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In 1819, William Smith, with a general cargo from Montevideo to
Valparaiso, sailed further south round Cape Horn than his
predecessors, in the hope of finding favourable winds. He sighted
land in 62 S. His report to the Senior Naval Officer in Valparaiso
was ridiculed, but on a subsequent voyage he confirmed his
discovery, taking surroundings and sailing along the coast. As a
result Captain Shirreff, the Senior Naval Officer, chartered his
vessel, the brig Williams, and having put Edward Bransfield, the
master of his ship, HMS Andromache, in charge, sent her to survey
the new discovery. Charles Poynter was one of the midshipmen who
sailed with Bransfield. His account of this expedition, which forms
the principal part of this volume, recently came to light in New
Zealand, and is the only first-hand account of the voyage, during
which the Antarctic mainland was sighted for the first time, that
appears to have survived. The introduction contains some remarks on
the South Shetland Islands, followed by chapters giving a brief
look at the history of the Spanish in South America and the British
presence in the area, together with the speculation leading to the
search for Antarctica and chapters on early nineteenth-century
navigation and hydrographic surveying. There were a number of
second-hand accounts of William Smith's earlier voyages, and
Bransfield's expedition which appeared in reports, journals and
books at the time. These are included with brief accounts of other
voyages to the South Shetland Islands which took place while
Bransfield was in the area, to complete the picture. Poynter's
journal explains the reasons behind most of the names given to land
features, some of which were not included in the published accounts
at the time. There are also three charts and a number of views
which are reproduced together with modern photographs of the area.
It also contains a large number of geographical positions which
enable a track chart of the voyage to be produced
This volume offers annotated texts with biographical and historical
introductions of four previously unpublished travel journals from
the period 1775-1874. The first of these is the journal of a
participant in a Spanish expedition sent from Mexico to explore the
north-west coast of America. From the outset, difficulties plagued
the voyage. Bodega's ship, a small schooner named Sonora, was not
designed for open-ocean voyaging. A landing party was attacked and
killed; midway into the voyage the Sonora became separated from her
flagship; and later she was nearly capsized by a massive wave.
Bodega's journal records the voyage's travails, hardships,
discoveries, and eventual return. Next comes the journal of
Commander Stokes, who served in command of HMS Beagle, under
Captain P. P. King during the survey of the Straits of Magellan in
1827. This is an account of a detached operation, in very difficult
weather conditions, in the western part of the strait. It is
introduced by remarks on the expedition and the hydrographic
history of the strait from its discovery to the inception of the
survey and supplemented by remarks from Captain King's account and
also that of the clerk, Macdouall. The third text is the journal of
a young midshipman in HMS Chanticleer, a small vessel commanded by
Henry Foster, RN, who had recently been elected a Fellow of the
Royal Society for his scientific work in the Arctic. The voyage of
1828-31 was to make observations in the South Atlantic to determine
the shape of the Earth and to ascertain the longitudes of a number
of ports. Kay's lively diary describes the Chanticleer's encounters
with warships of the Brazilian navy, largely manned by Englishmen.
He records his struggle to take observations at Deception Island
during gales and snowstorms, and near Cape Horn in fierce squalls
and constant chilling rain, nevertheless remaining cheerful in the
company of his fellow midshipmen. The final piece is the diary of
Jacob Wainwright.
First published in 1988. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &
Francis, an informa company.
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1907 Edition.
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1917 Edition.
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1907 Edition.
This book has been undertaken at the request of a number of my
friends who feel that recent criticisms of what has come to be
called the New Theology ought to be dealt with in some
comprehensive and systematic way. With this suggestion my own
judgment concurs, but only so far as my own pulpit teaching is
concerned. I cannot pretend to speak for anyone else, and therefore
this monograph must not be understood as an authoritative
exposition of the views held and expounded by other preachers who
may be in sympathy with the New Theology. From its very nature, as
I hope the following pages will show, the New Theology cannot be a
creed, but its adherents have a common standpoint. My only reason
for calling this book by that title is that a considerable section
of the public at present persists in regarding me as in a special
way the exponent of it; indeed from the correspondence which has
been proceeding in the press it is evident that many people credit
me with having invented both the name and the thing. It is of
little use objecting to the name, for to all appearance it has come
to stay and is gradually acquiring a marked and definite content.
The New Testament supplies us with little in the way of biography.
Even from the Gospels themselves we do not gather much concerning
the actual life of our Lord apart from His public ministry. It has
been justly said that no person has ever influenced the history of
the world on such a scale as Jesus of Nazareth, yet it would be
impossible to write a chronological life of the Founder of
Christianity. What is true of the Master is true of His followers.
We know very little about the Apostles themselves; apart from their
life-work of preaching Christ, the details of their circumstances
and fortunes are most meagre. Yet it is worth while from such
materials as we have to attempt to trace the influence of Jesus
Christ upon those through whom He founded His Church upon earth.
The choice of Apostles, for instance, is sometimes regarded as
having been made in a very exceptional or semi miraculous way, that
Jesus summoned to His side individuals upon whom His gaze fell for
the first time, and that these men forthwith became the instruments
of His service.
1917. Campbell writes in the preface that this book makes no
pretensions and challenges no comparisons. It is a plain and
unadorned account, honestly set forth, of one man's spiritual
evolution. Contents: Early Years; Youth and Early Manhood; The
University; Ministry in Brighton; Early Days in London: The Labor
Movement; Preaching, Individual Dealing,, Beginnings of Religious
Controversy; The New Theology; The New Theology: The Parting of the
Ways; Withdrawal from Nonconformity; Reordination; and Towards
Reunion
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Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
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reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
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as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages.
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
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