P006 Prefatory Note.

P006 Prefatory Note. To aid them somewhat in this laudable effort this book has been written.

It is arranged to meet the wants of the student, as well as of the general reader, and therefore takes its place in the "Normal Outline Series." A careful study of the contemporaneous history, to which brief reference is given in various chapters, will help very much to a comprehensive understanding of the subject, revealing hidden influences and agencies which do not appear on a superficial reading. The Synoptical Statement at the close of the book may be found helpful to those who wish to fix in mind the principal features of the history.

It is hoped that a study of the subject may result in a higher appreciation of our noble English Bible, and in an increased thankfulness to God for the labors of the honored men through whose efforts and sacrifices its possession has been made possible.

Morristown, N. J., June 10, 1879.