It was the year that the Prophet
Miller prophesied the end of the world about the idle of October 1844. [On the
predicted day] there was a very singular appearance in the air. It was a
cloudy, foggy day and objects such as trees looked red as though the shadow of
fire was in the air. Many thought the Day of Judgment had surely come, but soon
it passed off and all was natural again. I did not believe Millerism, consequently
I was not afraid. Many went crazy and many died with fear or it caused their
death. (Phineas Wolcott Cook, Journal, 1844, in Phineas Wolcott Cook: A Legacy
of Faith [Phineas Wolcott Cook Family Organization, 2022], 40, comment in
square brackets in original)
