The Origin And History Of Missions Vol 1 Of 2 PDF Download

Excerpt from The History of Missions; Or of the Propagation of Christianity Among the Heathen, Vol. 1 of 2: Since the Reformation The, propagation of Christianity in the world, is the most important subject which. Can engage the attention of a historian. T he riseythe progress, and the downfall of empires; the discovery of unknown countries the lives of philosophers, of senators, of princes; the improvements of the arts and sciences, may furnish useful and interesting materials for history; but nothing is so momentuous as the diffusion of the gospel in the world, Which at once brings glory to egod in the highest, peace on earth, and good will towards man. The transcendent importance of this subject is stamped by no less than Divine authority. In the 'new Testament, we'lhavc only' two hranches of history; the Gospels, containing 'the life of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. 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.