A Defence Of The Church Missionary Society Against The Objections Of The Rev Josiah Thomas Ma Archdeacon Of Bath Classic Reprint

Author : Daniel Wilson
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781333980580
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (85 download)

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Download or read book A Defence of the Church Missionary Society Against the Objections of the Rev. Josiah Thomas, M.A., Archdeacon of Bath (Classic Reprint) written by Daniel Wilson and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-10-18 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Defence of the Church Missionary Society Against the Objections of the Rev. Josiah Thomas, M.A., Archdeacon of Bath The Reverend the Archdeacon, however, forgetful of these ob vions principles, and assuming a variety of positions, every one of which turns out to be unfounded, ventured to overstep his lawful authority, and to make a Protest, which loses all its weight the mo ment the real circumstances of the case are explained - a fault this, surely, of no common magnitude. Respect, indeed, is always due to measures, however erroneous, if they have been suggested by an honest zeal, and a strong and imperative sense of duty. But when the act to which zeal and duty impel men, is itself that of protesting against intemperate zeal and a mistaken sense of duty in others; when a censor stands up specifically to point out the distinction between a well-informed and an ignorant piety; when such a censor is invested with an c ice of respectability in the Church, and his denunciations derive weight from his public sta tion; and, above all, when such a person comes forward to deliver an address composed in the calmness of the closet, and therefore with every advantage of previous deliberation it is plain that we have a right to expect more than common caution and reserve, a mind well informed on his subject, and arguments sound and per-e Spicuous in support of his assertions. I will not stop to say how totally the Archdeacon has failed in all these respects. 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."