JESS 



BITS OF WAYSIDE GOSPEL 



BY 



JENKIN LLOYD JONES 

 12mo. Cloth. $1.50 



There is narrative enough in it to justify the characteriza- 

 tion of it as a book of summer stories, roadside experiences 

 gathered by one who traveled now on foot, now on horseback, 

 sometimes alone, sometimes in genial wagon company, in search 

 of rest, strength, mental quickening, spiritual poise and peace. 

 Were it not for the unconventional handling, it might be char- 

 acterized as a volume of sermons, dealing with the universalities 

 of religion. The lessons and inspirations of nature here fouad 

 carry the reader far afield from the realms of doctrine, ceremony, 

 or denominational issues. Jess, who gives the title roll to the 

 book, was a loving and lovable horse that companioned the author 

 through many hundred miles of travel, much of it through the 

 beautiful scenery oiE southwestern Wiseonsin, the Berkshire Hill 

 country of the Mississippy valley. 



The book, therefore, represents religion in its humane and 

 humanitarian expression. The author of the book shows his sym- 

 pathy with all forms of life, and his openness to truth, whether 

 revealed in nature, through science, human history, or the peren- 

 nial inspirations of literature. " The Religion of the Bird's Nest," 

 "Earth's Fullness," "My Eiver," "A Dinner of Herbs," "The 

 Uplands of the Spirit," "Near to the Heart of Nature," are some 

 of the titles of these sermon stories, which may hint at the fresh- 

 ness, hopefulness and tenderness of the spirit expressed in this book. 



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