, 1877-08-12
VIEWS OF 4 M1LLERITE.

the Editor o. 1At 1ftuuHE-
CHICAGO. Aug. 10.-ln looking over your edi-
torial on the ultimate America" !" BY the Rev.
Joseph Cook. you say 1t leaves out OF account
the Stilierite theories OF universal destruction,
and postpones the advent Of the millennium.
l. It it only theory OF tue learned gentle
man.
=. You greatly err in not knowing the doc
triues for Scripture) Of the Advent.
/ It is only the orthodox Christian who burns
up the earth aud returns it back to nothing, and
be at death fits away beyond time an1 space,
and knows moro after death than before: II
the orthodox Christian only puts on q long
face, pays well for church-sittingT, and gives q
good amount to some charitable institution,
TRIBUNE, then the good sisters will hold up
both hands. aud with up-aiscd eyes breathe
forth prayers vi his great goodness. He is
good cnurch-member and sound on tue goose,
tickcted by his friends with Immortality,
and bound straight for Heaven to sing
songs aud to stand up, with a
robe clean and white before the great white
thronc,anl to know more than he did IN this life,
when he was talking about Christian duty, aud
at The same time grinding out the last farthtEg
Of some poyr workngman Or woman because
the law was on his side.
This is your orthodox Christian. But the
poor hcrctic OF Millerite who darcs to believe
believes that this earth will continue
ages upon ages, and one dispeusation
will follow another into the great be-
yonl, aud that iuan knows not ANYTHING after
death, but believes Deity is faithful unu true,
and that he shall live again in the resurrection,
is cast out Of the pale of Christianity, aud is
considered worse than an inhdcl. And It is with
great sound sense tue article from the London
question then is: II ,nan die, shall he live
again1 Job answers the question: For
know nv Redeemcr liyeth," atll He shall stand
at the latter dar upon the earth. After shall
awake. though this body bc destroyed, yet out
There comes in the great scientific problem Of
future lie aud the power Of Dttyl Of my flesh
shall see Deity, whom shall see Tor mi self and
mine eyes shall behold, and not stranger. Ny
veins. within me are consumed with earnest de-
sire for that day" Again; John says: And
and we shall reign on tile earth" Your Lon
don S1ectafoT saws: - There is j leresy Eubtler
than Mr. Harrisons, and it may be more dan
gcrous. which at present greatly attracts few
erthefess, are not willing To place themselves
entirely outside the Christian pale. 1t attracts
ME. confess, very strongly, aud, though as yet
it is not fairly entitled to be called faith but
only working hypothesis, a theory that *
mains much it not ali of the pcrplexing prob
iems Of existence, perhaps may be permitted
to state it tor the sake Of convenience. 1 mold,
then, as hypothesis: That some men, posi-
bly very many men, q large proportion, live
again, but that all men 90 not that Tue nolen len
is not m inherent quality or attribute OF the h1l
man race, but an acquired or given quality OF
some portion Of it only"
Yourself as well as the above strikes at ~ tne
foundation Of some Of the srandcst Of Bible
truths, which, If thoroughly understood or
honestly preached, would revo)ntionizc the
Church First, that the earth shall endure Tor
ever is the word OF Deity, therefore is III UNISON
with your idea as to time; nut that the present
order Of society Tor the world vii not continue
to exist as It now is that 1pan has not inherent
immortality and is mortal, and that this life and
the death which follows are r ana Ge te
eor1t, and moi in heaven or hell at death; that
christ Win clouds Of csn @ fD@e
mn e11hiertion: when the lnst enemy, which Is
dsstroyed then m H ht BE- ee al IN
III. That tbi,gs will continue to go along pretty
much hiy TINT nat s 5sat a upnsaxa qas ns~
in,o,tion affer another will continue, until all Is
Then shall be fulfilled that beautiful prayghF, r.
s.Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done on the
earth as In Heaven y. L. AoA'''