Church Work in British Columbia: Being a Memoir of the Episcopate of Acton Windeyer Sillitoe, D.D., D. C. L., First Bishop of New Westminster (Classic Reprint) - Herbert H. Gowen, Paperback

• Release Date   2/1/2018
• ISBN-13   9781331779018 | 978-1-331-77901-8
• ISBN   1331779014 | 1-331-77901-4
• Format   Paperback
• Author(s)   Herbert H. Gowen
• Excerpt from Church Work in British Columbia: Being a Memoir of the Episcopate of Acton Windeyer Sillitoe, D.D., D. C. L., First Bishop of New WestminsterOur only qualification for writing this short preface to Mr. Gowen's excellent work is that we loved, and still warmly love, our old Bishop.He was to us, for years, not Bishop only, but father, brother, guide, and friend.Perhaps some apology is needed for our rashness, for we are not men of great reputation or position, either in the Church or the world.Nor can we lay claim to the possession of what are called literary gifts or experience, for we have seldom seen ourselves in print. Love makes us bold.When others, greater and better men, and in every way more fitted for the task than ourselves, Were, for various reasons, unable to take it in hand, it was given to us by those we could not, if we Would, refuse. This must be our plea for the kind indulgence of Our friends.For ourselves, and those who were closely bound to Acton Windeyer Sillitoe by ties of kindred and friendship, we gratefully thank Mr. Gowen for 'giving us this memoir, and for all the valuable time and work he has so generously and lovingly expended upon its production.It was necessary to curtail and slightly revise it before finally sending the manuscript to press, and with Mr. Gowen's kind permission, one of us (mr. Edwardes) undertook that somewhat delicate duty. Separated from the author by some six thousand miles, it was impossible to confer together. If faults there are, then they must not be attributed to Mr. Gowen.To one ever engaged in good work on behalf of the Diocese of New Westminster, we must express our gratitude for the kindest and most patient help in revising the book, and in making arrangements for its publication.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.