Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1860-03-08
NUMBER 10.
Religious Intelligence.
Is the Millenum at Hand +?

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The Rev. DR.. Cumming. the noted London
preacher, believes that we are upon the eve
of the Millennium. In dscourses recently de-
lvered in Leeds, he gave interpretations Of
passages in the Book of Daniel and the Apo
calypso, which are novel if not convincing.
We quote from brief report in an English
paper:
He said the year 1867 seemed to end 5000
years of the worlds history. and from the
earliest periods onward it had been the almost
universal belief that the six days of creation
were typical of those 5000 years, and that
the seventh day of creation, or the Sabbath,
was typical of the millenial rest of 900 years.
But he would say that, supposing this were
so, they were at this moment 140 years short
of the 5000 years. twas remarkable fact,
however, that the ablest chronologis.s, irre-
spective of all prophetic theories, had shown
that mistake Of upwards Of 100 years had
been made in calculating the chronology of
the world, and that the year 1860 of the
Christian era began not from the year 1904
of the worlds history, but in the year 4.lSs,
and that the year of Christs birth was five
years before that, or in A, ,132.
If his premises were just, then they were
at that moment within seven years of the ex-
haustion of the 5000 years; so that ii 1867
was to be the termination Of this economy,
they had arrived at the Saturday evening of
the worlds long and dreary week. IF this
were so, it was magnificent thought that
there were some in that assembly who would
never die. They were just plunging into days
such as they had never before seen; an Eu-
ropean war was looming, more dreadful than
that through which they had recently passed
and when these things happened it would be
seen that the sentiments he had uttered were
not the dreams of fanaticism, but the word.
of soberness and truth. He was convinced
that England would emerge from the mds
of these vials of wrath she was separated
,, from the great apostacy at the era Of the Re.
| formation, and had never again joined her
and he believed there was now more living
vital evangelical Christianity in this country
than there had been for 500 years before
His study of prophecy did not make him a
gloomy, a desponding, or sad man; but
whilst Gods precepts taught him his duties,
His providence lighted up his heart with the
sunshine Of Heaven, and gave him a hope
that frightened more and more to the perfec,
day.
| SPunGEoN's SERMoNs-A BONFIRE "a
gentleman of this city requests us to invite
and we do hereby invite all persons in Mont
gomery, who possess copies of the sermons o
the notorious English Aboltionist, Spurgeon
to send them into the Jail yard, to be burned
on next Friday. A subscription is also or
foot to buy of our booksellers all copies Of
| said sermons now in their stores, to be burned
on the same occasion. Does anybody say
nay ?-Montgome,y (Ala.) Mail.
The friends of the Christian Sabbath held
a meeting in New York OH Monday, wher,
eloquent addresses were made by Rev. Bish.
op James, ofthe Methodist Episcopal Church
and DR.. Hoge of the Presbyterian. The Sec.
retary, Rev. Mr.. Cook, gave some startling
facts among others that the liquor traffic
prevailed to so great an extent that not les!
than eight thousand retail liquor shops exis
ted in New York.
THE PULPIT AND THE STRIKERS. Rev. w
G. Babcock, pastor Of the Unitarian churci
in South Natick, Mass, has been dismissed
from his pastoral office liz consequence of thu
active part he took in behalf OF the shoema
kcr strikers in that town.
New PASTOR. Rev. Joel Swartz, o
Circleville, Ohio, has been unanimously elec
ted pastor of the Second English Lutheran
Church in Baltimore city.
A Swiss miser died lately near Zurich, whc
is represented to have been as fair specimen
Of the class as ever existed. lie was q self
made man, man without education, ant
without any prominent talcnts-his princ
pal qualities being horrible avarice and ar
iron industry. The proprietor Of a large man
ufacturing establishment, his great object wa