Memoirs of William Miller - Sylvester Bliss

Chapter 18
The Passing of the Time
The vernal equinox of 1844 was the furthest
point of time to which Mr. Miller’s calculation of
the prophetic periods extended. When this time
passed, he wrote to Mr. Himes as follows:
“Low Hampton, March 25th, 1844.
“My Dear Brother Himes:- I am now seated at
my old desk in my east room, having obtained help
of God until the present time. I am still looking for
the dear Saviour, the Son of God, from heaven; and
for the fulfillment of the promise made to our
fathers, and confirmed to them that heard Him, --
that he would come again, and would receive us
unto himself; gathering together in one body all the
family of the first-born in heaven and earth, even in
Him. This Paul has told us would be in ‘the
fullness of time.’ (Ephesians 1:9, 10)
“The time, as I have calculated it, is now filled
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