Archaic and variable spelling is preserved as printed.
The following typographic errors have been fixed:
Page xiv--repeated 'not' deleted--... if it did not actually
reach, its maturity.
Page 46--repeated 'in' deleted--Observe what in that case
must follow.
Page 62--repeated 'are' deleted--... towards those who are
around us.
Page 195--inmediate amended to immediate--... on the direct
and immediate control of God, ...
Page 227--trimphant amended to triumphant--... furnishing a
triumphant and lasting reply ...
The frontispiece has been moved to follow the title page.
The illustration caption in {brackets} has been added by the transcriber
for the convenience of the reader.