Uriah Smith, by Gary Land Apologist and Biblical Commentator  Review & Herald Hanging above Uriah Smith's desk was a simple sketch-presumable drawn by Smith himself - of a dead person lying in a coffin, with the caption "This man was talked to death." The humorous sketch proved sufficient to curtail unnecessary conversation from visitors, allowing Smith to stay focused on his work. Inded, nothing seemed to take his focus from his work - not his artificial leg, a bout with malaria, or even conflicts with Ellen White. ...