Excerpt from Memoir of the Rev. John James Weitbrecht For many reasons, a few preparatory words from my pen seem in place, as a brief introduction to this condensed Memoir of one whom I am privileged to call my father-in-law. Personally speaking, I gladly confess that at a former period of my life, the perusal of the original volume greatly contributed to the issue which led to my intimate relationship with his family, believing as I then did, and still do most decidedly, that the blessing of a father, whose life was spent with apostolic faithfulness in his Masters service, must be the best inheritance for his children. Again, it has been my privilege to hear from many a reader of the English and German editions - especially from clergymen - that the shining example of this true-hearted labourer amongst Christians as well as heathens, has urged them to greater zeal for God's work, both in its prosecution at home, and in its furtherance abroad. 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.