Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-09-03
TUE COMING OF THE LORD.

A correspondent NJ the Boston Tran
script Writing from Lincoln Neh,, says
that the so.called Seventh-day Advent
lists are planning new propaganda, FOR
the purpose Of awakening the world TO
realization OF the fact that the ad-
vent Of the Lord ia At hand. Once be-
fore they arc said TO have undertaken
q similar mission, but they abandoned
It. on account Of lack Of funds This
obstacle is now said 10 have been re-
moved and the propaganda win COM
mence anew.
These Adventlsts are said to be the
successors Of the MIllerltes who predict.
ed the advent In 1si3 Millers pro.
phecy failed Of tudlmcnt, and his fol-
lowers were scattered. But some OF
them commenced an earnest study of
the Scriptures IN order 70 find out how
William MIllers mistake could be ac-
counted for. The mystery was solved
so the adyentists clalm-by Mr. Gro
zlor who found new light on the
sanctuary"
In order to understand their present
position n must be- remembered that
the Millerltes argued from one Of the
prophecies ~ Daniel, Unto 1890
days then shall the sanctuary be
cleansed' which was taken to mean
that the END was to be expected in
lsiI, counting me 2 300 days or years,
from i51 y. C., when the command was
given by the Persian king to rebuild Je-
rusalem. Miller concluded that that
year would sec the advent Of Jesus and
the end Of the world, but his success
sors say that he erred IN this Il was
they say, not the END that was to
come. but the beginning u "the cleans.
ing Of the sanctuary" when the Lord
died. they say, lie entered In the Holy
place with His sacrifice, but IN the year
1874, after the $500 days, lie entered
into the Holy Of HOLES. There lie is
now, they claim The work Of cleans.
ing will they believe, soon be finished
And then comes the END"
We refer to this matter because the
revival OF interest In the doctrine Of the
advent OF our Lord Is always q subject
of great Importance to the world. Since
the foundation Of the Church, II has
been the guiding star Of the faithful.
During dark ages, when superstition
ruled Sad wordIness swept the earth
Ike a food, that polar-star OF hope al
most faded ont OF view But it's reap
pearance has always been contemp.
or.neous with new Christian activity.
The proclamation Of the doctrine Of the
coming OF the Lord is like the an
nouncement on board a ship that has
plowed the deep for many q weary
day, that the shore Is IN sight 10 has n
wonderful effect Esnecially II the yoy-
ase has been stormy and full OF dan
cSrs The announcement has often
been made by enthusiasts who have
mistaken cloud 90 the horizon for
the coast line OF he promised land,
and this fact has caused many to reject
entirely one OF the most plain truths no.
ysaled They prefer to believe that
there Is no land, no harbor but that
the ship win be sailing ON for ever
without any definite goal They think
that all talk Of Millennium and the
advent Of our Lord must De understood
Co. q Aguratiye sense. Aud with that
idea they seek seclusiou and 20 to sleep.
The Latter-day Saints should not
forget TO look forward TO the coming
of the Lord, no matter what others DO.
For the work in which they are engag.
ed is designed 90 prepare way.
beth here ana ON the other side for
that went As to times and seasons.
nothing definite is revealed, But the
fact u the advent is not hidden What
professor Hackett SAYS about the first
Christians ought to be applicable 60
every Latter'day Saint he says "The
coming Of Christ was the great consum.
nation ON which the strongest desires
Of their souls We're fixed they
lived in expectation OF H. they labored
to be prepared for IT,"