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Stepping stones to manhood

Chapter 2: LIST OF THOSE WHO HAVE WRITTEN INTRODUCTIONS TO CHAPTERS.
By William Peter Pearce
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A collection of short, practical essays addressed to boys and young men that offers moral and practical guidance organized in three parts — relation to self, relation to others, and relation to God. Each chapter frames a single admonition (for example neatness, truthfulness, industry, temperance, honesty, kindness, prayerfulness, and church membership) and supports it with illustrative anecdotes, maxims, and pastoral counsel. The tone blends common-sense instruction and devotional encouragement aimed at shaping habits of character, responsibility, and faith.

LIST OF THOSE WHO HAVE WRITTEN INTRODUCTIONS TO CHAPTERS.

 
CHAPTER.
1.
Robert J. Burdette. One of America’s moral humorists.
2.
Adolph Sutro. Former mayor of San Francisco.
3.
Joshua Levering. A noted Christian business man.
4.
O. O. Howard. General during the Civil War.
5.
Booker T. Washington. The foremost colored educator and orator of the day.
6.
J. T. Rich. A beloved Governor of Michigan.
7.
George S. Cull. The author’s instructor during boyhood.
8.
George W. Bain. Colonel in the Civil War, and a temperance orator.
9.
Asa Clark, M. D. Supt. State Insane Asylum, Stockton, California.
10.
Marshall Field. One of Chicago’s most honored and prosperous business men.
11.
T. T. Geer. Governor of Oregon.
12.
F. W. Warren. Member of the United States Senate.
13.
Aaron S. Zook. A widely known lawyer and lecturer.
14.
George T. Angell. President and founder of the American Humane Educational Society.
15.
Thomas J. Morgan. General in Civil War, Commissioner of Indian affairs under President Harrison.
16.
Neal Dow. Former Governor of Maine. The “Grand Old Man” of temperance.
17.
H. H. Hadley. Colonel in Civil War. General of the Inter-State Blue Ribbon Army.
18.
Anthony Comstock. Secretary of the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice.
19.
Lyman J. Gage. A prominent banker and a member of President McKinley’s cabinet.
20.
John Clark Ridpath. Historian of the United States.
21.
Samuel Fallows. Bishop Reformed Episcopal Church.
22.
George C. Lorimer. Minister, author and lecturer.
23.
James H. Brookes. An able Bible expositor and writer.
24.
Wilbur F. Crafts. A noted defender of the Lord’s Day.
25.
Wayland Hoyt. A writer and preacher of prominence.
26.
C. C. McCabe. Bishop of the M. E. Church.
27.
H. H. Warren. An eminent clergyman.
28.
Warren Randolph. A minister of prominence.
29.
H. L. Hastings. Editor and preacher.
30.
Opie Rodway. Evangelist to whom the author owes much.