Excerpt from Lectures on Scripture History, Vol. 1: Designed Particularly for the Instruction of Young Persons in India Man cometh forth likes flower, and is cut down, he fleeth also as a shadow and continueth not. Painfully as well as pecu iiarly have these words of the aflicted Job been verified, as it respects the Author of the following Lectures. His mind, engaged in maturing extensive plans for promoting the glory of his Maker, and the welfare of his fel low creatures his hands, occupied in the practical duties of piety and benevolence: anticipating many years to be added to his life, and to have extended opportunities of sowing the seed of the kingdom of god; the Rev. Ronzn'r may, at the noon-day of his life, was discharged from his labours and called to his reward. Watch therefore, advises one whose counsel is powerfully enforced by thil aflictive event, for. At such an hour as you think not the Son of man cometh. It is not within the bounds of a Preface to give a detailed history of the Author's life. At the same timeit is trusted that the menti on of a few particulars of Mr. Msr's short. 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.