Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1856, by FRANCIS WAYLAND, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the District of Rhode Island, 31,071 STEREOTYPED BY THOMAS B. SMITH, 82 & 84 Beekman-st., N.Y. PRINTED BY E. O. JENKINS, 22 Frankfort-st., N.Y. PREFACE. THE present volume contains the papers which lately have appeared in The Examiner, over the signature of "Roger Williams." It was the intention of the author to limit the series to eight or ten numbers; subject after subject was, however, suggested to him for discussion, until it attained its present magnitude. It assumes a more permanent form, in compliance with what is supposed to be the wish of its former readers. The main object of the author has been to present a popular view of the distinctive belief of the Baptist denomination, and to urge upon his brethren a practice in harmony with their profession. That this humble. effort to promote the spirituality and efficiency of a portion of the church of Christ may be accepted by the Master, is the earnest prayer of the author. PROVIDENCE, October 28, 1856. |