Excerpt from Why We Live IN sending forth this little volume, like a waif upon the sea of literature, I beg leave to inform its readers that it is the author's first venture, and as a first Offense is always treated with leniency I hope that his work will not meet with an undue measure of censure. He seeks not to place his name high upon the tablets of fame, but he would fain lead others to a consideration of the glorious truths which have been to him a beacon light when tossed upon the waves of adversity. The glory to be revealed to us when we pass from the shore of time to that Of eternity 1s far beyond the imagination of finite be ings, but we may well believe that sometimes a ray from the golden gates ajar illumines our pathway, dispersing the clouds in our earthly sky, and some faint echo from the music of the Spheres may be heard, even as the angelic strains gladdened the hearts of the shepherds Of Bethlehem. The shining ladder, upon which angels ascend and descend, still forms a link between earth and heaven as of Old, though ln visible to mortal eyes. There is still a compensation for every cross we patiently bear; rest for the weary; a heavenly home and friends for the desolate; and Immanuel, our hope, our consola tion, liveth forever. 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.