countless　perils。　He　was　bastinadoed　and　starved；　sold　as　a　slave；　and　three
  times　condemned　to　death。　He　was　beset　by　robbers；　and　sometimes　nearly
  perished　from　thirst。　Once　he　was　stripped　of　all　that　he　possessed　and　left
  to　travel　hundreds　of　miles　on　foot　through　the　mountains；　the　snow　beating
  in　his　face　and　his　naked　feet　benumbed　by　contact　with　the　frozen　ground。
  When　warned　against　going　unarmed　among　savage　and　hostile　tribes；　he
  declared　himself　〃provided　with　arms〃　〃prayer；　zeal　for　Christ；　and
  confidence　in　His　help。〃　〃I　am　also；〃　he　said；　〃provided　with　the　love　of
  God　and　my　neighbor　in　my　heart；　and　the　Bible　is　in　my　hand。〃W。H。D。
  Adams；　In　Perils　Oft；　page　192。　The　Bible　in　Hebrew　and　English　he　carried
  with　him　wherever　he　went。　Of　one　of　his　later　journeys　he　says：　〃I　。　。　。
  kept　the　Bible　open　in　my　hand。　I　felt　my　power　was　in　the　Book；　and　that
  its　might　would　sustain　me。〃Ibid。；　page　201。
  Thus　he　persevered　in　his　labors　until　the　message　of　the　judgment　had　been
  carried　to　a　large　part　of　the　habitable　globe。　Among　Jews；　Turks；　Parsees；
  Hindus；　and　many　other　nationalities　and　races　he　distributed　the　word　of
  God　in　these　various　tongues　and　everywhere　heralded　the　approaching　reign
  of　the　Messiah。
  In　his　travels　in　Bokhara　he　found　the　doctrine　of　the　Lord's　soon　coming
  held　by　a　remote　and　isolated　people。
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  The　Arabs　of　Yemen；　he　says；　〃are　in　possession　of　a　book　called　Seera；
  which　gives　notice　of　the　second　coming　of　Christ　and　His　reign　in　glory；
  and　they　expect　great　events　to　take　place　in　the　year　1840。〃Journal　of
  the　Rev。　Joseph　Wolff；　page　377。　〃In　Yemen　。　。　。　I　spent　six　days　with　the
  children　of　Rechab。　They　drink　no　wine；　plant　no　vineyard；　sow　no　seed；　and
  live　in　tents；　and　remember　good　old　Jonadab；　the　son　of　Rechab；　and　I　found
  in　their　company　children　of　Israel；　of　the　tribe　of　Dan；　。　。　。　who　expect；
  with　the　children　of　Rechab；　the　speedy　arrival　of　the　Messiah　in　the　clouds
  of　heaven。〃Ibid。；　page　389。
  A　similar　belief　was　found　by　another　missionary　to　exist　in　Tatary。　A　Tatar
  priest　put　the　question　to　the　missionary　as　to　when　Christ　would　come　the
  second　time。　When　the　missionary　answered　that　he　knew　nothing　about　it；　the
  priest　seemed　greatly　surprised　at　such　ignorance　in　one　who　professed　to　be
  a　Bible　teacher；　and　stated　his　own　belief；　founded　on　prophecy；　that　Christ
  would　come　about
  1844。
  As　early　as　1826　the　advent　message　began　to　be　preached　in　England。　The
  movement　here　did　not　take　so　definite　a　form　as　in　America；　the　exact　time
  of　the　advent　was　not　so　generally　taught；　but　the　great　truth　of　Christ's
  soon　coming　in　power　and　glory　was　extensively　proclaimed。　And　this　not
  among　the　dissenters　and　nonconformists　only。　Mourant　Brock；　an　English
  writer；　states　that　about　seven　hundred　ministers　of　the　Church　of　England
  were　engaged　in　preaching　〃this　gospel　of　the　kingdom。〃　The　message　pointing
  to
  1844　as　the　time　of　the　Lord's　coming　was　also　given　in　Great
  Britain。　Advent　publications　from　the　United　States　were　widely　circulated。
  Books　and　journals　were　republished　in　England。　And　in　1842　Robert　Winter；
  an　Englishman　by　birth；　who　had　received　the　advent　faith　in　America；
  returned　to　his　native　country　to　herald　the　coming　of　the　Lord。　Many　united
  with　him　in　the　work；　and　the　message　of　the　judgment　was　proclaimed　in
  various　parts　of　England。
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  In　South　America；　in　the　midst　of　barbarism　and　priest…craft；　Lacunza；　a
  Spaniard　and　a　Jesuit；　found　his　way　to　the　Scriptures　and　thus　received　the
  truth　of　Christ's　speedy　return。　Impelled　to　give　the　warning；　yet　desiring
  to　escape　the　censures　of　Rome；　he　published　his　views　under　the　assumed
  name　of　〃Rabbi　Ben…Ezra；〃　representing　himself　as　a　converted　Jew。　Lacunza
  lived　in　the　eighteenth　century；　but　it　was　about　1825　that　his　book；　having
  found　its　way　to　London；　was　translated　into　the　English　language。　Its
  publication　served　to　deepen　the　interest　already　awakening　in　England　in
  the　subject　of　the　second　advent。
  In　Germany　the　doctrine　had　been　taught　in　the　eighteenth　century　by　Bengel；
  a　minister　in　the　Lutheran　Church　and　a　celebrated　Biblical　scholar　and
  critic。　Upon　completing　his　education；　Bengel　had　〃devoted　himself　to　the
  study　of　theology；　to　which　the　grave　and　religious　tone　of　his　mind；
  deepened　by　his　early　training　and　discipline；　naturally　inclined　him。　Like
  other　young　men　of　thoughtful　character；　before　and　since；　he　had　to
  struggle　with　doubts　and　difficulties　of　a　religious　nature；　and　he　alludes；
  with　much　feeling；　to　the　'many　arrows　which　pierced　his　poor　heart；　and
  made　his　youth　hard　to　bear。'〃　Becoming　a　member　of　the　consistory　of
  Wurttemberg；　he　advocated　the　cause　of　religious　liberty。　〃While　maintaining
  the　rights　and　privileges　of　the　church；　he　was　an　advocate　for　all
  reasonable　freedom　being　accorded　to　those　who　felt　themselves　bound；　on
  grounds　of　conscience；　to　withdraw　from　her　communion。〃Encyclopaedia
  Britannica；　9th　ed。；　art。　〃Bengel。〃　The　good　effects　of　this　policy　are
  still　felt　in　his　native　province。
  It　was　while　preparing　a　sermon　from　Revelation　21　for　advent　Sunday　that
  the　light　of　Christ's　second　coming　broke　in　upon　Bengel's　mind。　The
  prophecies　of　the　Revelation　unfolded　to　his　understanding　as　never　before。
  Overwhelmed　with　a　sense　of　the　stupendous　importance　and　surpassing　glory
  of　the　scenes　presented　by　the　prophet；　he　was　forced　to　turn　for　a　time
  from　the　contemplation　of　the　subject。　In　the
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  pulpit　it　again　presented　itself　to　him　with　all　its　vividness　and　power。
  From　that　time　he　devoted　himself　to　the　study　of　the　prophecies；　especially
  those　of　the　Apocalypse；　and　soon　arrived　at　the　belief　that　they　pointed　to
  the　coming　of　Christ　as　near。　The　date　which　he　fixed　upon　as　the　time　of
  the　second　advent　was　within　a　very　few　years　of　that　afterward　held　by
  Miller。
  Bengel's　writings　have　been　spread　throughout　Christendom。　His　views　of
  prophecy　were　quite　generally　received　in　his　own　state　of　Wurttemberg；　and
  to　some　extent　in　other　parts　of　Germany。　The　movement　continued　after　his
  death；　and　the　advent　message　was　heard　in　Germany　at　the　same　time　that　it
  was　attracting　attention　in　other　lands。　At　an　early　date　some　of　the
  believers　went　to　Russia　and　there　formed　colonies；　and　the　faith　of
  Christ's　soon　coming　is　still　held　by　the　German　churches　of　that　country。
  The　light　shone　also　in　France　and　Switzerland。　At　Geneva　where　Farel　and
  Calvin　had　spread　the　truth　of　the　Reformation；　Gaussen　preached　the　message
  of　the　second　advent。　While　a　student　at　school；　Gaussen　had　encountered
  that　spirit　of　rationalism　which　pervaded　all　Europe　during　the　latter　part
  of　the　eighteenth　and　the　opening　of　the　nineteenth　century；　and　when　he
  entered　the　ministry　he　was　not　only　ignorant　of　true　faith；　but　inclined　to
  skepticism。　In　his　youth　he　had　become　interested　in　the　study　of　prophecy。
  After　reading　Rollin's　Ancient　History；　his　attention　was　called　to　the
  second　chapter　of　Daniel；　and　he　was　struck　with　the　wonderful　exactness
  with　which　the　prophecy　had　been　fulfilled；　as　seen　in　the　historian's
  record。　Here　was　a　testimony　to　the　inspiration　of　the　Scriptures；　which
  served　as　an　anchor　to　him　amid　the　perils　of　later　years。　He　could　not　rest
  satisfied　with　the　teachings　of　rationalism；　and　in　studying　the　Bible　and
  searching　for　clearer　light　he　was；　after　a　time；　led　to　a　positive　faith。
  As　he　pursued　his　investigation　of　the　prophecies　he　arrived　at　the　belief
  that　the　coming　of　the　Lord　was　at　hand。　Impressed　with　the　solemnity　and
  importance　of　this　great
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  truth；　he　desired　to　bring　it　before　the　people；　but　the　popular　belief　that
  the　prophecies　of　Daniel　are　mysteries　and　cannot　be　understood　was　a
  serious　obstacle　in　his　way。　He　finally　determinedas　Farel　had　done　before
  him　in　evangelizing　Genevato　begin　with　the　children；　through　whom　he
  hoped　to　interest　the　parents。
  〃I　desire　this　to　be　understood；〃　he　afterward　said；　speaking　of　his　object
  in　this　undertaking；　〃it　is　not　because　of　its　small　importance；　but　on　the
  contrary　because　of　its　great　value；　that　I　wished　to　present　it　in　this
  familiar　form；　and　that　I　addressed　it　to　the　children。　I　desired　to　be
  heard；　and　I　feared　that　I　would　not　be　if　I　addressed　myself　to　the　grown
  people　first。〃　〃I　determined　therefore　to　go　to　the　youngest。　I　gather　an
  audience　of　children；　if　the　group　enlarges；　if　it　is　seen　that　they　listen；
  are　pleased；　interested；　that　they　understand　and　explain　the　subject；　I　am
  sure　to　have　a　second　circle　soon；　and　in　their　turn；　grown　people　will　see
  that　it　is　worth　their　while　to　sit　down　and　study。　When　this　is　done；　the
  cause　is　gained。〃L。　Gaussen；　Daniel　the　Prophet；　vol。　2；　Preface。
  The　effort　was　successful。　As　he　addressed　the　children；　older　persons　came
  to　listen。　The　galleries　of　his　church　were　filled　with　attentive　hearers。
  Among　them　were　men　of　rank　and　learning；　and　strangers　and　foreigners
  visiting　Geneva；　and　thus　the　message　was　carrie