Author: Mrs. Bryson

Publisher:

Published: 2015-07-11

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13: 9781331146445

Excerpt from Fred; C. Roberts of Tientsin: Or, for Christ and China It was my happy privilege to know Dr. Roberts intimately, and, as I write, sacred and lovely memories come trooping back from the past. He was a frequent visitor in the houses of his married sisters, who, with their husbands, were my loyal and generous fellow-labourers in the work of Christ connected with Melbourne Hall, Leicester. He generally came during his vacations, and always left behind the savour of a sweet and strong soul. Glad and happy in spirit; courteous and sympathetic in manner; enthusiastic in devotion to his life-purpose; reverent and intense in his religious life, - his was a rare personality; and I am not surprised to learn that the Chinese Christians frequently remarked, that they never saw anyone so like the Lord Jesus as Dr. Roberts - "he dresses our wounds with his own hands; and the poorer a man is, the more care he lavishes upon him." One of the most remarkable farewell meetings I ever attended, was that held at Melbourne Hall on the occasion of his departure for China in 1887. He, too, often referred to it in after years. It was a fresh anointing for service; not alone for him, but for others. We asked that he might have divine power, without realising that, as it passed through his slight frame, it might consume its energy prematurely. We asked that he might be long spared, without realising that God would give him length of days for ever and 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.