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of the valleys, and they have listened, and
from the utmost peaks of the mountains |
have cried, and my warning has been heard
it is not given 10 all men to know the
signs Of the times-but when they are dis
closed, woe 10 him that refuseth to acknowl-
edge them. 1t is not little thing utter
it is not that which nations have seen and
| lived--it is not that which has swept away
one people and left others to mark its des
lruc,ion, but it is that which shall destroy
world, and leave no cling upon its surface
TO describe its dcsola,on.'
| In this strain, with exceeding emphasis
and wonderful volubiImy, the remarkable
man continued 10 attract attention. and new
err had seen an audiancc more deeply wrapt
up in the subject to which their attention
was called by the preacher. The gestures
of the speaker we're rather abundant than
disciplined, aud ye, seemed appropriate, be-
cause natural; his voice was sometime: wild
and offensive to the car, and then again it
would sink into delicate tones that charmed
the listener, who readily forgo, the wild APP
pearance Of the preacher in the startling
events he announced, and the thrilling
language in which he conveyed his mis-
sion.
You start said he, sat the annunciation
which | make; thank Gcd you do not de-
ride-no, you are spared ,lat-thc day and
the hour are tco near for skeplicism itself TO
believe the prophecy, but you will not rdi-
Guile it-you may set down without prepara-
ton for the event, but you will not forget The
ioretelng of its approach Nay, at this
moment, you star,e, and stand closer to each
other as you anticipate what have to de-
clare-and scarcely now is it necessary for
me to deliver my mission to this audience,
the truth is on you, and you feel my crrand.
You know while | delay its ultcrance, that
am commanded TO declare to you, that the
klndling wrath of Heaven is Il blaze, and the
lines OF prophecy of earth's destruction
centre IN the present year. Nay, tho angel
now standch upon the sea and the land,
with hand lifted to Heaven, and awaits the
signal 10 swear by Him tina, lIveh for ever,
who created Heaven and the things that
therein are, and Earth and the things that
therein are, and the Sea and the things that
therein arc, that time shall be no longer.
You douhi--but you do not doubt that
this event must comc-why then not noU =
may not this be the scasou-proplccv con-
ours 10 lead to the bclief---lhe calculation Of
the learned demonstrate the truth of this
rrophec! -and declare to you by reveln-
ton that this is The year. 'llow can it hc?'
you ask. How shall night come down up
ON the people and no sun riser Shall the
earth cease her dinrnal motion, or shall an
angels arm annihilatc the globe 2
lie who created can destroy: the last is
the smallest ellort-and yondcr sun, now
climbing into mid Heaven, may 90 down to
nldg darkness never be renewed By NOR
nlng's light. But it is not thus. The quiet
of creation and morning road of the sons of
God shall not be repeated in that dreadful
day. But tcmpesls shall be the messengers
and agents of destruction-ie thunder shall
shake the thick foundations Of mans highest
effort, the lightning shall blast and burn and
the water of the armament above shall min
gle with those of the rivers and the seas, and
earthquakes heap in me mass of destruction
the unconsumed materials of all earth S
strength, her majesty and her beauty
In this manner, though in far more encr-
getic phrase, the preacher announced the
consumalion OF all things, and held his i'm
mense audience in breathless attention. AZ
ter some time he paused-and whether il
was for himself, or from some one of the
company, it was difficult to say-but the in
quiy was heard 50 when shall these things
be 2
All, that is wel-when shall they he
because, if IA few years may come and 60,
then You will eat and drink as Won have done
and laugh AT the calamity. But say unto
yon, It is not few years, not even single
year that you may wait--lor thus saith the
Lord I'm the smith mantle 0f This year, and
on the Jourth day If that month. and on
the ereni"g of that day, at the going dopn
Of the sun, shall these things be-and you
shall see it and tremble, the agonics of death
and the cry Of terror, and the wall of woe
; the bitter scream of despair shall mingl,
| with the crash Of ruined world, for the
great day of his wrath has come, and who
shall be able to stand
A few remarks by way of application
, followed, and the preacher disappeared the
, crowd freed itself from its compac, position
and seemed to cover nearly one half of th,
area of the lot, talking in groups of tic
! things that had been uttered, and shelving
the effect which the wild enthusiasm of iht
speaker had wrought upon their minds.
William and Gertrude left the square arm
in arm, and in perfect silence. When the,
S had reached the sidewalk in Market street
towards Thirteenth, William said
j 'The old fellow seemed to he in oarnes
i in his prophecy, though would rather hav,
heard his calculations, so as to know whethe
n they were according to Hamilton Moore
: (Hamton Moore was in those DAYS III,
II grand authority for a sailors calculations)
Afler short pause, Gertrude hesitaiinel,
y replied, that it was probable that SOM
It higher authority would have been cited nav
: the elements of calculation ,oere oilere
Il from the bible
c 'You do not believe tho fellow, do YOU |
asked William.
II Il did not before, for have heard muc
o of him and of his prophecy. But, some
# how, il seemed to-day as if the truth of eve
G ~ word he uttered was responded TO by m