Excerpt from Star-Beams, or Rays of Light Some good thoughts have been selected, but it is composed mostly of original articles, a portion of which have before appeared in various religious periodicals during several years past. The accep tance with which they have met, and the encourage ment which has been received from editors and from friends in different parts of the country, has led to their publication in the present form, that they may be more permanently preserved, and if possible more extensively circulated, If through the perusal of these pages, some sinner shall be hold a ray of light, and be guided into the pathway of righteousness, some mourner see stars of hope in the night of affliction, or some saint be quick ened to let his light shine more brightly before men, that they by seeing his good works may be led to glorify their Father which is in Heaven, the desire of the author will be realized. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.