Memoirs Of A Preacher Or The Mysteries Of The Pulpit PDF Download

Excerpt from The Memoirs of a Preacher, or the Mysteries of the Pulpit Then the curtain rises, and this Drama which. Is too improbable for fiction displays its varied and crowded scenes. One side of Chesnut street is wrapt in sha dow; the other rests in the light of the rising moon. The marble pile, which stands near Independence Hall, rises grandly into the se rene sky, like a vast palace of ice and snow. From the hundred windows of yonder edifice, as many glimpses of fireside light, steal out upon the snow, and mingle with the rays of the moon. Suddenly the scene is thronged by crowds of well-dressed men and women, who are hurrying to the various Churches of the Great City, their dark attire strongly con treated with the white mantle which over spreads the street. The Lawyer has forgot his quibbles for awhile, the Merchant his Day? Book, the sleek Quaker his deeds and ground rents, the lady of fashion, her last shawl or lover, and all are hurrying to the worship of the - Lord! What Lord! The Being who spread this sky, and set it with countless worlds, who said long ago, that All men were alike his children? 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 technology 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.