Two Paths Along the South Downs

Seventh-Day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · April 1, 1880

FromThe Advent Review and Sabbath Herald, Vol. 55, No. 14

Two Paths Along the South Downs

—The following illustration covers a wide range: Along the South Downs are two paths, one a very few inches from the edge of the cliff, another about two yards off. Many have walked, and walked safely, along the first path, but it was dangerous. One step to the left, and they would have fallen, perhaps, several hundred feet, into the sea below; or, if a piece of loosened rock suddenly separated from the other parts, it would have carried the person who chanced to be treading it down, down with it, into the abyss below. Many, too, and I among them, have trodden the path farther in; we had as pleasant a view, with this great distinction from the more danger-loving passengers, we were safe; if we took a step to the left we were still on solid ground; if the edge were jagged, or even a huge mass of rock fell, we only saw unevenness or felt a slight shock. A gust of wind could not hurl us over, neither would sudden giddiness send us rolling down the precipice. Which path was best, was wisest, was safest? “The last,” you say? Yet both have been walked without accident.