Memoirs of William Miller - Sylvester Bliss

that he will not deceive them and lead them astray;
hence every impulse which comes upon them is
yielded to as coming from God, and, following it,
there is no length of fanaticism to which they will
not go.”[1]
This fanaticism was the result of
Starkweather’s teaching that “gifts” were to be
restored to the church. Even he seemed at first
amazed at the results.
As a specimen of the hallucination, a young
man by the name of M---- imagined that he had
power to hold the cars from moving on the
railroad, by the mere effort of his will. As they
were about starting, he said: “Don’t you go.” The
wheels of the locomotive made several revolutions
before the heavy train started. “Now go,” said he;
and it moved. “There!” said he, “did I not stop the
train?”
Returning home, “Father,” said he, “do you
believe I have the power of God?”
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