Six college lectures begin the tour through what Spurgeon calls the "main pursuit of every true believer", followed by four addresses given to Monday-evening prayer meetings for other preachers and teachers. Five instructive sermons follow, imparting such directives that will show the believer that "...he is wise who selects for his raw material immortal souls, whose existence shall outlast the stars." In word and in deed, Spurgeon is a giant upon whose shoulders we should eagerly yet humbly aspire to stand.