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DANIEL AND THE REVELATION-Uriah Smith

~The Response of History to the Revelation~

Chapter 18 – Babylon, the Daughters
great mass of religionists stand opposed to

the truth which would thus shield them, and

thereby expose themselves to this last

manifestation of satanic cunning.

And while Spiritualism is thus working,

startling changes are manifesting themselves

in high places in some of the denominations.

The infidelity of the present age, under the

seductive names of “science,” “the higher

criticism,” “evolution,” etc., is making not a

few notable converts. As typical cases, we may

mention such men as the late Henry Ward

Beecher, and such papers as The Outlook,

formerly the Christian Union. Mr. Beecher was

considered a leader of thought in the religious

world, and his fame and influence were not

confined to one hemisphere. He became very

outspoken in his denial of doctrines which