The Life And Thoughts Of John Foster Classic Reprint

Author : Andrew Preston Peabody
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780484910842
Total Pages : 58 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book A Memorial of John W. Foster (Classic Reprint) written by Andrew Preston Peabody and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-27 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Memorial of John W. Foster Reginald foster, or forster, whose family receives honorable mention in the Lay of the Last Minstrel and in Marmion, is believed to have been the common ancestdr Of all, or nearly all, who bear that name in New England. He became a citizen Of Ipswich, Mass. In 1638. In the direct line Of descent from him, James Foster, the father Of the subject of this Memoir, was born at Ipswich in 1748. He arrived at maturity during the unsettled period of our revolutionary troubles; and, though endowed with valuable qualifications as a man of business, he was slow in finding per manent and remunerating employment. During a portion Of the time, he was engaged in the labor Of instruction. For several Of the last years Of his life, he was a clerk in the Massachusetts Bank. He married Elizabeth Hiller, and had nine children, eight Of whom survived him. He died in 1793, leaving for his family little inheritance except an honored name and a revered memory. He was a man of superior intelligence, Of the most amiable domestic traits, and of a serene and cheerful piety. He was an intimate friend Of the late Rev. Dr. Belknap, who, in a letter written on the Occasion of his death, speaks of his regular and exemplary life, formed on evangelical principles; and adds: TO his integrity and benevolence there are as many witnesses as he had acquaintance, and no person can be more sincerely lamented. We have before us several of his letters, as well as other por tions of the family correspondence, which all indi cate a household not only deeply imbued with the faith of the gospel, but endowed with those finer graces and amenities which belong to the well developed Christian character. 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.