Memoirs of William Miller - Sylvester Bliss

improvements at the present day. Much, much of
the earth remains yet to be cultivated and inhabited.
Our western wilderness is yet to be explored and
settled. Then the world is yet in its infancy -- not
two thousand years old yet; and you know we have
a tradition that the earth is to wax old like a
garment. It cannot be true, what the old man tells
you. I will warrant you the earth will stand many
thousand years yet.
“Host. Look! look! there goes the old fool and
his family now, I dare say, into the ark. I remember
me now, the old man told us, four days ago, that, in
seven days (Genesis 7:4-10), God would cause it to
rain sufficient to destroy every living thing from
the face of the earth. I shall have a chance to laugh
at the old man four days hence. I told him to his
face that, after his seven days were ended, he
would be ashamed to preach any more, and we
should have some quiet then.
“Guest. But do your priests let him preach in
their congregations and societies?
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