concerning the relation of children to the Church and the Kingdom of God
is apparent on every page. Dr. Martineau averred that children do not
require to be led so much as not to be misled, and in these "Fifty-two
Stories" we have a model application of his weighty aphorism. The
receptive and expansive hours of child nature are admirably considered,
and what is here written has a direct bearing upon its spiritual
development and welfare.

S. PARKES CADMAN.

_The Parish House,_
_Central Congregational Church,_
_Brooklyn, N.Y., March 2, 1914._




CONTENTS

PAGE
INTRODUCTION xiii
A BIBLE RIDDLE 3
CLOSED GATES 6
HIRING A COACHMAN 9
THE FIERCEST THING IN THE BIBLE 11
SACRIFICE HITS 13
THE LIBERTY OF OBEDIENCE 15
CUTTING CORNERS 18
HABITS 20
A LESSON IN COURTESY 23