May God, our heavenly Father, through his beloved Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord, graciously grant spiritual enlightenment and salutary understanding to all the pious and unprejudiced readers of this work, of whatever class, who sincerely seek the Lord and His saving truth, Amen.
"For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ," 1 Cor. 3: 11.
Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1871, by
JOHN F. FUNK AND BROTHER,
In the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
