Mrs. Eddy Mentioned Them March 24, 1956 Issue

Sir John Bowring, 1798-1872

[Mentioned in Unity of Good, p. 26]

"It will be the height of my ambition to do something which may connect my name with the literature of the age." John Bowring realized his ambition, for his hymns are still sung and his translations of Slavonic, Finnish, and Oriental poems into English are recognized as literary landmarks. Such hymns as "Watchman, tell us of the night" and "God Is Love" were written when he was about 30, before he entered his political career, which included 2 terms in Parliament, the negotiating of commercial treaties, and the governorship of Hong Kong.

His father was a wool merchant, and as a boy, John learned to speak several languages from his contacts with men on the quays of Exeter. In later life when he knew over one hundred languages, his reputation as a linquist was world-wide. He also found time to write essays and to serve as editor of the Westminster Review.

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