. The Americana; a universal reference library, comprising the arts and sciences, literature, history, biography, geography, commerce, etc., of the world. es. Bunyan. John, English preacher and author:b. Elstow, near Bedford, Bedfordshire, Eng-land, 1628; d. Swan Hill, London, 31 Aug. Bunyans were an old family in Bedford-shire but Bunyans immediate ancestors forseveral generations had been obscure, and Bun-yans own father, Thomas Bunyan, was atinker. Of his mother, Margaret Bentley, littleis known. In spite of their lowliness, however,these parents trained Bunyan with some careand se
. The Americana; a universal reference library, comprising the arts and sciences, literature, history, biography, geography, commerce, etc., of the world. es. Bunyan. John, English preacher and author:b. Elstow, near Bedford, Bedfordshire, Eng-land, 1628; d. Swan Hill, London, 31 Aug. Bunyans were an old family in Bedford-shire but Bunyans immediate ancestors forseveral generations had been obscure, and Bun-yans own father, Thomas Bunyan, was atinker. Of his mother, Margaret Bentley, littleis known. In spite of their lowliness, however,these parents trained Bunyan with some careand sent him to the Bedford schools. Then hetook up the trade of tinker, at which, until hebecame an established preacher, he worked in-dustriously. In the latter part of 1645 and theearly months of the following year he fought inthe Civil- War, but on which side is maintains that he was in the Royalistarmy, whereas Macaulay and Brown, to whomthe weight of authority must be given, statethat the evidence goes to show that Bunyanwas with the Parliamentarians. In 1646, hereturned to his trade in Elstow, and at abou^ BUNTINGS, CANARIES, 1. Lapland Longspur BuntiUj^. 2. Wild Canary. 7. Reed Bunting (Male and Female) 4.* Meadow Bunting. 5. Cardinal. 6. Rose-breasted Grcsbeak (Male). BUNYAN the age of twenty married a wife, whose good-ness cf character is the accepted proof thatJjunyan was better than he represented far more importance in giving characterto lUinyans career was his spiritual life. Be-sides being brought up religiously and at a timeof peculiarly strong belief in the literal truthof hell and heaven, of damnation and atone-ment, of devils and evil spirits, Bunyans boy-hood and early manhood were not only a con-tinual struggle between the inclinations of anactive, pleasure-loving youth and the terror lesthe be doomed to eternal perdition, but alsoa spiritual anguish heightened by one of themost imaginative of minds of which there is
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