Author: Richard S. Ferguson

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-11-25

Total Pages: 222

ISBN-13: 9780331894899

Excerpt from Early Cumberland and Westmorland Friends: A Series of Biographical Sketches of Early Members of the Society of Friends in Those Counties If ever the history Of great religious revivals is fully written, a curious connection will be found to exist between Wild and mountainous scenery and certain forms Of religious enthusiasm. In stances will readily occur to our readers, but their thoughts will be apt to travel for examples to the continent rather than to direct themselves towards the counties Of Cumberland and Westmorland, or to associate familiar localities with religious perse cutions, and a missionary enthusiasm, which sent forth its messengers far beyond the limits Of the British Isles, to Holland, to Germany, and even to America and the West Indies. Nowhere did George Fox, the founder Of the Society Of Friends, more readily find disciples than among the dales men of Cumberland and Westmorland: the num. 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.