Excerpt from Life of Bishop Heber It is the author's earnest hope that this simple record of his life' may teach many thousands more to love and honor this. Saintly man. Reginald heber, son of the Rev. Reginald Heber, was born at Malpas, in the County of Chester, England, on the 21st of April, 17 83. The traits of character which distinguished him through life were prominent in early childhood. His disposition was mild and gentle, and he yielded a most implicit obedience to the wishes of his parents, and what was better far than all, beloved God with all his heart and soul. 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.