Who may say that the "days" brought to view in Hosea vi, 2, will not admit of a similar exposition, as those in Daniel's prophecies, which, to us are of so much importance, in the right understanding of the prophetic scriptures; if they admit of the same interpretation, they would seem to take their date from the call to the Laodicean Church. Notice the first verse of the above chapter, namely, Hosea, vi. Verse 3, also, affords strong evidence that the prophet would, direct our mind to the last great outpouring of the Holy Spirit, as the first is in the past. Counting then, two full years, or prophetic periods of time, from the past Fall, where the call is given, as we believe in truth, to the Laodicean church, we would be carried by "the third day" into the year 1859, and near its close, and if "this generation," which doubtless had its beginning in the year, A. D. 1780, on the 19th of May, closes 19th, May 1860, as I believe from the testimony of David as seen in Psalms xc, 10, then certainly this exposition of Hosea cannot be rejected; as all is to be done, the saints, both living and dead gathered up before the generation closes, or passes. For proof, see Matt. xxiv, 31; 1 Thess. iv, 16; Rev. xx, 5, 6. Now, taking into the account the present state of the world, and considering the progress of spiritualism in this country; the dominion of the two-horned beast, and location of the false prophet, and also the state of the "True Church," in the hour of his judgment, I would close with the language of the Prophet. "Come and let us return unto the Lord: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up." So shall we be prepared for the change from this mortal to immortality. Here is the text; "after two days will he revive us; in the72third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight." Brethren, and sisters, let us consider it; for I believe that we must have yet a clearer sense of the shortness of time. O Lord revive us now is my prayer Yours in love,
JESSE DORCAS.
Fremont, Ohio. Dec. 16, 1856.