Excerpt from The Round Preacher, or Reminiscences of Methodist Circuit Life It is with mingled feelings that the Second Edition of the Round Preacher is issued. The extensive sale which the work has commanded, is ample evidence that the subject is one of no slight importance. N otwith standing the many criticisms which have appeared upon it, (favourable and otherwise) it has not been deem ed advisable to make any material alterations, and for the best of all reasons, that facts, however clothed, are still facts, and cannot be overthrown. It is not by this intended to imply that the writer is nnw to profit by the suggestions and hints which have been thrown out, but as another work is in preparation which may cast additional light upon the present, he will reserve the main portion of his apology until then. Still it may be advisable to notice what he conceives to be the mistakes of those who are not conversant with the workings of modern Methodism. The peculiar tendencies and workings of the system have heretofore been calmly stated, and deliberately. 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.