The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-20
THE END OF TIE WORLD.
Ohio Adventists Expect It Soon and Are Get
ting Ready for It.

Ohio Adventists Expect It Soon and Are Get.
ting Ready for 1t.
Cincinnati special.
There is beginning to be unusual almost I'M
precedented activity among the Adventists both
of the First-dav and Seventh-day classes. Both
believe that 1883 will wind up time. the differ
ence being that the First-day Adventists fix the
date, whereas the Seventh-dayers simply say
the end is not far off. Among the Ffst-day
Adventists tradesmen have sent their bills ou..
They have as nearly possible balanced all
counts, and among them all is ready for the
censiou.
Redwood. o.. is stronghold of Adventists
They have just completed beautiful college
there. Asked why they should build college
when eternity is near at hand, Elder Andrew
repiied: IT is possible they may be- wrong in
their conclusions. Some AdventIsts," said he,
ARE not confident that the end is upon us. l.
for one, am not though | do not think IL will be
long until the end. for the three great signs
nave come TO pass. The shall be darkened,,
says the Bible. The sun was darkened in 1850.
At ten o'clock in the morning it was as dark as
midnight. No eclipse was expected-none was
due Science has failed 10 account for the phe-
nomenon. The moon shall give light, says
the Bible. This occurred the day of the great
darkness. That night was the blacklist ever
known. The stars shall fall from the heaven
saws another and the third prophecy Nov. Is,
1888, the highest meteoric shower ever known
occurred. do not know do not say this il
the last year Of time; simply believe the end il
near.
AT Nevada. o.. the biggest church in the town
is the Adventist Church. of which Elder Dnnlan
is the pastor. Elder DUNLAP thinks much az
does Elder Watson, but many of his parish
toner's believe that they have but few more
months. at best, 70 live. and many of them
notably Captain Edridge and family are even
now ''all ready" Mrs. Eldridge has disposed of
her jewelry. as have many other ladies of the
CONGREGATION, because they believe in simplici-
ty of dress.
Another elder living in Nevada. o., is Mr..
Walker, a highly educated gentleman. His
VIE is exceptionally accomplished. Mr.
Walker, when asked il the end is here renlieds
Truly l have not doubt of it. Babylon is
fallen, says HOLY Writ. Now what is Babylon9
The church. Oh! how the church has fallenl
Notice the last number of any of your church
papers and what do YOU find but accounts of
the dehling of the temples by auction
sales, lotteries socals called grabbing,
necktie, soap-buobla popcorn and all too many
others9 Yes, Babylon has fallen. But there
are other reasons for nv faith. think the ds-
cline of the Ottoman empire plainly foretells
the end. The Sultan of Turkey is the Appolyon
of Revelations. To those who have closely
studied the Scriptures his fall ia convincing.
Whenever the Sultan is driven from Turkey
then will the end of time hasten on"
DR.. jerome Oatley. of Redwood. a gallant
soldier in the civil war and for years Post Conn
mander of Livingston Post. G. A. r., No. 425. of
that place. is an Adventist Remember" says
the Doctor, that all the Old Testament prophe-
cies were fulfilled Isaiah told Of the coming OF
Christ. Micah prophesied his birthplace. Jere-
miah foretod Herods massacre. Isaiah antici-
pated the coming of John the BAPTIST The
prophecies of the first advent came true So
will those of the second advent
Elder e. Mccullough, scholarly Bostouian,
is preaching throughout Northwest Ohio
Indiana and Michigan. is Mrs. E. g. White,
widow of the real founder of the denomination.
All over these sections the lam ps of the Advent
lists have glimmered steadily all this year, and
few evenings pass that are notspent in DEVOTION
al service at church or at home, waiting for the
second coming of Christ.
The Adventists believe that the present dead
only sleep and that they. with living. will be-
arraigned for judgment at the last day. when the
wicked will be utterly consumed, the fires pnri-
flying this earth, which will then be converted
into heaven, where not only the souls. but the
bodies of the righteous viii live immortal.