Excerpt from The Life of Gilbert Haven, Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church Vicksburg he did not think he should return from that work alive. He therefore consulted the writer as to his readiness to pre pare such an account of Mr. Haven's views and conduct as might vindicate his memory before the Church. Hence all the letters and documents relating to that transaction were put into the writer's hands. Several friends suggested that in case Mr. Haven's fears turned out correct, a biography would be required. In this contin geney that task was to be performed by the same hands. 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.

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Excerpt from Gilbert Haven: A MonographN the sixth of January last devout men carried gilbert haven to his burial, and made great lamentation over him. The first paroxysmal outburst of anguish has passed away, but the heart of the Church still writhes under the agonizing pressure of an irreparable bereavement.Human hearts would burst with the ever-increasing volume and vehemence of sorrow-forces were they not divinely provided with safety-valves.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.