Excerpt from Missions, the Chief End of the Christian Church: Also, the Qualifications, Duties, and Trials, of an Indian Missionary; Being the Substance of Services Held on the 7th March, in St. Andrew's Church, Edinburgh, at the Ordination of the Rev. Thomas Smith God be merciful unto us, and bless us and cause his face to shine upon us. That thy way may be known upon earth, thy saving health among all nations. Psal. Xlvii. 1, 2. 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.