The author of these papers, the Rev. J.M. Judy, writes out of a full,
warm heart. We know him to be a correct, able preacher of the gospel,
and an efficient fisher of men. Having thoroughly prepared himself
for his work by courses in Northwestern University and Garrett Biblical
Institute, by travel in the South and West of our own country, and by a
visitation of the Old World, he has served on the rugged frontier of his
Conference, and among foreign populations grappling successfully with
some of the most difficult problems in modern Church work.

The following articles aroused much interest when delivered to his own
people, and must do good wherever read. In style they are clear and
vivid; in logical arrangement excellent; glow with sacred fervor, and
pulse with honest, eager conviction. We bespeak for them a wide
reading, and would especially commend them to the young people of
our Epworth Leagues.

WHITEWATER, WIS., March 2, 1904.


PREFACE.

"QUESTIONABLE Amusements and Worthy Substitutes" is a
consideration of the "so-called questionable amusements," and an
outlook for those forms of social, domestic, and personal practices
which charm the life, secure the present, and build for the future. To
take away the bad is good; to give the good is better; but to take away
the bad and to give the good in its stead is best of all. This we have
tried to do, not in our own strength, but with the conscious presence
of the Spirit of God.