Millerite

millerite millérite English Etymology en :af Miller -ite + 1 Noun en Christianity One who followed the calculations of William Miller or his followers that the world would end on October 22, 1844; when it did not, the Great Disappointment occurred. The subsequent denominations his movement spawned include the Adventists, Jehovah's Witnesses and the (Campbellite) Restorationists. en 1924 Clara Endicott Sears Days of Delusion - A Strange Bit of History 8 http://www.ellenwhite.org/delusion/daysof8.htm The voices of the Millerites were heard singing and shouting and exhorting each other to stand firm, and to see to it that their lamps were trimmed and burning, ready for the awful moment whenever it might come. Still - nothing happened! 3 October 1981 William Claiborne U.S. Settlers in Palestine 100 Years Ago https://web.archive.org/web/20260225174936/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/1981/10/04/us-settlers-in-palestine-100-years-ago/de41dac2-4351-4096-be89-a35f8cdd33b7/ The first American colony in Palestine was established by a Philadelphia matron, Clorinda S. Minor, who apparently was influenced by an apocalypse-preaching movement called the Millerites, according to Mordechai Naor, an Israeli historian who has written 16 books on Palestine and is writing another on the American colonies here. A resident of any community known as Miller; often specifically a resident of Miller Beach, in Gary, Indiana en October 10 1954 http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/515379232.html?dids=515379232:515379232&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Oct+10%2C+1954&author=&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=Gary+Officials+Hunt+Deer+in+Dune+Dispute&pqatl=google Gary Officials Hunt Deer in Dune Dispute Chicago Tribune S1 en 1979 James B. Lane City of the Century: A History of Gary, Indiana 46 On the other hand, Millerites succeeded in resisting annexation at this time. en July 7 2003 Ricardo Cazares http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2003-07-20/travel/0307190204_1_ethiopia-gary-beach-chair-and-umbrella Beauty in Gary w:Chicago Tribune 15 As a Millerite living within one block from the beach, Miller Beach is truly a hidden treasure in Northwest Indiana. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305010310/https://articles.chicagotribune.com/2003-07-20/travel/0307190204_1_ethiopia-gary-beach-chair-and-umbrella en eponyms