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of European kingdoms, and blessed amidst the wilds of newly discovered lands.
It is God who has multiplied the tongues of the earth, and left one mind among them all, exclaimed Havilah.
It is, replied his friend. And to Him be the praise that he has given his revelations unto this one mind, so that varieties of speech cannot injure it.
But, said Havilah, if some of the words of the sacred Books should be lost! — since it hath been so, it may be so again.
God will preserve whatever it is needful for his children to know, replied Eber; and how the Gospel has been preserved we know, and how it shall henceforth be guarded, we may perceive. If among all the errors of those who understood the Gospel wrongly, its records have been preserved to this day; if, while the believers were few among a multitude who despised or were ignorant of the Christian faith, the Books were guarded from destruction, and even injury, we may well hope that they are now safe for ever. Now, there are multitudes of Christians who keep this Gospel in their hearts, and write its words upon their memories. While many preach it in new lands, their brethren at home
