LECTURES TO CHILDREN; 10th ed., Familiarly illustrating 

 important Truth. By John Todd, Pastor of the Edwards Church, 

 Northampton. 



RECOMMENDATIONS. 



From the New York Evangelist. 



" We take peculiar pleasure in recommending this little book to 

 our youthful readers as an important acquisition to the Juvenile lit- 

 erature of our country. The author has succeeded in adapting his 

 style to those for whom he writes. His illustrations are so simple, 

 that we think they cannot fail to bring his subjects down, or rather 

 to carry them itp to the comprehension of the youngest reader. 

 But few authors can write successfully for children. To do so re- 

 quires not merely science and a general acquaintance with the 

 laws of mind, but a practical knowledge of the peculiar opera- 

 tions of the infant intellect. This knowledge can be acquired 

 only from a personal intercourse with children, by one who loves 

 them. The style of this book is somewhat like that of Abbot's 

 works, yet abounding more in anecdotal illustration, and evident- 

 ly designed for the youngest readers. The author's points are 

 briefly and simply stated; his illustartions attractive, beautiful, 

 and satislactory." 



From Abbotts Magazine. 



" This book is, in our opinion, written in a right style, and on the 

 right principles for interesting and benefitting children. It must 

 take strong hold of them and do them good. The several lectures 

 are on the inost important subjects connected with the salvation of 

 the soul; they come directly to the point; they are full, perhaps 

 too full, of anecdote and illustration; the little reader, however, 

 cannot avoid understanding the bearing of all, and will with diffi- 

 culty shelter his conscience from its influence." 



From Mrs. Sigournexj. 



Extract from a letter.—'' In begging you to express my thanks to 

 for the excellent little volume of "Lectures to Children," I can- 

 not refrain from mentioning the great delight, and I hope edification, 

 with which my daughter, of five years old, peruses them. I have 

 kept them as a part of her Sunday reading, because they opened such 

 fine subjects of conversation for that sacred day. But this morning, 

 she comes to me, and says fervently, " Mother, if I get all my lessons 

 perfectly, may I read one of Mr. Todd's sweet sermons?" and by her 



