New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-17
LOOKING FOE TIE MILLENNIUM
CONFERENCE OF THE MILLERIrrs AT CHICAGO
PAPERS RHAp on TIE SECOND ADVENT.

CONFERENCE OF THE MILLERIrEs AT CHICAGO
PAPERS READ ON THE SECOND ADVENT.
CHICAGO, Nov. 16 Especial There WAS
large attendance Of MiIerites Pre- Menarians
at the Bible and Prophetic Conference which was held
in Farwell Hall to-day. Among those who attended the
conference the Rev. DR. A. Pcrson. d. d.. Of Phil
adephia the Rev J. l. OrTack the Rev W. q. Ertman
A. J. Gardner. of Boston the Rev. r. l. Chappen. OF
Pennington n J.; the Rev. J. II. Brooks. Of ST. Louis
Professor Henry Lumis, OF Wisconsin the Rev George
II. Bishop OF Orange n j. the Rev. ]. X Graves, Of
Memphis Professor W. G. Mirhead Of Ohio and Bishop
". r. Nicholson. OF Philadelphia
The first hour devoted 60 devotional exercises. after
which the Rev. Dr. Goodwin read paper on " The Per
sonal Literal and Visible Coming OF Christ" He argued
that the early church held emphateay o the belief that
the Lord n his person. but modern edi
and preachers had refined away the doctrine and
had improved upon they thought the historic faith
Few young ministers had the old belief on
this point II the Bible TO be believed,
the hope of the early Christians thstthey and
their descendants would. the Lord face to face
would be realized He denounced the notonalstie theo-
res that the second advent Of the Messiah had already
been accomplished in the destruction of Jer1Saum or
meant that by the death Of the Redeemer The paper
lasted one hour The chairman announced that there
would opportunity for controversy verbal CUES
lions all questions must be written our Az the ail
paper entitled Christs Coming Before the Millennium
The conference T. opposed Of Mierites PreMiienar
country with the POst-Aenarians. The PostMlenar
fans maintain that the presently constituted agencies OF
world When this is reached the millennium Is ut hand
The Pre- Mllenarisns maintain that the second advent
any He viii set up kingdom on the earth and
reign with his saints during the millennium AZ the end OF
Both schools rest their belief on the words OF the Bible
SECOND DAY OF The BRINLEY LIBRARY SALE
The day session of yesterday in the sale of
the famous Brnley American Library developed com
paratively small amount Of interest single example
class Of medical and psendomedcal works brought
49, an exclusive element Of value belonging to this as
forming a vindcaon Of the public character Of Dr. John
Morgan. 2. 4 s., In the station OF Drec-
tor-General Of the Military Hospitals and
Physician in Chief to the American Army in 1875
With few exceptions the competition was equally MID
through the OF botany. agriculture zoology min
eralogy geology As element Of OF rePose In the
scene one biblomaniae slumbered unassumingly on a
stool. Only 81 offered for I" The
Conchologist's First Book by Edgar a. Poe
A collection OF seventeen tracts in volume, Of which
discusses The Great Sea Serpent upon the Coast OF
Ncw-England with Portrait Of his Majesty published
In 1918 at Hartford while another is Report Of Com
mtee of the LinnRan Society relative to the Sea Ser
pent," accompanied by plates, was sold for So
The bids rose thence S4 which paid for letter
to a certain gentleman desiring particular account OF
wonderful that appeared In England on December
II, 17l9 in the evening" collection OF Masonic ser
MONS orations etc. bound in three volumes, was pur
chased for $50 similar collections Of tracts sold
for S24
The evening was devoted poetry and showed an in
crease In interest This fully recognized when the
bid secured the second edition ofthe poems
Of Edgar A. Poe. The lucky purchaser OF this volume
also for 500 the poems Of Anne Bradstreet som-
piled with great variety % Wit and Learning fu OF de
light" and being in the form Of line copy OF the eX
tremely rare first edition. Another copy OF
her poems, reprinted from the second se
edition and also being rare. brought go
David Humphreys poem addressed 10 the Armies OF the
United states brought $50. The Philadelphia SOL
tude OF William Livingston priced at el9 the same
price being paid for Tie Progress OF Dulness IN hIst
edition.