winds. One lady induced to take
whole set Of fse teeth and throw them the ground
which stamped IN the dirt Others cut of their
hair which they told their idol; others pulled il
out and tried to persuade their friends do ikewse.-
Two young ladies' from Bridgeport were also inspired
and r nounced upon individuals who did believe
they did by pointing their fingers and making this
terng boise, grooming, &c. \ Mr.. -, minister of the
Episcopal church at -, mounted the stand to make
confession and declared that he should be lon
minister of that particular church or any other, out
should do what he could for this great cause He
pointed however by the inspired and had to leave
the stand. Methodist minister by the of Fuller
to eternal damnation 10y these inspired They
were however not easily frightened. The Methodist
Fuller. commenced PRAYING. For while. all well.
the Mierites crying Glory 'HaIlelujah. Praise God
etc, TIL he prayed for the poor deuded who
thought they doing God service and not ask
ing that the devil might toe out of them Whereup-
the Mierltes cried take him away stop him, his
tunaely there friends enough protect him. The
Mere leader said all this the effect of the Spirit of
God tall Litch, of the Midnight Cry, how things
going and announced from the stand that these
things the works of the devil and that the Mlleres
leave the ground One minister declared that the
world would end this year; 1T Just
preaching Others of the Mileriics said it would be
ia the seventh month from March, 1913 Others that we
should the st of October lsi3 But the
ing ended and the inspired fled. II was well for
them that did, for the people about adopting such
measures would protect their wives and daughters from
the insults of these deludej men"