“These vigorous sermons are an attempt to show that what must be called the social failure of Christianity is not the fault of Christianity or of Christ, but rather the result of Christians having been selfishly individualistic. The great evils of our day, and especially those of our own country, are brought to view with much directness, and the duties and responsibilities of disciples of Christ are enforced with plainness and power. Whether the subject be social distress, the administration of justice, Christ’s authority, or the problem of unbelief, we find these pages uniformly practical and in a high degree instructive.”—_Christian._
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