The record-union., 1894-02-03

ton among other things that their New
York lawyer, who could not be found,
had been obliged to come all the way
back 20 " Washington after the first trip to
London, because he must get papers from
the Secretary of State in order TO entitle
him to pursue the fortune III London.
The old Penn book, entitled, mo
Cross. No Crown" though guarded with
Jealous care by its present possessor,
William Penn, under advice from his
counsel mot TO let the other side get TO
know his case" was shown to reporter.
It's owner had been offered 500 for it.
There was only one place II ought to go,
he said, and that was to Pennsylvania.
Gladdened to hear his Inherited partial
ity for Pennsylvania the reporter sug-
gested that he should present it to the
Pennsylvania Historical Society.
Mr.. Penn seemed to take kindly to the
idea that the Historical Society ought to
have it and admitted with evident reluc-
tance that IL could be bought for enough
money. Mr.. Penn could not" let the
reporter copy out the queer old passages
in the middle OF the book, because Of the
caution OF his New York lawyers, but
consented to allow a part Of the preface to
be copied, as he agreed with the sug-
gestion that that could do his cause no
harm. He held the lamp hard by while
the reporter took few quaint passages
from the old book, and refused even to go
to his supper while the work was being
done. The book is about an inch and a
half thick, six inches long. by four inches
wide. 1t is marked, printed and sold
by Andrew Sowle ammo 1882" and
Penn's preface is dated "WOrminghurst
in Suffex the LIST OF the 9th month 1862"
1t is covered with heavy caltskin and is
in an excellent state of preservation for
book I'll years old. Every line can be
read. The whole is dedicated TO the task
of upholding virtue and temperance"
and the twenty-five chapters contain
quotations from the writings of hum
dred or more authors in every age of
literature. The preface reads in part as
follows:
Reader, the great business of mans
life is to answer the end for which ne
lives, and this is to glOrify God and save
his own soul. This is the decree of
heaven as old as the world. But so it is
that man mindeth nothing less than what
he should most mind and despiseth to in
quire into his own mind, its original duty
and end, choosing rather to dedicate his
days (the steps he should make to blessed
ness to crafty the pride, avarice and
luxury OF his heart, as if he had been
born for himself, or rather given himself
being, and so not subject to the reckon
ing and Judgment of superior power.
To this wild and lamentable pass hath
poor man brought himself by his disObe-
dience to the law of God in his heart by do
ing that which he knows he should not do
and leaving undone that which he knows
he should do. And as long as this dis
ease continueth upon man he will make
God his enemy and himself incapa-
BILE of love and salvation that he
has manifested by his own Christ
Jesus to the world. If, reader, thou art
such an one, my counsel to thee is to re-
tire into thyself and take view of the
condition of thy soul, for Christ will
give the light with which to doit. Search
carefully and thoroughly, thy life is
upon it, thy soul is at stake.
Christs cross is Christ's way to Christ's