By George Frederick Wright
I COUNT myself fortunate in
the subject of this Memoir. The life of President Finney fell in
times well adapted for the development of the remarkable natural
abilities with which he was endowed. He was made for an active
career, and abundant opportunities for action were opened before
him by Providence at every step. He came suddenly to the notice of
the Christian public, but his ardor never showed signs of
abatement. His success, though constant, seemed always to be a
surprise to himself. While he had his full share of conflict, and
attained the full tale of years allotted by the Psalmist, his
spirit mellowed with age, and his end was peace. If the story of
his life and work fails either to interest or to instruct the
reader, the fault is certainly in the writer, and not in the
subject he has undertaken to present.
G. FREDERICK WRIGHT. OBERLIN, OHIO, March 21, 1891. |
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