"To be in Christ is the secret of our life; to be for Christ, the meaning of our activity; to be with Christ is the hope of our glory." Anthony W. Thorold.
The object of thisbook is to prove, from a series of scenes drawn from real life, the misery ofthose, whether rich or poor, who live without Christ, and the peace and comfortof those in whom the spirit of Christ dwells as actuating principles of duty.
The scenes wereselected by the author from a number, either falling under her own observation,or narrated by friends who vouched for their truthfulness. They are not the mostwonderful thus brought to her notice, but were chosen because they more plainlyprove the object referred to.
The devotion of timeand money, by a young lady described here under the name of Marion Howard, isnot fiction. The eccentricities of Mr. Regy, the sorrows of poor Esther, arefacts. The singular circumstances connected with the brother and s