Midnight Cry - Volume 02, Numbers 05 & 06

              VOLUME II. NEW- YORK, FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1843. NUMBERS 5 & (>.
Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it. For the vision is yet for an appointed time, bat at the end it shall speak, and not lie ;
though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry."
BY JOSHUA V. IHD1ES. WEEKLY- NO, so PARK- ROW. READ AND CIRCULATE.
THE MIDNIGHT CRY WEEKLY.
Published every Friday, by J. V. 1IIMES. Assisted by L. D
FLEMING and N. SOUTHARD.
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THE MIDNIGHT CRY.
CONTENTS OP THIS PAPER. EXPLANATIONS.
A brother who expects to meet Christ soon, " having
lands sold them," and directed us to use the price in
printing this sheet for circulation. Those who wish to
pay for it, can do so, at the rate of $ 4 per hundred, or at
any other price they may choose. All the money we re
ceive will be used in printing more papers. Those who
have no means to buy with, ARE WELCOME TO RECEIVE IT.
We send it gratis, to many, who are requested to read
and circulate. We will here correct a very great mistake
founded on the expression in our last, that we wished to
spend $ 1000 in circulating that sheet. We had received
bat a tenth of that sum, for that object. We still wish to
spend $ 10,000, for this, and other sheets. Who will help ]
Another double sheet will be issued next week con
taining The Bible Examiner, No, 1, [ which is a con
nected Exposition of the 24th chapter of Matthew] a
Lecture on the 8th and 9th of Daniel; both by Bro. Storrs.
Also the Chronology of the world, by Wm. Miller ; a
connected view of Daniel's visions illustrated by en
gravings, & c. & c. ""
W. have devoted much of this paper to Popery, for sev
eral reasons : 1. We are convinced that the Lord has
made it a rroniinent topic of prophecy, and it is therefore
important that we should understand it.
2. Prof. Stuar. t, the chief teacher of theology in a large
portion of the Church, is explaining those prophecies
away ; so much so, that a Protestant clergyman, who is,
if possible,' more hostile than himself to what he calls
41 Millerism," said recently : * « Prof. Stuart must be get
ting crazy."
3. If those prophecies relate to popery, then the argu
ment we deduce from them appears irresistible.
The Diagram of Daniel's Visions contains an interest
ing view of their chronology. The date ( 534) which is
given for Justinian's decree, should have been 533.
Berthier entered Rome on the 10th of Feb. 1798. The
castle was surrendered on the 15th. This fact should be
noticed in order to harmonize a seeming contradiction in
two statements in this paper.
The article on Public Morals will be objected to by some
because we give such facts, and because we quote from
the Herald. The Bible has given such facts, both in his
tory and prophesy. We quote from the Herald as one of
the most accurate reflectors of the morals of a large part
of the community. We believe more money is paid for it
than for any other paper ( not of larger size) on this conti
nent. We do not deny that it is horribly corrupt, but it is
what its readers make it. Its editor is their servant. What
must be the state of morals when such a paper has such an
immense circulation!
LECTURES Iff NEW YORK,
On Thursday and Friday evenings of last week, Bro
ther Whiting lectured to very large audiences at the
Baptist Tabernacle in Mulberry street. He gave a very
clear proof that the 2300 days of Daniel end in 1843.
Many doubters were convinced.
On Saturday evening, Brother Storrs commenced a
course of lectures at the corner of Grove and Hudson
streets. Notwithstanding the evening was one in which
people in the city very seldom attend meeting, the house
was crowded to excess. The crowd was still greater on
the Sabbath. On Monday evening, the number around
the door was so great that Brother Hyatt lectured to
the crowd in the street. On the same evening Brother
Whiting was lecturing to a large audience at Niblo's Sa
loon ; and Brother French to another at the National
Hall in Brooklyn. Brothers Whiting and Storrs have
continued to lecture to crowded houses.
CROTON HALL OPENED.
The interest on the coming of Christ and end of the
world has so increased in this city and vicicity that our of
fice is completely overrun with visitors day . by day. Under
these circumstances, a friend has hired Croton Hall, No.
7 1- 2 Bowery, - which will be open earh day, Sundays ex-
C9pted, from early in the morning till dark in the evening,
for the reception of visitors. All the variety of Second
Advent publications can be had at that place the same as at
our office. Croton Ilali is a neat and spacious place, and
will accommodate several hundred persons. It is intended
ta holJ religious meetings, lor prayer and conversation,
some part of each day. For the present they will be held
there at 3 o'clock, P. M.
SECOND ADVENT CONFERENCE AT PHILA
DELPHIA, PA.
Brethren Miller and Himes intend ( Providence per
mitting) to attend the Conference. It is to commence
the last Tuesday in this month, and continue one week.
Let the friends make it a general convocation.
METHODIST MINISTERS. The Weekly " Midnight
Cry," is sent to a number of Ministers in the New Haven,
Maine, and Genesee Conferences, of the M E. Church,
by a friend, who has paid us the cash for that purpose ;
and no charge is made to those Ministers. Please read
and circulate. Time is short.
To SUBSCRIBERS. This sheet is furnished to you in
place of two single numbers. It is printed in the form
of a single paper, to save postage.
Notices of interesting meetings, ana cheering reports
from the country are reluctantly crowded out.
THE LOVE OF SOULS. Christ loved souls and came all the
way from heaven to earth to save them. Every Christian
has the spirit of Christ in him. How can we call ourselves
Christians if we do not love souls 1 Christ's spirit is al
ways the same in all men who have it in possession. But if
we say we do love them, what evidence do we give of that
love? Do we labor to pull them out of the tire! Oh,
Christian professor ! awake to the work of God : pray and
weep, and wrestle before God, until you feel the love of
God and souls kindle in your heart. It is a gift for which too
few weep, seek, and pray. Think how the Saviour labored,
and wept, bled and died, for sinness, and then go arid imi-
! tate him. What you do must be done quickly. The world
is perishing ; fly to the rescue.
To PARENTS. Do you believe Christ will soon cornel
If so have you done all you can to induce your children to
go with you into the Ark 1 It i* to be expected that many
will do as Lot's sons- in- law did the day he fled from Sodom.
He seemed to them as one that mocked. But be sure you
do your duty; warn them in all plainness, and carry them
before God in earnest prayer.
j THE KINGDOM OF COD.
On no subject have we been more deluded than on this
all- important one. The old Catholic commentary on
Daniel 2 : 44, is this " The Church of Christ is the only
kingdom which can never be destroyed." By this they
mean their own church, for, it is a part of their creed
that there is no salvation out of it. Of course, they can
not fancy that Christ's kingdom is out of it. A notion,
much like the Popish one, has infused itself into the
Protestant church, till almost all of us have bee « taught
that Christ has a visible kingdom on earth, which will
grow until all earthly dominions will be subject to it, and
the saints shall possess " the kingdom and dominion,
and srreatnesa of the kingdom under the whole heaven,"
in this sin- cursed earth, before Christ comes. How dif
ferent is the language of the Bible from this notion of men!
" In the world ye shall have tribulation," said Christ,
John 16 : 33, and he also said : " It is your Father's
good pleasure to, give you the kingdom." Luke 12 : 32.
We are not enjoy ing- the glories of the kingdom, while
we are undergoing the trial, in preparation for it. Sj
the Apostles preached to the Christians in Lystra, Tec-mum,
and Antioch : " Confirming the souls of the DIS
CIPLES, and exhorting: THEM to continue in the faith,
and that WE must, through much tribulation, enter into the
KINGDOM of God." Acts 14 : 2$ If the kingdom were
earthly, they had it already, but they were exhorted to
continue in the faith, that they might enter into ijt. Peter
addresses the " elect" Christians, as " a chosen genera
tion, a ROVAL PRIESTHOOD, which, in time past were not
a people, but are now THE PEOPLE OF GOD : dearly be
loved, I beseech you, as STRANGERS and PILGRIMS,
abstain from fleshy lusts." A pilgrim wanders fr'oin
place to place without a home. r Can he sit on a
throne at. the same time] In his second Epistle Peter
says: " Wherefore, the rather,' brethren, give diligence
to make your calling and election sure : for so an EN
TRANCE SHALL BE ministered unto you abundantly INTO
THE EVERLASTING KINGDOM of our Lord and Saviour Jesus
Christ."
In this world, it is our duty to " seek first the kingdom
of God," which we do, when, by patient continuance in
well doing, we " seek for glory, honor, and immortality,"
and thus we seek, or " LOOK for a city which hath
foundations," as Abraham did. But let us not forget-that
we are only " heirs of the kingdom," living in a
strange land, an enemy's country, where wicked
powers will rule, till Christ comes.
" But why do you insist so strongly on this point 1" it
may be asked.
Because the church is so worldly. They seem to have
forgotten that Christ said: " My kingdom is'not of this
world." The devil is called the Prince of this world,
John xii. 31, and the god of this world, 2 Cor. iv. 4. The
world hated Christ, John vii. 7, it has rejoiced at his ab
sence, John xvi. 20. The kindreds of the earth will wail
when he returns, Rev. i. 7. Professed disciple, are not
you insensiWy conforming yourself to the world 1 If so,
may the Lord chasten you, that you may not be condemn
ed with the world. Do you glory only in the cross of
Christ, by which you are crucified to the world 1 Can it
not be said of you, " He is of the world, there fore
speaks he of the world?" ( 1 John iv. 5.) O remem
ber that Christ hath chosen his followers out of the
world. So far from having a kingdom here, " our citizen
ship* is in heaven, from whence we also LOOK for the
* So the word rendered conversation signifies,