Excerpt from Christian Effort For some years past, the subject of the following pages has rested with much Weight on the mind of the writer, and now the work is submitted to the Chris tian public with a simple purpose to glorify God and save souls. It has been prepared in circumstances of great embarrassment, and in much bodily weakness and suffering, at distant and protracted intervals. Still, among all these difficulties, the writer has felt a strong sense of duty to endeavour to contribute something to the cause of Christian enterprise; and it is hoped that the duties here attempted to be en forced, will be rather regarded by the reader, than the imperfect manner in which the Work is done. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.