The Child's Book on the Sabbath

Mrs. Martyn spends fourteen evenings with her children George (13), Charles (11) and Suan (9) in the challenging book written to instruct children on the vital place of the Sabbath in the life of the Christian. The topics included are:

THE SABBATH SET APART IN PARADISE

THE SABBATH DESIGNED FOR ALL

THE CHANGE OF THE SABBATH

THE SABBATH NECESSARY FOR THE BODY

THE SABBATH NECESSARY FOR THE MIND

THE SABBATH NECESSARY FOR SOCIETY

THE MANNER OF KEEPING THE SABBATH

VIOLATIONS OF THE SABBATH

MOTIVES FOR KEEPING THE SABBATH

DANGERS THREATENING THE SABBATH

Horace Hooker was born in Berlin, Connecticut, in 1793; and died in Hartford, Connecticut, 17 December, 1864. He was graduated at Yale in 1815, and also studied at Andover theological seminary. Many years before his death, in connection with Rev. Thomas H. Gallaudet, he labored in the preparation of religious books for the young. He was for more than twenty years secretary of the Connecticut missionary society, and was for several years chaplain of the insane retreat at Hartford. As a writer he was distinguished for the elegance and purity of his style.