Excerpt from The Illustrated History of Methodism: Australia, 1812-1855; New South Wales and Polynesia, 1856 to 1902; One Volume, Two Parts After careful consideration as to the method of writing this History which would afford the most reliable information in the most interesting manner, I determined, as far as possible, to use the available material in its original form, and to allow the persons mentioned in the History to tell their own story. As the work progressed I became more and more convinced that the method adopted would meet with the approval of far the greater number of readers. The time for writing a philosophic History of Methodism has not yet arrived. In the illustra tions, only pioneers and Officials have been included. Notwith standing repeated private and public appeals, I have been unable to secure photographs of some pioneers whose memories deserve to be honoured. In the arrangement of the illustrations, it has been found necessary to distribute them evenly throughout the book. This will explain why some illustrations appear where they have no apparent connec tion with the text. 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.