Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1844-11-19

readiness Tor Inc awful approaching ga &.
On that day il is supposed that cream
coOred chaos will come again. 10 regard
to lis appearance speak as potentially as
doctors do in their post mOrtem examina-
lions-it may happen, or il may ot'hap-
pen: but when J come 10 consult the
prophets of old and observe the signs OF
the present times, | am led to the uR'
pleasant and irresistible conclusion that
the day of justification is bard at hand.
In order TO get its exact whsrsabout. ]
shall resort TO literal figures; which, as
it is we'll known, can't lie, unless they are
made to. Well, then, my friends the de.
s:ruelion OF Sodom and GOmorrah, by
fire from heaven, for their wickedness, is
typical Ofthe end Of the world-& few
that then escaped, shows the proportion
that are TO be saved at this crisis. This
appalling catastrophe occurred according
to the chronology and The best Of my
recollection, 1897 before the advent, and
there can be no doubt but the grand
smash will lake place precisely at q COT
responding date after The Advent-WhiCh
makes it A d. 1897. How, then, per-
hsps you may ask, can it occur this year!
answer; il we make allowance for the
number Of years, not rerkoAed, squan~
overwhelmingly lhrOwn away by mau
since The Mess siah's time, il will bring it
down nearly,Sr quile,io IA ,or rather lake
1874 10 1897. Say deduct 10 years for
idIeness, Is for rum drinking, A for gam
bling, for political fOolishnsss, IL for
meddlng with other folks business, and
a good many 10 loys. This will certain
" make it in the nOighborhoOd Of 1874.
NV friends-the destruction of Sodom
and Gomorrah, the first recorded eclipse
Of the moon; the suicide of Cato, the
shutting Of the temple Of Janus BY Au-
gustus, and the captivity Of Governor
Door, all show US plainly that sometime
in 1900 the earth is 10 shake Us all off
into the middle Of no where 'as lion sha.
keith the dew from his name To ascsr'
tain the exact year and day, shall make
further use of my little faVoriIe and faith
ful friends, 6gurss. A coon's tail my re-
spected hearers, is fgurative OF the 'lat>
ner cord'--and, upon this symbolical al
vine ,ppondage are just 10 rings. These
multiplied by 4 --bslDg the number Of
years the animal has politically existed
will give a product of40. TO lhis add
the years reign of John Tyler. which
began ut the advent of the coons, TO end
with the conAsgration Of the Woodland
you fad the glorious dreadful calamity
must take place In the year Of our Lord
1874. Now for the month and day.
Going back to the old coon again, it will
bo seen, per statement. that he has 10
rings upOD his tail-reckoning both the
black and the yellOw-which also signi.
Ges that the end of the world is TO take
place on the 10Th month Of the year
October. In order TO get at the day, it
will be necessary 10 divide numbers into
2 parts--as numbers will be divided upon
that important day. Therefore, divide
the year IA by the quOient is 22;--all
Ofwhich summed up ariihmetically and
indisputably shows, that the long expect"
ed, Awful, Sublime, Grand, Universal, ,
PyrOtechnic Display will positively come
off on the 22d of October, in the year Of
our Lord, lS44!--and no poslponement
on account Of the weather.
NV dear friends-'he time is short.
ard you have great deal 10 do. 90 to
sclubbing-cean yourselves thoroughly
haul over all your old garments OF I"Ve'
faith and holiness, and see if they don
need msnding; drag all your Loose rag
ments Of thought from The mud and MN
OF the world, an bang them up TO dry in
The sunshine of Gods everlasting love.
Don't think Of earth and things earthly;
but let your mind fit all day, like butter
flies, in Heaven blest Eden, and roost
over night among the roses Of Paradise
TO como. Stop all terrestrial business at
once-spend the little time between this
and no time at all in mourning, praying
singing, shouting aud glorying, and be
careful to give or throw away what gold
and silver you possess, for, let me tell
you, my friends, don't care how strong
may be the wings attached 10 the sou
of a christian, they never can carry hin
up with his pockets full Of specie,
My friends my calculations mag possl'
bly, prove incorrect, and disappoiHt you
all. If such should be the case, you
musn't get mad about il; but wait cody
and patiently till the sublime spectacle
do es occur. The tims 10 not far of a.
the iarthest. beIievs the end is sveI
now beginning, for the world is too wick
ed and rotten to hold together mucI
longer. II has been rolling in sin ant
J corruption, like the ball ofa tumble bu
, thrsug oh manure, till il is ready 10 flstte
! bensath the weight Of its squashy abom
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