Meetings in Mich by M. E. Cornell

Publishing Committee · Battle Creek, Mich. · Mar 11, 1858

Meetings in Mich.

By M. E. Cornell

BRO. SMITH: The truth still triumphs in Allegan. Last Tuesday evening the Baptist minister, Eld. B., sounded the Prof. Stuart key of "Spiritual interpretation," and sung the song of "Peace and safety." It may not be uninteresting to note a few points of the sermon:

1. When there have been wars, earthquakes and commotions, then Adventists' views have been preached with dreadful results.

2. Mr. Stuart and others do not believe that the papal power is the "Man of Sin" of 2 Thess. ii.

3. The "spirit of his mouth" which is to consume the Man of Sin is the preaching of the gospel.

4. The commencement of the prophetic periods cannot be ascertained.

5. The kingdom of Dan. ii, that is to smite the image is the church. The united voice of evangelical christendom will overthrow the Man of Sin, but scores of years may yet intervene before that will take place, after which the Jews will be converted.

6. There will be a general diffusion, acceptance, and triumph of the gospel over all the earth, before Christ comes. Proof. Isa. xi, 9; xxv, 8; Ps. ii, 8; Isa. ii, 2, 3.

7. After the world has been converted one thousand years [Rev. xx] there will be a little season of apostasy.

8. We may sleep centuries before his coming; it matters not whether it is near or one thousand years beyond.

As soon as the meeting was dismissed we gave notice that the discourse would be reviewed the next evening at the court house. This the Eld. considered an insult, as he said to one of his brethren the next day, "he would as soon have been struck on his head with a club." Our review occupied full two hours, and all, we believe, has turned out for the furtherance of the cause of truth. After hearing both sides several remarked that they viewed the time nearer than ever before.

"For when they shall say, Peace and safety then sudden destruction cometh," &c. 1 Thess. v, 3.

M. E. CORNELL.

Bowne, Mich., Feb. 22d, 1858.