“Too much praise cannot be given to the author for clearness, pointedness, and force, as well as for his diligence in collecting facts, some of which have the interest of novelty besides the attraction of truthfulness. He writes in a genial, appreciative tone, and the book abounds in healthy moral sentiments, the outcomings of a pure Christian philosophy.”—Christian World.
“The ground surveyed by the author is very extensive, and the particulars introduced innumerable. There will be general thankfulness for a work so eloquently written, and so greatly adapted for usefulness.”—Christian Times.
“The whole aspect and style of this volume is sure to commend it at once to a large class of readers. The way in which the author arranges his materials, and exhibits them to his readers, prevents dulness, and encourages perusal.”—Christian Witness.
“Mr. Anderson gives us a very good selection of those who may claim our reverence as the teachers of men.”—Quiver.
Transcriber’s Notes
Some presumed printer’s errors have been corrected, including normalizing punctuation. Page number references in the Table of Contents and Index were corrected where errors were found. Further corrections are listed below.
| PAGE | PRINTED TEXT | CORRECTED TEXT |
| p. [4] | bodil | bodily |
| p. [11] | mutally | mutually |
| p. [18] | ascendency | ascendancy |
| p. [22] | my lay hold | may lay hold |
| p. [30] | auguments | augments |
| p. [31] | industrous | industrious |
| p. [37] | whereever | wherever |
| p. [45] | stedfast | steadfast |
| p. [69] | seventeeth | seventeenth |
| p. [72] | dressd | dressed |
| p. [74] | neighbourood | neighbourhood |
| p. [88] | minature | miniature |
| p. [96] | degress | degrees |
| p. [98] | suprised | surprised |
| p. [114] | interouse | intercourse |
| p. [114] | villanous | villainous |
| p. [130] | incribed | inscribed |
| p. [154] | concern- | concerning |
| p. [173] | pupularity | popularity |
| p. [181] | glady | gladly |
| p. [206] | everthing | everything |
| p. [207] | other | another |
| p. [229] | situate | situated |
| p. [230] | soltitude | solitude |
| p. [252] | unsual | unusual |
| p. [253] | calvinistic | Calvinistic |
| p. [254] | unimpunged | unimpugned |
| p. [259] | The first six years | The first six years |
| of her life was spent | of her life were spent | |
| p. [275] | every ready | ever ready |
| p. [285] | geniuneness | genuineness |
| p. [293] | thorougly | thoroughly |
| p. [295] | frem | from |
| p. [295] | Nestorious | Nestorius |
| p. [295] | appproach | approach |
| p. [318] | religous | religious |