The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-04-24


will remain the same as last year.
second Coming Nonsense In West
Virginia.
We referred a day or two since to the
fact that one Of those periodical and silly
excitements that are always arising in re-
gard to the "Second Coming" had just
eliminated in grand fzzlc at Chicago.
Tho poor dupes dispersed, when the hour
for sign in the ayens,had passed, half
crazcd with disappointment, having made
every preparation, (eyOn to giving up
their property and means Of livelihOod)
for leaving this world and ascending up
to heaven in white robes, 1t isprObabIe
that such Of them as manage to refrain
from suicide or keep out Of the insane asy-
lum on account Of their disappointment,
will not lend such willing ears hereafter
to the nonsensical stuff thatis continually
being printed in regard to the End Of the
World.
This recent liasco at Chicago leads us
to observe that one Of our West Virginia
exchanges Is lOaded down to the guards
every week with long windcd cOntribu'
tions on the "second Coming" The name
Of this remarkable paper is "Thc LaOOF
HiMiicaiOr," and II Ia printed in WCtzel
county. II seems to have been got
ton up to throw light on mysterious
subjects, such rs Spiritualism and Second
Adventlsm. tits really amusing to read
the attempts Of these writer's to
enlighten tho world on the mysteries Of
the prophecies. We observe that cCr-
tain brother Knots is firmly persuaded
that the world is In It's declining years."
lie has no proof to offer that such Is the
fact, save the usual amount Of dOgnlatic
assertion, but Ia nevertheless fully posted
up as to the fact that something Is going
to happen before long. lie says that the
world has had three ages, viz; youth,
middle age and old ago. It's youth ran
from tho creation up Tor down. to the
flood It's middle age from the flood down
to the Christian era; and into old age
from the Christian era to this time. III
now In the Inst days Of It's old age, its cx-
treme sCnility, 40 to speak. Knots says
no and he knows all about II. lie does not
profess to know the exact day when the
sign will appear in the heavens, but he
alIirms that I'VE surely live near the end
Of the world.n lie thinks II likely that
one reason why the last net in the drama
does not Immediately SGT In Ia that "Ihc
Lord hath number 10 be called, some Of
whom may bc yet unborn" Think OF
tliat for an original idea,) "Whcn the
elect are all called and persuaded to re.
pent and believe, and are gathered unto
Gods family" then brother Knots
doubts not that "the Lord Jesus Christ
will be here Immediately"
This IL the kind Of nonsense that n
great number Of persons who assume to
teach the people in regard to spiritual
matters serve up to them ms intellectual
food. They profess to really know some
thing tollching the signs Of coming dis.
solution Of nature, when the truth Ia that
II they were put to the test in the cpresencC
Of those whom they mislcad, by man O
even ordinary attainmentS in science
they would be found to be utterly inca
pablc Of even talking intelligcntly about
the great mystery Of the age and end o
this world.
II strikes us that man must have d
lofty conception of the character Of Di-
vine Providence who has persuaded him
self that he Is simply po5tponing the
grand finale in order that few more
Select" may l,c born into this world, ever
though the delay involves the birth o
perhaps an.incretiblc multitude who vii
be doomed to destruction. OF cours,
brother Knots is one Of the elect. lie Il
ready for the curtain to fall ntany time
And 1t will fall as soon as few more
large and liberal souls like his are bort
into The world. The delay is 10 donb
wholly on that account