Memoirs of William Miller - Sylvester Bliss

Chapter 16
Fanaticism
At the close of his lectures in Philadelphia, Mr.
Miller went to Trenton, N. J., to spend the Sabbath
(February 12, 1843). By invitation of the mayor of
that city, he lectured there three days, and was
listened to by crowded houses.
From Trenton he returned to New York city,
but held no public meeting there. He improved the
opportunity to visit a brother at Williamsburg,
Long Island, where he had an interview with the
editor of the “Gazette and Advertiser,” who thus
referred to it:
“Our curiosity was recently gratified by an
introduction to this gentleman, who has probably
been an object of more abuse, ridicule and
blackguardism, than any other man now living. A
large number of the veracious editors of the
political and religious newspapers have assured us
that Mr. Miller was totally insane, and sundry
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