Excerpt from Light and Cloud in the Dark Valley The writer of the following sketches is neither qualified, nor does he wish to be regarded as attempting, to instruct others, with theological exactness, in reference to any of the subjects they embrace. Having often enjoyed the privilege, how ever, of being present at the bedside of the sick and dying, he has thought that a brief account of his occasional inter views with some of them, with some notice of their previous characters, might possibly be interesting and useful. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.