Excerpt from Memorabilia of Sixty-Five Years: 1820-1886 Only a few words seem to be needed in the way of preface to the following pages. When the idea of such a volume as this was first broached, it met with immediate favor and gratifying expressions of confidence on the part of a number of our oldest Bishops and Clergy. A like feeling of interest was also found to exist among brethren of the Laity. Under this stimulus, the writer was induced to set about the matter with zeal and courage; and though at times much perplexed lest he might be doing an unwise, perhaps hurtful thing, he persevered to the end. The story is told - or meant to be told - in intelligible, straightforward words. The writer has endeavored to carry out fully the promise made in asking for subscriptions, viz., to speak the truth plainly, clearly, honestly, without any malice towards anybody, but with charity towards all who profess to love the Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity and faithfulness. 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.