SHED WITH A STEEL PORTRAIT.

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Dr. Cone, late pastor of the First Baptist Church, city of New York, was
one of the most remarkable men of the present age, his life was full of
romance and incident, as as well as a bright example of Christian
virtues; the volume should find a welcome at every fireside, and a place
in every family library.

Among the numerous testimonials from all sections of the country, we
take pleasure in quoting the following:

NOTICES OF THE PRESS.

"A Biography of a famous preacher and man, written with power and
eloquence."--_Philadelphia Evening Post._

"Its perusal will be grateful to every person who admires active piety
and can appreciate Christian virtues."--_Family Journal, Albany._

"Spencer Houghton Cone, one of those good and faithful servants whose
career exemplifies the surpassing beauty of a genuine religious life.
The work is produced in elegant form, with a superb engraving of Dr.
Cone. It deserves a place as a standard of good works and deeds in all
families."--_N.Y. Daily News._

"Its subject, one of the first men, and leading minds, for years, in our
denomination, will ensure it a wide circulation."--_Richmond, Va.
Herald._

"Mr. Cone's reputation as an eloquent and fervent minister of the
Gospel, as a strong, clear, earnest thinker, was acknowledged throughout
the Union."--_Boston Gazette._

"The book is full of interest, and we are confident will disappoint none
who undertake its perusal."--_Salem Gazette._

"America has produced but few so popular preachers, his personal
influence was unbounded, he was indeed a man of talent, of large
attainment in the school of Christ, a brilliant preacher, and a
noble-hearted, zealous Christian philanthropist."--_Christian Chronicle,
Philadelphia._

"The volume is a profoundly interesting life-memorial of one of the most
active, earnest, eloquent and sincerely religious spirits of his age and
generation. Spencer H. Cone was a very remarkable man, and from a
perusal of his life, we are convinced that selfishness and
narrow-mindedness had no place in his nature. He appears to us to have
been a model of earnestness, sincerity, activity, and intelligence."
--_New York Evening Mirror._

"The volume is a straightforward simple narrative of the public and
private life of Dr. Cone, from his youth up to the period of his death.
It will be read with interest by thousands out of the denomination