The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1843-04-26

L 'S"' "'c 1tcc' -hfs OfOHsOHs fcCtHcS OI'
prophecy, lately delivered al Chintonril7s
and Ausable Forks.
Mr.. William Miller has made two pre-
dictions. The one was 10 have beeu full.
fille6 in A. D. 1889. the other is to De full
filed in A. D. 1s43. The first has been
a signal failure, and this gives strong reas.
on for believing that the last will be such
also. There is work published which is
entitled, evidences from the scripture and
history oftbe second coming of Christ about
The year ls43 +; exhibited in a course of
lectures by Wiilianm Miller; printed at
Troy n. Y. A. D. 1884," In this
book, commenting on a part of the LIST
verse Of 18th chapter OF Daniel, "And
there shall be lime of trouble, such as
there never was since there was a nation,
even TO that same time" Mr. Miller says.
This day oftrouble yet is in futuri,y, but is
hanging as II were over our heads, ready
10 break upon Us in ten.fold vengeance,
rhen the Angel Of the gospel uho Is now
flying thro' the midst Of heaven shall seal
the last child of God in their forcheads.
Mankind will for short season give loose
10 all the corrupt passions of the human
heart. No laws, human or divine, will be
rega rded; all authority will be ,rampled IN.
der foot; anarchy will be the order of gov.
ernments, and confusion fill the world with
horror and despair. Murder, treason and
crime viii be common law, and division
and disunion the only bond of fellowship.
Christians will be persecu,ed unto death,
and dens and caves Of the earth will be
their retreat. All things which are
not eternal win be shaken. And thi,
If l am right in my calculations, .ciR BE-
gin on or before A. D. 1882" (p. D. los
206.) Here Mr.. Miller has given US 9
ties, by which 10 try the correctness of hi.
calculations He says that if he is RICH
IN his calculations, the dreadful events which
euumerates above viii take place A. D
1889. He published this in the year A
d. 1885,. But was there in the year 1899
time Of trouble such as there never wa:
since there was nation. even to that same
time, Were Christians in the year 1889
prosecuted unto death and were dens ans
caves OF the earth their retreat Did con
fusion IN the year 1889. al the world witt
horror and despair and were murder trea
son and crime the common law7 Was the
last child Of God sealed in his forehead in
1889, so that there has not been single
conversion since that yearl Thanks to q
merciful providence, we have passed peace
ably thro' that year, and witnessed no such
horrid things as Miller predicted would oc
cur in it. By his own showing, then, hi:
calculations are false, and as an honest mar
he ought publicly to acknowledge his error
But notwithstanding this, Re persevere.
IN declaring that the world will b
| destroyed BY general conAagraiion il
lS43. "Be that hath ears to hear, let hin
hear."-Should you and William Mile
live to see The 2ls, of March ls44, yo,
will find him saying that he has calculStec
the end of the world little too soou, bu
that il canaot be far of, and endeavoriue t.
keep up public excitement on the subiec
as long as it is possible. "Remember tina
have told YOU before 2"