What does God say to those who are sad?

DEDICATION TO THE DEAR PUBLIC

HAVING cracked a few nuts for you I shall not proceed to pick out the kernels. That some will find them bitter to the taste I have no doubt—there is nothing that makes a thing seem so unsavory as prejudice.

But that there are others to whom they will be full of sweetness and nutrition I hope and believe.

If one soul is sustained, one heart gladdened, one life lived purer and truer, because of a perusal of these pages, my task is accomplished. I have my reward.

With love to all who are sad, and sympathy for all who suffer, from whatever cause, I recommend each one to the unswerving love of " Him who doeth all things well."

—M. KARL