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Life in the itinerancy. Davis, Lucius Daniel, (1826–).
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LIFE IN THE ITINERANCY, IN ITS RELATIONS TO THE CIRCUIT AND STATION, AND TO THE MINISTER'S HOME AND FAMILY.

BY ONE, "Who, long devoted to its toils and cares, Enjoys its triumphs—its reverses shares."

NEW YORK AND AUBURN: MILLER, ORTON & MULLIGAN. New York: 25 Park Row—Auburn: 107 Genesee-st.

1856.
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Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty-six, BY MILLER, ORTON & MULLIGAN, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the Northern District of New York. AUBURN: MILLER, ORTON & MULLIGAN, STEREOTYPERS AND PRINTERS.

TO
THE WIVES OF METHODIST MINISTERS,
WHO SHARE,
EQUALLY WITH THEIR HUSBANDS,
THE
TRIALS AND TRIUMPHS OF THE ITINERANCY,
These Pages
ARE RESPECTFULLY INSCRIBED,
BY THE AUTHOR.

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PREFACE.

IT has been the writer's aim in this volume, to furnish the public with a true sketch of life in the Itinerant Ministry. Had it been thought proper to look upon either the sunny or shady side alone, the picture might have been widely different from what is here presented. As will be seen, this course has not been adopted. There is in every part an intermingling of sunshine and shadow, in as exact imitation as may be, of the original from which it is drawn.

While several works illustrating the various features of a settled pastorate have been given to the public, this is, so far as the author's knowledge extends, the first effort to delineate domestic life in the Itinerancy. The numerous biographies of such as have labored in this connection, which have been published within the last few years, are rich in interest, and should be allowed a prominent place in our literature; but they almost uniformly fail to enter the minister's household, and point out what is being done and suffered in the family circle, as well as on the circuit and station.

Let no one affirm that this is a work of fiction. In no proper sense of the term would such an affirmation be correct page: vi-vii (Table of Contents) [View Page vi-vii (Table of Contents) ] rect. Every incident here narrated has its basis in facts which may be abundantly quoted. It is nothing more nor less than a representation of real life. Extremes on both sides have been studiously avoided. The character drawn, occupies no more than a medium position, and shares only in the every day occurrences of this description of ministerial life.

If it be thought objectionable to thus bring existing evils to light when they might otherwise remain unseen, it may be well to consider that there is no better way of correcting them. Doubtless many such are perpetuated because of their comparative obscurity. Should this humble effort tend in the least to remove them and add strength to the system with which the writer's life is identified, the desire that has prompted it will have been accomplished.

With this end in view, these delineations of scenes in parsonage life are confidingly submitted to a candid christian public.

CONTENTS.

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