Memoirs of William Miller - Sylvester Bliss

in God, or affect his usual cheerfulness of
disposition. Elder Josiah Litch, who visited him on
the 8th of June, at Low Hampton, thus wrote:
“I found both himself and family well and in
fine spirits. Indeed, I have never seen him when he
seemed to enjoy himself better than at present. If
any evidence of his sincerity in preaching the
Advent of Christ in 1843 were wanting, in addition
to his arduous and unrequited toil of twelve years,
his present humble submission to his
disappointment, and the spirit of meekness with
which the confession of disappointment is made, is
sufficient to satisfy the most incredulous that
nothing but a deep conviction of duty to God and
man could have moved such a man to such a work.
That he is greatly disappointed in not seeing the
Lord within the expected time, must be evident to
all who hear him speak; while the tearful eye and
subdued voice show from whence flow the words
he utters.
“Although disappointed as to time, I never saw
him more strong than now in the general
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