These chapters contain the essence of Addresses delivered at several Conferences and Missions, in which they have been wonderfully used to the quickening of the children of God. Looked at in this form, they seem as unlikely to produce life as the rod which was laid in vain on the face of the dead child (2 Kings 4:31). Yet may He who caused the rod of Aaron to bud and bear fruit graciously bless these words after like manner; and use them to answer some of the questions which are being so eagerly asked on all sides, as to the attainment of a nobler ideal of Christian Living.