Author: John Middleton Hare

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Published: 2015-07-19

Total Pages: 496

ISBN-13: 9781331837978

Excerpt from The Ministry and Character of Robert Henry Hare: Wesleyan Minister Few words will explain my purpose in writing this book. It did not spring, I trust, from a partial or even a mistaken view of my brothers place among men. I have no conscious thought of presenting him to the contemporary, or of commending him to posterity, in the mere form of a scholar, a man of learning, or a pulpit orator. Of his intellectual abilities and menial acquirements, I certainly have my opinion; but that did not prompt me to narrate his Ufa His character it was, as at least that appeared to me, which warranted the attempt to set him forth. Profoundly believing that by the grace of God he was what he was, I not simply felt no scruple or hesitation, but was impelled, by a sense of sacred duty, to undertake the office when proposed to me. My full persuasion is, that, in every relation of life, public and private, he was divinely enabled to act a part worthy of close study and emulous imitation. From direct laudation I abstain, out of deference to his known humility before God; yet am thankful to reflect, that, in describing his qualities and conduct, there was nothing to excuse or even to explain. 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.