Excerpt from Memoirs of the Life and Philanthropic Labours of Andrew Reed, D.D: With Selections From His Journals Apart from such considerations, the public are always generous in their appreciation of that filial love which reserves to itself so sacred a duty, rather than allow it to pass into other hands, however competent. The present Editors have thought it best, wherever possible, to allow their father to speak for himself. From materials so abundant, many volumes might have been prepared; but they have been content to use that portion only which best illustrates the spirit and the facts of his public life. The Journal from which so much autobiographic matter has been taken was evidently never meant to meet the public eye. Since, however, it seems to have been intended to form the foundation for a work alluded to in its pages as a History of My Times, no apology is offered for the free use here made of it. 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.