PREFACE.
The author of the following few pages has frequently witnessed the poignant grief of bereaved parents; and he has observed with pleasure, when the views herein advanced, have been introduced, that the distress has been considerably alleviated. He has therefore deemed it an act of charity to lay them before the public, in the hope that they may be more extensively useful. Notwithstanding that the ideas may be new to most readers, the author claims no originality. They are part of a great system of religious truth, which is silently but extensively extending itself in this and other countries. The writer, however, having adopted them as his own, is willing to be held responsible for their truth. He thinks that the world is in need of some clearer and more definite doctrine on Death and the Eternal State, than that which is commonly prevalent; and in the sincere desire that his little publication may be useful in this respect also, he sends it forth to his fellow creatures, trusting in Providence to bless and direct the effort.
Elmwood Place,
