the other left desolate." Truly as a pillar supports the weight of an edifice, so the fulfilment of this, and every other prophecy, supports those interesting words, spoken by our saviour to his disciples, Matthew xxiv. 25.66 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away!" Vide. "Totius Sacræ Scripturæ." SECOND PRIZE ESSAY ON THE FULFILMENT OF THE PROPHECIES RESPECTING THE DESTRUCTION OF BABYLON, BY MISS SARAH GROOM, Aged 17. L Sir, To the Rev. J. CAMPBELL. I hereby send you my attestation, that the Essay on "The Fulfilment of the Prophecy in the Destruction of Babylon," accompanying this letter, is the original and unassisted composition of Miss SARAH GROOM, Islington Row, near Birmingham, who is under the age of eighteen. AN ACCOUNT OF THE FULFILMENT OF THE PROPHECIES RESPECTING THE DESTRUCTION OF BABYLON. THE fulfilment of Prophecy presents to our view, a striking evidence of the authenticity of the Holy Scriptures. The accomplishment of the predictions concerning the fall of Babylon, is so impressive, that if it were the only instance of the kind recorded in the sacred volume, we might still wonder how scepticism could exist, and how so many of our fellow creatures could knowingly live in rebellion. against that God who has said, "I will punish the wicked for their iniquity," since he has presented them with such a convincing proof of his abhorrance of sin. Babylon was a city famed for its greatness and antiquity. Some of our ancient authors assert that Semiramis, and others, that Nimrod was the builder; but such were the improvements made by Nebuchadnezzar, that he may |