I have aimed in preparing this work to put into compact and orderly
form a large amount of irrefragable evidence against the superstitions
of the church. I have often felt the need of such a work for my own
use. The matter herewith presented has been culled from some of the
ablest writers living and dead. As a book of reference I hope it may
be a valuable aid to all investigators and truthseekers. Its running
head lines, chapter heads, subheads, and classified subjects make it a
"handbook."
San Francisco.
January 10, 1890.