Sketches of the Christian life and public labors of William Miller : $b Gathered from his memoir by the late Sylvester Bliss, and from other sourcesWhite, James
Philosophy
Sketches of the Christian life and public labors of William Miller : $b Gathered from his memoir by the late Sylvester Bliss, and from other sources
White, James
Miller, William, 1782-1849
“After tea, he told Mr. M. he supposed it was about time to attend
church; and again led the way, Mr. Miller bringing up the rear. He showed
Mr. M. into the desk, but took a seat himself among the congregation.
Mr. M. read a hymn; after it was sung, he prayed, and read another hymn,
which was also sung. He felt unpleasant at being left in the pulpit
alone, but took for his text: ‘Looking for that blessed hope, and the
glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ.’ This
he sustained and illustrated by apposite quotations of Scripture, proving
a second personal and glorious appearing of Christ. Elder C. listened
for about fifteen minutes, when, seeing that he presented nothing but
the word of God, and that he opened the Scriptures in a manner that did
honor to the occasion, like a workman who needeth not to be ashamed, he
walked up into the pulpit, and took his seat. Mr. M. lectured there from
the 14th to the 22d of May, and again from the 29th to the 4th of June.
A glorious revival followed, and elder C. embraced his views in full,
continuing for six years a devoted advocate of them. On the 25th of July,
elder C. wrote Mr. M. that, since the lectures, he ‘had baptized about
forty, sixty in all having joined the church; and there are yet some who
are seeking the Lord.’ Mr. Miller says of his visit:—
“‘At Lowell I also became acquainted with my Bro. J. Litch, who
had previously embraced my views, and who has since so aided
their extension by his faithful lectures and writings, and
energetic and consistent course.’
“From the 24th to the 28th of May, Mr. M. lectured in Groton, Mass., and
from the 3d to the 9th of June, in Lynn, Mass. In connection with his
visit to this place, he made the following entry in his memorandum-book:
‘Thus ends my tour into Massachusetts, making eight hundred lectures from
October 1, 1834, to June 9, 1839—four years, six months, nine days.’ The
editor of the _Lynn Record_ gave the following notice of Mr. Miller, and
his visit to that place:—
“‘MILLER AND THE PROPHECIES.
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