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From these wilderness day's John had" realized the hugheness of his work. But the seemingly impossibility of accomplishing the end only made John more dauntless. His legs were long and usejl to distances. It was hard to slow down. Something urged him to hurrv. Yet, glancing back at the men in the distance, running to catch up with him, he reminded himself that he must wait for them to get into condition, constantly retelling the message, helping them overcome their short breathness until they could keep pace with liim. The laymen and the clergy must be prepared for the coming. They must understand that though thev were already somewhat prepared by the teachings of Isaiah and others of the prophets,* they were still ff from the kingdom. ' Another step was to be built upon this initial one. Only after realizing their unreadiness would seek preparations of mind and heart. To remind them of the teachings of the prophets and to lead them to

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