THE PROPHET BAXTER.
Mr Prophet Baxter, whose stock of millenniufns, ten-horned animals, and Arinag-eddons is happily inexhaus-
tible, recently fixed the end of the world for 1908, and then obtained an extension of the lease of the 'Christian Herald' premises from 20 to 80 years. The 'Daily News' promptly sat on the prophet for this inconsistency; but Baxter is like an indiarubber ball. He explains that it is only Armageddon and the millennium that come off_ in 1908, the final conflagration not being due till 2008. As in the prophecy 1908 was most distinctly the date given for the final flare-up I suppose we must agree to call it a 'printer's error' and be thankful for the extension of time. 1908 was a little too near for comfort; but who caa'es what happens in 2008?
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Auckland Star, Volume XXIX, Issue 184, 6 August 1898, Page 4 (Supplement)
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