The New York herald., 1867-07-07
THE SECOND ADvENTIsT rs.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE uEaAlu.
altering Of Millcnniu mites In Con.
necticut.
WAREHOUSE POINT Conn Julv g. 1897

SPECIAL Correspondence or THE HRAlD.
Grand Gathering Of Millcnniurnites In Com
necticut.
WAREHOUSE POINT, Conn, July 8, 1857
Since the time when William Miller SO confidently
predicted the general and eternal smash Of this
ball and all that live and thereon, thore been
numbers who believed in the speedy coming of the
Millennium Miller proved to be a false prophet, how
ever and many who had placed implicit faith in his pro-
dictions by o series of disapponments the
forctold result led to disbeove everything pertaining
70 the second coming as laid down in Holy Writ.
From having been blind followers Of crazed enthu-
sast they went to the other extreme, and apsed into
blank inhdelity From among these the ranks OF
atheism and materialism have been greatly
strengthened. II one were to trace back the
religious history Of most Of those men who arc
prominent in the nndel school this country he would
lind that little than a Of years since they
furious advocates OF the Mlllere doctrine Sad
dening instances yet existing among too OF
persons whose mental powers became warped and
weakened by the hold that Milerism had their
minds and our lunatic ssylums could each bear tes
elects Of the doctrine preached by this prophet of evil
The oden Milleres always had the Dies IrU reckoned
out for them, and rembngly awaited its advent when
they confidently expected " see the crack Of DOOM"
The oftrepeated disappointments In this particular.
however, brought them back TO their senses and dssi
things terrestrial Tho great bulk Of them, however,
still believed in o near approaching advent OF the
Messiah and although It was not thought advisable to
fix the date Of the great event. for fear OF such mshaps
had characterized their past predictions they formed
themselves into religious organization, denomination
ay known as second Adventsts and had as their car
dnal doctrine Of faith that the Lord 10 visit
the earth and reign with his saints for PERIOD and
then should como the grand fnai Tho bulk Of these
Adventists be found In New England, and more
especially in that part OF the Connecticut river
valley which lies in the States OF Massachusetts, and Con-
neciicut.
now l;.vans grand gathering, OF camp meeting, at
Warehouse Point IN Connecticut and are carrying on
their exercises with good deal OF sainty vim and
ligous fervoE To speak In musical terms they appear
be aching In rt0 their movements being mostly
tsnd good pars Of the night s Succession Of a eapcs
tnat srfke the cufious spectator ~ being novel and
unique In their character Many Of The brethren pray
classsd under the head Of Gregorian chant
xation Their sIersion., physically speaking,
however, are immense and there are several in the
camp whose long power Is such that II the Angel Ca
proper koy ON the everlasting trump he would have
only place horn in the hands of any one OF them
and sucn blast would 20 forth as, IL allied in reaty
10 wake the dead would play the very dickens among
the hills of old ConneccuI The storm OF to-day and
yesterday has to some extent interered with the exer
cises OF camp meeting, but although the has
WITHIN last twelve hours poured down plenfuy
the saius and sinners hereabos alike u has not damp
speedy millennium.
Tne camp Is located in very shady and thicAly
wooded govc about hundred yards 10 The eastward
OF the Warehouse Point Railroad depot Here num-
Der Of tents arc pucEed which tac faithful eat and
sleep there being numbers oil both sexes whose de'o-
ton s 80 great that they will not leave the ground Tor
either rurpose. The exercises commence early in the
morning. and continued, with slight intermissions
long after GIT has wrapped her cable mantle over hill
ana dale, aud woodland Tue locale Is about mid
way between Hartford and Springfield, SO that bali
hours ride by rai will take the visitor 70 eilner place
Largo numoers.of young men nom both the above
named cities visit the camp; but whether they all cOne
here purpose OF listening to tie Adventist ex-
panaton Of Daniels vision, and OF the time times
and half a time" or, as is more probable, 10
spend few hours with their sweethears amid tho
forests and the banks OF the Connecticut, am not
fully prepared TO say The screech OF the iron horse
which passes here almost hourly ineeres In some de-
gree With tho pous efforts OF the exhorters and very
often ''knocks spots' out Of the peroration Of the
preacher TO say nothing OF the dissonance II creates
when the pous raising the choral invitation
Come repentant sinners, come" The meeting will be
of three days longer duration.
The visitor cannot iail 10 notice that the Yankee
characteristic OF 'sturnng honest penny is fuy
exemplfed at this camp meeting. Enterprisng sons OF
the aNutmeg state have erected booths around the
camp from which they dispense cdibles, ginger beer
driving nourishng trade.
Ther are some among the assemblagc OF pous expect
fors tto term OF next meeting shall have expired.
ono these informed your correspondent that II the
calculation fails this he despars OF seeing the mil
lenium 'wtile 10 the nesh Tor IN his opinion u will
yeats Upon questioning him a. TO whether the Union
wosd be by that time he cooy answered
thss he "didn't care euss whether was or not II
. wafchful eve this band of believers, and II they
should 20 6p to accompany them in their ascent and
keep your readers posted Should 81 Peter In the hap
pening OF any such event. demur as 70 admitting me
into the new Jerusalem, easily satisfy his scrupes
by producing my detail from the Herald establishment