, 1875-04-19
NUMBER 238.

| tyol r,aaoa whether tho Bible ssauds or fal,a.
10 ma.es continual taferopco 10 ST. psn1's In.
IHocs,on, 'fsoye all things" and Ia uoyor tlrel
e. Rong over tue pfop,ec,cs IN order to proyo
wien @ NH thoso ~ WIN - tho. Tho tS i. ;ppo;atsa
- are presented will, r1c evidences. thny
3t treat It with scosn or indifference Ike tl,o
- ole Of lie denou,natons, but titsy simniy MS
81: "hlloH W tho '1l.aa SAITH .bs Lori nnl
will believe" And thus appiying thctnsoiVna 'r
tish tatlI nne diligence t, t,o Scr,nturrs thon
olta'r tho truth Elder Thurman thon weot for
~ pointer aealn, and wont over iho propiocv
81 nanol. slo"lng how sst tbnr It was tLal
Ss!I!hta AIynbt would occur on ths IL.
Ho then. as usual. wanted poruonso oi m t,ouIr.
.ns tiin OF mlnd to PROFOUND. Most or the
Huehtlona ~eso oimrertnent. and Bome n.inuatetj
h,a'I tja H. o Mo for ins..ocs vnt oxpiana-
nIeopIo who had stripped themselves 'Not Of
tl,"r 1',s norsoss'on1 in following hs notions.
hana1s hhi't1naa %. o1tlained that ho aid not
t.sa. neI!sso r, .,,. ihat 1t vas required thai
courseled i. lie bolia,ed lint The @ ma,py nu nps
f!'baad live In poverty. fo!lo~1e tho Yayior's n.
a!I follow No" Wv Fo"4'
1hers was somo rovdyiam and disorder il, Tim
hail. which, 1cyclod n. 4 man no Icnrynlrns sr; r
seiltacttt ing US himueif, was q disrFaceini ~
bItion OF prejudice. "a
Tho renortcr Of THE TRIBUNE, sitter tho nrc..
Ing, questioned Elder Thurman IA IN h,. ma,n.
Of .uppo1t and found that b. literally liyed s' bs
1aitn' Inlrty-t~o rcars ago, when no began lia
*tudIcs OF tho prophecies of Dariel hs was 4
lasmer In Albsrm.rl, County. Va. When b, b.
eaiao q, % e2nvn;ed that le ~aa called TO preach
inc void OF dod, lie eold MS farm and gave Iii
20 had to tho poor. He crossod tho Potomac on
bis way North With co cents In his pocket.
Since then he i1as lived from day to das, etof,.
pi!nE !1 iirst with ouo Of his followers md then
porary purril.n for his clothing, reftaining from
marriage III order to prosecute hls i.o-uo Wit
,aE and fposk'ns constaa.ly, and giving away
f1 1 D0ohs Ill., mud pareFs So that they mover paid
from 's no4ton sSs' we" Shsto h 10 eams eooor,'s ~
res'des. to visit tho church Il,
lais writings. lo had only sufficient money to nav
then another during hts stay. When ho m.dc
up l,ln mind to asalt Christ's advent IN Chicago.
10 Gsye away tho money Ie lad for lis
t!eke: to Boston, and has to haye hs
ous to tho lake 10 baptize. Notrths,antilns tuus
this pose1ty to which ho bound himself. ho hae
applied hltneclf to the study OF Tue DibIc with
naron.itttns aas industry and, without tho advaut
ases OF is regular education, has by dint Ut llAa
edge on scr1ptural eubIecss.
>, ln tho ovaning tue bali VAS packed 10 anl1oca-
ton. Hc pteaclled from nov. I. G. making .
somnlc;e e1poai;ion or tho grounds Of his bo-
hot that today is the appointed time. so1no
thieves, untnlndful Of tue gsca: cveut, raisod .
CRY tint the hall Has unnafo md caused s tom
porary stampede, soon checked by vigorous &c
ton Gu tue past Of aomo ctear-loaded I,ersons,
oheeSescoat WAS stolen, and doubtless tho
sb1eVes got ewny with osi,ar plandor.
This eEeultC Elder Thurman mud h!s fol-
lo"ers meet In eecrot p!aco In or,(sr to
avoid possible intrusion, nnl thote await tho
advent Of Christ. Thav MIL Ill down At tho
taole to cat the passover at o'clock. ard In 80
aoing NIL folio" His example, az follows:
!. When the hour q ,tne lie sst down. But
bctore the frast," or bsfore catlug. Jollit Kill t.
lie rlteth from auplIer and 1ftt: L.
y. Lid aalIc Ills garments, and XII: 4.
{. "Tans tnwef and girsicl HImse1f Kit:
$" hstcr thai l!r 7nurtth wnttr in II tnsin aui
9, !" ls"Gtu to waah the dlsc!nica' feet xitl.. s.
7. " And to wipe them With tie tonei whorowlth 10
NaH girIel." ~
hiK garncnts, anl xttt II
"Hlt down aRaiu, 1i,j Is
10. "And lie took tn. cup, tnnt Tho cn,ununion
cup, but the ope viii which Tho Lotda G,,ppsr te
Eins>, "
u. :. And g.ve thauke, and said. Luke .1iL: II.
u .tIakt sttts aud ilYtt 1t among ynursc!rtsr
l3. After which NC cat 1ths L1rda Sup,Gr'
IL. "Aad ~ they *ers esttnct 5esus look brestt
:. Matt. XVI: ct,
X And EaFe thank1, md Lake, KILL: II,
~ nrcAx u. and 1ni.: ",
Is. "L1ks~lse aIso she cub, sf IF supner. .,Jn,
TA', uos tho ;lrst. hut " THIS cup II thu Ner Tcstas
nle9t in my b!ood, whcl. Is she'd for yuu," fLuEo
11ll.: 2;] acnes :" tho communion OF tia bloo,l ~
Christ" Il. Cor, T.: l6.)