J. R. Balme, The Mirror of the Gospel 1850 Baptist writer

Balme, J. R. The Mirror of the Gospel. London: Hamilton, Adams, & Co., 1850. Second Edition. [10531] "With the Author's kind regards, Octr. 6. 1858" inscribed on the ffep. Green cloth with floral pattern, bright gilt title to front, a little wear to the edges, 14 x 9.3 cm (5 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches). End paper hinges sprung, 134, vi., clean pp. Good. Hardcover. "In this Mirror of the Gospel we see its nature, divine origin, adaptation, power, spirituality, virtues, agency, efficiency, prospects, consummation; and truly it is an excellent little book, written evidently by one who understands the gospel, and loves the gospel, and desires that its blessed influence may pervade every heart." - Baptist Reporter, September, 1845. Joshua Rhodes Balme, an English Congregational minister who emigrated to America about 1851 and founded the Salem Street Baptist Church in Chicago, "in Mrs. Balme's school-room." The church was short-lived, "as a sufficient number of members did not rally to the stan