Page 4 - 04a The Seven Churhces-Sardis

THE STORY OF THE SEER OF PATMOS

Stephen N. Haskell

“Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at
hand” Revelation 22:10.

discovery; inventions were multiplied; men,

accustomed to spending a lifetime in one

village, now found the world opening before

them through publications and increased

facilities for travel. Every branch of science

was explored, governments bestirred

themselves, and the dust of the Middle Ages

was shaken off. America was discovered and

settled. Men knew not why it happened at

such a time and under such circumstances;

but God was preparing a cradle for the new-

born cause of Protestantism. Germany might

have nourished it; England had an

opportunity to cherish it; but it was in

America that the new church found congenial

environments for growth: and while all

nations receive the Sardis message, it is