_To the great number of those who are seeking, in whatever manner or
degree, from near at hand or far away, to bring the forces of
enlightenment to bear upon the vexed problems which harass the South,
this volume is inscribed, with the hope that it may contribute to the
same good end._
_If there be nothing new between its covers, neither is love new, nor
faith, nor hope, nor disappointment, nor sorrow. Yet life is not the
less worth living because of any of these, nor has any man truly lived
until he has tasted of them all._