Excerpt from The Gospel Preacher: A Book of Twenty Sermons

The author of the following discourses cheerfully conforms to the usual custom, in furnishing a few words by way of introduction to his new volume of sermons. When a new book makes its appearance, the inquiry is at once started, What demand has called forth another book? or, What is the object in offering another book to the world? It is due, both to the writer and the public, that a few words of explanation, in reply to the above and some other questions, should appear here.

1. By means of the periodicals, and other publications, issued from the hand of the author of the following discourses, which have been extensively circulated in this country, and to some extent in other countries, he has become well known to many thousands as a writer and publisher with whom he has no personal acquaintance. Many of those his ardent friends he can never see and address in person. From these the request has frequently been made, during the past few years, that such a series of discourses as the following should be published. To meet the wishes of these, in this respect, has been one reason for the appearance of this volume.

2. Again: there are many thousands, in all quarters of this country, and beyond the limits of our own country, who have recognized the name of the writer as a preacher of the Gospel of much success for many years past.

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