Griffin, John. A Retrospect of the proceedings of the London Missionary Society being the substance of A Discourse, delivered on the instance of the Directors, on the morning of October 10, 1826, in Hoxton Chapel, on the opening of the Mission College. Portsea: Printed and Sold by Samuel Griffin, 1827. [11651]
Removed, no wrapper, 8 1/4 x 5 1/4 inches; vi, 51, [1] clean pp. Good. Pamphlet.
The text is Isaiah 28:29, "This also cometh forth from the Lord of Hosts, which is wonderful in counsel, and excellent in working."
Relates the history and formation of the Society, the progress of the Society - he reviews the progress of each of the foreign mission fields, the character of the Society, the influence of the Society, and the testimonies of the Divine presence and blessing of the Society.
Rev. John Griffin (1769-1834). b. Woburn, England. An Independent minister, Griffin was the pastor of a congregation in Portsea, England. He was minister to and author of the Life of Captain James Wilson, who commanded the ship Duff to convey a team of missionaries to Tahiti, Tonga, and the Marquesas islands.
