The New York herald., 1878-10-27

but was scarcely any the less Interesting that
account Thousands OF people believed 1t would
come on, and the preparations which wero made tor
the event were SO surprising that II would require
the grotesqus imagination OF Jules Verne to
csivs them anu the redundant word painting OF .
Charles Dickens TO describe them.
THE GRAND PREPARATION.
Rich men sold their farms and stores TO put their
wealth in the common stock. 1hey were praoucal
communists, who willing to havo everything in
common because they were to have nothing long
For year preceding tho predicted end there was u
condition Of religious fervOr aud excitement
which is surprising TO this wicked generation
who take their Moody and Sanksy
very mildly Miller preached all over the
country, basing his predictions on the prophscies
oi tho Prophet Daniel and calculating the second
aavent with nicely and exactness that he thought
could not be successfully conlroverted HIS doc
trincs and predictions were on every tongue That
tho alarm almost general AS The comment may
be gathered from tho fact that IN few months
Falrcr Miller, he called, had between
sixty and seventy Thousand disc. .pios There
knaves and moro dupes In tnis large BODY OF
slgionists, and HEgALD interviewer at the great
Newark camp meeting, in 1872 was told by ono oi Nil
ers men, ia answer 10 question AZ to how they met
their heavy expenses, "oh, tue brethren who Join US
sell their lands and properly and put the proceeds
tho treasury 10 carry on the work until the Sec
ond advent" Firmly believing that the world would
iu,ion was no longer necessity and white the dupe
sang
Ny soul soul !: /: very very happy Happy
For snail my Jesus
The very next year.
The knave responded -
Who's going long with us
WHO'S going long within us.
hAieuj .h. overy
now THKY FIGURED 1T UP.
Tho figures by when Father Miller was able to Tx
the year, II not day. wher ali things should
come 10 an end are very curious. Scholars may doubt
and dispute aOout oates, but there was uuccr-
tuinty III Mier's chronology oi the Biblo just 5000
years allotted 10 the sarth Tor Ito existence and
as every year tue creation Of Adam to birth
Of Christ accounted Tor there could be mstake
about II. But Father Miller had even more coovnc-
ing figures. Pagan Rome was 70 last 666 years ana
papai Rome ], ,290 years. TINS gave Miefs mon The
Years.
Pagan Rome began tB. C.).................... l5s
Pagan Rome ended a. C)........ ............ 5Os
Papa Rome began "a. C.)...................... sos
Papal Rome was 10 last. 1890
II will be seen from this that according to Father
M,iIer's pgures, tho Papacy had ceased to
ist nearly hni century before he preached tho
OF tho world, and TINS III itself might have thrown
the res, OF MS figures, which were based
the twelfth verse OF tue twelfth chapter OF Dauie-
| "Blsssed is he that cometn 10 The thousand three
hundred and thirty days" This he formulated tnus:-
Pears
Pagan Rome ended "a. CJ.... ................ sos
ADJ the 1855
End OF tho world. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ...... 1913
II upon such Uaseless Calculations these that
thousauds OF people pinned ,hs,r fa,lh nd
their ascension robes. Rut tho the community
were equally exercised with faithful Father
M,iler,s pr.dlc,lons One Of the b.sI eyidenccs q,
This is the TACT that the HERALD reported bis
| a. the Newark camp meeting almost verbatim, and
subsequently, whom ne preached At the church at the
cornor OF Madison and Cathnrne streets IN this city
tho immense ednce could not accommodate Tue
| throng that gathered to near nim
| Probably the most important event In connection
with the second advent excitement IN 1912 was tno
| great Newark camp meo.ing, u WINCH aiiuson has
.Deen made. II began ON tho Sd oil November aud
| lasted lsu days. An immense tour, 56 ieet from
| the ground NJ It's highest peak aud LIZ feet In
| diameter, was erected IN hed close 10 Mulberry
street, between Camp and Orchard. ltwas s.pa.
BILE oil seating 800 people, and there was standing
room tor ], 700 more. Tho HERALD gave u cut 0i
this tent and Il described in this jou rna
the aay after it :-"rhsre Aix square
| OF tue IsraeuIes. within The tent thcre rough
boards made into benches forming long rows;
b. oad aisle down tho centre 10 separate the lambs
from the goats, and narrow aisle on each side 10
separate tue wise virgins, who have their samps
trimmed ready Tor the second advent, and
awaiting tae midnight cry of tue foolish
Virgins" As many as SIX thousand people
attended tho meetings OF tho Mllisrites at
:" Inc Jerseys" Father Miller proacned and ; tss
| multitude dockod to hear him Even IRON TINS CITY
crowds great tent to hear tho prophet who
announced the speedy coming OF ths last day aud
| proved It's proximity BY quaint arguments caicu-
lations based sen,hi.t icaI facts ami Biblical
prophecies, which are a clearer proof that little
| learning is a dangerous thing.
| "DRKAMs AND vIsioNsn -
perusal of the HEKALDs reports OF the great Now
ARK camp meeting gives clearer doa o Father Miller,
Of Milisr's Men, as his follower. were calod ana OF
The uoct rlnes OF the Second Adventtss Than DO
gained IRON auy other source. HIS sermons were al
Oda jumoiing oi histery ana piopnscy-jas.
preach who had STUDIED Baby ion,ar. Medio.Psr-
sian. Grccian and Roman history, 10 mud iu u iii
oral application The doubtful texts OF the Scriptures.
| He was u dreamer, tr,iLg to expound dreams and
visions according to chronology ne fancsd no found
IN the Bbo but he vigorously Resented any such
| putaton. Ho was iuaignsnt because some OF the
Igous papers gad, "Old Father Miller depends upon
| dreams and Visions" /" Daniel was his i0rerunner,
anu upon hls application vi Daniei's visions his
prophecy rested He mad y TACT Tor any ngure. Tho
goat was Greece; the four norns whcn spr0ng irom
| u were the four Kingdoms nftcr Alexander cied
and tue little horn which came out OF one was the
| Roman power which had small beginning. IL was
learned twAddo tnis That gave MIN lis power
| over the minds OF men and made .he muiiitude
| humble when ne cried, "Now dont 60 home and
port shat Father Miner has prophssied because he
has merely suown you how to get AT truth through
Tue Bible, and TO know that next ycar tho judgment
will come and Christ the nre and tne burning,
and ohi can't toll you nall that w'il
take. However, to describe the great even, Itself.
and tins ~ what hc saiu aboIt it-"Now the opinion
have OF that great day Is tins, that on that awful
morning shall nrst OF ALL small, bright light
in the east; this will grow brighter tuan Thousand
suns-tnis will os tho glory o, cod rhon there w,ll
Ue cloud approach; on that cloud Cnriss will ride.
| eye snail HIM"
IxrLukycs OF xiLLEa's PREACHING.
| The prcacnIug o Miller and his men reused great
opposition. The pupIts thunuered against mem aud
the wicked m0ckci them. .'corps OF iililerate and
| b.sotted discipss," 'igGornant, supcrSitious and
| ersdulous." ''prepostsrous NONSENSE" .'micrnal
| orgies" ''idotic proscly,cs," 'iheratc quxcks'
ana .'idiots ana knavesn were some VI tno
phrases that we're hurled at them. si Miller
| Ism prospered anu the hold that Mler's doctrines
took upon tue minds and consclsnces Of Is plain
when many wealthy indviduais as VIA, the case ia
ancrent parts OF the country, could be Induced 10
Sell their houses anu property lor the purpose oil In
vesting IN Nov Jerusalem stock. Au excellent iilus-
iration Of the episode tho following announcoent
which was printed In tue HERALD November To-
| 1s42:-
FATHER MiLLgR's CAMP MEETING.
"WiIl be pubiisncu THIS day, ut twelve O'Clock, in
splendid extra HERALD, IN III quar,o form, Ueing n
fui account OF oacn aay proceed Tor ten Jays OF
i the second advest believers In Newark, including
thor sermons. songs, prayers &C., togohor with the
| say inss OF tue Rev. ME BrswLce against them; IL
lustrated with three bsauttlu eLgrsvings, porr ut
q propnat several ncoues the calnp