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
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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
“On the 23d of May, in compliance with a very urgent request from
Addison, Vt., he commenced a course of lectures there, which continued
till the 30th, when he was taken sick with a painful inflammation in
his left limb. He immediately returned home, when the other limb was
similarly affected. This terminated in painful swellings and copious
discharges, which began to heal about the 10th of June, but confined him
to his room till the last of August; so that he rested from labor during
the summer.
“From the 12th to the 20th of September, he lectured in Hartford, N. Y.,
to crowded houses. On the 26th of September, and onward to October 6, he
lectured at Ballston, N. Y.; and on the 10th of October, he commenced a
course of lectures at Galway, N. Y., which closed on the 17th. With these
lectures a revival commenced, which, according to a letter from Rev. Wm.
B. Curtis, pastor of the Baptist church, extended into the neighboring
towns. Under date of March 12, 1842, he wrote to Mr. Miller as follows:—
“‘The glorious work soon became general and powerful, and we
continued our meetings (including the week you were with us)
eight weeks, with only a day or two intermission. I find I have
over one hundred names of persons who profess to have obtained
hope in the pardoning mercy of God. Including those converted
in other meetings originating from this revival, it is probable
that from one hundred and fifty to two hundred have been
converted to God in this vicinity since your labors here. In
justice to yourself and the truth, I must say that the extent
and power of this glorious revival was greatly promoted by
your lectures. Many converts date their first impressions from
hearing you. The work has prevailed principally in the Baptist,
Methodist, and Christian societies, while there have been but
few conversions among the Presbyterians, who stood aloof from
you when here.’
“On the 18th of October he returned to Low Hampton, and presided at a
Conference of Second Advent believers, which assembled in the Baptist
church there, from the 2d to the 5th of November, 1841.
“On the 10th of November, in compliance with an invitation numerously
signed, he commenced a course of lectures in the town-house at Claremont,
N. H., and continued to the 18th. A letter signed ‘J. Andrews,’ written
soon after, states: ‘Now all the town is aroused to the subject of
religion. The Baptist, Methodist, and Congregational societies are all
united in this work. Some are converted, and from sixty to seventy-five
are anxiously seeking the Lord.’
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