The Fathers And Founders Of The London Missionary Society

Author : C. Silvester Horne
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781330102732
Total Pages : 476 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (27 download)

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Download or read book The Story of the L. M.S written by C. Silvester Horne and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-16 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Story of the L. M.S: 1795 1895 This book makes no pretension to be a full and detailed history of the London Missionary Society. A work, on a scale worthy of the subject, is in preparation, and may shortly be expected from the competent hands of the Rev. R.Lovett. It is the hope of the present writer that such an interest in the story he has tried to tell may be awakened by reading this volume, as will lead many to study Mr, Lovett's history who otherwise might not have done so. To enumerate all the writers to whom the author has been indebted for information regarding the various fields of labour would be impossible. Not being able to name all, he adopts the safer policy of naming none. In the Summary, however, will be found a list of notable contributions to English literature in connection with the work of missionaries of the London Missionary Society. Having thus somewhat arbitrarily disposed of his "authorities," the author indulges in the personal satisfaction of expressing his sense.of the kind courtesy and assistance of the Society's officers at the Mission House, and especially of the Rev. George Cousins the Editorial Secretary. If he does not in so many words particularly name the compiler of the Index, it is because she desires to be in no way distinguished from himself. There is no dedication: if there were, it should be to all who are young enough to enjoy the perusal of a story which, however well known, can never altogether lose its freshness; and largehearted enough to be in spirit the true descendants of those "fathers and founders" who dared to believe that there is motive sufficient to inspire even the sublimest Christian sacrifice in the simple love of God and man. In comparison with such motive, the mere desire to enlarge the circumference of any particular denomination seemed then, and seems still, weak arid sordid. 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.