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Title: Child's Story of the Bible

Author: Mary A. Lathbury

Release Date: May 3, 2008 [EBook #25309]

Language: English

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CHILD'S

Story of the Bible

BY

MARY A. LATHBURY

WITH INTRODUCTION BY

BISHOP JOHN H. VINCENT

ILLUSTRATED

WITH NUMEROUS FULL-PAGE COLORED PLATES,

AND PHOTO-ENGRAVINGS

BOSTON

DEWOLFE, & FISKE Co.

COPYRIGHT, 1898

By DEWOLFE, FISKE & CO.

PREFACE.

To Mothers.

I have been asked to prepare this little aid for your use in the
Home--that first and greatest of schools. The school was founded by
the Maker of men, and He called mothers to be its earliest and most
important teachers. He prepared a text-book for it which we call His
Word, illustrating it richly and fully from life and Nature, and
filling it with His Spirit. Wherever it is known, as the children
become the members of the Church, the citizens of the State, the people
of the World, the Book goes with them, forming the Church, the State,
the World. It is not only equal to the need, but contains infinite
riches that wait to be unveiled.

That no busy mother may say, "I cannot take time to gather from the
Bible the simple lessons that my children need," this book of little
stories--together making one--has been written. I have tried to
preserve the pure outlines of the sacred record from the vivid
description and the suggestive supposition that are sometimes
introduced to add charm to the story, and in all quoted speech I have
used the exact words of the authorized version of the Scriptures, so
that the earliest impression made upon the memory of the child might be
one that should remain.

The stories are not a substitute for the Word--only little approaches
to it through which young feet may be guided by her who holds a place
next to the great Teacher in His work with little children.

M.A.L.

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