Fairhope

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Excerpt from Fairhope: The Annals of a Country ChurchIt has all come about - the writing of these annals, I mean - through the instrumentality of a man and a bird. The man is my minister, and the bird - but let that come later.As for ministers, all my life I have known them intimately. Ours has long been known as a preacher's home, and one of our numerous ministerial guests christened it "the preacher's paradise." Though he phrased it superlatively, I question if any home was ever more hospitably disposed toward ministers than our own. Like the good woman of Shunam, who built a special guest chamber for the prophet, so according to my earliest recollections our roof has sheltered a preacher's room. The very first guest that I can recall was as Godly a minister as ever proclaimed the way of life eternal, and I cherish the hope that at the end of my earthly journey my filming eyes may rest on the calm countenance of a stout-hearted evangel of God who will commend my parting soul to the heavenly Father.Of all the ministers I have known not one resembled Mr. Edgecomb, more formally. The Reverend Roger Edgecomb, who is my pastor now. Mr. Edgecomb does not look like a domine, nor does he dress like one. He is slightly above medium height, of a well-knit, athletic build. His face is bronzed from much outdoor life.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.