The Experiences of Uncle Jack: Being a Biography of Rev. Andrew Jackson Newgent

Biography is one of the most important departments of literature, and Mr. Newgent is eminently worthy of the permanent place in history that this volume accords him. Fitting tributes in historic sketches should not only be paid to the men of God who have planted the Church in this nation, but posterity should come and say over their graves, as Pericles did over the bodies of his fallen fellow soldiers: «You are like the divinities above us: you are known only by the benefits you have conferred.» Entering the ministry before our pioneer style of life had passed away in the west, Mr. Newgent adapted himself to the humblest conditions of society. He could lodge in the loft of the lowliest cabin and subsist upon the cheapest fare. There have been no dangers or hardships, no toils or privations, no suffering or sorrow sufficient to daunt his heroic spirit. Fortunately, Mr. Newgent is so constructed as to see the bright side of every difficulty, and his inimitable humor has made his family and friends laugh in the darkest hours of his ministerial life.