Without any apparent intention on the part of the writer, who was probably not aware of the prophecies on the subject, he has described the phenomena as most fully answering to their prophetic description. He does it, however, in language more full and impressive than the usual brevity of the inspired writings will allow. The scriptures speak of these wonders in the heavens, as an exhibition of "Blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke;" while this writer, on beholding them, with thousands of others, speaks of them as something "extraordinary—singular—most magnificent—vast—alarming—intense brightness—terrific fire—dark, crimson vapor—most gorgeous—tremendous conflagration—volumes of smoke which rolled over and over—beyond all imagination—producing very great consternation—galloping of every fire engine in London," &c. Another instance of this phenomenon was very extensively witnessed in this country early in the evening of Jan. 25, 1837, when, as described by many, the very heavens, for a short time, seemed to be on fire, and when the snow upon the ground much resembled blood and fire; which was so alarming in appearance, as to cause the solemn inquiry, with some, who were out at the time, if the day of judgment had come—and also to cause the animals to tremble with fear. In one place, near a mountain, the people informed me, that on the snow there was the appearance of "waves of fire rolling down the mountain." A clergyman of Mass., gave me the following account of the same phenomenon, as he and others witnessed it, in one of the towns of Cape Cod, in that State. He was sitting with another minister in the pulpit, who had just commenced a discourse on the subject of the final judgment, to a crowded audience of a protracted meeting; when suddenly, through the windows, the whole house was filled with the most vivid and fiery light, so alarming in its appearance, that several of the audience shrieked aloud—all was disorder and commotion—many rushed for the doors, and all prospect of further worship for the time, seemed to be lost, till one from without, perceiving the consternation within, forced his way through the astonished crowd up to the desk, with an account of the aurora-phenomenon just witnessed by those out of doors. Then this clergyman, as he said, called attention, and informed the audience that they had "more cause for admiration than alarm, and that the appearance which they had just witnessed was but a beautiful and unusually splendid exhibition of the aurora borealis, which the Lord had been giving them." Then the audience resumed their seats, and the meeting went on. Though his opinion on the subject, and his quietus for the alarmed audience were doubtless honest with himself, and approbated by all who look not for their Lord soon to come, I must consider it extremely injudicious, contrary to the word of God, and very dangerous to the unconverted who are quieted with it, because in the very connection of these foretold "Wonders in the heavens," the Lord rather says, "Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, for the day of the Lord cometh, for it is nigh at hand." Joel ii, 1. Somewhat similar accounts of this phenomenon might be greatly multiplied, as having been more or less frequently seen since about seventy years ago, as recollected by the aged, when, as some of them have represented, it appeared as armies fighting in the skies, and more fiery and terrific than anything of the kind they had ever before seen, or heard of from others.