02 - Preface

PREFACE A pastor often feels with pain the weakness of his work, and seeks to find some means to increase its value.

It is with this desire to strengthen a consciously defective ministry that these studies of “the Word of the Kingdom” have been prepared.

First delivered as sermons in Calvary Church, they were then written out from the stenographer’s notes, and are published as nearly as possible as they were delivered. The pleasure of their preparation has been increased by the thought that perhaps they may carry true seed to some “ good and honest “ heart, or help the growth to fuller harvest of seed already sown. Should this be accomplished, it may justify the addition of one more to the many books that ask for our attention. If it find no ministry of helpfulness, it will at least do no harm to those who take the time to read it. As we are all stewards of the truth, do not forget to ask for the blessing of the God of all truth upon whatever in this little book is according to His Word.

Study of Calvary CHURCH.

May, 1886