Memorials, Vol. 2

Download or read book Memorials, Vol. 2 written by Roundell Palmer and published by . This book was released on 2016-06-27 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Memorials, Vol. 2: Part I. Family and Personal, 1766-1865 I wish to see a colony leave these Shores, composed Of men professing the same faith, members Of the same com munion, and anxious to realise the idea Of ecclesiastical unity in a field where no Obstacle would exist to prevent their doing so. I think the present time eminently fitted for carrying out such a plan. I think there are numbers Of individuals, in all classes Of society, who are uneasy here who not only do not see their way to a comfortable subsistence for themselves and their families, but who are not satisfied with the present state, or future prospects, Of the Church. I am far from meaning, that the pro posed colony should consist solely Of discontented Churchmen I speak Of existing dissatisfactions, only as likely to supply one source from which we may expect recruits. Besides this, colonising enthusiasm (which is an instinct with Englishmen. 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.