Litchfield enquirer., 1844-11-14
MILLERIsM IN THE TENTH CENTURY


teal history, under the head of the Tenth Century
presents fearful illustration of the Miller doc.
trines in that age: asAa9i On
| Among the opinions which took possession d
the minds ofmen, none occasioned such an univer.
sal panic nor such dreadful impressions of terror
ana olSmay, as notion that now prevailed of the
immediate approach of the day of Judgment. This
notion, which took its rise from remarkable pas
sage IN the Revelations of st John, and had been
entertained by some teachers in the preceding
century, was advanced publicly at this time; and
spreading itself with amazing rapidly through the
European provinces, it threw them into great con-
sternation and anguish. They imagined that st.
John had clearly foretold that after thousand years
from the birth of Christ, Satan was to be let loose
from his prison, Anti Christ to come, and the de.
structon and confagration of the world to follow
those great and terrible events ...s. 3.
Hence prodigious numbers of people abandoned
all their civil connections and paternal relations
and giving to the church and monasteries all their
lands, treasures and worldly effects, repaired with
the utmost precipitation to Palestine, where they
imagined that Christ would descend from heaven tc
judge the world. Others devoted themselves BY a
solemn and voluntary cath to the service of the
churches, converts, and the priesthood, whose
slaves they became in the mostrigorous sense Of the
word, performing daily heavy tasks; and all this
from notion that the Supreme Judge would d.
minlsh their sentence and look upon them with
more favorable and proptious on account
having made themselves the slaves Of his ministers
When an eclipse of the sun or moon happened to
be visible, the cities were deserted and their mis-
cradle inhabitants fled for refuge to caverns, and
hid themselves among the craggy rocks, and under
the bending submits of steep mountains. The
rich attempted to bride the Deity and the sanity
tribe, by arch donations conferred on the sacerdota
and monastlc orders, who were looked upon as the
immediate vicegerents of heaven. In many places
BOW Ill e. I~.-AL H.
and private, were suffered to decay they were de-
liberately pulled down, from notion that they
were no longer of any use, since the final dissolu.
ton of all things was at hand. In word, no LAM
guage is sufficient to express the confusion and de-
spair that tormented the minds of these miserable
nortals on this occasion. This general delusion
was indeed opposed and combated by the discern
ing few, who endeavored to dispel these groundless
terrors, and to eface the notions from which they
arose, in the minds of the people. But their at
tempts were Intellectual; nor could the apprehen-
sions Of the superstitous multitude be entirely re-
moved before the end Of the century"
The JMillerite and his LaUyer-A lawyer in
this city lately received very queer letter from
debtor client, who has become convert to the Sc
cond advent faith. The client states in the first
place that he is poor, that he owes the lawyer the
debt, and that the world will undoubtedly come to
end on the 22d inst, but he feels he cannot die
the debt. II assured by the lawyer that he would
release him from the demand, he would be fully
prepared to meet the second coming Of Christ on
the 22d. The lawyer wrote IN answer to the let
ter, that il the world should really come to end
on the 22d, he would freely forgive him the debt;
but if the world went on usual after that period,
he should expect his client to come to his Office
and pay him at least so cents on the dollar.
Traveller.
The ahnya rnrnindc ne f ciayop slated
of black servant of the late Governor Wolcott.--
Cesar was general fayorite with the people Of
the village and probably had not an enemy in the
world, if we except a certain "tellow darky" in
the neighborhood, between whom and our hero a
mutual and bitter hostility had arisen in conse-
quence of spirit Of rivalry for the affections Of
fair whose face, like their own, was Sc carved
in ebony" 1t so happened one day that Cesar
was taken violently sick, and having been assured
by his physician that his days were probably few,
he very properly sent for clergyman near by, to
whom he had g taken fancy" in times of health
The good rector was soon at his bedside, and en-
deavored in all suitable ways to warn him to pre-
pare for his last great change. Among other things
he told him he must forgive all his enemies or he
himself might never hope to be forgiven.
"Wal, massa JONES'" said Cesar, "I do forgive
every body-eoery body out Pomp" ..s
The minister still continued his solemn exhorta-
lions, assuring him he never could be happy in the
world to come if he died while cherishing such
feelings towards fellow being. " You must for
give epery bOdy."
Every body but Pon,p ~ he responded.
The clergyman soon left him, with a parting in
junction to reflect soemnly the subject, and ex-
pressed the hope that when he called again he
should find him penitent and forgiving.
On his second visit, the rector resumed his sub
ject by saying, "Well, Cesar, to all appearance
you must soon die. l hope by this time you feel
in your heart that you can forgive all OF your enc
mics"
"Ah! massa," he replied, I've been thinkin'
it over soberly and solemny"
I" And what do you conclude, Cesar !"
"Wal. II come to the conclusion that u de,
RI forgive Pomp; but if I get tceH, he and F!i
haze another tussle r.
Poor Cesar died after that - Columbian.
Losing a Wife and three Children
heartrending scenes of suffering were enacted
at Buffalo, during the Friday nights Storm One
Mr. Smith who lost a wife and three children that
night by it, and saved himself, by almost superhu-
man exertions, gives thrilling account OF the death
of his family. He states that his residence was on
Fourth street, on the right hand side OF the biacn
Rock track, above Wilkeson's Furnace. About =
o'clock in the morning, the water in the house nad
risen to such an extent that he was compelled to
put his wife and children on tabie-he then
found it necessary to place chairs on the table, ana
bidding his family not despair, he put some matches
in his pockets, and kept three candles burning on
clock A few moments afterwards the house was
struck at the southwest end by another house
coming in contact with it, which threw 1t on us
foundation, and precpitated Mrs. Smith and the
three children into the water. The lights were all
put out at the same time, and Mr.. g. found 1t I'm.
possible to catch hold of any Of his family, excep'
His little girl, about years old. He then got up.
ON the window sill, with his child clinging around
! his neck, and held on to her until he found M
strength failed him, and she was dashed out Of nii