Modern Skepticism: A Journey Through the Land of Doubt and Back Again / A Life Story

al dangers, it is natural, on his return home, that he should feel disposed to communicate to his family and

end of his journey, or when he reaches one of its more important stages, that he should feel disposed to communicate to his friends and kindred some of the incidents of his life's pilgrimage, and some of the lessons which his experience

omewhat eventful journey. There are but few perhaps who have had a larger or more varied experience. I have committed great errors, and I have in consequence passed through gr

the first great difficulties of my calling, I was happy in my work; as happy as a mortal man need wish to be. It was my delight to read good books, to study God's Word and works, and to store my mind with useful knowledge. To preach the Gospel,

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was not a considerable increase of members, and in one place where I was stationed,

ased to be one; ceased to be even a Christian. I was severed first from the Church, and then from Christ, and I wandered at length

after having wandered so far away, I was perm

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