About this Book

"A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush." -Timothy Shay Arthur

"To make the vision clearer, and the way plainer for all who are seeking the true path -- is the purpose of this volume. The editor has sought through means of allegory, sermon, essay, and lighter narrative -- to lead the earnest thinker into a just appreciation of social and moral duties -- for no man can walk safely through this world, who, through neglect of these, lives in cold indifference to his neighbor's good.

"The true path is the path of self-denial; yet none enter this path who do not, sooner or later, find that the way is smoother than was expected, and that instead of leading through a desert land, it winds pleasantly amid flowers and greenness." -Timothy Shay Arthur

CONTENTS:

PREFACE.

Our Daily Life

Our Life Romance

Fruits of Sorrow

Formation of Character

Blessed Are the Beloved!

The Genii of the Gold Mines

POVERINA

Filial Love Rewarded

LABOR

The Search for Happiness

Speak Kindly

The Merchant's Son

Tell of Their Virtues

New Aims in Life

Angels with Us Unawares

Spare Moments

The Friends: Or, Luxuries Lost and Happiness Won

The Duties of Brothers and Sisters