Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-04-04

'a'ure's dire convulson, or the Ihroes and stfug
;les that prCceds her dissolution.
Sceh things have been from The foundation Of the
world. ora least from the earliest daies of profane
history .-C~meIs. MeIeers, Clouds, WINDS. Earth
quakcs. Thunder, Lightning. Volcanoes. and all the
engines 10y which nature WORKS ner periodical puri.
6caiiOn. have always been viewed by a portion Of
mankind as signs OF war. psstlence famine. OF the
bosom OF death in some moro sudden and ,mplnca
Die form. And had the Deny CONFIRMED his course
10 The fears Of men. this earth would have been
Destroyed some four or five times in every
century since the Christian era. Sometimes 4 dis
ease like Mil,rism spreads a nation and afTecsa
large portion OF the community sometimes through
but seen IN and lnctures but n small NUM- er,
though. generally speaking, the most hardened sin.
ner or the most intelligent or the most mp
right aud relying christians more or less subjccr
10 fears and furehodlngs as well as the ignorant-
We remember having heard OF many scenes that
occurred about twenty-five years ago when some
Miller or Smuh, issued a BOOK. 10 prove that The
world wOulJ he DESTROYED on the 23I OF June. I've
beleve.) lie had maay believers. and on that day,
AS II happened, there in large section Of couu-
try. Tremendous storm of hail. rain, thunder aud
lightning. The people gathered in enc church to
await the awful event IL was an hour Of fear
aud trembling. but anon tho sun came forth the
how Of promise appeared in the sky all nature look.
e. smiling. refreshed. invIgoraied, and purified,
when an old man aud sand brethren. lei US re.
turn home-I tnnk We will find Gud here as well
as here The assembly retired aud the world mo-
we'd on But the evil effects the sung of that de.
uriOn was Left IN The world. Those who had ney.
er felt !ove were bSwed before the imaginary an.
gerof God. The TERRIBLE Punishment Of their SINS
winch shey had expected, came not, aud like the
child which is Promised punishment that IS not
gwen They were made worse and more hardened.
counienauce all such deusons.
Tnere is,we believe. Mhlcrte preacher here
lie Is spukeR Of res eoIluIly by Ihuse who hay,
heard han. Separate from hts doctrines about the
csrucion OF tie world he is SAID o preach well;
but those 90 triues, in our opinion, which w..
relieve past experience proves to correct, are 81
drleterIous an their effect that he sh,ulI not have
the eountenance of the public. We have not heard
him. aud 'hall no. because we believe that we should
nei'her be gamer d he should should not Cur
vert Us To his iniIh. IL we not prepared to de
now, does any one think that ear OF the worlds
destruction would prepare usl That preparation
can be made alone by a pure hearr, a love ofvir-
Ine aud alteration Of virtues God. Can tho think
ing mind expect TO reap salvation by going before
M all-wise aud just Judge like quarry slave at
night whipped with fear in his heart aud fllse hood
on his lips1 No. The intentions must be uprrehi.
the love OF God supreme. the mind purified pf the
material ia itself spirit spiri'ualIz,d. Feeling thai
heaven is ITS resting place and tina, ia passing thru'
The valley Of Death goes 10 the bosom of Il at God
OF love- wisdom and truth that gave il being Does
MIllerism teach hist