Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-04-09
THE END OF THE WORLD.

is located near the Southern edge of staunton.
THE END OF THE WORLD.
THE MILLENNIUM FIXED FOR APRIL 18TH
SERMON BY A THURMANITE AsCEN-
sroNIsT-QUEsTIoNIN THE PREACHER
ANOTHER SERMON TONIGHT,
&C., &c, &c.
On Tuesday night every seat in Fire
mems Hall was filled to hear an address
from Rev. George Hollar, a preacher Of the
Thulmanite persuasion, a sect that be-
lfeSes the world is shortly coming to an
END. and that the Millennium is about COM
menesng. It will be remembered that
few years ago there was much excitement
created in the Valley by the prediction Of
the Thurmanites that the world WAS to
end on certain day, and their preparation
for the event. Thurman and his followers
prepared white robes for the ascension,
stopped putting in their crops, and COM
menced settling up their worldly affairs in
advance of their elevation. They were all
honest and harmless set of people, but the
rest Of the world, either mad because they
had to go up, Or irritated because some
body, else had found out the day before
they did, maltreated the disciples, ducking
some in Rockingham and chasing Others
.1bout in Augusta, SO that when the day
"a ae the ascensionists were so much out
of s. ,irits that they couldn't ascend: We
boliave two OF three of them were put in
the LINN. ytic Asylum, and there was Il gen.
eral regret that they hadn't all been cap
tured and Sc rived tire same way The sect
and their prea claeFs have been pretty quiet
since. until rec sntly their preachers have
fixed another day, which is being preached
to all WHO will listen. On Tuesday notice
was given that Rev. George Hollar would
tell what he knew about IL tiiat night at
Firemen's Hall, and the haii was Riied'
The audience included solHe OF our most
prominent citizens. There were hVe Helh-
bers of the City Council there, WHO thought
they saw an easysway out of paying tile
city debt. The dE-goods merchants were
there with different feelings, seeing total
destruction Of their business after tenn
porary success in the sale of white robes to
the Saints. All three of the newspapers
were represented " sad-looking nien who
saw their,subscrl {bR bills going up with
the subscribers.
. THE EECTURER
Mr.. Hollar toollthe stand with large
and handsomely git Bible before him that
must saaye cost So, a hymn book, and
smaller book that we couldn't see the
name of. He is very good-looking man,
about forty years Of age, with long brown
beard, and long hair parted in the middle.
His voice had the twang Of the pulpit, and
his gestures were quite graceful, but
rather monotonous. His dress was ne at,
being a shad-bellied coat of dark gray,
With vest and pants OF Ike material. The
n. -eacher opened the services with hymn,
Of which he sung one verse. We don't
thin Tx he can sing, but we hate to criticise
the Staging of a man who is SO soon to
leave MS. and then perhaps his voice will
imnro,ye after he gets there. If it don't,
the ans yels will have rough time OF it.
He took as his text, sLet no man de-
ceive yo,l," and, to do him justice, we
never saw a man who was less likely to
deceive anybody. lie was evidently hon
est in what he said. and earnest besides,
and he took up no collection, which was
proof positive that. he was not OH the
make. He referred to a prophecy in Dan
iel that the millennium should come after
1900 days. which che speaker said meant
a wear for each day. thus making 1900
years, which time is, according to MI.
Hollar's ca culations, just about expiring.
He also found supporting evidence IN
srophecy that something would take place
in 20 weeks. which made 400 days, or
rather 400 years, according to his calcula-
fsion, and this something did take place
,tus5 as predicted. He said the idea that
the Almighty had left the present genera
t;oos In total ignorance Of the time events
would take place, when he had kept the
oenerat;o. Us of former ages carefully and
accnratelv i,,sfofned in advance was not
roosonable Ang person who made il a
subject of study would fihd that all she
prophecies pointed 20 this year as the time
for the millennium. Al that man wanted
was place to starr from 10 calculate. anu
when he got that he was Sate' he llhe
speakerl had got the place, isno was qai,s
sure OF his calculations. He sSlo DC cou'e
prove it backward and forward ''--inneeo'
be could prove it just as man on tue WI
ley Railroad, if put off Of the cars at any
point on the road, could say how far ne
was from the other end. He explained
the meaning Of the statue with body OF
brass, legs Of clay, and So forth, and mace
it fit into his calculations, though his val
lev Railroad illustration had much. better
!. effect, bringing to mind the city bonds re-
gehtly paid Ger. and which the millennium
will cancel ~ five City Councilmen
pked at each Significantly.
THE s'DETh bic HORRIBLE"
among the PROOF that his calculations
Eere right, Mr.. q r said that the ''De-
kestable Horrible mentioned in the Bible