Mrs. Edson to a reporter, recentlv
were people who gave away all
their property in preparing for tho
second coming of the Lord, which
they first set to take place late in
the year 1*43.
The Rev. Mr. Morse still remem
bers how some of these people were
so sure that the Lord's second com
ing was at hand that they did no:
harvest their crops as they ripened,
early in the fail. Others were even
more positive the end of the world
was approaching as was shown by
the fact that they put in no crops iu
the spring, and declined to work in
their fields during the summer sea
son as they thought all such effort
was a waste of time and energy.
These good people spent most of
their time that year in prayer and iu
other ways getting ready for the
world to end. And when this did not
come to pass in 1*43. a few set an
other date which was during the
year 1654.
According to the daughter of this
venerable clergyman, these were th®
last specific dates ever set by the
band of Millerites who later became
members of the Advent church. They
have since awaited with expectancy
Christ's second coming.
While the Rev. Mr. Morse has for
over 60 years preached that the com
ing of the Lord is drawing near, yet
he has always declared that nobody
knew this. He insists there is noth
ing in the Bible which states any ex
act time.
