Memoir of a Mission to Gibraltar and Spain
by William Harris Rule (9781150459726)

Subtitle: With Collateral Notices of Events Favouring Religious Liberty, and of the Decline of Romish Power in That Country, From the Beginning of This Century to the Year 1842 General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1844 Original Publisher: J. Mason Subjects: Missions Catholicism Methodism Spain Relgious Liberty Gibraltar Religion / Christianity / Methodist Religion / Christian Ministry / Missions Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: CHAPTER II. Religious Society in Gibraltar characterized -- Defect incident to Colonial Missions -- This is accounted for, and Means to effect the Remedy are suggested -- First Attempt to establish a Spanish Mission -- Discouragements -- Decease of the Missionary, and temporary Suspension of the Mission -- . Revival of the English Department -- Partial Revival of the Spanish -- Imposture -- Encouragement to Faith in God. Our society in Gibraltar was passing through a protracted state of infancy, from which, indeed, it has not quite emerged. Its situation and the nature of its constituent parts were such, that it could scarcely be otherwise. The first Methodists were soldiers, or, if resident in the place, were generally of the humbler class, not permanently settled, or, being employed in some department under Government, were more attached to the army, in which most of them had originally served, than to the inhabitants. From these, and from those of Spain, they were separated by the broad barrier of language. Zealous within their own circle, their efforts were spent on the promotion of their own spiritual prosperity, and the extension of the good work among their countrymen. Numerous conversions from sin to God were the reward of their hallow...

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