Evangelical Magazine in London, Middlesex

Later Years of a Parish Priest in Pain and Faith

The narrative follows a devoted preacher who, despite long labor in the vineyard, never sees clear evidence of conversions aside from one noted case. Around 1792 his health failed, he moved to Biddeford to live with his daughter, and years of nervous ailments intensified. He endured extreme mood swings and relied on religious solace, opium, and prayer to confront relentless anguish.