The New York herald., 1879-11-15
RICKERSON'S DREAM.

THE WORLD TO HAVE COME TO AN END LAST
N1GHr-EvERYrHINa ALL RIGHT THIS MORN
ING.
Once more tho believers in the end of the world
have been disappointed. Yesterday was the latest
date fxed for the coming Of the Lord in His glory,
when the Holy City. the New Jerusalem. to
como down from God out of heaven prepared q
bride adorned for her husband. Often since the IA
nous Millerite Of 1923 has the day been
named for the second coming By pretentious
arithmetical calculation Miller arrived at the
cusion that April "a, 1s43, was the time. His pre-
dictions found many believers and not few Of
them ordered their ascension robes. They were
rather gauzy articles Of attire. and the weather
was cold and the ascensions were to be made from
the housetops some Of the poor dupes almost
frozen to death before they convinced that their
Arithmetic man" had made q mistake. The year
ls47 was next fixed upon as that OF the final blaze,
but the world did not burn and the great city-the
New Jerusalem--was not seen to descend. Success
lively 1854, 1866. 1868 and 1873 were named US tho
last year of the present order of things. but the
voice OF great multitude. it were the voice Of
many waters and the voice Of mighty thunder
ings. was not heard Professor Proctor went on
measuring the orbits of the planets and calculating
the mmensity of space and this little world OF ours
rdculously small as compared with tho other
worlds which the astronomer Is holding up for our
admiration. went rolling round as usual. Nobody
suspected there any i'm mediate danger until last
Sunday, when . startled world was again informed
that the end was near.
I.ast uipht was the time hxed for the great event.
As the announcement was An important one a good
many people were anxious to know how the infor.
nation had been obtained. Inquiry developed tho
fact that II was based dream, and that man
named Mckerson was the dreamer. Mr.. Rckerson
rolled np as scro in an exeecdnsy unpoesca
fashion, and the earth all smashed to smithereens,
stepped In Kerosene oil and set on fire. Rckerson
could sleep more after his terrific vision.
and ON Sunday he brought his dream to the
attention of the little society of Second Advent'sts
who meet at the Cooper Institute. Friday, the l4th
of November. Rickerson said. was the time fixed for
the fulhiment OF his vision. but somehow the an
nouncement did not give general satisfaction.
"Friday is an unincky day to begin journey"
start Friday"
couldn't the time bo fixed for Wednesday or
Thursday" inquired another believer.
II have no faith In the sign.' remarked another
brother; but hope may be true and II it is this
will be our last meeting"
The substance of Rickerson's dream began to DO
whispered about, but incredulous people ridiculed
it. The wicked world had been deceived too often
to be easily frightened this time In the HERALD
office however. the event was regarded a. one OF the
possibilities or the future. and every prepare
ton was made for reporting it in u becoming man
ner. Early yesterday morning reporter received
instructions to write the matter up.
The day was an unfavorable one, to begin WITH
The clouds were dark and lowering and IL would be
impossible to see much OF the up even II IL
came OF. The conditions were not such as would
assist ignition. In broadway was the usual crowd,
but nobody seemed Impressed with the notion that
tho end Of the world was ut hand. At the City
Hall the politicians talked of new deal next year.
and the Board Of County Canvassers adjourned
blsxed with their accustomed splendor and tho
theatres were open ~ usual. Even at Tammany
tho future was going to be dispensed with At arst
the reporters search for information was In vaiu--
his ., ina uiries sa, were only naIl, laughed at;
their ordinary business, the stock brokers were