Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1872 edition. Excerpt: ...in the grave! Nothing so surely and speedily hardens the heart and sears the conscience as lying, writing, reading and puffing lies. Our whole nation, through this medium, has become a nation of liars. We talk about Tammany lying, defrauding, stealing and robbing; but what are all these liars, thieves and cut-throats, put into one bag and shaken together, compared to what is going on all over the land, in church and State, through the instrumentality of these writers, puffers and sellers of religious novels, white lies, devils transformed, mixed publications, sugared pills, the bitter and the sweet intermingled, a little of Christ and a good deal of Belial! " This Tammany deviltry, bad as it is, devilish as it is, issuing from the pit bottomless as it-does, is a mere drop to the ocean, speaking comparatively." Behold, I will corrupt your seed, and spread dung upon your faces, even the dung of your solemn feasts, and one shall take you away with it. For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth: for he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts. But ye are departed out of the way: ye have caused many to stumble at the law: ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith the LORD of hosts. Therefore have I also made you contemptible and base before all the people, according as ye have not kept my ways, but have been partial in the law."--Mai. ii. 3-9 Address--Author of "THE SWORD THAT CUTS," 303 West Twentieth St., New York. GIVING ALMS? WHAT ELSE CAN IT BE? BEAUTIFUL? WHAT MORE? This little girl has, doubtless, been early taught " to remember the poor," " rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep;" " that it is more blessed to give than to receive." "Blessed is he that considereth the...
