Excerpt from The Life of Rev. John Murray: Late Minister of the Reconciliation, and Senior Pastor of the Universalists, Congregated in Boston The original edition of the following work appeared in 8vo, in the year 1816. The interest of the work secured for it a rapid sale, and demanded frequent republication. Several editions appeared before 1833, in which year Rev. Thomas Whittemore reproduced it, with annotations and additions, in letter-press, and a stereotype edition was also published, under the editorial care of Rev. L. S. Everett. The former edition was soon exhausted the latter continued to supply a steady demand until within a few years, when by a mistaken, perhaps fortunate, judgment, the plates were broken up, sold as old type-metal, and cast into the melting-pot. Both of the last-named editions were com pactly printed to secure cheapness. It is peculiarly meet that an edition worthy of the subject should now appear on the eve of the centenary of American Universalism, which dates historically from the appearance of the provi dential man the story of whose life is here related. 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.