The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-04

Prof. Princel and Rev. ?. s. Henson OF
Chicago attended, and Baptis,s, PTesbyte~
TiRns, { ngregational, Methodists, Dutch
Reformed and other denominations we're
represented, besides a large number OF
evangelists Tho conference was held IN
Farwell Hall, AMI was opened by Rev. T.
P. Goodwin Of Chicago, leading Congre'
gationalist cIerzymal Of that city. 1 bis
was followed year later by anothsr con-
ference in Philadelphia and a second great
conference ia Baltimore, listing u days.
In all Of these aSsembiagss Mr.. Nesu ham,
the founder. took prominent snare. AT
the most recent, that in Brooklyn, the
Adhesion OF over 200 clergymen was re-
ceived. 90 states being represented
TIE movement has 90 e like whirlwind
In both continents. IL is not TO be con-
founded with the various other prophetic
bodies, which, for a time, hourished lux
uTiantly in this country and which seem
now to have made England their special
sphere Of operations. Some Of these bodies
are Pre-Mi lenarian, but they differ mate
rally from others in many essential pointB
and they fixed dates as persis emily as did
the Mllierites. invariably setting the fulfill
ment OF prophecy forward seven more vars
after each successive failure, aad still cling
ing teuAciou ~ TO thei calculations, despite
the ridicule Of tho critical and unbelIevers.
One of the leaders Of the date-fRing Pre-
Mlllenarians-a well-known London pub
Usher a. d expert at prophetic computations
has shifted his advent Gale .dar repeatedly.
His lateit date for the end OF the present
epoch is April IL, 1901. In 1890, according
10 his reckoning, and Is accepted by very
considerable following, Britain will be sepa-
rated from Ireland, and Fra &c will be en-
larged to the Rhine; lS9l-'g2 Anti-Christ,
in the guiss of a descendant OF the Napo.
leops, will arise and mako covenant with the
Jews for seven years; in 1895 jewish sacri-
fees will be resumed in the temple at
Jerusalem; in 1897 will take place the
ascension of IA 900 living christians.
Then. in 1898. will take place the
final three and a halt years tribulaton and
universal persecu ion of christians. ending
in 1901 with the destruction of Anti-Christ
and the wicked at Mount Olivet in the
battle Of Armageddon, after which Christ
will appear. All such calculations are re-
pudiatel by the -MillenAl1ans proper,
who believe, however, that the day Of the
Lords reappearing on earth is near,
although mo man knoweth the hour Of his
appearing" His chariots will suddenly
part the sky and will be surrounded with
the effulgence of a thousand suns. Not by
way OF q lowly manager and her
aided by a twinkling star. as on that
Christmas morning nearly l 300 years ago,
but bursting upon the sight Of the whole
world at once and equally visible in China,
Australia, the Poles, Europe. and America.
The living and dead saintS are then to be
caught up in the air, where they will stay
during the time Of great tribulation" that
is to follow on the earth. The remnant Of
Gods people will then be subjected to such
violent persecution at the hands of Anti
Christ that their total destruction will be
threatened. The final scene of Anti Christ's
power takes place when all are assembled
on the plain of Armageddon for battle.
Christ will then descend on the Mount OF
Olives and with his angel host will utterly
rout the armies of the oppressor and usher
in the thousand years of blessedness, which,
the Pre-Milleuarians hold, will be the re ult
and net the precursor of the Advent. This.
ia brief, is the belief that is wondrously
stirring up the chu oles every whore to-day.
III These Pre- Millenarians are untiring work.
ers and they are intensely in earnest. They
will maintain an active propaganda from
now until the meeting of the great confer
ence next year, when it is confidently ex-
pected that all the protestant denomina-
tions will he fu ly represented. Pre-Milien-
NAL literature will be scat TERED like snow
fakes all over the world, 1t will be cam
paign Of agitation every where. Spreading
out from the Plymouth Brethren and
later from the Baptists, who gave it its
recent impulse, the movement bids fair to
embrace all chriStendom aud to awaken
such revival of interest in the second
advent as has never been witnessed since
apostolic days. when every follower Of the
Nagarine was watching and waiting for his
coming To the Millenarians tue air is
already burdsned with the sounds of rush
ing chariots and the rustic of angelic wings.