Memoir and Select Remains of the Late Rev. John R. M´dowall
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Excerpt from Memoir and Select Remains of the Late Rev. John R. M´dowall: The Martyr of the Seventh Commandment, in the Nineteenth Century A celebrated Universalist clergyman was once asked how he could embrace such a dangerous doctrine? His answer was, "I am no more a Universalist than all the world; every body´s friends go to heaven: if so, all mankind must be saved." How many biographies have been written which do not savor strongly of this principle? It is well if even the criminal who is executed for piracy upon the high seas, does not leave behind some kind-hearted philanthropist, who, in telling his wondrous story, makes him not only the noble hero, but the good christian pirate. Then, to be an acquaintance, a friend of M´Dowall, and his impartial biographer, requires, if not the inspiration of a St. Luke, at least an eye single to the glory of God. To delineate the most prominent features in his character, some of his persecutions must be told: this must rebuke his persecutors; and to be just without acrimony, merciful without partiality, and show the world M´Dowall himself, "who is sufficient for these things?" To say M´Dowall was a good man, in the common acceptation of the word, is not enough; to say he was an infallible man, would not be right; but to say he was the man above all others, who suffered daily martyrdom to elevate the standard of moral purity to its present height, is saying what truth and justice require should be said. There have been difficulties in compiling this work which seldom occur in any other. The reader must be conscious that the name of M´Dowall has long been odious to the ears of modern refinement, and to such deserves no better eulogy than a misguided philanthropist, who, "Meteor like, flew loveless through the sky," making his way to pre-eminence only by the novelty of his route. Another class gravely tell you that they believe he was an intrigueing, dishonest man, goaded on by the love of money and fame; but being defeated in both, poured a tirade of abuse upon his more discerning antagonists, and then broke the hearts of weak-minded man and silly women by a pitiful whining of persecution, wholly unparalleled in modern times. This latter class say, give us the man - his apostolic zeal - his persecutions and martyrdom, sparing neither root nor branch. Now it must be evident that these antipodes see through different glasses, and if the vision of one be clear, the other must be jaundiced; and who can compile a work to suit the optics of both? 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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