Excerpt from John Hope: Philanthropist and Reformer L? Is now seven years since the Life ofjolm Hope issued to the public; and the writer has the pleasure of knowing that the book was generally well received, and that it has been read with much gratification by many who had personal knowledge of Mr. Hope, or who took a deep interest in those causes that were dear to him. This present volume is an abridgment of that work. It is issued now with the view of marking the centenary of Mr. Hape's birth; and it is proposed to utilise it as a gift book, by means of which information regarding the Founder of the Hope Trust may be difiused among the youths and children attending the Abstinence Meetings in Edinburgh and district, among the leaders in the Aiders' Assodations that are being formed throughout the country, and others, as occasion may arise, who, by a perusal of the book, might be encouraged to begin, or to continue in, Protestant or Abstinence labours. It is, moreover, like the larger volume, offered to the public in a spirit of affection and regard, as a memorial of a good, kind man, with the prayer that in some slight measure it may aid in the dissemination of the principles with which, throughout his long and laborious life, he was so closely identified. 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.