This book is most remembered as a 19th centuary British Philanthropist and factory reformer who was famous for his Ten Hour Law, took an interest in missionary work, and army welfare. Far ahead of his own time, he labored un-ceasingly for social reform, not out of a sense of commitment to cause, but out of a profound Christian concern for the poor and friendless. His story is especially poignant because his solicitude for others often made him an object of ridicule, and his determination to act in accordance with his convictions accounted at least in part for his lifelong financial difficulties.