Author: Edward Churton

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2016-09-02

Total Pages: 424

ISBN-13: 9781333442491

Excerpt from Memoir of Joshua Watson It was naturally the wish of many who knew Joshua Watson, and remembered how for nearly half a century, and in times of more than ordinary interest, he had been one of the most unwearied public benefactors and wisest counsellors of the Church of England, that some record of his life and services should be preserved to another gene ration. But in his old age, with his powers of mind fresh and vigorous to the last, his characteristic modesty and meekness had always resisted the friendly entreaties that were made to persuade him to dictate any account of what he had done. He would sometimes meet such entreaties with an answer of gentle irony; at other times he would say, You are seeking access to a store-chamber of which the key is lost. There was, therefore, nothing left for those to whom his papers, or such papers as he had preserved, were con signed, but, by such light as was thus afforded, and by diligent enquiries made in all quarters among surviving friends, with more labour than can easily be conceived, to put together such a continuous narrative as could be con structed from unsifted and somewhat unpliable materials. Imperfect as it is, and disappointing as they fear it will be to many who think of him with love and reverence. 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.