Excerpt from The Bruised Reed: A Memoir of the Rev. Henry Mowes The support his relative afforded him was scanty. He frequently feared he should, on that account, be compelled to relinquish his plan of studying theology. He, at one time, had resolved to enter the army; and was only prevented by the sudden removal of an Officer to whom he was much attached, and who had promised to Obtain his speedy promotion. How entirely different might the whole course Of his life have been, had this determination been carried into effect! But it was itself characteristic of him. There was something heroic in the constitution of his mind; an almost invincible valour was conspicuous in many events of his life. Had he not been a pastor, there was no character he could so well have sustained as that of the Chris tian warrior. He gave proof of this during the short time he was a volunteer in his country's service He frequently spoke of himself as being, during his youth, and still later, till his Spirit was changed, daring, wild, and easily roused to anger. His friends Of this date bear testimony to his noble, Open disposition. 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.