Methodist Quarterly Review, 1860, Vol. 42 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Methodist Quarterly Review, 1860, Vol. 42 At the age of sixteen J abez Bunting entered the family of Dr. Thomas Percival, of Manchester, whom the biographer describes as the busy physician, author, and philanthropist. Mr. Bunting was to continue his studies under Dr. Percival's own eye, learn the medical profession, reside in Dr. Percival's family, and be the com panion and assistant of his literary labors. Although it is no where so said, it is probable that the study of medicine was but secondary to the other pursuits, and this perhaps more from the pupil's than from the preceptor's choice. Mr. Bunting remained in this position four years, and a warm and lasting friendship was formed between Dr. Percival and himself. During this period he was earnestly engaged in the cause of religion. He founded, and was the life of a Society for the Acquirement of Religious Knowledge, the object of which was subsequently defined as improvement in religious knowledge, experience, and practice. At a still later period it became a Prayer Leader's Society, working on a thoroughly ofiicient system. The Rules of the Manchester Methodist Prayer Meetings, drawn up by Mr. Bunting, are given in the appendix, and we earnestly commend their perusal and study to all pastors and prayer leaders, of our own Church especially. 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.