Life Times Of John Skinner Bishop Of Aberdeen Primus Of The Scottish Episcopal Church

Author : John Skinner
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780243076147
Total Pages : 612 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (761 download)

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Download or read book Annals of Scottish Episcopacy, From the Year 1788 to the Year 1816, Inclusive written by John Skinner and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-01-18 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Annals of Scottish Episcopacy, From the Year 1788 to the Year 1816, Inclusive: Being the Period During Which the Late Right Rev. John Skinner, of Aberdeen, Held at Office of Senior Bishop and Primus, of Whom a Biographical Memoir Is Prefixed It may naturally be supposed that a clergyman so respected through life as Mr Skinner was, be. Ing carried to prison like a common felon, would excite, in no small degree, the indignation of his hearers, and of the whole surrounding country. The boys at school regarded the event with unu sual emotions of consternation and alarm; and, deeming imprisonment a prelude to execution, they so wrought on the tender and affectionate hearts of Mr Skinner's sons, that they actually believed they never should be permitted to see their beloved father again. From that moment, John became the most miserable little creature alive. He loathed his food, his sleep forsook him, and he would have pined to death, had not his father been permitted to receive him as his companion and bed fellow in prison, where, it was remarked, the boy had not been a week immured, when he became 'as Well and as lively as ever. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.