The Hillsborough recorder., 1874-09-02
AcnAprER on COMETS.

10 the writer VI the following ffcoilect-
ions of tie great comet ~ i843 Tie little
cunet Of 1874 is indeed on insignificant
ipierloper. On St. pstrick's Day. lS4S,
this witness left Washington. as q young
journalist. on venture 10 New York.
Stopping with d friend for, the night in
BALTIMORE, be was Introduced IN the eye-
ming at her house to an intelligent and in-
seresting lady. WIN. Us the first topic Of
conversation, introduced the great comet.
which was then flaming in the western sky.
with a. tsil which { the naked eye seemed
Ito sweep across nearly one-ffsh Of the 6r-
inanlent. aud. III the absence of the m Ion.
l'cempletely scIipsing everything ~ the
.heayens. The lady into !, cad the celes-
iial stranger with the inquiry.
let me ask sou. sir. VIII I il your opin-
ion Of this wonderful and. to me, tins n
larning comet? Do yoa think, as the
,cend Advent people cnntend. that u eau
he sent o. warning If the coming Of the
day nf Judgment
The writer. without pauingto think OF
the possible Consequences. answered. IN
substance: Itmsy be So. The prophet
Miller bases his theory ofthe Second Ad-
vent upon the prophecies Of Daniel. which
you know eliminate in the day Of judg-
ment. These prophecies have been taken
up by the prophet Miller. and in applying
fixed time to the fulilment Of each he
| finds that they have been fulfilled except
tie coming Of the dsy If judgment, which 10
the order ~ these great events. be hnds
must be III this very year, i843. And
this comet Is held by these believers ia the
/ prophet Miller. or Second Advent people,
as warning 10 thc sky Of the impending
Judgment. They say that the wisest as
ironomers have failed to give sny notice
Of the approach oftbe comet; that il come
rs much surprise 10 them as 70 the most
/! ignorant people, and that therefore. il is
sUuelhing out Of the regular order of
things ID the heavens. Such Is tie reason-
/ ing Of these Second Advent peop.e. aud
there may be something IN it. Who can
The narratar was next detained at Phil
adslphia On the night Of the 18th Of March
10 heavy snss storm, and wss nlest Of the
next day on the railway train in working
/ through tie suowdriits Of New Jersey. AT
night. on the sieainboat from Anibvy, the
comet shone out in splendid relief.
the sky being exceedingly clear un-
der roaris,g March nor wester. Down be-
lcs there was gathering of Milerites
some thirty. more or less. singing. praying
aud exbort ugin preparation Tor The fat
approaching day Of Judgment. One of
their preachers said that among the signs on
the earth was this late wonderful snow
Storm iaihe middIe Of March, while the
swinl sign in the heavens becoming moro
glorious from night - night was this great
cUuiet. threatening to set the world On IRE.
They could nov see il cor themselves in all
its sublime majesty, and BY twos and
threes they all came on deck 70 see i. some
of them praying sudibly ard thanking God
f.r this GLORIOUS manifestation of tli. coui-
ing, aud an OF ihem retaining 10 iheir
lyaas anu prayers d ihe forward cabia be.
,ow-
10 s.la tess afgbc writer's recollection.
i va. - 4 l.nl thai hlsises the Mil.eriles
again 4 camp nseesIng Vi the society On
l.obg Island. somc lhrec weeks after prayer
meeting on lhs Steamboat AZ tl.is canp
meeting the comet was constantly referred
10 as tile infallib.e sign Of the second conn.,
ing oi The son Of Mn aud Of the rising
oi tue ssints IN their ascension robes n.
teu cent musIinl TO welcome Him. Mes,
10 tue brethren and sisters, if not all ~
camp, had their ascension rcbrs in readi.
ne.s 30 that they Herr white, they said.
tbe quality or the nature of the fabric
made no differences. Cheap co,tOD. how.
ever. vas the prevailing article.
"A week Or Two later The writer Fas sad.
dcned " the istormsliun tl'st tho inter.
.stius aud intelligent lady who bad ssked
for his opinion on The comet At BALTIMORE.
had been reading up the prophecies q
DaDiel and the interpretations of Miller.
and. becoming fully convinced that the
judgement day was near 81 hnud. had pre-
pared hcr ASCENSION robe aud vas awaiting
tie trumpet of Gabriel 20 rise with the
saints 10 The Einedom of heaven.
Bat the great comet of 1913 quietly
rasse lasay. and was not followed BY
any greater terrestrial disiurbaucc. even iu
Y is4S. than tie election Of James y Pols
over the great IIenry Clay for President o.
the United States. But such comet q.
that II this dpy vould be the univef~l
sensation u the civilized world. 10 The
the naked eye The nucleus cf that comet y
March was larger than Jupiter, though no'
40 bright, and his iaa, I've the .siss'oaar,
trsil Vi d great meteor, seemed % afctel
scross fnhor q sixth 81 the iifmament,
end. With 4 gIacefui eurte aud with agent.
" increasing width 70 the extremity, which
made II exceedingly beautiful.
But escil this great comet Of 1913 wa
a me,eorologics; iffs ec,srmed with tb'
sublime storm cf metcors Of November W,
Isss. ef fxbieIrshe vraors then hos, has
toe good fortnne 70 10 an observer. ~
was rp.lsca irvm bis sleep al lwo o'elfek y
the moruips. and from ilmt fnll day
liQhs the writer. on ibc roof Of au ousoa,ld'