Download or read book Fifty-Five Year of Active Ministerial Life (Classic Reprint) written by D. K. Flickinger and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-05 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Fifty-Five Year of Active Ministerial Life The influence and far-reaching results of over a half century of ministerial life and service are beyond human computation. A ministerial career spanning the last half of the preceding century, so wonderful, as it was, in its events, growth, and achievements, must necessarily command special attention. By reason of his faithful service, fruitful activity, great sacrifices, and generous contributions to the Church, the author of "Fifty-five Years of Ministerial Life" has been qualified to present to the public a volume full of information and interest. The life of Ex-Bishop Flickinger parallels the entire history of the missionary operations of the United Brethren Church in the foreign field. He was one of the three who planted our first mission on the West Coast of Africa, with which he was associated about fifty years. Dr. Flickinger possibly stands without a peer in many points of consecration to the African mission. Like St. Paul, it burdened his heart as a debt he owed to the Greeks and barbarians; hence he threw all the energies of his being into the missionary enterprise, in the midst of the embarrassing and trying period of its early struggles. With graphic description, interspersed with enlivening humor and spicy anecdote, the author recounts the early experiences of the Missionary Society, its fortunes during the Civil War, and the difficulty of maintaining and prosecuting missionary work during the succeeding period of financial depression. The reader will be glad to follow one who crossed the ocean twenty-four times, and who figured in the forefront of our home and foreign missionary work for half a century. The modesty with which the author refers to his own labors and gifts to the colleges and other institutions of the Church, gives merit to this book, which enriches the biographical literature of the denomination. 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.