Excerpt from Thomas Shillitoe: The Quaker Missionary and Temperance Pioneer The principal aim has been to promote an increased interest in the great Christian principles and Objects Of social progress, which were so intimately associated with the efforts Of the good man whose career is here described. Frequent allusions have also been made to kindred labours and experiences. 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.