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SHELDON, AUTHOR OF "IN HIS STEPS," "THE CRUCIFIXION OF PHILLIP STRONG," "HIS BROTHER'S KEEPER," ETC. LONDON: WARD, LOCK & CO., LIMITED, WARWICK HOUSE, SALISBURY SQUARE, E.C. NEW YORK AND MELBOURNE. 1899 PREFACE. This story was first read by the author to his Sunday evening congregation in the spring of 1892. The chapters were given one at a time on consecutive Sundays, and the way in which the story was received encouraged the pastor in his attempt to solve the problem of the Sunday evening service in this manner. CHARLES M. SHELDON. Central Church, TOPEKA, Kansas. CONTENTS. THE DREAM MONDAY—THE FIRST DAY TUESDAY—THE SECOND DAY WEDNESDAY—THE THIRD DAY THURSDAY—THE FOURTH DAY FRIDAY—THE FIFTH DAY SATURDAY—THE SIXTH DAY SUNDAY—THE SEVENTH DAY ROBERT HARDY'S SEVEN DAYS. THE DREAM. It was Sunday night, and Robert Hardy had just come home from the evening service in the church at Barton. He was not in the habit of attending the evening service, but something said by his minister in the morning had impelled him to go out. The evening had been a little unpleasant, and a light snow was falling, and his wife had excused herself from going to church on that account. Mr. Hardy came home cross and fault-finding. "Catch me going to evening service again! Only fifty people out, and it was a sheer waste of fuel and light. The sermon was one of the dullest I ever heard. I believe Mr. Jones is growing too old for our church. We need a young man, more up with the times. He is everlastingly harping on the necessity of doing what we can in the present to save souls. To hear him talk you… [ Sign in to buy ](https://publica.now/access?redirect=%2Fcheckout%2Frobert-hardys-seven-days-a-dream-and-its-consequences) The sample continues in the full work. 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