Καὶ οὓς μὲν ἔθετο ὁ Θεὸς ἐν τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ πρῶτον ἀποστόλους.”—i Cor. xii. 28. SECOND EDITION. REVISED AND ENLARGED. PHILADELPHIA: J. B. LIPPINCOTT & CO. LONDON: 16 SOUTHAMPTON STREET, COVENT GARDEN. ΤΟ THE RIGHT REVEREND ROBERT HARPER CLARKSON, D.D., LL.D., BISHOP OF NEBRASKA. MY DEAR BISHOP: To you, for whose abiding friendship I owe a debt of gratitude beyond the power of words; to you, who, from the moment of your knowledge of the plan of this work, have never failed to cheer me with words of encouragement in the midst of what seemed at times insurmountable difficulties, I gladly dedicate my book. To your kindly expression of appreciation as to its value it owes its completion, and it is but an act of justice to associate your name with it in this way. May the love which has brightened so many years of our earthly life, find its consummation in the joys of Paradise! Faithfully yours, PHILADELPHIA, EASTER-TIDE, 1878. H. G. BATTERSON. 3 |