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<dl><dd>CONTENTS.</dd></dl><p>CHAPTER I. 
Introductory, The library. The press 1 
CHAPTER II. 
Retrospective. Birth, parentage, and education of Mr. Clement Walton 18 
CHAPTER III. 
Mr. Walton, having seen the world, returns to settle in his native town 28 
CHAPTER IV. 
Mr. Walton proves himself a practical church-reformer. Some account of the new curate 33 
CHAPTER V. 
The Mechanics' Institute 45 
CHAPTER VI. 
Mr. Walton's lecture to the Mechanics' Institute, on the origin and progress of civilization, the march of intellect, and other important matters 63 
CHAPTER VII.
Vulgar errors of the nineteenth century   69
CHAPTER VIII.
Sketch of Mr. Hammond's sermon — Peculiar social duties of members of the Church 80 CHAPTER IX. 
An aged member of the household of faith    92 
CHAPTER X. 
Mr. Walton's opinion on the true development of the Church 118 
CHAPTER XI. 
The reader is introduced to Mrs. Walton and her daughters — Mrs. Decorset and the bazaar 121 
CHAPTER XII.
Mr. Walton's household 
CHAPTER XIII. 
Mr. Walton's worldly maxims 142 
CHAPTER XIV. 
A new character — Mr. Walton converses with his friend, Mr. Reuben Raffles, on the character of different kinds of government 149 
CHAPTER XV. 
Mr. Walton explains to Mr. Raffles the nature of revolutions, of which the latter was not at all aware   162 
CHAPTER XVI. 
Further remarks on the nature of revolution, and on the means, through God's mercy, of preventing it   176 
CHAPTER XVII. 
Our country towns 187 
CHAPTER XVIII. 
Mr. Walton proves himself to be a good political economist   198 
CHAPTER XIX. 
Christian liberality 214 
CHAPTER XX. 
An unexpected catastrophe 226 
CHAPTER XXI. 
Conclusion 283 
ENGRAVINGS. 
CHAP PAGE 
I. View of the town of Churchover   1 
II. Mr. Walton, sen., is puzzled by his son's question 13 
III. Mr. Walton entertains the idea of building a house 23 
V. Mr. Walton opens the Mechanics' Institute   45 
VII. Mr. Walton and Mr. Hammond are amused with "Browne's Vulgar Errors" 70 
IX. Distant view of Mr. Walton's farm-house   92 
XII. Mr. Walton lectures his groom 131 
XIV. Mr. Raffles lays down certain dogmas about church and state 149 
XVII. Town of Churchover 187 
XIX. Mr. Skaighley refuses to contribute in aid of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel   214 
XXI. The feast on the lawn on occasion of Miss Walton's marriage 244 
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Gresley, W. (William), 1801-1876</div>
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