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Excerpt from A Short History of S. P. C. K
The object of this little book is to give a brief sketch of the past history and present work of the Society for Pro moting Christian Knowledge, for the' benefit of those who would like to know something about it, but, for want either of time or inclination, do not care to read a long book on the subject. The existence of the official History of the' Society, published in 1898 to mark. Its second centenary, absolves me from the duty of attempting any measure of completeness. References seemed unnecessary in so slight a sketch as this, which, except foria few details drawn from unprinted records, is a compilation from the above - mentioned History, well-known books on the Church life of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, and the Monthly and Annual Reports of the Society. The book was written during 1918, at a time when the Society was feeling the strain of the Great War severely. It has been twice evicted from its premises by the Government. The scarcity of paper has handicapped the publishing depart ment in many directions. The Committee thought it right to suggest to the Organising Secretaries to put themselves at the disposal of the Church authorities, in order that they might render to Church and nation whatever service seems best suited to their capacities. The Society's income has suffered considerably as a result of war conditions, and so I' have written this little book in the hope' that those into whose han'ds it falls may be led to take an interest in this, the oldest of our Church organisations. The reader may perhaps wonder whether, if this was my object, I have gone the right way to work. Is not the tone in places more critical, than is wise in such a book? 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.
