The religious denominations in the United States: their history, doctrine, government and statisticsWith a preliminary sketch of Judaism, paganism and Mohammedanism . ader, he will see that another mistake has beencommitted. It is somewhat dangerous to calculate the chronology ofthe Scriptures; for we have no specific period at which we can com 790 Adventists. mence our calculations; besides which, as the eloquent Daniel Websteronce said, we are not acquainted with the arithmetic of heaven. before his death became fully convinced of the folly of a pro-fessed acquaintance with such Ti
The religious denominations in the United States: their history, doctrine, government and statisticsWith a preliminary sketch of Judaism, paganism and Mohammedanism . ader, he will see that another mistake has beencommitted. It is somewhat dangerous to calculate the chronology ofthe Scriptures; for we have no specific period at which we can com 790 Adventists. mence our calculations; besides which, as the eloquent Daniel Websteronce said, we are not acquainted with the arithmetic of heaven. before his death became fully convinced of the folly of a pro-fessed acquaintance with such Times and seasons, and died quitesatisfied with leaving to the Being of infinite wisdom the time whenThe mystery of God shall be finished. It is not possible to furnish any correct statistics of this class ofpersons. They are to be found in different bodies of Christians, as wellas in general society; not a few of them, indeed, disown all ecclesias-tical organizations till the Messiah comes to organize a purer churchthan any now in existence. We do not suppose that the views of theAdventists are at present at all extending in the United States. BIBLE O N G has it been the boast of very many-members of the established church of Eng-land that Episcopacy, especially as estab-lished by law, tends only to promote entireunity in faith and practice. History, how-ever, has proved that creeds and doctrinesof all kinds exist and flourish within itsboundaries. One church, St. Johns, inManchester, for more than half a centurysustained the late Rev. John Clowes in hisviews as a rigid Swedenborgian, and thegentleman, whom we now introduce as thefounder of the Bible Christians, while en-tertaining the same views, was for severalyears his curate at St. Johns. The Rev. William Cowherd was educated for the ministry—in theChurch of England, and first labored in her service at Beverly, inYorkshire. After a while he was united in labor with Mr. Clowes,already mentioned, and was exceedi
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