The Life of Robert Paine, D. D
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Excerpt from The Life of Robert Paine, D. D: Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South Bishop Paine, years before his death, selected the author as his biographer on condition any biography should be written. He said: "I am not worthy of any thing more than an obituary to be published in our Church papers; but if my friends should think otherwise, I would be glad that the work of writing my life be placed in your hands. You have my entire confidence, and I am willing to trust you." He afterward wrote to me to the same effect. After his death the family, knowing his views, requested that these views be carried out. In addition to this, the Bishops, at their annual meeting in May, 1883, concurred in the request of the family. In January, 1884, diaries and other papers were placed in my hands, and in February the work was begun. A heavy charge was on my hands. I had to devote a part of each day to pastoral visitation. Two sermons were to be prepared for each Sabbath. A weekly prayer-meeting was to be attended to, at which a suitable talk was to be delivered. All this demanded labor - earnest, constant, and often exhausting. The diaries and papers were to be carefully examined. The work was completed on June 1. From February till June I was in company with the Bishop. It seemed to me that he was always present. I was reminded of an artist who was called upon to take the likeness of a deceased friend. He shut himself up in his studio for days, and communed with his departed friend. That friend came and sat for the picture. He saw him. He seemed to converse with him. He caught the expression of his countenance, the flash of his eye, and the contour of his features. The result was an excellent likeness. It was life-like and exceedingly accurate. So it has been with this writer. While alone in my office it has seemed to me that ray dear old friend and teacher was again by my side, and that I could almost hear him speak and touch his noble form. At night he was present in my dreams. Indeed, I could not sleep. I hardly became unconscious for weeks. 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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