, 1860-06-19
The Cumming Cr1A74.

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The impending crisis Of creation las been
once more happily averted. The world is re.
proved. The crack Of doom is postponed.-
Things arc not to be consigned to 'eternal
a1aash," In the year of grace, 1857, after all.-
The prophecies have been Interpreted so as to
mitigate the asperities of the destroying angel
and *saaye the bacon" Of the devoted popula-
battl: Of Armageddon, which has been for 70
many centuries impending, will not come off
puuctualfy Us adsel tised.. Rev. Or. Cumming
has consented that the lamp shall hold out to
burn little longer. The greatness Of his trib.
ulattons has vanished, and the perspective of
bis perditicn has been indefinitely cxtended-
Hc takes q more cheerful view of tue future
Since be has obtained long lease Of q hand
some parsonage On favorable terms, his gloomy
.vasicinations Of the coming calamitT have
changed to serener hopes. He thinks the old
globe may stand It, With proper care and ~
pairs, for o few years Jet. For all these mer-
Rev. John Cumming, D. D.
This great Interpreter Of the spoc.lypse, who
erst shore forth the meteor Of the Dissenting
pulpit Of London, begins to pale hi. Intellectual
tires before the more darling effaIseuce of
Spurgeou. HIS golden candesiick has waxed
some Hhat din, and he has had recourse to
process vn'garly known as Letting down. he
has abated somewhat of the pre,ensions Of bis
T.
that he may have been mistaken to the extent
Of single figure. lie has had great praotice
jn celestial calculations, and could tell yeu to
q vulgar fraction the day on which the world :,
should be burned up, but be nov OWES that be
may not be infalble, and mar e7en hare miss-
'ar1thmetic of heaven" Hs is as confident as
ever regarding the grand outlines of bis scheme
of the prophecies, but he may hare bean mista-
ken in the details
lie entertains no manner Of doubt as to ;be
power and identity Of the Great Red Dragon,
or the Angel with seye1 rials, or the Beast with
ten horns. He is sure that the Romish Church
is the scarlet woman OF the Revelations, and be
would 8t4ke his salvation on the demonst1 alton
OF the fact that the Pope il Anti:hrist. lie
kauws jcst how many seals we're opened up 10
the time Of the Crimeaa war, and be has traced
the jnti1slate connection Of the potato rot With
the prevalence ofthe Catholic religion in Ire
pou:s cut the yials upon the sea, and has looked
over the shoulder Of the messenger who bears
the scroll Q! fate, and will shortly announce
that time shall te no more.
i. All these thiner, and more, he is sure Of. lie
still holds to the final destruction of the globe at
no distant period, though be is not unwlllingto
admit that it may last our day. He has adjust
ed his prophetical computations to the e1igen-
c!es Of the aRe, and now announces that "new
dispensation" Is to commence in the year lSC7.
In his latest lecture lie explains that we are
already in the midst Of those terrible davs Of |
which, on the authority Of the prophets, be has
warned US, Although mankind in general is |
unaware Of the fact, he assures Us that We ara |
now liri5R through the grand c'imscteric Of |
worldly affairs. II 1867. the "present dispen-
zation will cease" and then-1et fearful saints |
fresh courage take''-tor even then. tie world. |
instead Of becoming wreck Of eleneuts, will |
sitisn in the scheme of ereatioo."
What the Rev. Dr. Cumming mesns By. this,
We do not know, any more than our readerA-
or himself. Va simply, in our capacity as
faithful journalists, give it as rumo1, !. with
ont being willing 70 indorss The fact Of sha 'new
di;pen,atfou," Should orr readers :od our;
the 5eaz 1857, va haye no doubt that We shall
a!l see-what va shall see.