THE

LAY PREACHER'S OWN BOOK;

OR,

THE EFFICIENT MINISTER

AND HIS WORK:

BEING

OUTLINES OF SERMONS,

WITH SUGGESTIONS

ON THE

MOST USEFUL MODE OF PREACHING AND LIVING.

BY BENSON BAILEY.

THE FOURTH EDITION.

LONDON:

JOHN WATSON, ALDINE CHAMBERS.

WILLIAM WALKER, OTLEY.

1854.

1864, cllar. 19,

Gift of

John Joseph Hay, Eg, of Dorchester.

TO THE BODY

OF

LAY PREACHERS

OF

EVERY DENOMINATION,

THIS LITTLE WORK

IS

MOST RESPECTFULLY AND AFFECTIONATELY INSCRIBED

BY THE AUTHOR.