_Clergymen of the Church of England, Ministers of all Denominations, Lay Preachers, Sunday School Teachers, and all purchasers, have testified to the excellence of this work, as well as the press in England and America. The fact that the_ =Eighth Edition= _has been called for in so short a time is a sufficient recommendation of its worth and usefulness._ JARROLD & SONS, 3, PATERNOSTER BUILDINGS, LONDON. * * * * * Transcriber's note: Additional spacing after some of the quotes is intentional to indicate both the end of a quotation and the beginning of a new paragraph as presented in the original text. The following misprints have been corrected: "Misanthorpe" corrected to "Misanthrope" (page xiv) "scorcerer" corrected to "sorcerer" (page 103) "acquiantances" corrected to "acquaintances" (page 175) "anbody" corrected to "anybody" (page 200) "I I" corrected to "I" (page 209) "or" corrected to "to" (page 238) -- or the deaf or hear? "a a" corrected to "a" (page 269) "suggusts" corrected to "suggests"(page 290) "meer" corrected to "mere" (page 308) "Rupublican" corrected to "Republican" (page 322) "is is" corrected to "is" (page 328) Other than the corrections listed above, printer's inconsistencies in spelling, punctuation, and hyphenation usage have been retained.