Hall, John. The Life of Henry Martyn. Written for the American Sunday School Union, by John Hall. With some Account of Abdool Messeeh, a Hindoo Convert. Philadelphia: American Sunday School Union, 1831. [12467]
Black cloth spine with marbled paper boards, binding is scuffed and worn, paper spine title label illegible, 5 1/2 x 3 5/8 inches. Small tear with loss to bottom corner of the ffep (blank); 246 generally clean pp., light foxing, some small ink blotches. Fair. Hardcover.
"This volume has been principally compiled from the tenth English edition of the Memoirs of Mr. Martyn, by the Rev. John Sargent. The author of this present publication had endeavoured to present his subject in a manner which may not mislead the young, in forming their estimate of Christian character, and to propose the humble missionary, as an imitable example, rather than an object of vague and curious admiration. To effect this design, he has avoided, as much as possible, the use of terms of personal eulogy; in hopes that the perusal of the biography will leave upon the youthful reader a deeper impression of the indispensable need of Divine power, to enable any creature to lead a useful and holy life." - Preface.
Life of Abdool Messeeh, pp. 201-246. Abdul Masih (1776-1827), b. Delhi, India, to a devout Muslim family. At the age of 38, under the preaching of Henry Martyn, he converted to Christianity, became a catechist for the Church Missionary Society in India, and was ordained, first by Lutheran missionaries, and later by Anglican ones. He was the second ever ordained Indian minister under Bishop Heber of Calcutta. In addition to his evangelistic work, Masih was a trained medical doctor, and is considered to be the pioneer medical missionary of the Christian Missionary Society.
Henry Martyn (1781-1812), English missionary. Chaplain under East India Co. (1805); translated New Testament and Prayer Book into Hindustani, New Testament and Psalms into Persian, and Gospels into Judaeo-Persian. His memoir contains much of his diary, and includes conversations explaining the gospel to persons in Arabia.
