Hugh B. Brown Quotes on Christianity (2 Quotes)

Prophecy and history predict and record a great and universal apostasy which was to be followed by a restoration as predicted by John in Revelation. The fact of the great apostasy is attested by both sacred and secular writ, and history bears witness that it became universal. We proclaim this fact of history not as an attack on any church. We do not assume any position of 'holier than thou' or 'wiser than thou,' but we announce this historic fact of the apostasy as a vindication of the claim that there has been in fact a restoration of the gospel.

An old priest told me this story. 'Centuries ago a great artist was engaged to paint a mural for the cathedral in a Sicilian town. The subject was the life of Christ. For many years the artist labored diligently, and finally the painting was finished exce.