THE WORKS

OF

ORVILLE DEWEY, D.D.

With a Biographical Sketch.

NEW AND COMPLETE EDITION.

BOSTON:

AMERICAN UNITARIAN ASSOCIATION.

1885.

BY THE AMERICAN UNITARIAN ASSOCIATION.

PREFACE.

VERY early after the death of Dr. Dewey many requests came, both from this country and from England, that the American Unitarian Association should publish a dollar edition of his works, uniform with a like edition of Dr. Channing's works. We ought especially to mention an official letter received from the British and Foreign Unitarian Association. It seemed desirable, both on account of the great and permanent value and interest of the works themselves, and also from the position and influence which Dr. Dewey had acquired and maintained in our body during a long and useful life, that these requests should be complied with.

The family of Dr. Dewey with great readiness granted permission to prepare such an edition; while by purchase the Association has secured from the estate of the late James Miller the plates and whatever copyright he held. After much consideration, it was decided to print his works just as they came from his hands, and in the order of time in which they issued from the press. One change only is to be noted; namely, the omission of the prefaces which were originally prefixed to the separate volumes. In all other respects, this edition is a reproduction of the editions which the author supervised and corrected.

Miss Mary E. Dewey has kindly furnished a brief but comprehensive sketch of her father's life, which will be found at the beginning of the volume. At the close will be found a full and carefully prepared index.