Excerpt from The Pastor's Wife: A Memoir of Mrs. Sherman, of Surrey Chapel Yet some advantages are possessed by a near re lation over others. If the spectator of a battle can describe better the general operations of an army, the man who stands next to his comrade, and fights with him, can more minutely recite his valiant deeds, his patience and victory. So in the case of this precious saint - her husband knew her best had far greater opportunities than any of her friends of observing her steady walk with God - her loving and Christ-like spirit - her amiable deportment to all her circle of friends or dependents - and her self-denying and useful efforts to win souls to her Savior. Therefore, though deeply sensible that the sketch of her life here given will be rough and unfinished, and in no degree worthy of its subject, he believes it will possess greater advantages than if written by a less intimate acquaintance. His hope - his ardent prayer to God is, that He will give it His rich blessing, and cause many to follow her, as she followed Christ her Lord. 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.