VOLUME  I.  NEW-YORK,  SATURDAY,  DECEMBER  10,  1842.  
NUMBER  20.  

• Write  the  vieiea,  and  make  it  plaia  apee  tab.es,  that  he  teav  ™  that  readeth  it.  For  the  «  yet  ^appoMed  time,  hut  a.  the  end  it  shall  speak,  and  no.  lie  
' though  it  tarry,  wait  for  it  ;  because  it  will  surely  come,  it  win  not  tarry.  

BY  JOSHUA  V. HIMES.  DAILY—NO.  PARK-ROW.  PRICE  TWO  CENTS.  

HEAR  BOTH  SIDES.  

The  following  article  is  published  on  a  sheet  with  an  
ornamental  border,  that  it  may  be  suspended  where  it  
will  catch  every  eye,  and  make  Christ  seem  to  say  "  the  
end  is  a  great  way  off."  Its  author  is  the  same  "  B  "  
alluded  to  in  our  paper  last  Monday.  He  advises  every  
body  to  stay  away  from  our  meetings.  We  advise  our  
readers  to  read  his  article,  and  see  if  deserves  the  title  
he has  given  it.  
MILLERISM  REFUTED.  

" BUT  THE  END  IS  NOT  VET."  

There  has  scarce  been  a  period  of  the  Christian  
Church,  from  the  days  of  the  Apostles  to  the  present  
time,  in  which  she  has  not  been  agitated  and  distressed  
by the  teachings  and  doctrines  of  false  prophets  It  is  
well  known,  that  the  whole  of  Europe  was  in  a  state  of  
convulsion  during  the  tenth  century,  in  consequence  of  
the prevalent  belief,  that  at  tbe  close.of  that  century  
Christ  would  appear  in  person  to  judge  the  world.  But  
the time  passed,  and  the  world  still  continued  to  exist,  
and move  on  as  before.  Since  that  period,  in  almost  
every  age,  prophets  have  arisen  in  Europe,  who  have  
predicted  a  speedy  dissolution  of  the  world  ;  but  the  re- 
spective  times  which  they  have  assigned  as  the  consum- 
mation  of  all  things  here  below,  have  passed  away,  and  
it requires  no  proof  to  show,  that  all  their  beautiful  the- 
ories  have  fallen  to  the  ground.  Another  prophet  has  
recently  arisen  in  our  own  country—the  immortal  MILLER  

--who  informs  us  that  all  the  great  and  learned  scholars  
who  h-vve  written  in  relation  to  the  prophecies,  have  
been  mistaken,  and  that  it  has  fallen  to  his  lot  alone  to  
discover  the  truth.  According  to  his  theory,  the  world  
will  come  to  an  end  in  1843  ; Christ  will  then  appear  to  
reign  with  the  saints  for  a  thousand  years  on  the  earth,  
after  it  is  purified  by  fire  ;  and  the  wicked  will  be  cast  
into  the  bottomless  pit.  As  we  think  that  his  views  are  
calculated  to  have  an  injurious  tendency,  we  have  been  
induced  to  present  in  this  form  as  brief  a  refutation  as  
possible  of  his  doctrines,  in  order  that  it  may  be  accessi- 
ble to  all  classes.  We  therefore  give  the  following  
reasons  why  we  believe  the  world  will  not  be  destroyed  

in 1843.  ,  „  .  
I. There  are  many  predictions  in  the  Scriptures which  
have never  been fulfilled.  
The  following  are  unfulfilled  predictions  in  relation  to  
the glory  of  the  millennial  state,  showing  conclusively  
that there  must  be  a  time  when  Christianity  will  be  more  
universally  established  than  it  now  is,  before  the  end  of  
the world.  God's  promise  to  Abraham,  Gen.  xxviii.  14,  
" And  in  thee,  and  in  thy  seed,  shall  all  the  families  of  
the earth  be  blessed."—Num.  xiv.  21,  "But  as  truly  as  
I live,  all  the  earth  shall  be  filled  with  the  glory  of  the  
Lord."—Ps.  ii.  8,  "  Ask  of  me  and  I  shall  give  thee  the  
heatlien  lor  thine  inheritance,  and  the  uttermost  parts  of  
the earth  for  thy  possession."—xxii.  27,  "All  the  ends  
of the  wo?ld  shall  remember,  and  turn  unto  the  Lord  ;  
and all  the  kindreds  of  the  rations  shall  worship  before  
thee."  lxvii.  7,  "  All  the  ends  of  the  earth  shall  fear  
him.—Ixxii.  11,  "Yea,  all  kings  shall  fall  down  before  
him';  all  nations  shall  serve  him."—Isa.  ii.  4.  18,  19,  
" And  he  shall  judge  among  the  nations,  and  shall  rebuke  
many  people;  and  they  shall  beat  their  swords  into  
plough-shares,  and  their  spears  into  pruning-hooks  ;  na- 
tion  shall  not  lift  up  sword  against  nation,  neither  shall  
they  learn  war  any  more.  And  the  idols  he  shall  utterly  
abolish.  And  they  shall  go  into  the  holes  of  the  rocks,  
and into  the  caves  of  the  earth,  for  fear  of  the  Lord,  and  
for the  glory  of  his  majesty,  when  he  ariseth  to  shake  
terribly  the  earth."—xi.  6,  9,  "  The  wolf  also  shall  
dwell  with  the  lamb,  and  the  leopard  shall  lie  down  
with  the  kid  ; and  the  calf,  and  the  young  lion,  and  the  
fatling  together;  and  a  little  child  shall  lead  them—  
thev shall  not  hurt  nor  destroy,  in  all  my  holy  mountain  :  
for "the earth  shall  be  full  of  the  knowledge  of  the  Lord,  
as the  waters  cover  the  sea."—lii.  10,  "All  the  ends  of  

the earth  shall  see  the  salvation  of  our  God."—Jer.  xvi.  
19, The  Gentiles  shall  come  unto  thee  from  the  ends  
of the  earth."—Joel  ii.  28,  "  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  
afterward,-  that  1  will  pour  out  my  Spirit  upon  all  flesh."  
—Zeoh.  ix.  10,  "  And  his  dominion  shall  be  from  sea  
even  to  sea,  and  from  the  river  even  to  the  ends  of  the  
earth."—xiv.  9,  "And  the  Lord  shall  be  King  over  all  
the earth;  in  that  day  shall  there  be  one  Lord,and  his  name  
one  »—Matt.  xxiv.  14,  "  And  this  gospel  of  the  king- 
dom  shall  be  preached  in  all  the  world,  for  a  witness  un- 
to all  nations  ;  and  then  shall  the  end  come."—Rev.  xi.  
15, "  And  the  seventh  angel  sounded  ;  and  there  were  
great  voices  in  heaven,saying,  The  kingdoms  of  this  world  
are become  the  kingdoms  of  our  Lord,  and  of  his  Christ;  
and he  shall  reign  forever  and  ever."  
The  following  are  unfulfilled  predictions  in  relation  to  
the Jews:—Is.  lx.  15,  "  Whereas  thou  hast  been  forsa- 
ken and  hated,  so  that  no  man  went  through  thee.  I  will  
make  thee  an  eternal  excellency,  a  joy  of  many  genera- 
tions."—  Ixii. 12,  "And  they  shall  call  them,  The  holy  
people,  the  redeemed  of  the  Lord:  and  thou  shalt  be  
called,  Sought  out,  A  city  not  forsaken."—lxv.  10,  "And  
I will  rejoice  in  Jerusalem,  and  joy  in  my  people  :  and  
the voice  of  weeping  shall  be  no  more  heard  in  her,  nor  
the voice  of  crying."—Jer.  xxxi.  10,  "  He  that  scattered  
Israel  will  gather  him,  and  keep  him,  as  a  shepherd  doth  
his flock."—Ez.  xxxvii.  25—27,  "  And  they  shall  dwell  
in the  land  that  I  have  given  Jacob  my  servant,  wherein  
vour  fathers  have  dwelt  ;  and  they  shall  dwell  therein,  
even  they,  and  their  children,  and  their  children's  child- 
ren,  forever;  and  my  seravnt  David  shall  be  their  prince  
forever.  Moreover  I  will  make  a  covenant  of  peace-  with  
them;  and  I  will  place  them,  and  multiply  them,  and  
will  set  my  sanctuary  in  the  midst  of  them  forevermore.  
My tabernacle  also  shall  be  with  them  ;  yea,  I  will  be  
their  God,  and  they  shall  be  my  people—  xxxix.  28,  29,  
" Then  shall  they  know  that  I  am  the  Lord  their  God,  
which  caused  them  to  be  led  into  captivity  among  the  
heathen  :  but  I  have  gathered  them  into  their  own  land,  
and have  left  none  of  them  any  more  there.  Neither  
will  I  hide  my  face  any  more  from  them  :  for  I  have  
poured  out  my  Spirit  upon  the  house  of  Israel,  said  the  
Lord  God."—Hos.  iii.  4,  5,  "For  the  children  of  Israel  
shall abide  many  days  without  a  king,  and  without  a  
prince,  and  without  a  sacrifice,  and  without  an  image,  
and without  ati  ephod,  and  without  teraphim.  Afterward  
shall  the  children  of  Israel  return  and  seek  the  Lord  their  
God,  and  David  their  king  ;  and  shall  fear  the  Lord  and  
his goodness  in  the  latter  days.—Amos  ix.  14,  15,  "  And  
I will  bring  again  the  captivity  of  my  people  of  Israel,  
and they  shall  plant  vineyards,  and  drink  the  wine  there- 
of:  they  shall  also  make  gardens,  and  eat  the  fruit  of  
them.  And  I  will  plant  them  upon  their  land,  and  they  
shall no  more  pe  pulled  up  out  of  their  land  which  1  have  
given  them,  said  the  Lord  thy  God."—Rom.  xi.  25,  
" Blindness  in  part  is  happened  to  Israel,  until  the  ful- 
ness  of  the  Gentiles  be  come  in."  

II. The  different  prophetic  numbers  mentioned  in  the  
Scriptures, do  not  terminate  at  such periods as  to  bring the  
end  of  the  world  in  1843.  
The  first  number  which  we  shall  notice  is  the  2300  
days.  This  is  mentioned  in  Dan.  viii.  14,  "  Unto  two  
thousand  and  three  hundred  days  ;  then  shall  the  sanc- 
tuary  be  cleansed."  This  Mr.  Miller  considers  as  refer- 
ring  to  the  end  of  the  world.  He  says  the  word  sanctuary  
means  the  Christian  church,  and  the  2300  days  repre- 
sent 2300  years.  He  dates  the  commencement  of  tkis  
period  with  the  commencement  of  the  70 weeks  men- 
tioned  in  Dan.  ix.  24,  B.  C.  457  ;  which  will  bring  its  
termination  in  1843.  But  there  is  no  "  satisfactory  evi- 
dence  to  show  that  the  70  weeks  and  the  2300  days  run  
parallel  with  each  other,  and  that  the  former  is  the  key  
to the  latter.  The  2300  days  are  found  in  Dan.  viii.  14,  
and the  70  weeks  in  Dan.  ix.  24  ;  and  the  vision  respect- 
ing the  former  was  in  the  third  year  of  Belshazzar,  and  
the latter  in  the  first  year  of  Darius,  some  fifteen  years  
apart."*  We  see,  then,  that  there  is  no  authority  for  
placing  the  beginnings  of-these  two  periods  at  the  same  
time.  There  is  another  objection  to  this  interpretation.  
This  number  cannot  properly  be  considered  as  represent- 

ing years  ;  although  we  are  Willing  to  grant  that  many  
of the  prophetic  numbers  may  be  so  understood.  The  
original  word  which  is  translated  days,  means  literally,  
evening-mornings  ;  so  that  the  passage  might  be  trans- 
lated,  "  Unto  two  thousand  and  three  hundred  evenings  
and mornings  ;"  referring  to  the  practiceof  the  Jews,  of  
offering  up  a sacrifice  both  morning  and  evening.  Con- 
sequently,  most  commentators  consider  the  number  
either  as  being  literal  days,  or  as  referring  to  the  number  
of sacrifices  :  which  would  make  one  half  as  many  days  
or 1150.  This  period  they  consider  as  referring  to  the  
persecutions  of  Antiochus  Epiphanes.  
We  shall  now  examine  the  1260  days,  mentioned  both  
in Daniel  and  Revelations.  This  is  the  same  as  the  42  
months,  and  the  time,  times,  and  the  dividing  of  time.  
We  are  ready  to  agree  with  Mr.  Miller  that  this  number  
represents  1260  years,  and  that  it  denotes  the  continu- 
ance  of  Papacy.  We  disagree  with  him  as  to-the  time  
of dating  the  commencement  of  this  period.  We  do  not  
see why  A.  D.  538  "  is  the  proper  period  to  begin  the  
reckoning  of  the  1260  years.  The  principal  argument  is,  
that then  the  Papacy  arose  ;  the  emperor  Justinian  de- 
clared  the  Pope  head  of  all  the  churches.  But  history  
informs  us  that  the  churches  did  not,  after  this,  for  a long  
time,  acknowledge  his  supremacy  ;  that  it  was  contested  
by the  bishop-of  Constantinople,  who  assumed  the  title  of  
Supreme  Pontiff  in  588  ;  which  was  confirmed  by  a  
council  then  in  session  in  that  city,  and  that  it  was  re- 
tained  by  his  successors  until  606.  In  that  year,  the.  
profligate  Emperor  Phocas,  to  gratify  the  inordinate  am- 
bition  of  Boniface  III,  Bishop  of  Rome,  the  successor  of  
Gregory,  deprived  the  Bishop  of  Constantinople  of  the  
title,  and  conferred  it  upon  Boniface  ;  at  the  same  time  
declaring  the  Chuich  of  Rome  to  be  the  head  of  all  other  
churches.  This  is  the  most  propable  date  of  the  estab- 
lishment  of  the  Papal  supremacy  over  the  churches.  
But it was  not  until  the  middle  of  the  8th  century,  A.  D.  
756, that  the  Pope  became  a  temporal  prince,  and  was  
clothed  with  civil  power."*  In  commenting  upon  this  
passage,  the  learned  and  excellent  Mr.  Scott  says  :•  
" From  carefully  comparing  what  different  expositors  
have  stated  concerning  this  '  little  horn,'  and  the  time  at  
which  the  predicted  term  of  1260  years  began,  with  the  
prophecies  themselves,  I  am  led  to  conclude  that  '  the  
little horn'was  in existence  for  a considerable  time  before  
he was  possessed  either  of  ecclesiastical  or  temporal  
dominion.  That  he  sprang  up  soon  after  the  empire  was  
divided  into  ten  kingdoms.  That  though  the  Bishop  of  
Rome,  even  then,  nay,  before,  made  arrogant  claims  ;  
yet,  '  the  little  horn'  was  comparatively  harmless,  till  by  
the decree  of  Phocas  he  was  constituted  'Universal  
Bishop  and  Supreme  Hea£  of  the  Church,'  A.  D.  606.''  
But,  Mr.  Miller  says  that  the  fulfillment  of  the  prophecy  
shows  his  computation  to  be  correct:  for,'in  A.  D.  1798,  
the termination  T)f  the  1260  years,  according  to  his  cal- 
culation,  Berthier  invaded  Italy,  and  destroyed  the  civil  
power  of  the  Pope.  It  is  true  that  the  civil  power  of  the  
Pope  was,  for  a  time,  suspended,  but  since  that  period  he  
has been  restored  to  his  throne,  and  is  now  wielding  civil  
power,  at  least  over  his  own  dominions.  His  ecclesias- 
tical  power,  no  one  will  dispute,  has  been  but  little  di- 
minished.  .  ,  

There  are  two  other  prophetic  numbers  which  we  
have  not  yet  examined  ;  the  1290  and  the  1335  days,  
which  Mr.  Miller  supposes  commenced  A.  D.  508.  The  
first, therefore,  will  end  in  A.  D  1798,  with  the  1260  
days,  and  the  latter  will  continue  until  A.  D.  1843,  the  
end of  the  world.  But  it  is  evident  that  if  the  date  of  
the commencement  of  the  1260  years  be  not  A..  D.  538,  
the termination  of  all  the  numbers  will  be  altered  ;  for  
if the  termination  of  the  1260  years  be  altered,  the  ter- 
mination  of  the  1290  years  will  also  be  altered,  for  they  
must end  at  the  same  time;  consequently,  the  com- 
mencement  of  the  1290  years  will  be  altered,  and,  
therefore,  the  commencement  of  the  1335  years  will  also  
be altered,  for  these  numbers  must  begin  at  the  same  
time.  Consequently,  the  termination  of  the  1335  years  
will be  altered;  that  is,  the  world  will  not  comc  to  an  
end in  1843.  Mr.  Scott,  in  speaking  of  these  three  num- 
bers says,  "  The  1290  days  must  be  calculated  from  the  

: Rev:  II.  Morris,  
Kev.  II.  Morris.


me time  as  '  a time,  times,  and  a  half;'  or  three  years  
and  a  half, or  forty-two  months,  or  1260 years,  and  they  
reach  to  thirty  years  beyond  them.  The  subversion  of  
the kingdom  of  the  papal Antichrist,  and  the  destruction  
of the  seat  of  the  beast,  and  of  the  Mahommedan  delu- 
sion,  will  probably  be  at the  end of  the 1260  years;  thirty  
years  more  may  be  taken  up  in wholly  extirpating  every  
antichristian  power  ;  and  the last number  of  1335  years,  
which  reaches  forty-five  years  beyond  that  time,  may  
predict the  complete  introduction  of  the  millennium,  
when "  the  earth  shall be filled with  the  knowledge  of  the  
Lord,  as the  waters  cover  the  sea  and  happy  will  they  
be who  wait  and live to  see  that time."  
III. It  is  evident,  from several  passages in the Bible,  
that God  is  anwilling  to  reveal  the  time of the end of the  
world to man.  
The Saviour  says,  "  Of  that day  and  hour  knoweth  no  
man ;  no,  not  the angels  of heaven,  but my Father  only."  
Many refer  this  to the  destruction  of  Jerusalem,  but  Mr.  
Miller refers  it to  the  end  of  the world.  If,  then,  it  de- 
notes the  end  of  the  world,  how  can  the  time  be  pointed  
out ?  Mr.  Miller  says  that  he  does not  pretend  to  know  
the day  nor  the  hour',  but  only the  year.  This  is  a mani- 
fest forcing  of  the  passage.  The  expressions  day and  
hour evidently  refer  to  the  time  of  the  end.  The  Saviour  
also told his  disciples  that  it  was  not  for  them  to  know  
the times  and  seasons  which  the  Father  hath  put in his  
own power.  St.  Paul  says,  "  But  of  the  times ar.d sea- 
sons,  brethren,  ye  have  no  need  that.  I  write  unto  you.  
For yourselves  know  perfectly  that  the  day  of  the  Lord  
so cometh  as  a thief  in  the night."  B.  

REPLY.  
The  author  makes  his  debut  by  laying  down  on  the  
very introduction  of  the subject,  false  premises,  viz  :—that  
Mr. Miller  is  a  prophet—insinuating  that  his  views  are  
not the  deductions  of  a  careful  study  of  the  Bible,  and  
based upon  the  Scriptures,  as  being  what  they  teach,  but  
that they  are  his  own  prophetical  hallucinations,  than  
which  nothing  could  be  wider  of  the  truth.  How  any  
man, who  lays  any  claim  to  moral  integrity,  could  lay  
down such  premises  in  the  present  stage  of  this  great  
question,  we  have  not  the  sagacity  to  perceive.  We  
feel ourselves  compelled  to  one  of  the  following  con- 
clusions,  viz.:—that  the  writer  of the  article  in  question,  
has never  acquainted  himself  with Mr. Miller's  real  views,  
and is  therefore  unqualified  to  animadvert  upon  them—  
or, he  is  morally  dishonest,  and  intentionally  misrepre- 
sents.  Which  of  the  two  is correct,  we  do  not  pretend  
to say  ;  but  that  it  is  One  of  them,  we  cannot  doubt.  
The  author,  after  stating  his  preliminaries  and  premises,  
says,—"  We,  therefore,  give  the  following  reasons,  whv  
we believe  the world  will  not  be  destroyed  in  1843  "  
" There  are  many  predictions in  the  Scriptures  
which have never been fulfilled."  
He then  proceeds  to  toake  a  number  of  quotations  
from  the  Scriptures,  which  he  -supposes  teach  the  doc- 
trine of  a  temporal  millennium,  and  which  evidently  
have either  already  been  fulfilled,  or remain  to  be  fulfilled  
in a  future  state.  We  will  quote  a  few  of  the  most  im- 
portant passages,  which  will  serve  as  specimens  of  the  
author's  Biblical  knowledge.  He  quotes  the  following,  
to prove  that  all  the world  is  to  be  evangelized  or  con- 
verted.  Ps.  ii.,  8,  "  Ask  of  me  and  I  will  give  thee  
the heathen  for  thine  inheritance,  and  the  uttermost  
parts of  the  earth  for  thy  possession."  Now,  if  his  
readers will  take  their  Bibles  and  read  the  9th  verse,  
they will  learn for  what  purpose  the  heathen  were  to  be  
given  to  Christ.  It  says—"  Thou  shalt  break  them  with  
a rod  of  iron  ;•  thou shalt  DASH  THEM  IN  PIECES  
like a  potter's  vessel."  This  is  whatr our sage  author  
calls the  conversion  of  the  world.  Is  he a Bible  student  i  
Again,  he  quotes  Rev.  xi.,  15,  "  And  the  seventh  
angel sounded  ;  and  there  were  great  voices  in  heaven,  
saying,  The  kingdoms  of  this  world,  are  become  the  
kingdoms  of  our  Lord,  and  his  Christ;  and  he  shall  
reign forever  and  ever,"  This,  he  seems  to  think,  has  
reference  to  the  conversion  of  the world—or  a  temporal  
millennium. But  he  has  overlooked  the  fact,  that  the  
5th, 6th, and 7th trumpets,  and  the  three  WOES,  are to  be  
simultaneous.  Rev.  viii.  13,  "  And  I  beheld,  and  heard  
an angel  flying  through  the  midst  of heaven,  saying,  with  
a loud  voice,  Woe,  Woe,  WOE,  to  the  inhabitants  of  the  
earth, by  reason  of  the  other  voices  of  the  trumpets  of  
the three  angels,  which  are  yet  to  sound."  What  our  
author  calls  the  greatest  blessing  that  has  ever  yet  
fallen to the  lot  of  man,  the  Revelator  represents  as  the  
last and  most  terrible  WOE, that God  has-  ever  inflicted  
upon the  earth.  It  is  in allusion to  the  time  when  Christ  
shall be revealed  from  heaven  in  flaming  fire,  to  take  
vengeance  on  the  ungodly—to  destroy  them  that  destroy  
the earth—to  gather  home  His  saints—set  up  His  Glo- 
rious Everlasting  Kingdom,  and  reign  forever  and  ever.  
The  other  passages  quoted  by  our  author,  are  just  as  
irrelevant,  and just  as  inapplicable  to  the  subject  of  the  
first proposition,  as  those  we  have  given.  They  neces- 
sarily refer  to  the  Resurrection  state.  We  will  notice  
one or  two  more.  Ps.  lxvii.,  7,  "  All  the  ends  of  the  
earth shall  fear  him."  This  cannot  be,  while  the  tares,  

which  are  the  children  of  the  wicked  one,  are  on  the  
earth ;  and  they  will  be,  Christ  informs  us,  till  the  end  
of the  world.  Isa.  xi.,  9  "  They  shall  not  hurt nor  de- 
stroy in all my  holy  mountain  ;  for  the  earth  shall  be  full  
of the  knowledge  of  the  Lord,  as  the  waters  cover  the  
sea."  This  cannot  be  said  of  a  state  this  side  of  the  
first resurrection,  for  as long  as  there  are  tares  they  will  
hurt; and  so  long  the  knowledge  of God  will  not perfectly  
fill the earth.  This  prediction  is  also  partly  repeated  in  
Isa. Ixv.,  25,  where  it  follows  the  prediction  of  the  new  
heaven and  new  earth.  
He next  proceeds  to  quote  certain  passages  of  Scrip- 
ture, to  prove  the  return  of  the  carnal  Jews  to  Palestine.  
The very  first  quotation  he  makes,  shows  the  fallacy  of  
his position.  Isa.  Ix.,  15,  "  I  will  make  thee  an eternal  
excellency,"  &c.  Now,  are  the carnal  Jews,  as  such,  to  
be made  an  Eternal Excellency  1  Let  it  be  remembered,  
that to the  unbelieving  Jew,  there  is  no promise  in God's  
book.  Hence,  if  the  Jew  goes  back  to  Palestine,  it  will  
not be  under  the  promise  of  Jehovah.  In  the  next  
place,  if  the  Jew  is  converted  to  the  faith  of  Christ,  he  
has no  longer  any  motive  to  induce  him to  go  back  to old  
Jerusalem.  All  the  great  and  glorious  promises  of  the  
Bible, are  made,  only  to  the  true  seed.  And  Paul  says,  
Gal. iii.,  29, "  And  if  ye  be  Christ's,  then  are  ye  Abra- 
ham's  seed,  and  heirs  according  to  promise."  Rom,  ii.,  
28, 29,  "  For  he  is  not  a  Jew  which  is  one  outwardly  ;  
neither is  that  circumcision  which  is  outwajd  in  the  
flesh ;  but  he  is  a Jew,  which  is  one  inwardly  ;  but  cir- 
cumcision  is  that  of  the  heart,  in  the  spirit,  and  not  in  
the letter."  
It will  be  seen,  that  nearly  all the quotations  made,  ne- 
cessarily  refer  to  the  restoration  of  the  true Israel to  the  
glorified state;  and  not  to  the  restoration  of  carnal  Is- 
rael. For  nothing  is  more  clear,  than  that all  the prom- 
ises made  to  Israel,  have  either  already  been  fulfilled  in  
the restoration  of  the  Jews  from  Babylon,  or  remain  to  
be fulfilled  in the  gathering  of  the  TRUE  ISRAEL,  at  the  
second  coming  of  Christ,  and the  resurrection  of  the  just.  
This  is  evident  from  Stephen's  address,  in  the  seventh  
chapter  of  Acts,  where,  in speaking  of  the  promise  made  
to Abraham,  he  says—"  And  he  (God)  gave  him  none  in- 
heritance  in  it, (the  land  of  promise)  not  so  much  as  to  
set his foot  on,"  yet  he  promised  that  he  would  give  it to  
him for a possession,  and  to  his  seed.  It  was  promised  
to Abraham  personally, as  well  as  to  his  seed,  and  there- 
fore can  only  be  fulfilled  in  the  resurrection,  when  t  he  
second  Adam  shall  take  to  himself  his  great  power,  and  
establish  his  reign,  and  his  government  in  the  renewed  
earth.  
"II. The  different  prophetic  numbers  mentioned in  
the Scriptures,  do  not terminate  at  such periods  as  to  
bring the  end  of the  world in  1843.  
The  above  proposition  is  a  strange  anomaly—a  viola- 
tion of  the author's  own  premises—and  a  perfeet  outrage  
of his  third proposition,  which  reads  as  follows  :  
"///. It  is  evident,  from  several  passages  in  the  
Bible, that  God  is  unwilling to  reveal  the  time  of the  
end of the  world to  man.''''  
Under the  second  proposition,  the  author  labors  to  
show  that  "  the  prophetic numbers''''  do  not  terminate  in  
1843 ; and  lays  down  premises  that  will carry them  down  
sixty-eight  years  further.  Is  it  any more criminal in  Mr.  
Miller to  fix  on  1843,  for  the termination  of  the prophetic  
periods,  than  for  Mr.  "  B"  to  fix  on  1911?  He  would  
condemn  us  for  fixing  on  any  time for  the  termination  of  
the prophetic  dates,  and  yet  he  proceeds  to show  that  the  
time in  question  is  more  than  half  a century  off  yet!!  
" Who  art  thou,  O  man!  that  condemnest  thy  brother,  
when thou  thyself  doest  the  same  things  V'  
Now, that our author has picked a  quarrel  with himself, it  
would seem  unnecessary that  we  should  take  any  farther  
notice of  his  article, and especially as  it  is  a mere echo  of  
" Rev.  H.  Morris."  But,  lest some should think it all good  
argument, we will make a  passing notice of some  of  the most  
prominent points.  
He first wishes to  take  exceptions  to  commencing'  the  
2300 days and 70 weeks of  Daniel  (chapters  viii.  and ix.)  at  
the same point. Now  hear  some  of  his  argument  on  the  
subject. After  quoting  a  sentence  from  Rev.  Mr.  Morris'  
work on the subject,  which is a naked assertion,  without  a  
shadow of  evidence,  he says :  "  We  see,  then, that there  is  
no authority for  placing the beginnings of  these  two  periods  
at the same time."  In  what light he "  sees"  this,  he  does  
not tell us, and we  cannot divine it,  unless it be the liaht  of  
Mr. Morris'  assertion, which, to  every  Bible  man, mus" be a  
very dark  light.  
Next, the jaded  position  is  assumed  that  the  visions  of  
the 8th and 9th chapters do  not  refer to the same thincr, be- 
cause they  were 15  years apart. But  we  cannot make°good  
sense of  the  prophecy unless  we  consider  both  chapters  as  
speaking of  one  vision.  After  Gabriel  had  told  Daniel  
(chapter viii.)  to  " shut  up the  vision,  for  it  shall  be  for  
many  days,"  Daniel  says,  "  I  was  astonished at  the vision,  
but none understood it."  Yet  Gabriel was  commanded  to  
make him understand it.  In  the first year of  Darius, fifteen  
years after  he  had the vision,  Daniel learned by  books  that  
the 70  years of  the Babylonish captivity were  accomplished.  
And as he had been informed (chapter  viii. 14)  that the sanc- 

tuary  would be cleansed at the end of 2300  days, he evidently  
supposed that,  as  the  70  years  had  ended,  the sanctuary  
would now  be cleansed ;  and for this he began  to  pray The  
prophecy is not divided  as the chapters in  our version  divide  
it. Ihe  last  thing he says in chapter viii. is,  that none  un- 
derstood the  vision. He  then goes  directly on  (see  Coit's  
arrangement  of  the Bible)  to  tha explanation  of  Gabriel  eiv- 
en in the 9th chapter. Now,  let  it  be  remembered,  That  
chapter ix  is  not a vision, but  simply an explanation of  the  
vision spoken  of in chapter viii.,  for  he does  not say in chap- 
ter ix. that a vision appeared unto  him, as he does in chapter  
vm. ; but he  says, verse 21,  "  Whilst  I  was  speaking  in  
prayer, the  man  Gabriel,  whom  I  had  seen in  the vision,  
touched me,"  &c.  \"Vhom  he  had  seen  in  what vision  1  
Why, the vision spoken  of  in chapter viii.,  of  course  To  
speak of  the  8th  and  9th  chapters as two  distinct visions  
savors either of great ignorance  on  the subject,  or  of  being  
so pressed  for  argument,  as  to  wilfully  violate  common  
sense !  J.et  the inquiring, read the  8th and 9th chapters in  
connection,  and they cannot  help  seeing the fallacy  of  such  
an argument;  for  no new  vision  is  once mentioned  in  chap- 
ter ix. •  ihis  fact  alone  annihilates  any argument on  this  
point. Gabriel  goes  on to  say  to  Daniel, "(ix.  21 )  "  I  am  
come to  give  thee  understanding.  Therefore  understand  
the matter and consider the  vision." What  vision,  we  ask?  
If it  he said the vision in the 8th chapter, our  point is gain- 
ed ;  and vye challenge them to  find  a vision in  chapter  ix  
Gabriel, after telling Daniel that  he had come to explain to him  
the vision, (of  chapter viii. of  necessity)  says, "70  weeks  are  
determined upon  thy  people,"  &c.,  or  as our  best Hebrew  
scholars say,  "  70  weeks  are  cut  off,"  &c.  Now  if  70  
weeks are cut  off,  they must be cut  off  from  some  'greater  
number. Professor  Seixas  says  there can be  no doubt  that  
the 70 weeks  were  to  be cut  off  from the 2300 days  This  
admitted, and the point is settled. Gabriel  then told Daniel  
verse 25,  when to commence  that period, viz.,  at the  goin*  
forth of  the commandment, which  was  in the  seventh  year  
of Artaxerxes,  B.  C.  457.  :  

Now, we  have not the  sagacity  to  see  how  Gabriel  gave  
-Uamel  any light or  understanding on  the subject,  unless  the  
70 weeks  are considered  a  key to  the 2300 days. Will  <<B."  
be so kind as to tell us, or at least to  get his friend Mr  Mor- 
ns to  do it for him ? But  this  seems  too  much like  labor- 
ing to  prove a  self-evident truth.  Our  position  is  so clear,  
that  the unbiassed cannot but perceive  it.  
Again—an objection  is  made on the ground that the ori- 
ginal word  is evening-mornings, and  means onlv 1150  days.  
If this is the case,  it  overruns the time to which  they  would  
apply it,  viz.,  the persecutions  of  Antiochus  Epiphsnes,  by  
more than 50  days ! Who  disputes that evening and morn- 
ing was used for  each day in the creation week  i  See  Gen  
i. 5,  8, 13,  19,  23,  31.  
The next  objection  is  against  commencing  the  1260  days  
(which he  acknowledges  to  be years,)  in  A.  D.  538  He  
says, "  We  do  not see  why  A.  D.  538  is  the prone* period  
to begin the  reckoning  of  the  1260  years."  We  will  try  
and aid his vision a  little.  
The Roman  Bishop  was  constituted  head  of  all  the  
churches by  the Emperor  Justinian, A. D.  533  or  '4.*  But  
the Pope  was not established  in  his  see until A. D,  538,  at  
which time the siege  of  the  Ostrogoths  was  raised, which  
left the Catholics  in the peaceable possession  of  Rome.  The  
historian  says, speaking of  the siege.  "  One  year  and  nine  
days after the commencement  of  the siege,  an army, so late- 
ly strong  and triumphant, burned  their  tents,  and  tumult- 
uously passed the  Milvian  bridge."  This  was  A.  D.  538  
See GIBBON'S  Rome,  Vol.  3.  p.  87. Harpers'  edit.  
The events  of 1798  corroborate this interpretation. A.  D.  
1798 is a point which  stands out as a mighty light- louse on  
the voyage  of  this vision  of  time.  In  1798  the  power  of  
Popery was broken, though not  utterly destroyed. Berthier,  
a French General under Bonaparte, entered Rome,  deposed'  
the Pope,  and  led him into captivity,  where  he died the  fol- 
lowing year;  since  which  time  the civil authority  of  the  
Pope has been cut  off,  except  in a very small  state  which  
Bonaparte restored.  Now  let  it  be  remembered  that  the  
Beast (Papacy)  was  to tread down  th6  Church  for  a  time,  
times, and  the dividing of time, which is  forty-two  months'  
or 1260  days or years. See  Daniel  vii.  25,  Rev  xi  2  V  
xii. 6,  14,  and xiii. 5.  Now  if we calculate  back,  1260  years  
from 1798,  it carries us to A.  D.  538,  at  which  time  the  
Bishop of  Rome  began  to exercise  his  pow^r  as h^ad of  all  
the churches, by  the  authority  of  the  Emperor Justinian*  
which is evidently tho point of  time  -vhere wo are  to  com- 
mence the time, times and a  half, or 1260  days.  
The objections  of  "  B."  to  our application  of  the  1290  
and 1335  days of  Daniel xii.  11,  12,  being  entirely  pcHtio  
pnncipii, (a  begging  of  the question) need no  reply.  
The finale  of  "  B.'s"  argument  against  the  Advent  in  
1843, is,  

UIII. It  is  evident, from several  passages in  the Bi- 
ble, that God  is  unwilling to  reveal the  time  of  the  end  
of the  world to  man.''''  
We have  Scripture authority to  support us  in  the  senti- 
ment that Christians may know  about  the  time  of  Christ's  
Second Advent.  Daniel  was commanded,  chapter xii. 4  9  
10, "  to  shut up the words, and seal up the book  to  the  time  

See Litch's  Review  ofDowling's  Reply  to  Miller,  pa?e  TG^lso  
his Prophetic  Expositions.  '  F  a  '  lso


of the  end," when,  we  are given to  understand,  many  shall  
search and understand it. The  best  Hebrew  scholars  so  in- 
terpret the  above  passages. Christ  said, when  ye  see  such  
and such  signs,  "  then  know  that it  is  nigh,  even  at  the  
doors."  The  Apostle  says,  "  Brethren,  ye  are not in dark- 
ness that that  day shoald overtake  you  as  a thief."  But  to  
the worldly and time-serving  professor,  and  to  the  unbe- 
lieving, &c.,  it  will come  as  a thief,  and  they  ahall not es- 
cape. "  As  it  was in the days of Noah,  so  shall it be at the  
coming of  the Son  of  Man."  Did  not God  reveal the time  
of the coming  of  the flood 1 He  did,  and  Noah proclaimed  
it. B.it  few believed  it. "  So  shall it be at  the  coming  of  
the Son  of  Man."  The  following  passages  we  think will  
settle this point. Dan.  viii. 13—19  ;  ix.  21—27  ;  x.  1,14  ,  
xii. 10—13.  Matt.  xxiv.  32—39  ;  xxv.  5,  6.  Who  will  
give the  midnight cry if none know  of the time 1 .See  Luke  
xxi. 25—28.  
Great stress  is  laid  on  the  following  passage  :  ''  Of  
that  day  and hour  knoweth  no  man," &c.  The  following  
is Mr.  Wesley's  note on the above  passage :  
Matt. xxiv. 36.  "  But  of  that dav—the day  of  judgment  
—knoweth no  man—not  while  our Lord  was  on earth. Yet  
it might be afterward revealed to St  John  consistently  with  
this." It  does  not  say of  that  day  and  hour  no man shall  
know, but simply  no  man then knew.  It  is  also said  to  be  
correctly rendered  thus, No man may make  known, &c.,  but  
God only  will  reveal it.  
In conclusion,  we  would  say, look  well  to this great sub- 
ject.  Be  cautious  how you drink down  the anodynes of those  
servants who are saying "  my  Lord  delayeth  his  coming."  
" Can  ye  not discern the  signs of  the times  ?"  Do  not  let  
others settle  this  great  question  for  you.  Oh  !  beware,  
lest that  awful  day  overtake  you  as  a  thief  in  the  
night. Portentous  clouds  are  hanging  over  the  mo- 
ral heavens  !  And  those  who  oppose  our  views  
are constantly  prophecying  that  some  "  great  event"  
is at  hand.  And  while  they  do  not  say what  it  is,  WE  
think we  are  authorizad,  NOT to prophecy,  but  to  say  from  
the testimony  of  God's  word,  »hat we believe  the coming  of  
the Lord  draweth  nigh. O,  dear reader, let  me  say again,  
be ye  also  ready. D- 
As we  are crowded  into  a  small space,  by giving so  large  
a share to  our  opponents,  we  are  compelled  to  be  brief.  
Some points  will  be  more lully taken  up hereafter.  

as a letter  sheet,  by  which  a  person  writing  to  a  friend,  
can send  the  whole  of  this  valuable  article,  and still  hai'e  
room  for  two  pages  of  written  matter  on  the  same  sheet.  
To be  had  at  this  office,  for  25  cents  a  quire,  or  two  
cents  a  single  sheet.  

44 It  is  all  Speculation."  
Our opponents  sell  "Millerism  Refuted"  for  4  or  6  
cents.  We  give  it  to  you,  with  a  Reply,  which  may  be  
called Bible  Truth  Vindicated,  or  Millerism  Established,  
for 2  cents.  
Who  are  the  speculators  1  
We  are  frequently  accused  of  being  engaged  in  a  spec- 
ulation,  in  the  publication  and  sale  of  the  various  works  
on the  Second  Advent.  We  should  be  very  willing  to  
give  any  one  a  share  in  our  income,  if  they  would  only  
share with  us  in the  investments.  But  they  choose,  it  
seems,  to  speculate  on  their  own  hook.  

Lectures  To-Morrow.  

Public worship  to  morrow,  at  the corner  of  Catharine and  
Madison streets,  at the  usual  hours,  in  the morning,  after- 
noon, and evening.  
The Junior  Editor  of  this  paper  will lecture  on  "  The  
Signs of the Times,"  and  "  Christ's  Kingdom  at  hand,"  un- 
less we  are favored by the presence of some  other speaker.  

Lectures  on  Long  Island.  

Brother  S.  S. Brewer  commencedlecturing  on  Christ's  
near coming  about,  six  months  since,  in  Brooklyn,  and  
has continued  to  labor  occasionally  there  and  in  Wall- 
about and  Williamsburg,  with  cheering  success.  The  
new  Methodist  church  in Gowannus  is  now  open  for  lec- 
tures,  and  he expects  to  commence  a course  to-morrow  
(Sabbath)  morning.  
Brother  Chandler's  lectures  at  Williamsburgh  have  
been attended  by  crowds,  among  whom  the  work  of  the  
Spirit has  been  very  manifest.  Thursday  evening,  "  it  
seemed  as  if  the  whole  congregation  would  come  for- 
ward for  prayers,"  as  one  brother  who  was  present,  re- 
marked.  
We had  the pleasure  of'seeing  last evening,  that  the half  
had not been told us respecting  the interest felt in thiscause.  
Long  before  the  hour  of  meeting,  every  part  of  the  house  
was crowded  to  excess,  and  many  stood  about  the  doors.  
The  audience  was  dismissed  before  nine  o'clock,  when  a  
prayer  meeting  commenced,  in  which  seven  young  men  
and several  females  testified  that  they  found  the  
Saviour.  
When  the  meeting  broke  up, just  before  eleven  o'clock,  
the house  was  still  almost  as  crowded  as  ever.  The  
Lord  was  with  us  of  a  truth.  

Ruies  of  Bible  Interpretation.  
We  have  just  published  on  a  letter  sheet,  Mr.  Miller's  
rules of  interpreting  the  Scriptures,  designed  to  be  used  

LETTERS  TO  EDWIN  F-  HATFIE  LD,  

Chosen  Pastor  of  the  Seventh  Presbyterian  Church  in  New  York.  

NO.  II.  

HONORED  SIR,—After  a  brief  introduction,  in  which  
you alluded  to  the  possibility  that  we  had  enjoyed  our  
last thanksgiving,  you  proceeded  to inquire  if there  was  
any good  ground  for  such  a  belief.  Your  first  proposition  
was :  "  That  the  world  is  to  come  to  an end,  the  Scrip- 
tures  abundantly  declare."  Among  other  clear  proofs  
on this  point,  you  quoted  the  strdng  language  of  Peter  :  
" The  heavens  and  the  earth  which  are  now,  are  re- 
served  unto  fire  against  the  day  of  judgment,  and  
perdition  of  ungorlly  men."  As  this  follows  the  predic- 
tion, that  there  shall  come  in  the  last  days,  scoffers,  
saying,  "  Where  is  the  promise  of  his  coming  !"  you  
very  properly  remarked,  that  Peter  thus  connects  the  
coming  of  Christ  with  the  judgment.  I  hope  we  shall  
never  lose  sight  of  this  admitted  truth.  

In reflecting  on  these  many  clear  declarations  of  God's  
word  which  you  quoted,  I  have  accustomed  myself  to  
look on  the  world  as under  sentence  to  be  burned,  and  to  
believe  that  the  time  of  its  execution  is  very  near.  
Those  who  would  convince  me  that  this  execution  will  
be delayed,  are  bound  to  bring  positive  proof  that  the  
Lord has  granted  a  respite,  extending  into  some  remote  
period of  the  future.  Without  such  proof,  I must  believe  
that the Bible  teaches  Christians,  in  all  ages,  to  expect  
Christ's  coming  as  near,  until  faith  is  changed  to  sight.  
The  inspired  Peter  made  no  mistake  when  he  said  :  
" The  end  of all  things is  at hand ;  be  ye,  therefore,  sober  
and watch  unto  prayer,"  1  Peter,  4:7.  If  this was  true,  
then, what  a  momentously  interesting  truth  it has  now  
become  !  Looking  over  the  four  thousand  years  which  
had passed  by,  Paul  could  say  :  "  Now  is  our  salvation  
nearer than  when  we  believed.  The  night  is  far  spent,  
the day  is  at hand."  Rom.  13  :  11,  12,  
While  writing  to  the  Philippians,  he  throws  in  th's  
expression,  "  The  Lord  is  at hand,"  as  if  it  dwelt  almost  
constantly  on  his  mind.  After  the  lapse  of  1800  years  
shall we  exclude  it  from  ours  1 When  James  would  
comfort  those  suffering  oppression,  he  says:  "  Be  patient,  
brethren,  unto  the  coming  of  the  Lord."  He  then makes  
a beautiful  reference  to  the  patience  of  the husbandman,  
waiting  for  rain, and  adds  :  Be  ye also  patient ;  estab- 
lish your  hearts,  for  the  coming  of  the  Lord  draweth  
nigh."  As  if  anticipating  that  some  would  grow  weary,  
and give  up  their  faith,  Peter  says  :  "  Be  sober,  and  
HOPE  TO  THE  END,  for  the  grace  that  is  to  be  
brought unto  you  at  the  revelation  of  Jesus  Christ."  

Paul encourages  the Thessalonians in  their fiery trials, by  
directing their hopes to  the coming  of  Christ,  thus :  "  We  
glory in you in the churches  of  God,  for  your patience  and  
faith, in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye endure,  
—(a  manifest token  of  the  righteous  judgment  of  God,)—  
that ye be  counted  worthy  of  THE  KINGDOM  OF  GOD,  for  
which ye  also suffer ; seeing it is a righteous thing with God  
to recompense  tribulation to them that trouble you  ;  and  to  
you who  are troubled, rest  with us,  WHEN  THE  LORD  
JESUS  SHALL  BE  REVEALED  from  heaven  with  his  
mighty angels,  in flaming fire, taking vengeance on them that  
know not  God,  and that obey  not the gospel  of our Lord  Je- 

sus Christ;  who  shall be  punished with everlasting destruc- 
tion from  the presence  of  the  Lord,  and from  the  glory  of  
his power, WHEN  he  shall come  to  be glorified  in  his saints,  
and to  be admired  in  all  them  that BELIEVE,—(because  
our testimony among you was believed)—in  THAT  DAI."  
2 Thes.  i. 4—10.  
Here is  a  beautiful  summary  of  the  Second  Advent  
faith. No  wonder  the  early  Christians  eagerly  looked  
for their  coming  Lord,  apd  that  the  hope  of  his  speedy- 
approach cheered  them  as  they  were  led  to  the  stake,  or  
were  tortured  by  their  cruel  persecutors,—as  you  so  elo- 
quently told  us.  They  did  but  observe  the  apostle's  in- 
junction  when  he  wrote  his  former  letter  to  the  Thessa- 
lonians,  "  Comfort  one  another  with  these  words."  
It is  true  the  apostle  proceeds,  in  his  second  epistle,  
(2 Thes.  ii.  3,  &c.)  to  unfold  what  he  had  not  before  de- 
clared : "  That  day  shall  not  come  except  there  come  a  
falling away  first,  and  that  Man  of  Sin  be  revealed,  the  
son of  perdition;  who  opposeth  and  exalteth  himself  
above  all  that  is  called  God  or  that  is  worshipped;  so  
that he  as  God,  sitteth  in  the  temple  of  God,  showing  
himself  that he  is  God,  (or  declaring  himself  to  be  a God,  
as the  true  idea  of  the  Greek  is  expressed,  in  a  critical  
translation before  me  )  
This  prediction,  the  only one  the  apostles  ever  uttered,  
containing  a  hint  that  Christ's  coming  was  not  the  next  
event  to  be  looked  for,  certainly  did  not  require  a  long  
time for its  fulfilment,  and, of course,  was  not  designed  to  
givg.the  least encouragement  to  future  watchmen  to  say  :  
" My  Lord  delayeth  his  coming."  But  now,  that  the  
Man of  Sin  has  been  revealed,  in  that  power  whose  head  
is blasphemously  styled,  "  My  Lord  God  the  Pope,"  the  
apostle's  prediction  becomes  to  us  a  startling  signal,  
like the  sounding  of  the  sixth  trumpet,  that  the  
third wo*  cometh  quickly,  for  the  end  of  that  pow- 
er is  thus  described  :—"  Whom  the  Lord  shall  con- 
sume with  the  spirit  of  his  mouth,  and  shall  DESTROY  
with the brightness of  HIS  COMING."  
Thus  this  passage,  from  the reading  of  which,  I  under- 
stood  you  to infer,  that. Christ's  coming  was  yet  a  great  
way off,  seems  really  to  teach  that  it  may  be  even  at  the  
doors. O  may we  be  all "  ready"  "  waiting"  and "  look- 
ing,"  for  it  is  "to  them  that  look  for  him"  that  "he  
shall appear  unto  salvation."  
I remain your  fellow  servant  
Of our coming  Lord,  

N.  SOUTHARD.  

" *  The  third  wo  is  connected  with  the  seventh  or  LAST  TKUMP,  as  
mny  be  seen  in  the  8th,  9th,  10th,  and  11th  of  Revelations.  

For the  Midnight  Cry.  
" Behold,  I  Come  Quickly."  

The  coming  of  the  Lord  draws  nigh,  
For lo  !  we  hear  the "  Midnight  Cry,"  
Proclaim  him  at  the door  ;  
The  "  virgins  wise"  their  lamps  prepare—  
They  break  from  every  earthly  care,  
• And  "  slumber"  now  no  more.  

Hark !  how  the  faithless  "  servants"  say,  
41 My Lord  his coming  doth  delay,  
For many,  many  years."  
Scoffers  increase—the  lukewarm  sleep,  
Nor "  oil"  within  their " vessels"  keep,  
But silence  all their  fears.  

But thou,  my soul,  awake  !  awake*!  
Remember  how  the  Saviour  spake  
About the  "  Latter  Days."  
" The  love  of  many  shall  wax  cold,"  
" And  scoffers  also  shall  wax  bold,"  
His servant,  Peter,  says.  

O sinner,  hear  the  gospel  call  ;  
Before  the  Lord  for  mercy  fall,  
Ere he  to  earth descends  :  
Oh, now  to  Jesus  haste away,  
For endless  night,  or  endless  day,  
Upon thy  choice depends.  

Let all  the friends  of  Christ  arise,  
And banish  slumber  from  their  eyes;  
Behold ! "  Redemption's  near."  
O, be not  faithless,  but  believe,  
The "  Word  of  Prophecy"  receive—  
The Saviour  comes  NEXT  YEAR.  
JOHN  LVLE.  
Newark, N.  J.,  Dec.  3.1842.


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when  they  beheld  the  power  of  this  last  abomination  
over the  minds  and judgments  of  mankind.  And  then,  
again,  to  see  the  number  of  kingdoms,  provinces,  
states,  and  territories,  which  the  Pope  has  sold  to  
enrich  his  coffers,  without  any  more  right  or  title  to  
them than  we  have  to  the  land  in  the  moon,  must  con- 
vince every  one  that  the  description  given  must  apply  
to the  church  of  Rome  or  the  Pope,  who  claims  to  ex- 
ercise  this  great  authority  by  his  crazy  title  to  St.  
Peter's  chair.  
We  have  now  arrived  to  the  end  of  the  third  division  
of the  angel's  history  ;  for  the  next  verse  tells  us,  "and  
| at  the  time  of the  end,"  meaning  the  end  of  his  power  
to tread  on  the  church  by  his  civil  authority,  or  reign  
over tiie  kings  of  the  earth,  and  to  dispose  of  lands  for  
gain.  I  have  brought  you  down,  my  kind  hearer,  
through  a  long  prophetic  history  of  more  than  2200  
years,  and  landed  you  at  the  year  A.  L>.  1798,  when  
the Pope  of  Rome  lost  his  civil  power.  In  the  begin- 
ning  of  the  year  1798,  on  the  15th  of  February,  a  
French  general,  Berthier,  entered  Rome  with  a  French  
army  without  resistance,  deposed  the  Pope,  abolished  
the "Papal  government,  .and  erected  the  republic  of  
Italy.  The  Pope,  being  taken  prisoner,  was  carried  
a prisoner  by  them  first  to  Sienna  in  Tuscany,  from  
thence  to  Florence,  afterwards  to  Grenoble,  and  then  
to Valence,  in  France,  where  he  died  on  the  19th  of  
August,  1799  ;  since  which  time  the  Pope  of  Rome  
has exercised  no  more  of  his  former  power  over  any  of  
the kings  in  Europe,  or  the  Protestant  church.  We  
shall now  close  our  lecture  on  this  history  for  the  pre- 
sent,  reserving  the  remainder  of  Gabriel's  interesting  
history  for  another  lecture.  

LECTURE  VII.  

j DANJKL'S  1260,  1290,  AND  1335  DAYS  EXPLAINED.  

DANIEL  xii.  8.  

And I  hoard,  but  I  understood  not:  then  said  I,  O  my  Lord,  what  
! shall  be  the end  of  these  things  7  

! PREVIOUS  to  Daniel's  asking  the  question  contained  
| in  our  text,  he  had  been  taught,  as  we  have  seen  in  
i our  former  lecture,  not  only  the  history  of  future  events  
| as  they  would  succeed  each  other  down  to  the  end  of  
| the  world,  but  he  had  the  regular  order  of  time  speci- 
! fied  in  the  duration  of the  little  horn,  "  time,  times,  and  
a half" as  in  Daniel  vii.  25,  and  xii.  7.  But  he  had  
been informed  of  many  events  which  should  transpire  
after his  "  time,  times,  and  a  half" should  be  finished,  
I and  not  having  the  length  of  the  Pagan  beast,  or  daily  
I abomination,  given  to  him  at  all,  he  could  not  tell  or  
j understand  whereabouts  in  his  grand  number  of  2300  
; days,  the  end  of  the  civil  power  of  the  little  horn,  or  
Papal  Rome,  carried  him.  There  was  no  rule  given  
Daniel  yet  by  which  he  could  tell  when  or  how  long  
after the  crucifixion  of  the  Messiah  before  the  daily  
sacrifice  abomination  would  be  taken  out  of  the  way,  
and the  power  of  the  little  horn  be  established,  and  
the abomination  of  desolation  set  up.  Be  sure,  Daniel  
had heard  the  whole  history  down  to  the  rfesurr.ection,  
and had  the  whole  vision  specified  in  his  2300  days.  
But as  he  saw  there  were  evidently  three  divisions  of  
the time  after  the  crucifixion  or  cutting  off  of  the  Mes- 
siah at the  fulfilment  of  his  490  years,  or  70  weeks,  
down  to  the  end  of  his  1810  years,  which  would  be  
the remainder  of  his  total  number  of  2300  years,  after  
his 70 we^ks  should  be fulfilled  ; and  having  only  1260  
| of  those  years'  accounted  for  by  the  reign  of  his  little  
j horn,  leaving  five  hundred  and  fifty  years  to  be  applied  
to the  Pagan  beast,  and  for  the  events  which  we  are  
to attend  to  after  the Papal  beast  lost  his  civil  power,  
—therefore  the  propriety  of  Daniel's  saying  in  our  
text,  "  Then  I  heard,  but  I  understood  not."  He  un- 
derstood  not  how  this  time  was  divided,  and  especially,  
how  much  time  would  be  taken  up  in  the  last  division  
of the  angel's  history,  beginning  with  the  40th  verse  
of the  11th  chapter,  where  our  last  lecture  ended,  and  
finishing with  the  context  of  the  12th  chapter,  the  
| verse  previous  to  our  text.  That  this  is  the  plain  and  
|!  significant  meaning,  is  evident  from'what  follows  our  
j text,  viz.,  the  angel's  answer  to  Daniel's  question,  
j "  What  shall  be  the  end  of  these  things  ?"  "  And  he  
! said,  go  thy  way,  Daniel;  for  the  words  are  closed  up  
| and  sealed  till  the  time  of  the  end  ;"  that  is,  my  mis- 
sion is  closed,  the  word,,  are  finished,  and  registered  
j in  the  roll  of  God's  word  ;  they  are  sealed,  that  is,  
j made  sure,  unalterable,  will  stand  until  every  word  has  
: its  fulfilment,  which  in  the end  shall  be  accomplished  ;  

not, as  some  suppose,  that  Daniel's  prophecy  is  sealed,  
closed  up,  out  of  sight,  and  cannot  be  understood.  
This  is  not  the  way  of  God's  dealings  with  us  ;  for  if  
this had  been  the  angel's  meaning,  he  would  have  said  
to Daniel  as  he  did  to  John  in  similar  circumstances,  
Rev.  x.  4,  "  Seal  up  those  things,  and  wrrite  them  
not."  But  it  is  the  reverse;  for  he  says  in  the  next  
verse,  10,  "  Many  shall  be  purified,  and  made  white,  
and tried  ;  but  the  wicked  shall  do  wickedly,  and  none  
of the  wicked  shall  understand."  None  of  the  wicked  
shall understand  what?  Why,  the  things  before  
spoken  of—Daniel's  vision  and  instruction.  Very  
well,  then  the  wicked  do  right  for  'once.  Certainly,  
if your  exposition  of  the  former  text  is  correct,  that  it  
is hid,  and  cannot  be  known,  they  are  obeying  the  
command  of  the  angel,  close  up  and  seal  the  words;  
and surely  they  will  not  be  condemned  for  obedience.  
" But  the  wise  shall  understand,"  says  the  angel.  
What  shall  the  wise  understand  1 They  shall  under- 
stand the  vision;  or  the  words  before  spoken  by  the  
angel  at  least.  But  say you,  "  Daniel  was  commanded  
to seal  up  and  close  the  words,  so  that  they  may  never  
know  them  till  the  end,  and  the  wise  understand  them.  
How  can  these  things  be?"  I  answer,  These  texts  
explain  each  other.  There  is  a  close  connection  
in the  word  of  God,  which  must  always  be  kept  in  
view,  and  if  our  exposition  of  one  contradicts  another  
of the  same  connection  or  of  like  import,  we  may  know  
there  is  a  wrong  in  us.  Now,  one  tbing  is  certain,  
—"  all  Scripture  is  given  by  inspiration  of  God,  and  
is profitable  for  doctrine,  for  reproof,  for  correction,  for  
instruction  in  righteousness,  that  the  man  of  God  may  
be perfect,  thoroughly  furnished  unto  all  good  works."  
And  "secret  things  belong  to  God;  but  things  re- 
vealed,  to  us  and  to  our  children."  And  when  I  see  
pretended  servants  of  God,  men  of  great  pretence  to  
piety  and  knowledge,  disputing  long  and  sharp  on  
some metaphysical  .point  in  theology,  which  they  nor  
their hearers  can  never  understand,  and  when  they  are  
asked to  explain  the  plain  declarations  of  God,  put  it  
off,  by  saying,  it  is  sealed  up,  and  we  ought  not  to  try  
to understand  it,  it  makes  me  think  of  iEsop's  fable  of  
the dog  in  the  manger;  of  Christ's  reproof  to  the  
scribes  and  Pharisees:  "  Wo  unto  you,  scribes  and  
Pharisees,  hypocrites!  for  ye  shut  up  the  kingdom  
of heaven  against  men;  for  ye  neither  go  in  your- 
selves,  neither  suffer  ye  them  that  are  entering  to  .go  
in ;"  and  this  passage  in  Daniel,  "  The  wicked  shall  
do wickedly  ;  and  none  of  the  wicked  shall  understand  ;  
but the  wise  shall  understand."  You  may  depend  
upon one  thing,  when  you  hear  such  declarations  as  
the above  from  the  pulpit,  that  the  speaker  does  not  
love his  Bible  as  well  as  he  loves  his  own  popularity,  
and studies  to  support  his  faith,  the  popular  writers  
and standard  authors  of  the  day,  more  than  the  divine  
revelation  of  God.  But  God  is  now  trying  his  people  ;  
he is  now  giving  them  a  great  rule  to  know  their  love  
for his  word.  If  the  word  of  God  is  to  them  foolish- 
ness,  and they  take  more  delight  in  the  popular  writers  
of the day,  they  may  depend  upon  it they  are  stumbling  
at that  stumbling-stone.  But  the  angel  tells  us  that  
many shall  be  purified  and  made  white.  This  was  
good  news  to  Daniel,  and  ought  to  be  so  to  us;  for  it  
is the  declaration  of  God  through  the  medium  of  Ga- 
briel,  his  messenger.  "And  from  the  time  that  the  
daily sacrifice  shall  be taken  awTay, and the abomination  
that maketh  desolate  set  up,  there  shall  be  a  thousand  
two hundred  and  ninety  days.  Blessed  is  he  that  
waiteth,  aild  cometh  to  the  thousand  three  hundred  and  
five and  thirty  days  :  but  go  thou  thy  way  till  the  end  
be,  for  thou  shalt  rest,  and  stand  in  thy  lot  at  the  end  
of the  days."  Now  Daniel  had  all  he  could  ask  for  ;  
now  he could  understand  the  time,  and  the  length,  and  
part of  every  division  which  the  angel  had  given  him  
in his  instruction,  so  far  as  to  fill  up  his  vision  of  2300  
years,  (as  we  shall  call  them,  having  proved  in  a  for- 
mer lecture  that  they  ought  to  be  so  reckoned,  and  
have been  so  fulfilled.)  He  has  now  learned  that,  to  
begin  and  reckon  back  from  the resurrection,  which  he  
well  knew  would  be  1810  years  after  Christ's  cruci- 
fixion, he  might  find  out  when  the  daily  sacrifice  
abomination  would  be  taken  away.  Therefore,  take  
1335 years  from  1810  years,  would  leave  475  years  ;  
and he  could  reckon  that  from  the end  of  the  70  weeks,  
or 480  years,  to  the  end of  Pagan  Rome,  would  be  475,  
from  thence  to  the  time  he  should  stand  in  his  lot,  
would  be  1335  years.  Then  bv  adding  490  

475  
1335  

would  make  the  sum  total  of  his  whole  vision,  2300  
years.  And  now,  let  us  suppose  he  wished  to  know  
when  the  abomination  of  desolation  would  end,  and  
when  it  would  begin.  He  has  only  to  take  his  num- 

ber,  one  thousand  two  hundred  and  ninety,  as  given  
him by  the  angel,  from  the  1335,  thus—'  "  1335  
1290  

45  
and he  finds  that  45  years  before  the  resurrection  the  
little horn  would  lose  his  civil  power.  Now  let  him  
take his  time,  times,  and  a  half,  and  add,  say  1260  
years  to  45  years,  and  he  will  find  that  the  little  horn  
began  his  reign  1305  years  before  the  resurrection,  and  
30 years  after  the daily  sacrifice  abomination  was  taken  
away.  And  now  he  is  prepared  to  give  his  vision  
and the  instruction  of  the  angel  all  their  proper  bear- 
ings,  and.  prove  it  thus  :  

1st. The  seventy  weeks  or  490  years  to the  cruci- 
fixion of  Christ,  490  
From  crucifixion  to  taking  away  daily  abomina- 
tion,  .  .  465  
From  taking  away  Pagan  rites  to  the  setting  up  
abomination  of  desolation,  .  .  .  .  30  
From  setting  up  Papal  power  (time,  times,  and  a  
hall)  to  the  end  of  his  civil  reign,  .  .  1260  
From  the  taking  a/way  the  Papal  civil  rule  to  the  
resurrection,  ........  -t  45  

Now  add  these  together,  and  you  have  the whole  230C  
years  of  Daniel's  vision.  Do  you  not,  kind  hearer,  
see by  this  mode,  and  by  these  last  numbers  given  him,  
Daniel  could  learn  every  part  and  division  of  the  whole  
history  down  to  the  time  when  he  should  stand  in  his  
lot?  But  now,  for  his  instruction,  we  will  suppose  
Daniel  understood  our  mode  of  reckoning  time  ;  he  
might  have  given  it  to  us  in  this  way:—"  The  70  
weeks,  or  490  years,  will  be  accomplished,  A.  D.  33.  
The  Pagan  abomination  will  be  taken  away  475  years  
afterwards,  which  will  be.  A.  D.,  508.  The  papal  
abomination  will  be  set  up  30  years  after,  A.  D.  538,  
and will  continue  1260  years,  A.  D.  1798.  After  this  
45 years,  I  shall  stand  in  my  lot,  and  all  that  come  
forth  to  tbis  resurrection  will  be  blessed,  A.  D.  1843."  
" Blessed  is  he  that  waiteth  and  cometh  to  the  thou- 
sand three  hundred  and  five  and  thirty  days."  Rev.  
xx.  6.  "  Blessed  and  holy  is  he  that  hath  part  in  the  
first resurrection."  
We  are  now  prepared  to  give  you  the  remainder  of  
the angel's  instruction  to  Daniel,  beginning  where  we  
left  off  in  our  last  lecture  ; and  you  will  likewise  now  
take notice  that  it  is  the  last  division,  and  what  we  
now  shall  read  to  you  must  all  take  place  in  45  years,  
between  the  years  1798  and  1843.  So  that  you  may,  
almost all  of  you,  judge  for  yourselves,  upon  your  own  
observations,  whether  these  things  are  so  or  not.  
We  therefore  begin  at  the  40th  verse  of  the  11th  
chapter  of  Daniel,  "  and  at  the  time  of  the  end  " of  
the papal  civil  power.  Now,  another  person  has  
obtained  this  civil  power  ;  this  was Bonaparte,  the  rulei  
of the  French  nation.  This  year  of  which  we  are  now  
treating  was  the  very  year  that  the  French  destroyed  
the power  of  the  pope,  and  Bonaparte  began  his  ex- 
traordinary  career  in  conquest  and  authority;  and  it  
was  evident,  by  his  success  and  fortune,  that  he  was  
raised up  by  God  himself  for  some  great  and  special  
purpose;  and  through  him,  as  an  instrument,  and  by  
means  of  the  French  revolution,  the  shackles  that  had  
bound  more  than  half  of  Europe  in  bigotry,  supersti- 
tion,  and  tyranny,  were  burst  asunder,  and  the  inqui- 
sition and  papacy  lost  their  power  and  terror  over  the  
bodies  and  minds  of  men.  At  this  time,  then,  our  pro- 
phecy  begins,  and  Bonaparte  is  the  person  designated  
by the  pronouns  he  and him in the prophecy  :  "And,  at  
the time  of  the  end,  shall  the  king  of  the  south  push  at  
him ; and  the  king  of  the  north  shall  come  against  him  
like  a  whirlwind,  with  chariots,  and  with  horsemen,  
and with  many  ships."  This  is  a  description  of  an  
alliance  entered  into  by  the  king  of  Sardinia,  Italy  and  
Spain,  in  the  south,  and  Great  Britain,  in  the  north,  
for six  years.  England  engaged,  in  this  treaty,  to  
pay the  king  of  Sardinia  2t)0,000/.  per  annum,  to  fur- 
nish an  army  of  horse  and  a  large  fleet.  The  com- 
mand of  the  fleet  was  given  to  Lord  Nelson.  Various  
was the  success  of  the  allies  in  the  south.  Spain  had  
to recede,  and  finally  joined  the  French.  The  king  
of Sardinia  had  to  leave  his  territories  on  the  conti- 
nent,  and  shut  himself  up  in  the  island  of  Sardinia.  
The  king  of  Naples  fled  to  the  island  of  Sicily,  after  
making  a  vigorous  push  at  the  French,  in  November,  
1798,  and  getting  possession  of  Rome,  while  Lord  
Nelson  took  and  destroyed  the  French  fleet,  near  the  
mouth  of  the  Nile,  the  same  year.  But  the  French  j  
soon retook  Italy;  and  this  broke  up  this  league,  and  
the French  remained  masters  of  almost  all  that had  be- 
longed  to  the  Western  Empire  of  Rome,  except  Great  
Britain.  "  And  he  shall  enter  into  the  countries,  and