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Memoir of the REV. Edward Bickersteth, Late Rector of Watton, Herts

Memoir of the REV. Edward Bickersteth, Late Rector of Watton, Herts


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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1851. Excerpt: ... HOME CORKESPONDftNCE. A. D. 1810. The love of souls, which led Mr. Bickersteth to desire to enter the ministry, was too deep and genuine to expend itself in fruitless longings for a position denied to him by the providence of God; it was manifested by the diligent improvement of every means of doing good, then within his reach. Duty and affection alike led him to desire, first, to be made a blessing to his own family. The seasons of personal intercourse were so few and limited, that it was by correspondence chiefly that he hoped to influence them. To this, therefore, he devoted all his powers. His letters, though often written after a harassing day's business, were carefully studied, and chiefly filled with subjects of everlasting import. His zeal indeed in this matter went beyond his judgment, and he ran a risk of offending, where he wished most to conciliate. "A letter from Edward,"--his father would say, --" put it by; it will do to read on Sunday." To his mother's admonitions on this head he replied meekly, "You are very right in what you say about my letters, and I have, to say the least, been unwise. 0 do always tell me of any thing you see in me which may not be exactly as you could wish; recollect I have no one else who will." It was not, however, in vain that he expended so much thought on these letters. Some years after, his sister wrote to him; "I am at present deriving so much pleasure from the re-perusal of some of your old letters addressed to my parents, that the very least I can do, is to tell you of the real comfort I experience from them. I well remember, at the time they arrived, thinking them dull and stupid; but I trust it will prove ' bread cast upon the waters, which shall be found after many days.'" There is a remarkable resemblance...


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  • ISBN-13: 9781235748875
  • Publisher: General Books
  • Publisher Imprint: General Books
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 134
  • Spine Width: 7 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1235748871
  • Publisher Date: 01 Feb 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 254 gr

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