The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-09
Second Advent Conference.

At halfpast ten O'clock yesterday morning was held
g The Second Advent" Conference, at Washington
Hall, Hester street.
After prayer and the singing Of hymn, the meeting
was organized, by calling
Rev L. d. MANSFIELD, of Homer NJ Y, to the chair
Rev. o. II. FARRoTT was nominated Secretary.
committee then appointed to select preachers
lecturers and to regulate the order Of their future
proceedings.
Some other preliminary business having been dis
posed of,
Rev Mr. HALE Boston, then addressed the Conference
He urged the necessity of perseverance, Men did not
tire of their of the sun, because they in
the habit Of eating every day and OF enjoying the gnt
wearicd of God Of Christ or of the contemplation Of
the future glory that awaited the saints in the
of their Redcemcr large army did not require many
pioneers The pioneers of the army Of Christ were
few who proclaimed the distinctive truth of the second
advent but they sufficient for his purpose. The
number of those interested in this great question
every day increasing In recent tour in the West,
he this to be the to extent far beyond his
expectation. He found even clergymen that he
dreamed Of had been advocating this truth among their
necks He did not want to advance the interests Of
sect or induce men to dssociate themselves from their
peculiar denominations Christians, but to let the
truth in among them and give 1t fair hearing.
Frequent Amens' endorsed the sentiments OF this
Rev Mr. HINES of the Advent Herald Boston, said he
he found as often said that better to
speak the spirit moved him. There was nothing so
important to man who was going to DO anything, as
occasion express but it was of no avail for he
| did not know what he was about. There were many
benevolent societies holding their meetings in this
city, but Of them Of equal Importance to this
There erroneous principle that pervaded all
their views. They expected to reform the world in
stead Of warning men to prepare for the coming of
Christ. They all held up a motive that was
not to be found in the book Of God, and that
their efforts whereas Christ had expressly told them
that the world would go in its wckedness to the
true that those who held this doctrine few; but
it in the first age Of Christianity when the dis.
attested while the Jews who the many, and per-
secuted them in error. Never was any great re-
form achieved except by a despised few. Martin
Luther despiscd monk; he stood alone against
the world at first; yet Protestants, now maintain
that he right. In the same way, those who held
the doctrine of the Second Advent right though
the multitude against them He could not, as
honest man. interpret numerous passages announcing
the cond coming any way than describing
the literal presence of Christ in person upon earth
and it impossible for any one to give them any
other consistent Interpretation. He therefore stood
upon this principle that those texts either meant
thing, or they indicated the doctrine for which He
commended, and he could not be moved from that po
sition the whole world opposed to him. Let
their opponents dcspisc Milersm they might, the
signs that were predicted as herading the Second Ad
vent, visible the buds that showed sum-
mer nigh There was distress of nations and per-
plexy speaking to year after year and month after
month"; that his coming right on the threshold
The Conference then adjourned till haf-past two
| O'Clock.
The Conference again met at halfpast two O'Clock,
but engaged only in prayer singing of hymns, and
celebrations which possess interest for the reader
At o'clock in the evening" the Conference again
sumed its sittings, and after some devotional exer-
ciscs,
Elder CUMMINGS delivered a lecture upon the 18th
chapter and 18th Of the Episte Of Paul to the
Romans-"Now if the fall Of them (the Jews) be the
riches of the world and the diminishing of them the
ches of the Gentiles how much their fulness ~
rate this text and to show that the Scriptures predict
the restoration Of the Jews to their land and to
the favor of God; and that through their means the
rest ofthe world yet not converted to Christianity
will be brought into the fold Of Christ He then argued
that history had demonstrated that the blessings Of
divine rev eaton partially to the other nations
of mankind through the fall Of the Jews if there
any truth in the Bible, the nations would be COM
pleely blessed by the conversion the jews that
according to the prophecies he had adduccd could not
take place till Jesus of Nazareth the King of the Jews
came in power and glory to 1.-Two and reign upon earth
for thousand years. If they believed the truth of
Chrs prediction hen he prophesed the destruction
Of jerusalem and the scattering of the Jewish nation
80 Jerusalem! jerusalem! thou that kllcst the pro-
phcs, and stoncst them that sent unto thee how
often would have gathered thy children together
even as hen gathers her chickens under her wings
| and ye would not Behold, your house Is left unto
henceiorth till ye shall say, blessed is he that comch
in the name Of the Lord" Then would Christ and the
New Jerusalem descend together out of heaven; his
saints would be raised from the dead, and the Jews be
gathered from the four quarters of the world to Paes
tinelto do homage to their God and King.
Rev MIR HINES then enforced the doctrine set forth
10y the preceding speaker and quoted Luke 21s chap
verses "a and IS "And they Ohe jews shall fall by
the edge of the sword and shall be led away CAPTIVE OF
all nations; and Jerusalem shall be trodden down by
the Gcntes, until the times of the Gentes be fulfill
ed And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the
and In the stars and upon the earth distress of
nations, with pcrpexity; the and the
ing mems hearts falling them for fear and for looking
after those things which coming the earth for
the powers Of heaven shall be shaken and they shall
the Son OF man coming in cloud with power and
great glory. And when these things begin to to
pass, then lift up your heads, for your redemption
draweth nigh Christ was both priest and n king.
lie had priest offered himself sacrifice, aud
his reign King was yet TO take place the
spot where he was crucfed The Rev. gentleman n
tered at considerable length into the subject ap
peared deeply excited his audience, who fire.
quenty groancd and cried "Amcnn and by other
nest expressions showed their sympathy with the
tments of the speaker. In truth, they seemed if
they expected the immediate coming OF Jesus Christ to
take them to himself in the New Jerusalem.