Excerpt from The Life of Reginald Heber, D.D., Lord Bishop of Calcutta, Vol. 2 of 2: With Selections From His Correspondence, Unpublished Poems, and Private Papers; Together With a Journal of His Tour in Norway, Sweden, Russia, Hungary and Germany, and a History of the Cossaks IN the spring of 1820, a putrid sore-throat raged with great vio lence in the town and neighbourhood of Hodnet, to which several persons fell victims. Mr. Reginald Heber was daily to be seen in those cottages where the disorder was most prevalent, carrying himself the nourishment or medicine necessary for the sufferers, and never allowing the fear of infection to deter him from this path Of duty. When remonstrated with on the great risk he was running, he would answer, that he was as much in God's keeping in the sick man's chamber, as in his own, and strove to inspire in those around him the same implicit trust in His Fatherly care, which governed his own conduct. For many weeks he was mercifully preserved from harm; but at length, after visiting the inmates Of the work-house, where, from its crowded state, the infection was the greatest, he caught the disorder, and was for some hours in considerable danger. The malignity Of the complaint was such, that it spread through his household, seven members of which were attacked at the same time; but, through the goodness of God, they all recovered. Vol.il endowed, his humility, and the singular tenderness of his con science, were, perhaps, the most remarkable. Scrupulous and active in the discharge of all his duties, whether religious or moral, and peculiarly blessed in temper and disposition, he was always on his guard against the infirmities of human nature. He felt that, without constant prayer to God for the help of His Holy Spirit, his own unassisted endeavours after righteousness were but vain and his private manual of devotions - a manual too sacred to meet the public eye - contains the most humble petitions for forgiveness Of the past, and for grace to enable him to walk in newness Of life. In his book of memoranda, on good-friday in this year, he writes Preached and administered the Sacrament. I have resolved this day, by God's help, to be more diligent in prayer; to rise earlier; to be more industrious in my studies; to keep a more watchful guard on my temper; to be more diligent in my parochial duties. God help and strengthen me! 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.
