Letters on the Present State of the Visible Church of Christ

Letters on the Present State of the Visible Church of Christ
Author: Robert MacKenzie Beverley
Publisher:
Total Pages: 268
Release: 2015-07-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781330540909

Excerpt from Letters on the Present State of the Visible Church of Christ: Addressed to John Angel James It does not appear to me that any of these letters, except the 22nd, require a preface or explanation. In that letter I have freely commented on the conduct of the Wesleyan missionaries, in promoting the violent counsels connected with the late Caffre war: and on that subject an introductory remark seems requisite; for so great are the prejudices entertained by many persons against the Christian missions, that it is not impossible my animadversions on the Wesleyan missionaries might be caught at by the enemy, as conclusive evidence against the benefit of missions altogether, furnished by one who professes to be their advocate. 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.

The Public Years of Sarah and Angelina GrimkŽ

The Public Years of Sarah and Angelina GrimkŽ
Author: Larry Ceplair
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Total Pages: 404
Release: 1989
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780231068017

Sarah Moore Grimke and Angelina Emily Grimke were the first women in America coming from a southern slave-holding family to speak publicly on behalf of the abolition of slavery.Creating a stir of controversy soon afterwards during the 1830s especially with the force of their testimony before the Massachusetts State Legislature, they soon found themselves defending publicly and at length the right of women to speak on moral and political issues and on the end of the subordination of women. The editor of this collection of eloquent political writings, Larry Ceplair, has written a critical introduction situating the Grimkes' in an historical and political context in which he describes the significance of their thought and work. Of special interest is the inclusion of writings documenting the Grimke sisters activities that preceded by 11 years the first woman's rights convention in America, held at Seneca Falls, N.Y., in 1848.Most of the Grimke sisters writings are out of print today. Mr. Ceplair's efforts will be greatly appreciated by those interested in the history of feminist theory, antebellum history.