The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-08-08

fore.
The remarkable frequency OF striking
phenomena in this natural world and in
the social. financial and political arenas
has called attention to the prediction OF
Prof. Totten. that from and after the
29,h of March. 1892. the beginning Of tbs
end of the age-not the world. for that
is announced to last forever would oc-
cur and that it would be marked by the
taxing Of all the resources OF mankind
to the last degree of tension. And he
would be the fortunate man who had re-
| sources in reserve: otherwise he would
| Inevitably be pressed TO the wall. -
other words, II the bank account was
overdrawn, or business done on credit
! or on borrowed capital, an inexorable
reckoning was to be exscted from tbs
above mentioned fateful March date.
It IS generally known that DR.. Joseph S.
Jenczes is one Of the early converts to
| these views Of Totten as bearing upon
the approach Of the millennium, and a
reporter called upon him Tuesday for
| an interview
Doctor he asked. do You stiu hold
| to the views you expressed in a series
! OF sermons delivered nearly three years;
/ ago at St. Paurs church, or have YOU
| modified them, or ceased giving atten+
( ton to them altogether"
"Oh. yes. L suI hold to them as
| strongly as ever. You see. it was no,
new thing with me three years ago, but
a ruling impulse 10 my giving up a bus<
! mess career and entering the ministry
/ in 1866.
There are two wei recognized and
| defined sets Of views upon this subject
| Of eschatology, or reasoning upon the
/ last things. There are those who teach
that the world is to be wholly converted
/ TO Christianity. and that II is being thus
gradually transformed and IS soon to
| reach state of perfection and, being
\ maintained so by the same Christian
/ forces which have converted it, and for
| a thousand years. il shall then WitnesS
| the Lords second coming 10 judge every
| one according TO the deeds done IN thu
body and assign to each his eternal
/ destiny, for veal or woe.
| Others think that the world, which be-
! gan very good has degenerated into
| a condition OF sin and corruption, and
! that &c shall grow worse and worse un-
] til q final climax, now thought 20 be
| near at hand. when the Savior shall inter-
| pose His personal authority and actual
! presence, and utterly routing the accu-
/ mulated forces of evil, shall establish
| His millennal kingdom and use, as His
! co-rulers Of this rehabilitated earth, all
| the true ana earnest-nOt protesting
| Christians. who desire and try 10 be
] Ike Him. and as ST. Paul phrases It
/ Love His appearing
| This remarkable change Of admins,
! tration for this world. from the present
] crooked and dishonest government Of
| satan. to the mild, the equitable, the alb
| solutely just and honest rule Of the Lord
/ Jesus Christ, is what we mean by ths
| term end OF the age and has nothing
I whatever 10 do with the end OF the
! world, which we are incorrectly repre-
! sented as believing and teaching"
| But, doctor, what have the celestial
| aud terrest trial, the financial and pohtiS
| cal and social phenomena TO do with
this subject?"
You viii understand that the biblS
! clearly and repeatedly connects thiS
! great change Of rulers with continuing
| series OF trying and disastrous events
| such as we have read OF and experienced
! for the past two years. Business depres-
sion, lack OF confidence, Coxey demonS
| STATIONS. labor strikes. ramines unl
| equaled In extent pestilences OF unpre3
! cedented fatality, seismic disturbances
wrecking cities and desolating oountriess
/ murders and suicides in such unusual
/ number that they have ceased TO espe-
| cially attract our attention. And other
| things I might mention which win cer-
| tainly induce the thoughtful observer OF
events 10 infer that our times are sadly
] cut of joint
1T may interest you to know that
/ Prof. Totten attributes these calamities
| 10 the 'periheliOn passages Of the eX-
| terror planets Whether this be so on
! not, il is certain that the Almighty
| works by natural causes and with ma
! tural forces: and astronomers will tell
| you that the greater planets. JUPITER
| thirteen hundred times larger than our
| earth-and saturn, Uranos and Nep@
! tune are now all Of them, unusually
near TO our disturbed and struggling
! little planet.
However this may all be, the CONF
mon consensus Of hundreds OF intelli-
| gent investigators in this country, and
| thousands Of them an Europe ought to
! convince all honest and earBest people
that we are living In a remarkable epoch
] of the worlds history, and spur them on
TO Independent and eNhausring re-
| searches to see whether the things pre-
! dicted are really so. and induce them 90
| inquire in the light OF them ALL what
/ manner OF persons they ought TO be
| in all holy conversation and Goodness
| Are there any organized efforts be-
| ing made here In the direction you have
| indicated?"
Certainly. We have the club OF r.
/ redentalists. OF which / have the honor
| 90 be president, which meets at 40 =.
| Ohio-st. every Wednesday evening. and
| keeps abreast Of the thoughts Of the
present time, upon these thrilling sub
| jects. And we are now arranging for q
| national conference upon prophetic SUBJ
| jects, TO be held the coming autumn,
! and we trust. I'm this city. similar
convention was held In New York City
| sixteen years ago, and another eight
years since in Chicago. and each at
tracted some of the brightest talents
! Of both clergy and laity Of our country
/ and Canada, and elected widespread in
/ terest i'm and near the respective cities
! in which they We're held. This year Is
/ the octennal since the last OF those in
! terestinE conferences, and we hope that
their happy auspices. supCraddcd to the
/ momontous times we are fallen upon,
viii greatly Increase the prestige OF
our proposed meeting and quicken an
/ interest in the study OF Gods word. and
| promote His honor and glory. and in
| crease the select army Of the heirs OF
God and joint heirs with Christ And
! / have great satisfaction On stating that
/ a large majority of the earnest Chris
tian thinkers and workers Of our times
ana country agree i'm the pre-millennial
views which 1 have described. Dr. Cor
/ don OF Boston. Dr. Brooks OF st. Louis,
/ Bishop Nicholson Of Philadelphia and
4 Bishop Cheny OF Chicago, Moody and
/ Sankey. DR. Henson OF Chicago. Or.
+ Pierson OF Philadelphia. the prcsbytcr-
ian church and also many others"
1
Anticipation ~. Experience.
old Gentleman-"Do YOU think. sir.
/ that you are able % support my daugh-
/ 49,, vii hoffT continually hQVarfut~ On aha