Kidder, D. P. Curious and Useful Questions on The Bible (1849)

Kidder, D. P. Curious and Useful Questions on The Bible: Designed for Sunday Schools and Families. New-York: Sunday-School Union [Methodist Episcopal], 1849. [7866] Printed wrappers, small 3 1/2 x 5 1/4 inches, wrappers soiled and stained, 36 pp. plus 12 pp. publisher's catalogue, complete. Leaves have pencil writing in a child's hand, soiling and staining of varying degrees. "The object of these questions is, to awaken in the minds of the young an appropriate and active curiosity respecting the contents of the Book of books. Such a curiosity, once aroused, will lead to study, observation, and thought, and thereby secure the acquirement of useful and saving knowledge." - Preface.Daniel Parish Kidder (1815-1891), Methodist clergyman, b. in Genesee County, N.Y.  From the age of fourteen he taught school, attended country academies, read books, and earned his living. From Genesee Wesleyan Seminary at Lima, N.Y., he entered Hamilton College in 1833 as a sophomore, transferring to Wesleyan