David Otis Mears, D.D

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Excerpt from David Otis Mears, D.D: An Autobiography, 1842 1893Were further justification for the publication of these autobiographical chapters needed it could readily be found in Dr. Mears' own words in regard to the lives of other men.It was his strong belief that no personal feeling must stand in the way of a clear call to in¿uence for good the lives of fellowmen. Again and again, he gave expression to this belief in words that cannot be mis taken. In the preface to his life of Dr. Kirk, he quoted the words of his teacher in answer to a suggestion of his own that a history of his life would later be much desired. Dr. Kirk had replied, If by any course I shall be able to benefit my dear brethren in the minis try, when I can no more counsel men by my own voice, I will gladly do it.Again, in the autobiography, after speaking of the inspiration and delight of literary work, he wrote, To think that what one is doing shall have its in¿uence upon hundreds or thousands of others, that possibly that in¿uence shall be perpetuated in at least another generation, - this makes work seem pleasure and long hours reaching into weariness a delight. And again.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.