Church, of which my son is minister. I had no thought that they would
ever be printed. They were, and are, just _daily bread discourses_ meant
to serve the spiritual needs of a congregation of Christian people,
seekers after truth, inquirers about duty, strangers and pilgrims, in
the great city and the troubled world.

But if, as friends think, these simple chapters may be of service
through the printed page to a larger circle of readers, I willingly and
freely let them go.

May the blessing of Jesus follow them on their humble path. May the
Spirit of Truth bring them home to some hearts that want them,--to those
who desire to escape from evil and do good,--to those who "seek peace
and ensue it."

HENRY VAN DYKE.

Park Avenue Church Manse, New York City.




CONTENTS

I. PEACE IN THE SOUL

II. PEACE ON EARTH THROUGH RIGHTEOUSNESS

III. THE POWER OF AN ENDLESS LIFE