Fifty Years as a Presiding Elder e-bog

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Of the few books of science and general knowl edge that were accessible to him, by loan or purchase, he made a noble use, until his mind became a vast store-house of valuable informa tion; although without the order and system, petnaps, known to a thorough collegiate educa tion, yet so perfect was his command of that knowledge that at a moment, and under any emergency, in argument, debate, or in proclaim ing Christ from the pulpit, he could bring it into requisition to vanquish an enemy, or convince a sinner of the error of his way.