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cnnisfs sscoxn collinslilives and the lives of their fellow-creatures were indanger. They cried for mercies from the God of heavenGod he'snl and answered their prayers, and revealed toDaniel the dream and interpretationAfter renderinssuitablethanksgiving, Daniel went in unto the king antold the dream and visions of the "king. As tor thee, 0king, thy thoughts came into thy mind upon thy bed,what should come to pass herealter; and he that revealcthsecrets maketh known to thee what should come topass ; but as for me, this secret is not revealed to me forany wisdom that 1 have more thanbut forthe intent that the interpretation any living, ma e knownto the king, mayme and that thou wmightest the thoughtsof thy heart. Thou, 0 king, sawest, and behold, a greatimage.Th? great image, whose brightnesswas excellent,'stoo before thee, and the form thereof wasterrible. This image's head was of line ld, his breastand his arms of silver, his belly and his tgghs of brass,his legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay.Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without. hands,which smote the upon his feet that were of ironand clay, imaigle and brake em to pieces. Then was the iron,the clay, the hmm, the silver, and the gold, broken topieces to ether, and became like the chaff of the summerthresiing-doors, and the wind carried them away,that noplace was found for them; and the stone thatsmote theand lilled thewhole earth," nie] ii. 29-35.imagpabecame a great mountain,This was the dream,ant-ill die interpfrettiation clearss 'enbyDaniel;and e istoryoewar vesit tithe true,a large share been fuglled.havmliglready d is tor the stone toAll dust remains to be accompl'smite the image upon his feet, and to become agreatmountain, and fill the whole earth. "The head of gold "represented the Chaldean kingdom;"the breast and-inns of silver" represented the Medes and Persians;'the bell and thighs of brass, which were to bear ruleover all the earth, the Grecian. Alexander, a Gre§_ia.nling conquered the world; the legs of iron, and the eatgf iran »and part of clay," itly represent the Roman'mhmfmensunumm Anangu unbroken