Henry Martyn Quotes


If [God] has work for me to do, I cannot die.


Citations

Martyn, Henry. Journals and Letters of the Rev. Henry Martyn, B.D. Edited by Samuel Wilberforce, vol. 2, R.B. Seeley and W. Burnside, 1837, p. 338.

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Henry Martyn
Henry Martyn
  • Born: February 18, 1781
  • Died: October 16, 1812
  • Nationality: English
  • Profession: Clergyman

Henry Martyn was 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.