Journal and Letters of the Rev. Henry Martyn

Publisher Marketing: JOURNAL AND LETTERS OF THE REV. HENRY MARTYN by B. D. FELLOW. PREFACE TO THE AiVERICAN EDITION: - THERE is 110 modern name dearer to the clizrcli than that of Henry Dlartyn. A volume from his pen on any subject could not fail to interest the Christian public, nlucli more one like this, which contains the records of his heart. 111 those vho have read his life, will earnestly desire to read his Letters and Journal. The author of his life speaks of the distlacting riches of his journals, of the masses of ore left behind, when he made the extracts which are woven into the narrative. Those reserved 6ricles are now, for the first time, presented to the American public. We doubt not they will be eagerly appropriated and highly prized. The reader of this volume will be admitted to a still nearer view of hIartyns character than is given in his Rlenoir. He will become familiar with the processes by which Alartyns eminent attainments in piety were made. He enjoyed no peculiar advantages for progress in the divine life. He had the same temptations to resist, the same difficulties to over- come, as 0thermen. His temptations to anger, envy, evil speaking, and rvorldly mindedness were quite as great as those which beset the nxtjority of men. IIis spiritual attain- nlcnts were made by an cnrlest, diligent, and ye.se-erig use of tlle means mitllil tlie 1.enc11 of every professed follower of Christ. This booli is specially adapted to beconc n compnnion for the closet. lye trust tlt, thought it, llartyn will spetk to tlie heart of many a Clristiilll IS Ile retires for self-esaiuinn- tion iind conmunion nit11 God tlltlt, lle -ill stinlulte thou- sands to stril-e after that entire consecration of wlicll Ile was so bright an exanllc. 13ooks wllicli, like tliis, appeal directly to the heart, which sIlo-, by example, llov it can be licpt with all diligence, are greatly necdcd at tlle rescilt time, to lid in cliecking tbc tide of worldliness wllich is rising in consequence of our prosperity, rnd t1iit colfrllity to tllc world so rapidly increasing, not-itlistariding the decliu-ation uf Clrist, pe cannot serve God ald iuanmol. lJ7e would enrlc.sly conlmend this book to young men in our collt.gts uld selniliries of learning. Martjn was a scliol of u.ietl nlld profound attainments, but lie countctl it liis higlicst llonor to lay his laurels at his Sii.ionl-s fcc-t. 011, colllcl l11 tlic youilg mcln ill our eollcgcs go fort11 in llis spirit, tle strongliolds of error ilnd sin would be speedily shaken, and from a11 parts of n redeemed world vould there go up a slout, 66llleluii, for the Lord God CHAPTER SVASSEA, August 9, 1N2. DEAR SAIEST YOU see by tlie date of nly letter, that 1 have almost reached the end of my long pilgrjmage. Our first resting-place 1vns IVenlock in Shropshire, from whence we went on the Sunday to hladeley cllurch. You inust Ilac heard of Mr. Fletcher, vho was formerly Vicar of this place. We were introduced to Mrs. F. Thus have I been preserved by the protecting providence of God...