, 1876-05-13
DISAPPOINTED lDVENTISTS.
A Little Party Of Thiri. Gather I'm a Hall
In Maine. Prepared to Ascend, and Find
Their Calculations Deceptive.

A Little Party Of Thirty Gather I'm n Hall
In Maine. Prepared to Ascend, and Find
Their Calculations Deceptive.
The Lewiston, Me- J, Josn7aal of Saturday,
April Sth, contains the following: "We
have hitherto hinted that 'bere were in this
city q group Of Adven,isss whose religious
creed il singular. They believe in laying
on of hands, and gifts Of healing. They
employ no physicians but believe in thaum-
suturgy. They seek to receive the gifts
with which Christianity IL setion hrst en-
dowed its apostles. They believe what
powers and gifts God bestowed on His early
apostles He will bestow on His latter dis
ciples. They believe in the beautiful rites
which the Lord instituted before his cruci-
AUTOMATICALLY in that act by which Jesus
forever incarnsted that central truth of his
kingdom He that is greatest among
you, let him be your servant Hence they
practice as a rite that gracious act of humil-
i,y, washing one mothers feet, which John,
in the sacred biography, describes.
But the most peculiar characteristics of
his biblical Interpretation is seen when the
Adventist comes to prophecy. The mysteri-
cal words of Daniel and the allegorical beasts
and elders of the Revelator shine with sigui-
fcance to the Adventist. We have had these
prophecies more or less accurately translated
from the language of allegory and ecstasy
to that of arithmetic; We have had ascension
days, fixed and certain. The second coming
of the Lord as the thief in the night has
often been confdentially anticipated. A
couple of Lewiston Adventists a year since,
under the lead of Elder Thurman, a devoted
disciple, fixed on a definite day for the end
of the world but as the world did not see fit
TO end at that time. he felt called upon TO
make a more careful inspection of his figures
and his principles of Interpretation. Hav-
ing done this, Elder Thurman discovered
that he had made a mistake Of one year in
his reckoning. Fortunately, that year was
in our favor, and in accordance with his In
yestiga'ious he guardedly informed his iock
that the night for the second coming of the
Saviour would. in all probability, prove to
be the night of April 7, 1876.
Accordingly, quietly and unos'entatious
ly, the devout flock on Friday made ready
for the sacred event Wakefield hall, little
nook i'll Central block, was made ready for
the occasion. There is gallery room for a
few spectators. The faithful occupied the
main floor. The visitor to the hall Was
courteously shown to a seat in the gallery
only this caveat was entered, that no one
should enter who come to mike sport There
were about thirty persons present-sll With
devout aGd becoming behavior. The o-rr-
mouy was solemn and impressive. One of
their number states that more wOHld have
been present bat for bad travelling. None
were admitted to the hall after $50 O'clock
A table covered with suow-white liGen was
spread in the hall, on which the tokens of the
eucharist were spread- The bread was uu-
leavened, and seven days old The table
WAS surrounded by settees- Elder Thurman
pres ided and conducted the service. Scrip
ture wss read hymn was sung, and the
elder gave directions TO the fock. The set
tees we're first turned back TO the table. The
sisters occupied one bench, the brothers an
other, sitting back to them on the opposite
side Of the table. Following the example Of
jesus, the elder removed his coat AMI girt
himself with linen towel. lie then poured
water into basin and washed the feet of one
of the disciples. Then the disciples washed
one anotheI's feet-the sisters performing the
rite for smother. Then the Passover supper
| was eaten.
"An interesting social service followed
the supper, which ended at ten o'clock. Each
person related his experience, bis hope, and
his faith, as any Christian might. 1t was
now we'll along in the evening, and no sign
appeared to conrfim the Elders prediction
Yet the gooi advent people waited on the
Lord, waited TO see him coming in the clouds
of heaven. The clock in the neighboring
bell-towers strikes one short of midnight.
Elder Thurman's faith wavers- At 1l-3O
the lights are extinguished and the faithful
ones 90 home As ever, true to the almanac,
old Sol broke over the world this morning.
And the time is not yet Elder Thurman,
on being consulted on Saturday, confessed
that the failure of several appointed dates f1r
the final catastrophe has somewhat weakened
he is positive, that the second coming Of the
Lord will occur an Passover Day. The FL
der has a carefally prepared chronology of
the world, aud has felt that If this last ap-
pOintmeut Iss not g success, he should leave
the date with the Lord altogether He is
constrained to see that he is in error, aud he
frankly confesses that be cannot set any fur
ther time for the above named catastrophe.
He takes his figures from Daniel. The
world, he says, Was created, IN his view, GOO
years ago. about this time OF year.
The TRUFFLE e Hoe CASvAss.-The .rufie
Is q dainty that all epicureans cherish It is
tuber that grows beneath the soil Il has
no power of coming to the surface. If not
found it rots away. A hog Is trained 10
root into the soil and dig it out. For this
service ths bog is rewarded with handful
of scorns Thstrufie bog earns immunity
and rsHo~n by nose We have him in
our politics, andlh never had 30 much repu-
tatiou as now Washington seems 70 be
vast Provencal forest, With hundred truihe
hogs running hilher and thi'her, digging the
earth with their snoufs, eager to rake up
some scandal that may give flavor TO the
compaigu. In the absence OF better dssig-