Henry Martyn
Henry Martyn
Henry Martynwas an Anglican priest and missionary to the peoples of India and Persia. Born in Truro, Cornwall, he was educated at Truro Grammar School and St John's College, Cambridge. A chance encounter with Charles Simeon led him to become a missionary. He was ordained a priest in the Church of England and became a chaplain for the British East India Company...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionClergyman
Date of Birth18 February 1781
Henry Martyn quotes about
missionary ministry spirit
The spirit of Christ is the spirit of missions. The nearer we get to Him, the more intensely missionary we become.
pain memories simple
Perhaps, some day, humanity can start afresh, a new world, a tabula rasa, a world with a mind without prior experiences. No memories and no pain. A day when the ones with abundance do not look down at the poor and the needy, a day when we learn to care for the victims, the fallen souls of civilization and advancement, a day when the world will be pure. When all of humanity becomes a clean sheet of parchment, without knowledge and prejudice, simple, hungry for knowing, tasting, and feeling; hungry for life and ready to absorb the ink of experience.
irresistible gentleness
The power of gentleness is irresistible.
design may should
Even if I should never see a native converted, God may design by my patience and continuance in the Word to encourage future missionaries.
prayer men may
Let me burn out for God. After all, whatever God may appoint, prayer is the great thing. Oh, that I might be a man of prayer!
pleasure eternal
God and eternal things are my only pleasure.
let-me god-prayer revival-prayer
Now let me burn out for God.
honesty men want
The man who pauses in his honesty wants little of a villain.
dearest english good life paul
Do not suppose, dearest Sir, that I am so short-sighted as to destroy my life by English preaching, or any other preaching. St. Paul did much good by his preaching, but how much more by his writings.