Excerpt from The Spirit of the Age and Other Sermons The sermons in this book were taken by dictation after their delivery, and are briefer than in their original form. The purpose has been to make them clear, direct and adapted to the needs of the average man. It is humbly hoped that, however they may fall short of acceptance in other quarters, they may be found helpful to such as are seeking truth for com mon uses. The supreme end of preaching is to answer two questions which throb in the universal heart, to wit. 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.