The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-08
MILLENNIUM POSTPONED.
Pastor Stntzke Says It Will be Here In
Fifty Days.

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Fifty Days.
He Has Decided that the World Isn't Com
,ne tn nm End After All, but He and
His Congregation Are to be Transport
~, tn tnr North Pole all the Same.
New York Sum-
IF III had not been for the fact that
psstor Ssutzke, or rather his prophet.
Pastor Stangnowski had provided for
a possible failure Of Christ to appear In
Sept. Q, 1896. and take all the believers
to paradise. there would have been some
sofely disappointed souls among the
Apostolic Congregation yesterday. Per-
haps Anew do wayeR in their faith, but to
the majority their failure to lie trans
ported to the North Pole yesterday means
only that they have fifty more days In
this weary world during which they
must toll and spin and gain converts to
their belief.
TIE world didn't come to an end We'd
nesdaY. as every one knows by this time.
and Pastor 6tutzke has got out revised
edition Of his belief, according to which 1t
was never intended that the world should
come to an end. The millennium twas to
have begun yesterday, and evil was to
have been banished from the hearts of
men. Hope. faith and charity we're to
have reigned Supreme until men. women.
and children were gathered in by the
hand of death. Tho only advantage the
Apostolic Congregation were to have
over the rest Of the world was that they
would have life Immortal, and would
spend eternity summing themselves at the
North Pole.
There was somsthing tragic In Pastor
Stutzke's awakening yesterday morning.
He had gone to bed early and had slept
rs n ever before in his life, in full belle
thss the morning would see his glorifica-
tion aud BILE TRANSLATION to the counts Of
the csiestials. He awoke about s O'Clock
brightly as only q New York sun can
chine, and when be looked out of the
blinds to see the manifestation OF the
Deity, he saw only row Of reporters SIT
ting on the curb of the street. surrounded
By q motley. .orowd Of erf'nR men, women
oud children. When he told of this
Wednesday afternoon his sad face grew
sas1ds0. and he showed unconsciously
bow keen the Disappointment had
BEEN.
Whatever may be said Of Pastor Stutzke
ann hts flook, he is not fakir. He has
made no money out of the gospel he has
preached, and he Il thoroughly convin oed
ofits truth, not the less because he dis
covered at this eleventh hour that Prophet
6sangnowsKi had made adequate provis-
lon for failure of Christ to come at the
appointed time.
Few Of the flock appeared at the house
Of theig pastor yesterday. Most of them
were at homo waiting for the Lord, for
If he came not at sunrise he might at
napu, and II not at noon, at sunset.
RzobAby they had more faith than
thsis pastor, who, early in the after
nnon, gave mp the game for the day and
Zeal back on the hfty-day limit.
william Redwood, the vice pastor, was
found at Noon ct his home, 1926 East
Tenth street. He was comfortably at
tired In an undershirt and trousers, and
with his slipperen feet ON table he lay
back In chair putting ct pipe. When
the reporter called he greeted him with
ont rising.
''aood afternoon, BE. Redwood said
the reporter. ~ didn't expect to have
bffe pleasqre of eeaine you today.
'N6sra4ss did YOU" said Mr.. Red.
wood. s'But it's all sight. This little
slip has been provided for in the Scrip
taEes, We're going yet.
Sf1desdxSehenf" asked the reporter.
stIns3nte 'Afty days" answered Mr.. Red
wopd
How Do yog 1suse that Qutf''
WeikSTAouI know exattly hoy j Il
dana, CALI Mp. 1AQW0oos QopH6Q1ly
Eph So pn new lb this bUaiuess and
hase pBeR - ths Congregation fof only
fang noiehA lease the f1gustnx t.
Stusz1uA Hebas told US hatsM Y ddn't
happen today u would 6fty days fGon
t0V, and FWahf 10 tsli-s
NDtnDes's t6Hdy,' came from voiol
taloF, Apa Nh. Redwood leaped 30 biz
fest, AtE8g@
70 Aot 70 eAtnntii we're immor
tai, you knew, but tell y0a, bDother
the ffts days. 0f grace is q big thing fol