I have, therefore, introduced arguments, opinions, and suggestions more fully than I had originally intended. Some of these may be considered ill-founded or chimerical, but still it is hoped that, by the blessing of God, others may thereby be prompted to concoct and put in execution some more efficient plans for mitigating and finally removing the burdens of ignorance, poverty, and vice, which are pressing so many down to temporal and eternal ruin. That this may be the result is the earnest prayer of the Author, 36 Norton Place, Edinburgh, 1860. JAMES PEDDIE. |