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Dr. Cone, late pastor of the First Baptist Church, city of New York, was one of the most remarkable men of the present age, his life was full of romance and incident, as as well as a bright example of Christian virtues; the volume should find a welcome at every fireside, and a place in every family library.
Among the numerous testimonials from all sections of the country, we take pleasure in quoting the following:
"A Biography of a famous preacher and man, written with power and eloquence."--_Philadelphia Evening Post._
"Its perusal will be grateful to every person who admires active piety and can appreciate Christian virtues."--_Family Journal, Albany._
"Spencer Houghton Cone, one of those good and faithful servants whose career exemplifies the surpassing beauty of a genuine religious life. The work is produced in elegant form, with a superb engraving of Dr. Cone. It deserves a place as a standard of good works and deeds in all families."--_N.Y. Daily News._
"Its subject, one of the first men, and leading minds, for years, in our denomination, will ensure it a wide circulation."--_Richmond, Va. Herald._
"Mr. Cone's reputation as an eloquent and fervent minister of the Gospel, as a strong, clear, earnest thinker, was acknowledged throughout the Union."--_Boston Gazette._
"The book is full of interest, and we are confident will disappoint none who undertake its perusal."--_Salem Gazette._
"America has produced but few so popular preachers, his personal influence was unbounded, he was indeed a man of talent, of large attainment in the school of Christ, a brilliant preacher, and a noble-hearted, zealous Christian philanthropist."--_Christian Chronicle, Philadelphia._
"The volume is a profoundly interesting life-memorial of one of the most active, earnest, eloquent and sincerely religious spirits of his age and generation. Spencer H. Cone was a very remarkable man, and from a perusal of his life, we are convinced that selfishness and narrow-mindedness had no place in his nature. He appears to us to have been a model of earnestness, sincerity, activity, and intelligence." --_New York Evening Mirror._