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DANIEL AND THE REVELATION-Uriah Smith

~The Response of History to the Revelation~

Chapter 14 – The Three Messages
is assuming the shape and character of the

church at Laodicea.

“2. There are thousands of ministers, local and

Conference, and many thousands of the laity,

who are as dead and worthless as barren fig-

trees. They contribute nothing of a temporal

or spiritual nature to the progress and

triumphs of the gospel throughout the earth.

If all these dry bones in our church and its

congregations could be resurrected, and

brought into requisition by faithful, active

service, what new and glorious manifestations

of divine power would break forth!”

The New York Independent of Dec. 3, 1896,

gave an article from D. L. Moody, from which

the following is an extract: —

“In a recent issue of your paper I saw an article

from a contributor which stated that there