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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.
thrown off the fetters of monarchy, and with
no definite ideas as to the actual workings of
an administration by the people, the ship of
state was in the greatest danger of foundering
on the rocks of anarchy; or, tired of the open
sea, of again seeking shelter in the harbor
from which it had sailed. There were men who
advocated return; but God had His angels in
the meetings of statesmen, and His Spirit
guided the minds of those who sought to
follow the light of the Reformation.
The Federal Convention, which convened in
Philadelphia in the year 1787, was no
common meeting; for from the work done by
the men who sat there, a wave was set in
motion which has influenced every nation of
the earth. It was by the fifty-five
