Excerpt from Our Preset Duty: A Sermon, Preached in the First Presbyterian Church, South Bergen, N. J.; July 20th, 1862 Suppose a man stands upon the bank of a bridge less river, which he must cross. It is too deep for fording, and too swift for swimming. With his axe he can cause a tree to fall across it, and, upon the horizontal trunk, safely go over. But the axe is dull. He can do one of two things - either put to more strength, or whet the edge. Wisdom is profitable to direct. If he is vigorous and muscular; if there are no more such streams to cross; if haste is necessary, it were wise to put to more strength. If he is tired and feeble; if similar difficulties await him; if time is of no special account, let him whet the edge. 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.