“From self-love and the love of the world; from self-righteousness,
presumption and hypocrisy; from pride, ambition and sensuality; all of
which I have seen so fearfully unmasked:
“Good Lord! deliver me.”
I opened my eyes, and my father and the seraph-faced forerunner of Jesus
stood before me.
The latter took my hand tenderly in his own, and said:
“All the experiences of life, both in the world of men and in the world of
spirits, are given to teach us the difference between good and evil,
between the true and the false; to show us the deformity of sin and the
beauty of holiness; to deliver our souls from the bondage of hell, and
lift them into the peace of heaven.”
[Illustration: Ornament]
[Illustration: Ornament]