Our first century: being a popular descriptive portraiture of the one hundred great and memorable events of perpetual interest in the history of our country, political, military, mechanical, social, scientific and commercial: embracing also delineations of all the great historic characters celebrated in the annals of the republic; men of heroism, statesmanship, genius, oratory, adventure and philanthropy . es of Thousandsof Converts.—Public Feeling Intensely Wrought Upon.—Preparations by Many for the ComingEvent.—The Passing of the Time.—Millers Apology and Defense.—His Deism in Early Life.—St
Our first century: being a popular descriptive portraiture of the one hundred great and memorable events of perpetual interest in the history of our country, political, military, mechanical, social, scientific and commercial: embracing also delineations of all the great historic characters celebrated in the annals of the republic; men of heroism, statesmanship, genius, oratory, adventure and philanthropy . es of Thousandsof Converts.—Public Feeling Intensely Wrought Upon.—Preparations by Many for the ComingEvent.—The Passing of the Time.—Millers Apology and Defense.—His Deism in Early Life.—Studies History and Scripture.—Is Struck by the Prophecies.—Reads Daniel and John Critically.—Calculates Their Time.— About 1843 the Consummation.—Basis of these Conclusions.—Reluc-tantly Begins to Lecture.—Interesting Incident.—His Labors and Enthusiasm.—Three Thousand Lec-tures in Ten Years.—Secret of His Great Success.—Approach of the Final Day.—Cessation of SecularPursuits.—Encamping in the Fields, in Grave-yards and on Roofs—Some Curious Extravagances.—Rebuked by Miller.—Repeated Disappointments.—Misinterpretation of Texts.—Miller, as a Manand Preacher.—His Calm and Happy Death. I confess my error, and acTtnowledge my disappointment: yet I still believe that tlie day of the Lord is near, even at the door.—Mil-lers Words to his EW men have attained a widername or more rapid and remark-able note, in tlie American relig-ious world, than Rev. WilliamMiller, the prophet,—as he wasfamiliarly called,—founder of thesect called by his name, and alsoknown as Second sketch of the public career ofMr. Miller, and of the biblicalgrounds upon which he based hisearnest and confident prediction ofthe end of the world about theyear 1843, together with someaccount of the extraordinaryscenes which characterized thatexciting period,—participated inTHE GREAT DAY PROPHESIED i)v THE SECOND ADVENTISTS. bj teus
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