Excerpt from The Book of God's Kingdom: A Popular Illustrated Report of the British and Foreign Bible Society for the Year 1901-2 The great solemnity which suggested the setting of our story has not taken place, but these two words have applied to the day for which the Coronation was fixed in a sense and with a force which all must recognise. God has seen fit to remind us that the bodies as well as the hearts of kings are in His rule and governance to dispose and turn them as seems good to His Godly wisdom. None are praying for King Edward VII. At this moment more fervently than those who have found it true that the Book of God's Kingdom is indeed the most valuable thing that this world affords. It has therefore been thought well not to alter the shape of our story in any particular, in the fervent and prayerful hope that King Edward may live to be crowned in a few months' time. 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.