The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-03-29
The End Of the World.

The End of the World.
CINCINNATI, Mar. 1S.-There is begin
ming to beunusual, almost unprecedented
activity among the Adventists, both Of
the First Day and Seventh Day classes.
Both believe that 1883 will wind up time,
the difference being that the First Day
Adventists fix the date, whereas the Sew.
enth Dayers simply say the end is not
far off. Among the First Day Adventists
tradesmen have sent their bills out.
They have as nearly as possible balanced
all accounts, and among them all is ready
for the ascension.
Redwood, o., is stronghold Of Ad-
ventists. They have just completed
beautiful college there. Asked why they
should build college when eternity is so
near at hand, Elder Andrew replied :
"It is possible they may be wrong in their
conclusions. Some Adventists," said he,
care not confident that the end is upon
US. I, for one, am not, though I do not
think it will be long until the end, fol
the three great signs have come to pass.
The sun shall be darkened,' says the
Bible. The sun was darkened in 1880.
At 10 o'clock in the morning it was as
dark as midnight. No eclipse was ex.
pected-none was due. Science has
failed to account for the phenomenon.
The moon shall not 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
heaven says another, and the third pro-
phecy. November 13, 1888, the nigh.
tiest meteoric shower ever known occur.
ed. I d. not know, | do not say this is
the last year of time; I simply believe the
the eud is near"
At Nevada, o., the biggest church in
the town is the Adventist Church, of
which Elder Dunlap is the pastor. Elder
Dunlap thinks much as does Elder Watson
but many ofbis psrisnioners believe that
they have but a few more months, at best
to live, and many of them, notably Cap.
tain Eldrige and family, are even now
'all ready" Mrs. Eldrige has disposed Of
her jewelry, as have many other ladies OF
the congregation, because they believe in
simplicity of dress.
Another elder living in Nevada, o.,
ia Mr.. Walker, highly educated gentle.
man. His wife is exceptionally accom-
plished. MI. Walker, when asked if the
end is here, replied: "Truly / have not a
doubt of it. Babylon is fallen says
Holy Writ. Now, what is Babylon !?
The Church. Oh how the church has
fallen Notice the last number of any
of your church papers, and what do you
find but accounts of the defling. of the
temples by auction sales, lotteries, socials
called grab-bag, soap bubble, popcorn
and all too many others? Yes, Babylon
is fallen. But there are others reasons
for my faith. think the decline of the
Ottoman Empire plainly fore:ells the
end. The Sultan of Turkey is the
Apollyon of Revelotions. To those who
have closely studied the Scriptures his
fall is convincing. Whenever the Sultan
is driven from Turkey then will the end
of time hasten on"
DR.. Jerome Ostly, Of Redwood, gal.
liant soldier in the civil war and for years
post Commander of Livingston, Post, g.
A. R., No. 425, of that place, is an Ad.
ventist. Remember" says the DOCTOR
chat all the Old Testament prophecies
were fulfilled. Isaiah told of the coming
of Christ. Micah prophesied the birth.
place. Jeremiah foretold Herod's mas
sacre. Isaiah anticipated the coming o1
John the Baptist. The prophecies o1
the first Advent came true. So will those
of the second Advent"
Elder E. Mccullough, scholarly Bos.
topian, is now preaching throughout the
Northwest Ohio, Indiana and Michigan.
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as is Mrs. E. G. White, widow ofthe real
founder of the denomination. All over
these sections the lamps of the Adven'
lists have glimmered steadily all this
year, and few evenings pass that are mol
spent in devotional service at church OF
athome, waiting for the second coming
of Christ.
The Adventists believe that tbs pres
ent dead only sleep and that they, with
the living, will be arranging for judgment
at the last day, when the wicked will bt
utterly consumed, the FIRE purifying thil
earth, which will then be converted int
heaven, where not only the souls, but tht
bodies of the righteous will live immor
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