, 1863-07-18
themselves SLATER. Day Ssints.n In the
1Jrffad Eta+ee fhe sert nf Mi1lerites or Second

themselves "L1ttcf Lay o4lnts. IL Lie
United States, the sect of Millerites, or Second
Adyentists Was founded by William Miller, 4
native Of Pittsfeld, Mass, who sought to
prove from the Scriptures that the second ad-
vent Of Christ would occur about 1888
the yery day being fixed upon. Ills earnest
and confident manner, and his scriptural and
historical arguments, secured him attention,
and altar several years Of constant trarel and.
preaching, his disciples we're Eeckoned at
from $1,000 to $1,000. Including those In
Crest Britain and America The -4dre'4 Her
oId, established by Miller as his organ, Ii still
published at Boston by Rev. J. Y. Hines,
called the " Tois Of tie Preph<fs. After the
fa1lure Of their prediction in 1913, the inter.
rretations Of their leaders varied somewhat,
but severn1 different years and days were sue
cessively designated for the termination Of Ill
tbIrgs; and In several localities the believers
more than once attired themselves In white
robes and stationed themselves In graEeyards
and on the roofs Of houses, auxlonsly waiting
the appearance Of the Lord.
The scenes witnessed at the Mfl1cr1te Ta-
herDacle In Boston, on that :" last DAY" that
was to be, Tas afterwards caricatured, very
| happily, by some who were not very strong
In .he faith. The ithograph represented the
old temple coriectly-a large temporary
structure, in which were gathered hundreds
| Of the faithful, arra!ed In their long whlte
bles In bags and bundles, with cords attached
! 10 Iarg upon their arms. , he Tabernacle
was represented is just In the act Of "beinS
| caught up" into the air. carrying nothing With
/ supported it. The floor was SO overloaded
| that It remained behind on terra -f,znd. NIL.
| Ter apl cared upon the roof, with lis charts Of
| the ten-horned beast, &c, spread out be.
fore him, wearing d complacent and trium-
phant smile as be gazed through the scnttle
upon the disappointed crowd below. The
most sgonizipg, NO beegone portion Of the
| crowd was that occupying the platform over
looking the believers on the ground floor.
| With anxiety ard remoTse depleted upon
/ their conntenaDcer, their arms extended Into
The air their eyes liked upon ne separtl5ng I5s
crowd was Rev. J. Y. Hines. satan..was rep
| resented as having one hand gEasping Rev,
MIR. Hines coat tai, and lilo other upon the
largest Of biz numerous bags Of gold, saying,
Mr. Hines Ia still as firm in the faith as
ever. He erected his tent in this citya about
week ago, and has had services there twice
| daily. Thursday he preached sermon upon
"the two Witnesses II taking his texts:
Rev. xi.;a;a.-".A And the holy city shall they
tread under foot forty and two months. t'.:s0
uefses, and they shall prophecy q thoneand and
three ecorc days, clothed In sackclosh NJ. 400
| years.
The speaker attempted to prove that
| sThfs period commenced tn 6s3, with the JUS
| tinian decree; which made tho Bishop Of Rome
/ universal and with this act the two witness
were clothed In eackcl0th the church driven iuto
| the wilderness, and the Holy City trodden under
/ foot. This time enued in t7J3, when the judS-
| 1ncnt b. gan to cit Oh tho Papacy. the Witnesses
were slain, and the church came out OF tho wilder
ness. The 1885 years Of Daniel xi: IL and ~, be.
| rip MI o%r}f1, fhc rAar1 nri In 1Yhnn
| sDaniel Is to stand in his lot
Mrs Mansfield, {who with her husband has
taken pa1t:in the services during their stay
here,) Is rather above the medium size, Of
very pleasant address, with handsome form
and features. She speaks without notes,
quotes rtadily and correctly from her memory
any passages che desires to illustrate her point,
and with her strong, clear voice, distinct mr.
ticulation and easy ret earnest manner, de-
liyers an interesting and to many Of her hear
crs IN unans weTable arEumentatiye sermon.
Thursday evening her subject was "Modern
SpiritualiAts" whom she handled without
gloves, and upset their theories as last is sho
considered them.
We understand the meetings hare not been
d we'll attended as ut eome other localities !;
nor can We state whether theyo are any Second
Adyentists in the city. Mr.. and Mrs. Mans
feld left yesterday morning. Mr. Hlmcs re-
mains over the Sabbath.
TIE GIFT CoScERT.-Thc Git Concert by
the Great Western Band takes place on Mon.
day evening next. The following IL the pro.