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Sketches of the Christian life and public labors of William Miller

INDEX OF SUBJECTS.

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Articles of belief, pp. 59-64

Address to believers in the advent near, 173-176

Admissions of a lawyer, 155

Address to Christians of all denominations, 272-277

Address concerning the disappointment, 282

An illustration of the Advent message, 304

Address to believers, after the passing of the time, 320-334

Answer to letter of N. N. Whiting on the subject of the “shut door”, 335-338

Albany Conference—Declaration of principles, 344-350

Albany Conference—Miller’s address, 350-355

Associated action, 347

Apology and defense, 359-362

Address to the public, 381-385

Boston Investigator, letter in, 101

Boston Post, letter in, 162

Conversion, 43, 357

Conviction of duty to preach, 65, 72

Correspondence on his views, 68

Calls for labor in many places, 102

Christian Secretary, 159

Christian Reflector, account of labor in, 191

Camp-meeting, East Kingston, N. H., 162

Exeter, N. H., 248

Plainfield, Ct., 254

Conference address, 249

Counsel to believers, 315-319

Conference at Albany, 343

Conference letter to his family, 407-408

Deistical Sentiments, 25-32

Difficulties in his study, 66, 67

Death of his mother—his impression, 105-107

Dr. Dowling, 190, 195, 200, 204, 205, 206, 211, 213

Dr. Chase, 190, 192, 193, 195

Dr. Jarvis, 190, 193, 196, 199, 205, 211, 215

Dr. Hamilton, 190, 193, 204, 205

Disappointment of seventh month movement, 300

Definiteness of prophetic time, 362

Death and funeral, 405-407

Early life, 13-18

Early Christian life, 64-66

Eld. Hendryx’ first acquaintance with Miller, 73

Eld. T. Cole, Lowell, his disappointment, &c., 122

Eld. Himes’ first acquaintance, 127

Extension of labors, 128

Eld. David Millard, testimony of, 131

Eld. D. I. Robinson, letter of, 133

Eld. L. D. Fleming, Portland, Me., his account of labor, 139

Four fundamental points, 7

First public lecture, 80

Fanaticism, its commencement, 249

False reports of Mr. Miller’s property, 267

Faith in his experience in the work, 369-374

Gazette and Advertiser, Long Island, testimony of, 245

Home of Mr. Miller, 262

How to deal with those in error, 385, 386

His last sickness—described by Eld. Himes, 403-405

Interview on a Hudson River steamer, 91

Interesting conversation with ministers, 177

Illustration by time of Noah, 222

Interview with Methodist ministers on a steamer, 286-289

Interesting letter from Harrisburg, 291

John Starkweather, leader in fanaticism in Boston, 251

Low Hampton, settlement there, 39

Labor in a revival, 71

License to preach, Baptist churches in Hampton and Whitehall, 93

Letter to Eld. Hendryx, 75, 82, 88, 91, 96, 98, 101, 102, 106, 108

Letter from Charles Fitch, 113

Letter from pastor in West Troy, 115

Letter from pastor of Baptist church in Rome, N. Y., 117

Letter to his son, from Burlington, Vt., 118

Letter from Boston, 121

Lynn Record, notice in the, 124

Letter of S. Hawley, Cong. minister, Groton, Mass., 126

Lectured on steamboat, 166

Letter from home, 169

Letter from Mr. Miller on false reports of time, 182

Letter of Miller on the fanaticism, 255

Letter to I. E. Jones in Advent Herald, 311

Letter to the Boston Investigator, 339-342

Loss of sight, 392

Letter written when he was blind, 394

Military life, 33-38

“Monomaniac:” interview with a physician, 76-78

Memoranda of preaching, 98

Ministers of various denominations approve his labors, 104

Maine Wesleyan Journal, testimony of, 141

“Midnight Cry,” letter from a member of Yale College, 168

Miller and his reviewers, 188

Mr. Shimeal, 193, 199, 205, 206

Miller’s views sustained by the great body of expositors, 189-216

Newark, N. J., meeting in the “big tent”, 166

N. Y. Herald’s false report of the time set, 181

N. Y. Observer on same, 181

Notes on points of doctrine, 52-54

on prophetic periods, 56

on money received, 110

on replying to questions, 177

on Hebrew word hhatak, determined, cut off, Dan. 9:24, 202

on the fanaticism, 249

on Miller’s views of spiritual gifts, 256, 257

from Signs of Times on the types, 295, 296

on the disappointment, 307

on Mr. Miller’s humility and kindness of spirit, 337

on Scripture citations on points of doctrine, 345-349

on drawing back from Advent faith, 355, 356

on the subject of Babylon, 363, 364

on the “shut door”, 368-370

on the sanctuary and time, 8, 372

on the intermediate state, 402

Patriotic sentiments, 21-24

Prophecies, his first views of the, 51-59

Public labors, commencement of, 79

Publication of lectures, 130

Pittsburgh Gazette, testimony of, 186

Prof. Stuart, 190, 192, 193, 194, 197, 199

Prof. Hinton, 191, 192

Prof. Bush, 196, 197, 198

his letter to Wm. Miller, 8, 9

Prof. Pond, 196

Phrenological Examination in Boston, 156-158

Passing of the time, 278

Patience under disappointment, 306

Religious Impressions, 41-43

Rules of Interpretation, 48-51

Results of early labors, 83-101

Reverend, repudiates the title of, 97

Reproof of various errors, 364-367

Resolution of sympathy in his blindness, of N. Y. Conf., 395

Response to resolutions of N. Y. Conf., 396-399

Study of the Scriptures, 46

Signs of The Times, publication of, 134

Synopsis of his views, 170-173

Sandy Hill Herald, remarks of, 183-185

Seventy weeks and 2300 days, 217-221, 372

Specimens of his preaching, 228-245

Sickness of Mr. Miller, 247

Seventh month movement—his view of it, 375-379

Sickness in Canada, 386-388

The Scriptures, his love of, 92, 93

The Fountain, temperance paper, testimony of, 167

The Countryman, testimony of, 186

Treatment of opponents, 217

The seventh-month movement, 295

Universalism, letter on, 87

Universalist exhorted, 95

Visit of Lafayette, 70

Visits to Massachusetts, 121

Visit to his house, by D. I. Robinson, 400

Way opens for public labors, 102

Watertown, Mass., account of Mr. Medbury, Baptist minister, 136

Whittier, the poet, letter of, 163

Washington City, labors in, 277

“What I have not done”—an interesting letter, 388-390

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