This collection of sermons by Thomas Guthrie explores the social ills and hardships of life in the city. Drawing on the teachings of the Bible and his own experiences as a minister in Edinburgh, Guthrie provides a powerful indictment of poverty, crime, and other forms of injustice, while calling on readers to embrace compassion and charity as a way of alleviating suffering and changing society for the better.

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