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To be in Christ is the secret of our life; to be for Christ, the meaning of our activity; to be with Christ is the hope of our glory. Anthony W. Thorold.
The object of this book is to prove, from a series of scenes drawn from real life, the misery of those, whether rich or poor, who live without Christ, and the peace and comfort of those in whom the spirit of Christ dwells as actuating principles of duty.
The scenes were selected by the author from a number, either falling under her own observation, or narrated by friends who vouched for their truthfulness. They are not the most wonderful thus brought to her notice, but were chosen because they more plainly prove the object referred to.
The devotion of time and money, by a young lady described here under the name of Marion Howard, is not fiction. The eccentricities of Mr. Regy, the sorrows of poor Esther, are facts. The singular circumstances connected with the brother and sister from a foreign land, inmates at the same time of the Home for the Sick, though unknown to each other, were given to the public at the time, and excited great interest for the unfortunate strangers. Indeed, were we privileged to read the record of cases in our hospitals, or the diary of our missionaries among the poor and distressed, we should find that in our very midst scenes so wonderful are occurring that fiction is left far in the background.
My little book is sent forth on the same mission as one of its predecessors, Tim the Scissors-Grinder. That it may meet with the same success in winning souls for the Master is the earnest prayer of
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WELL! well! exclaimed Mr. Asbury, after a preliminary Hem!
I know what you would say, pa, interrupted Mrs. Asbury, in a deprecating tone. But it isn't fair to judge so soon. It's a trying situation for a young clergyman. If it was our Gardner, now, we should want people to remember that it isn't easy to stand up before strangers and preach one's first sermon.