Johnes On The Causes Which Have Produced Dissent From The Established Church In The Principality Of Wales Reprint With Additional Preface A Prefatory Letter Only PDF Download

Excerpt from Johnes on the Causes Which Have Produced Dissent: From the Established Church, in the Principality of Wales It is now about forty years ago since I reluctantly consented - at the urgent request of an excellent friend now no more - a clergyman of the Church of England, the Reverend Thomas Richards, of Llangyniew, in this county - to embark on the task of preparing "An Essay on the Causes of Dissent in Wales," as a candidate for a prize, that had been offered for the best Essay on that subject, by the Royal Cambrian Institution of London. That prize was awarded to me in May, 1831, by the Judge, the highest authority on Welsh Literature - Dr. W. O. Pughe - who pronounced it to contain a true account of the Causes of Dissent in Wales; and recommended its publication at the expense of the Society. The First Edition appeared soon afterwards. In the following year, 1832, a Second Edition was published, with copious Historical and Statistical details, which, notwithstaiidiug various attempts made through the Press to impugn their correctness, were eventually accepted by unprejudiced men, whether Churchmen or Dissenters, as truthful and accurate. Had I leisure for the task, I do not think I could advantageously re-examine or alter those details. Nor do I think it advisable to remodel or change passages expressive of impressions entertained by me in my twenty third year, tin questions such as the voluntary system and its effects - the question how far, and under what circumstances is separation from an Established Church justifiable - and other similar topics, on which wide differences prevail among men of honest and enlightened minds. During the long period of my life that has elapsed since the first publication of this volume, some Bishops who have presided over Welsh Sees, have laboured industriously to redress the abuses of patronage, for which their predecessors were responsible. Time has also enhanced my opinion of the benefits, that Dissenting bodies have conferred on Wales, - benefits fully described in this volume. 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.