Excerpt from Memoirs of the Life of the Rev. William Ward, Late Baptist Missionary in India: Containing a Few of His Early Poetical Productions, and a Monody to His Memory Memoir from the associates of his later years, who might be possessed, through his private papers, of many interesting materials, and looked earnestly for the annunciation of some publication of this kind intheprincipalreligious publications of the day. But when a considerable time had elapsed, and nothing had made its appearance, except a short supplement to a sermon, or a leading article in some of the Magazines, he thought himself called upon, both by the claims of friend ship and his duty to the community, to attempt something more satisfactory. How far he has succeeded is not for him self to determine; the public will g1ve a more just award; if, however, these pages shall have the effect of making his friend's character more known, and kindling in the minds of any a similar spirit, he will never have cause to regret the trouble he has taken, and the labour he has bestowed. 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.