Excerpt from Sermons and Essays: By Ministers of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South When the following discourse was delivered, the author had expectation that it would appear before the public in print; consequently, but very little had been written, or so committed to memory as to preserve the identity of expression. The reader is also desired to recollect that two discourses had been delivered on the same day, particularly adapted to the occasion of opening a house for religious worship. To avoid interfering with the subject of these discourses, the speaker, in the evening, found it necessary, in several instances, to depart from the design which had been previously formed; in consequence of which, several ideas were entirely omitted, especially in relation to the divine immutability. But although such omissions might be admissible, under the circumstances above stated, in delivering a discourse to nearly the same congregation which had heard the previous ones, yet it would be very improper to present it to the public mutilated by such omissions. It is, therefore, published in substance as it was designed. Scarcely an idea was advanced, when it was delivered, which is t here retained, and the order is preserved as far as the above circumstances would admit. That there is a variation of language there is doubt; but the strictest care has been taken to preserve the phraseology in which it was delivered, as far as possible. No apology is offered for presenting it to the public but a desire to gratify many, it is believed sincere friends, who have repeatedly requested its publication, and a hope that it may be useful to some into whose hands it may fall. 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 techlogy 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.
