The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-16
PREPARE FOR THE
end OF The WORLD
Star of Bethlehem Has Made Its Ap-
pearance and the End Of Creation
Is Set for 1858.
NASHVILLE Tennessean.)


According to calculations, which he
bases on Biblical quotations, Mr. Sam
uel Wilson Williams, of Dickson
county, is of the opinion that the sec.
ond coming of the Savior will occur
not later than 1858, and may happen
any day or hour.
The Star of Bethlehem, or, at least,
what is thought to be that star, is
now to be seen in the heavens every
night, and Mr.. Williams says the COM
ing of this star, if it is the Star of
Bethlehem, is the last sign of the com
ing of Christ.
There has been considerable discus
sion in astronomical circles lately with
reference to the star in question. 1t
is making its appearance in the skies
every night about o'clock. 1t rises
in the east and sets in the west. Mr..
williams says that between 2 and 4
o'clock each morning it is the bright
star he ever saw. Tile star Is not
only large itself, but it has extensions
, or bright rays extending from it in the
/ form of a st. Andrews Cross that are
in appearance a foot in length, but of
course in reality many hundreds of
miles in length
IF this is the Star of Bethlehem
says Mr.. Williams, 1T is the last sign
of the approaching end of the world
There is considerable discussion in
scientific circles now as to whether it
| is or not. Astronomers will soon be
able to calculate from it's orbit how
long since it was last here and we
can then tell whether or not twas thi }
star that appeared at the birth ct
Christ.
1T .seems that some of the astron
omers have already decided that this
is the Star of Bethlehem, and that 1t
will not be seen again for 1000 years
I'm the book of Matthew, chapter
"a, the disciples asked of Christ the
sign of his coming and the end Of the
world. Christ told them there would
be wars and rumors of wars, pestilence
and famine, etc., and after stating
these various things, He said, in verse
80, Then shall appear the sign of the
Son of Man in the heavens
Now this must relate to the Star
of Bethlehem. for it was the sign OF
his first coming and it was this star
that stood over the place where the
young child was that convinced the
wise men of the east, He was the
Messiah.
ut will be noted the coming OF
this star is the last sign mentioned
by Christ of his second coming. You
will also note on reading this chapter
that the generation that saw the first
of these signs would see them all. In
| short, that same generation would see
the end of the world.
But we>have to figure some to find
what is meant by generation in this
sense, for the first of these signs oc
Cured in 1888. This was the great
meteoric shower supposed to fulfil
that prophecy Now, as mans gen
eration is usually 70 years, that added
to 1888 would make the time alread!
past, which could not be. Yet, in this
same chapter it is said that it shoult
be as in the days of Noah. Turn nov
to Geneses and you will find when Coz
warned Noah to build the ark ant
that man would be destroyed. Ye
Ibis days shall be one hundred ant
| twenty years.
$50 12O years was that generation
|. and the last of earth should be like II
J, "This added to 1888 would max
, the time not later than 1858 Tor tn
K end of the earth. Nobody knows hoy