The Complete Works Of John M Mason Volume 1 PDF Download

Excerpt from The Complete Works of John M. Mason, D.D, Vol. 1 of 4 Whatever such a man might leave, undoubtedly would be gladly hailed and preserved; the printed record of his thoughts would be cherished and studied. Occa sional dissent from his reasonings and conclusions would not restrict the circulation of the few remaining memo rials of one, so distinguished, so respected, and so beloved; and through the natural operation of the social principle, this circulation would be largely increased. This is not the place, nor are we in the position to enlarge upon the facts now recalled. In a memoir they might be more copiously treated. A personal knowledge is desirable to set them forth in an appropriate manner, and we know not where that knowledge is to be found in connection with the leisure to prepare them for the public eye; for this we hope against hope. Personal recollections fade. As men, like shadows, ee away, the incidents of life become to succeeding generations, traditionary and inaccurate, and the inter ests in published writings diminish, and are superseded by more recent movements, and vanish away. The re mains of Dr. Mason, however, survive, and not only so, but live. They seem to have acquired a permanent footing, and to have become standard, as is the case with more systematic and carefully prepared writings. In Great Britain, as in the United States, the desire to pos sess his writings has increased, notwithstanding their ephemeral aspect, and local origin. 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."