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The Solemnity of the Present Work

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Publishing Committee · Battle Creek, Mich. · Dec 18, 1860

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 17, No. 5.

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The Solemnity of the Present Work

Solemnity befits the subject of religion. In itself it is a solemn thing to prepare to meet God. God is a holy being; heaven is a holy place; and its inhabitants holy beings. But when we consider the awful situation of the world around, and the judgment impending; when we consider the impiety of the nominal Christianity of the day, and the perils, and dangers, and trials of the chosen people of God; when we consider the decisive nature of the present work of ourgreat High Priest, and the distinctness of the third message, as the last to man, and the nearness of the glorious advent; in view of these things, who would not be solemn?