Anciently

the season of Advent consisted of six weeks, and this is still the duration of it in_ the' Greek Church. In the Roman Catholic Church, however, and in the Protestant Churches that observe Advent, it only lasts four weeks, beginning with the Sunday nearest St. Andrew’s Day (Nov. 80), either before or after. ) Adventists, a sect in the United Btates, founded by William Miller, end sometimes called Millerites, which believed -that Christ’s second coming would occur in October, 1843. When their hopes were not realized, the number of believers decreased. The Adventists still look with certainty for the coming of Christ, but not at a fixed time. They are now divided into the following bodies: Evangelical, Advent Christian, Seventh Day, Church of God, Life and Advent Union, and Churches of God in Jesus Christ. The following table gives a summary of the various Advent ist Churches in the United States as reported by the Census Bureau in 1910 for 1906: Com., Min is muni- Denominations. ters Churches cants 1. Evangelical..... 8 16 453, 2, Advent Christian. 528 428 24,987 3. Seventh Day..... 488 981 58,923 4, Chureh of God... 20 3 354 5. Life and Advent lemion..—..... (40 6 509. 6.