The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-01-25
THE WORLD ABOUT TO END.


A MESSENGER FROM ABOVE BUT NO ACCOUNT OF THE
PLACE lTsELP-ALL THE PROPHETS BEATEN H0L-
LOw-SAMUEL SHEFFIELD SNOW THE GREATEST
MAN OF THE DAY-NEw THOUGHTS FOR THEOLo-
CLANS, ETC., ETC.
Tho end Of the world ,s at hand-so saith the prophet
Samuel sheffield Snow. This annunciaiion has taken
place no later than yesterday, and q locality not
Hundred miles from the HERALD Office, viz. No 1o3
Bcwery. All the religious world swrong, and Samuel
Sheffield SNOW together With Anyone and half follow
right Let this important proclamation 70 forth,
let the tocsnof alarm DO sounded let the kettle To- the
trumpet speak, the trumpet 70 the Within
the to tho heavens the heavens 10 the earth,
procaming that the end Of the world 10 upon as-so
saith the prophet Samuel Sheffield Snow, and believesh
nfty.one and . half followers.
The following advertisement figured extensively IN
some Of the papers Of Saturday q inducemeat to
those who DESTROYS Of ascertaning the pfor.
nation from above
New DsPKSsAroN.-The congregation which bears
the standard 70 which all the children OF God TO be
gathered meets for worship at tho Union Buildings 163
Bowery. Preaching by the especial Herald Of Christ"
on Sunday afternoon, u three o'clock Seats se Come
and hear.
Asreeably TO the particulars OF this notice reporter
arrived at l63 Bowery at the designated timo three
O'Clock sharp This Especial Herald OF Christ" was found
TO ne Samuel Sheffield Snow gentleman rather advanced
In the vale OF life and not altogether unknown 10 the ci
Of New York one who has over and over again
prophesed the immediate destruction OF this corrupted
Hemisphere Rumor had IL In ths Bowery among those
Who had read the above thai super
nxtural visitor was about 70 hold forth. some were
curious 70 find out the fact BY what shs Especial
herald" bad descended from the clouds. Conectures
we're made that, probably, 10 II balloon recon-
recently made from the Army Of the Potomac
this mysterious gentleman bad accidentally dropped into
tho aerial monster and thus TO terra rma And
again others remarked that probably In Hookers opera
with him this especial herald giving him 90 appoint-
Nent his stan. But however this might be- the act
HAS been proven by ocular demonstration that there ia
man named Samuel Sheffield Snow-whethcr or not he
u special ambassador from above, 10 for the public TO
aetcrminc
The room where the services were held yesterday
afternoon B occupied at presenk by OF Odd Pei
lows societies. The walls hung with oil the paraphcr
malta peculiar 20 that Order and this gave additional
mystery to the proceedings.
.ly among u.s. might reasonably DO expected 70 attract
large crowd Of persons hn the oreduty OF the citizens
OF the Empre City to be at discount and the at
reporter went through numerical calculation for
purpose Of ascertang the exact number Of persons
pr csent and, after scrutiny around The ROOM
the following conclusion 70 the quantity and quality OF
tho Especial heralders womsp, twenty one and half
men, thirty.
Thc.-e may be a mistake In this calculation but the
mystciy and responsibility Of the situation would have
puzzled the bead Of any mathematician this continent
The haf.wouan (t s 70 DO hoped that the fair will
not feel nsuted) girl Of about ten years old, who
prophet khc odd nuqbsr 6fy was represented by
gentleman OF cuory who staked into the room with
the air OF pknce, and the could scarcely
rrn ~, nso sc,oos en oaoms sha
pceeer ger from below had cve 10 ccunieract his won
dcrfu influence. The other ladies' and gentlemen who
made up the sum fetal Of the audience were no, remark
able for any particular cast Of features dress They
noarly ell Of middle age very old gold specta
cles, green umbrellas, lantern checks aud saoW
pexiQrs we're some Of taei dH'incsSe MARKS All wore