TWELVE MARVELLOUS MEN: the Romance of their Life and Work
by E. E. ERNOCK. Glasgow: Pickering & Inglis. Price, 1/-.
This is one of the series, “Twelve Persons.” It is made up of brief sketches of noted men who played important parts in various fields of religious activities. The subjects belong to various religious denominations. The biographies are written in an interesting style, and convey information about men whose activities were felt in the religious and philanthropic worlds. The sketches include brief biographies of Frederick Stanley Arnot, Dr. Baedeker, Sir Henry Havelock, F. N. Charrington, Dr. Barnardo, George Whitefield, John Howard, Lord Shaftesbury, Sir George Williams, Samuel Morley, William Quarrier, and William Wilberforce. The book records a few notable utterances and advices. Here, for instance, is an advice given by Sir Henry Havelock, the Hero of Lucknow, to his little son:— “Do you, my little George, though you should be the lowest man in India in rank and worldly endowments, take care that you have Jesus for your Friend, and He will exalt you to share His glory and His kingdom.”
Another book in the same series is Twelve Wonderful Women.