The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-02
ASCENSION DAY.
Adventists Who Are Prepared TO Leave This
Cold World ON Jan. 4.

AuVenuStS VINO are RrepaEeu TO Leave AhAs
Cold World ON Jan. 4.
Denver News.
AS the time approaches for the end of the
world, according to the Adventists, prepara-
tons are being made grand scale for ascen-
sion day, which will be Jan. 4, and the elect
will assemble at a point on the Boulder road.
several miles from Denver number of the
chosen have already chosen their robes
and golden slippers ready for the event.
and the only thing that annoys them
is the weather, the persistency OF the
weather in remaining cold. If Jan. is not a
bright, warm day, there will be many left be-
hind, because they will be weighed down with
blanket shawls, sealskin sacques, and heavy
overcoats. No girl at all attached to the ameni-
ties of civilization would like TO appear before
Saint Peter without having sealskin sacque
on; that is, if she be the fortunate possessor of
one here, and the probabilities are that when
the command is given to fly many Will SO
weigh themselves down that they cannot with
all possible Topping of imaginary wings leave
this sublunary sphere
In the meantime, the preparations for the
great event continue. An aged colored sister
has just had a robe seven feet long made out Of
mosquito bar netting, profusely trimmed with
blue ribbons and gold leaf stars She proposes
to go right up with that on and nothing else.
She will certainly not be encountered by
superfuous amount of clothing.
A brother, who has no desire for continual
SILVER on his aerial voyage, has had prepared a
protect his neither limbs from borean blasts
should current Of air convey him too near the
north pole. He is ready and willing to flop, and
thinks that he will be gwen chance to exercise
his gyrating ability Jan. 4.
A young lady eighteen years old, With a ten
dency to embonpoint, has sea-green robe with
sky blue turban. She evidently intends to make
an impression on the old gentlemanly warder OF
the heavenly gates which turn on golden hinges
The majority of the elect, however, have COM
whit Ohnc ruith C1naEAG a
have lace around the arms.
The number of those that will be ready to
mount when the bugles call boots and saddles
will be about fifty, including all ages, sexes, and
almost every nationality. They hold nightly
watch meetings, but will not break up camp and
start fer the rendezvous before the evening pre-
ceding the wind-up. A good many have settled
up their worldly affairs disposing of their prop
erty to their friends whom they can not prevail
on to accompany them and who will be left be-
hind
A difference of opinion exists as to what Ad
ventists have set the day for the uprising. The
gentlemen who issued the circular a portion of
which was published in the News not long since,
claim to be Seventh day Adventists and that
that denomination alone is the one to which has
been given the solving Of the riddle when the
world will roll up like scroll. MIR Eldridge
Green of Boulder denies that they are Seventh
day Adventists but First-day Adventists He
says the members of tho former organization
have set no day, and it is not part of their re-
ligion to do so. He also says that they who
keep the seventh day viii have no need for any
robe prepared by human hands.
Be that as it may. this much is sure, there is a
sect in Denver preparing for ascension on Jan.
T. and are getting their garments in readiness.
What sect they belong to no one seems to know,
though they call themselves Adventists. 1t is
more than probable that they keep the first
day." as there are many sensible people who be-
long to the Seventh day Adventists, and who
are as willing and ready to ridicule the preten-
sions of the other class, who claim to be able to
tell when time shall cease. They desire to
state however, that they want their misguided
brethren to have pleasant day for their jour
ney through space