New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-26
TIE END or THE WORLD AGAIN.

A couple of weeks ago The Tribune comment
ed on Samuel Hcndrickson's prediction that the
world will come 10 an end at II O'Clock on the
morning of January :, 1900. 1t is now our duty
10 announce that John W. HULL m earnest and
careful prophet Of Dublin, Ind. has taken the
wind ont of MI Hendrlckson's sails by predict
ing that the world will end some time this COM
Ing winter AS we said ut the time, there was
much in Mr. Hcndrickson's prediction to COM
mend il to consideration. 1t was explicit as to
the exact date, which, unfortunately. Is not the
case with Mr. Hulrs prediction But, on the
other hand Mr. Hull has scored a point In
making the end Of the world occur next winter.
II IS Obvious that nobody will pay much atten-
ton to what may happen three years and
half hence. when everything Is going to smash
in about six months Should Mr.. Hull's predlc-
tion fal-and we are sure he will pardon us
if we express the hope that it villa discussion
of Mr.. Hendrickson's prediction will be timely.
But for the present Mr.. Hull holds the stage,
and will continue to do so until at least the
first Of next March. A brief statement OF his
argument Is, therefore, in order
Unlike Mr. HendricksOn, he does not make
his prediction hinge on the fact that Napoleon
will sit on the throne Of France, as the Beast
of the Apocalypse His failure to do so shows
that he is n bold and original prophet; for we
do not recall any other forecast of the end Of
the world In which the Beast has not been
prominent figure. Generally, Of course, the
Beast is Napoleon, though Just why we do not
know. But 1t is an interesting fact that some
wears ago Mr. Gladstone was made to enact the
role. When he brought in his measure for the
disestablshment Of the Irish Church an ear
nest Irish clergyman wrote pamphlet proving
by Scripture that the Grand Old Man was the
Beast. 1t Is true that in order to do so he was
Obliged to attach the feminine form Of the def
mite article to the transliteration Of Mr.. Glad
stones name In Greek. because otherwise the
numerical sum Of the letters would not have
been &C., the number of the Beast. But that
was trihing detail that did not at all shake
the faith of those who felt that the spoiler of
the Church must be the Beast. We confess
that we should have liked to have Mr. Hull
throw some light on the identity Of the Beast
But, doubtless for good reasons, he Is silent on
that point.
He lays much stress, however, on the Abom-
nation Of Dissolution forctold by the prophet
Daniel This sign he says, was to begin when
the daily sacrifice should be taken away This
daily sacrifice" he adds "was taken away
during the w oTlu WITH
law was abrogated In our courts and "rat
fled" by all nations represented Mt that insti-
tuition Thus "the daily sacrifice was taken
away and the Accumulation Of DesolatiOn SET
'ln, which was to last 1.29O days.-Dan. xii, IL
Those days will end the coming winter. We
cannot know the day or hour Matt. xiv, 3G
'but we may approximate to the week or
month perhaps. The AbominatOn OF Desoa
"tion Is upon u.s. and may be seen or known
"by the suffering and starving nations OF earth
1.-THE result Of the boarding OF the millions OF
"money or riches for the last days. spoken OF
in the With chapter Of James and Revela
'tlon xviii"
There may be some who Will blame Mr.
Hull for not giving us the exact day when the
world will end; but, under the circumstances
we think he has done pretty well. His refer
encs to the boarding Of millions Of money lays