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 The history of this Drummer can hardly be read without interest, at the same time it may be read without accomplishing the design of its publication. If it does not produce a desire to obtain a better acquaintance with God, and the way of salvation, by means of the Scriptures of truth, it has been of little service to the reader.

It was well for the Drummer that he followed the advice of the minister: many would have excused themselves by saying, they could not read, and therefore a Bible would be useless to them; but the Drummer was in earnest about the matter, he could not have peace of mind till he heard what God had made known in the Holy Scriptures. Had he not had a child of his own who could read, he would probably have hired the child of some other person to read for him. When people are in earnest about a thing, it is wonderful what difficulties they will overcome in order to acquire it: like a person having property left by a deceased friend, should the will happen to be in Latin, which he could not read, would he no soon find ways and means to obtain a translation, that he might know the nature and extent of the property left him? undoubtedly he would.

Now the glorious Gospel of the blessed God contains a revelation of his love and mercy to the world—of a full and free salvation from sin and misery to glory and happiness for ever, through Jesus the only begotten Son of God, and an assurance that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing to men their trespasses. All this, and the evidence of its truth, is exhibited in the Scriptures, in the most plain, full, and satisfactory manner, and every one is