The sun., 1878-10-13
ClIRIST'S SECOND COMING.
WHAT sUNDRY BIsHOPs, PROFESSORS.
AND PASTORS THINK IBOUT III.
The Saints to be Caught Up Into the Cloud. aud
the sinners TO lie Left Behind What the
Grent Tribuintion will he Iite-A Pccu-
Iinr Doctrine and n Hcnnrk able Diagram.

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A circular has been issued signed by tho
RoY. DR.. James H. Brookcs Of the Presbyterian
Church. st. Louis; the Kov. Dr. stephen H.
Tying Jr.. Of this city; Bishop ". II. Nicholson
OF the Reformed Episcopal Church. Phladol-
phia; W. Y. Morchcad tho Rev. 4. J. Gordon Of
tho Clarendon Street Baptist Church. Boston,
Maurice Baldwin the Icv. II. NJ. Parsons Of the
Presbyterian Church. Buffalo; and the licv. Dr.
Rufus W. Clarke OF the Dutch Reformed Church.
Albany. inviting those who believe in the por-
sonal pro-niillenniul advent of Jesus Christi to
nicot at tho Church OF the Holy Trinity in this
city. on the 3Oth and 3lst of October and the lst
OF November to listen to n series of pauers ON
the pre- -millcnnial advent Of Jesus Christ. and
to Join in such discussions M the topics may
suggest. large number Of professors. minis
ters. md laymcn havo endorsed tho call
Among thom arc tho older Tying. Bishop Vail
OF Kansas. Professor Kellogg OF Allcghany
Presbyterian Seminary. tho Rcv. DR.. Inhric Of
Jersey City. George 7. Pcntecost. tho Boston
Evan gcllst. and other wcllknown mon.
The call sets forth that the precious doc
trine OF Chrsts second personal appearing has
lain under neglect and misapprohcnsion = thnt
while there is cause to lament this and to ro-
gard Il us an alarming symptom Of tho present
state Of religion 1t Is an occasion for tie pro-
foundest gratitude that there has been within
.io last few years such IL powerful and wide
spread revival Of this ancient faith.
Desiring to know moro OF this ancient faith.
p reporter Tor THE Sun visited the Rev. DR..
Stephen II. Tyug. Jr. yesterday The young
Clergyman was in his study. hard at work. hut
ho cheerfully gave up an hour Of his tmc To
conversation upon this subject. The doctrine
is evidently n favorite one with the Doctor
II haven't tho slightest objection to talking
on this subject" lie said. q" but | don't want to
all ,tttfc I 10, a Eo In
my paper on Christs Coming; is it Personal
md Visible which am TO read before tho Con-
vention. Neither do ] wish to rush into print
with my views. II is so easy to be misrepre-
sented: so ensy for reporter to make man
say what he didn't sag. especially in subject
like this. When I read my paper before tho
Conference | expect to stand by that. ] shall
get hauled over the cuuls. ot course. Already
this movement il being ma a subject tor Jest
and for paragraphing and come in for mors
than my share OF the ridiculr bccause happen
60 h. the man on the ground. It's curious. too.
Tor I've preached this dptrine Tor many years.
and my father preached il before mo.
What was the origin 81 this particular move
ucni-thls Conference = -,,.,
Well. there is an association called the Be-
ucyers Conference Tor Bible study. which
meets every spring. Last year we met in CHI
ton Springs. and th,n u was suggested ihm
conlrrencc OF all who hold the pre.millennial
doctrine should no held. From that suggestion
the plan grew. Each ono told such Of his friends
~ he thought might b. Interested. The result
has been surprising. A vast number Of people
Il
have received as many as nity letters day
asking for reserved sents. II is going to be- u
{rent success. Such u conference was held in
London in February last. and the result was
''You Want to know Just what we believe in
MAJ coming Of the saviour. We base our be-
lief on NOR" than three hundred passages in
All. ~ For the Son of Man shall come IN the
glory Of His Father with his angels; and then
Werls W. I" And in the Grs%t % chap,er % SD oi Acts the
angel says: le men Of Galre. wis stand ye
l. taken iroIn you into heaven shall 50 come in
like manner as ye have seen Him 60 into
heaven Aud again tho Lords answer to Pi-
lntr: Hereafter Y" shall sce the son OF Man
sitting on the right huni Of power and coming
~ the clouds OF heaven. Then tpke ia" att
Hs expressed in n" first chapter Of Fi.st Ihe--a-
lonans. whore Paul says: How yc turned To-
God and To wait for his son from henyen.
And ngaln whore he writes: Then we which
with them in the clouds 10 meet tho LSrd in tho
air; and So shall We ever be with the Lord
And 80 might 20 on inundatns you with teXts
and pns7aT,s oi scripture proving the doctrine
But 10 you moan to say that you believe tho
4 hold Just this That tho Lord will coma in
Just such manner IA he Disappeared. ue
may not come to tho earth but he will be- vi .ihie
b. his people wherever they may hc, and he
will gather his own out ot tho world. Just as
gathered out of the world. II ths coming III,
dead that have died n Christ Will rise nrst and
then those of his children who ore alive Will pe
caught VI into tho clouds with them, and their
iodics vii undergo change. and tney vii
dwell in heavenly places for season. Il VIII
ho aS II to-day YOU and are taking, and sud.
denly disappear. You don't know whore |
have gone. This diSappcarance Of Gods poo
pie viii not AFFECT society. except that there will
be great many missing persons New J ork
city will be- governed by the same men business
viii go on without interruption; thr churches
viii 20 on as thry are. with "A good many pco-
pie in the p?ws. | hone there won't bi many
nrsu mar l4f tf ia lal N
Tia, period of Great 1'ribulatlon prophesiod In
the twenty-fourth chapicr OF Matthew; An the
will remain. You take All tne salt out Of the
world and it vii be- in a bad way.
much utcrestci in his theme. Gois people
having been taken away g. hoqyenly places. IN
isrs addressed 10 Gods people. There viii h'
tho judgment seat. which will be a Judgment
Sins was on tho cross. AID then wiii foilow the the
marriage supper of the Lamb, when those who
be- recogniz,,d before tho multitude Of the heay-
eniy host. Meantime, on cnrlh. for how long a
time don't know. there will be the Great Trib-
who TX dates AMI tie ike. can't. Dr. Cum
mins of London deals with prophecies largely.
relates To the development Of Gods purpose on
earth. tho latter to the maniicstnt lns 10 his
We'll" continued tho Doctor. after the
Iribuiation ths lnri WIZ come with ms people
ming at tho ioth ycr.,. y@u vii md The passagc
referring PARTICULARLY to this coming /, is The
coming u the Lord with his peoule 10 esrabli sl
his kingdom on tho earth. Then begins th'
mllenuium
=" believe that tho Scriptures arc plain upon
the point that the Lord is To- come To Jerusalem
tersonally. The templ" aud the city snail ho
rebuilt. aud the ceremonial Of the restored
tribes ro,stabllshed for n memorial of grace
The LORD muy not long rcmaln personally IN
the earth. but lie will govern. King q Kings.
read the Scriptures literally Now have given
you u brief outline Of the doctrine held hy tho
pre millcnninlisis That II may ho clearer to
You let me show yOu this diagram"
The Doctor opened n little volume prepared
BY the Rev. DR.. james II. BrOOkes. and eXhib-
lied the following diagram:
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