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e inhabited.""And still new beauties do we see,And still increasing light."Let every child of God dig for thesetreasures of divine truth, long buried bydivine wisdom, for our present comfortand joy, and proclaim to the world theblessed assurance that its paradise isto be restored, and that the great Restoreris soon to begin the glorious work.Truth on every subject, has alwaysmet with opposition. Science and philosophyhave had to contend for everyinch of footing gained. The use of thetelescope and microscope were oncecondemned as improper, prying intoGod's secrets. And none the less is thesearching of the Scriptures, this makinguse of the Divinely-given telescope andmicroscope, opposed to-day on the verysame ground--an improper prying intothe mysteries of God. Blinded indeedis that child of God who cannot discernsuch sophistry, and the dark sourcefrom whence such suggestions come.Does our Father give us a revelation ofhis will and purposes, and forbid ourstudy of it? Let us search and see, andbe filled with the spirit and inspirationof these blessed truths; so shall we beenabled to run joyfully and with patiencethe race set before us.MRS. C. T. R.====================R717 : page 7THE PROPHETIC ASPECT.Babylon is fallen, is fallen. Rev. 14:8; 17:5;18:2. His watchmen are blind: they are allignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannotbark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber.Yea, they are greedy dogs which never can haveenough, and they are shepherds that cannotunderstand: they all look to their own way,