The Life and Letters of Thomas Kite

by: Thomas Kite

Thomas Kite (1785-1845) lived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and was a printer by trade. His early years, he says, “were exposed to the influence of bad example, and were marked by many follies,” yet the Lord followed him with the convictions of His Spirit and at last prevailed upon him to make a total surrender. As an adult he travelled much in the work of the ministry, often pressing the necessity of walking “in the old-fashioned way of the cross.” He was a shining example in his generation of both childlike humility and unflinching boldness, contending earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints, and remaining faithful to it during the troublesome times of the Hicksite and Gurneyite separations. (Original title: Memoirs And Letters Of Thomas Kite, A Minister Of The Gospel In The Society Of Friends. Prepared By His Family.)