Andrews, Charles Freer (1871-1940) — Christ in the Silence

London Hodder and Stoughton | The Camelot Press First Edition, Second Printing pp. 315, [3]. 8vo. Original tan cloth over boards, blue-and-black lettering to the spine. Fraying to to the cloth extremities along the head and tail of spine, tips; slight spine slant. Neat period ink inscription to the ffep, text-block without blemish with bright, clean, and unmarked pages and firm, sound binding; good+. Uncommon second printing from September, 1933 (having originally been printed in July of the same year). Overall, good+. Charles Freer Andrews (1871-1940) was an Anglican priest, missionary, educator, and social reformer. A contemporary of the likes of Tagore, and Gandhi, who affectionately dubbed him "Christ's Faithful Apostle", a play on his initials C.F.A., and "Deenabandhu" ["Friend of the Poor" in Hindi], his faith and temperament would attract him to various struggles for social justice, particulary in India, where he was instrumental in supporting the aspirations of the Indian independence movement, working to abolish the caste-system, and acting as an intermediary between Christians and Hindus. Widely regarded as one of Gandhi's closest friends and confidants, he was one of the few to address the revered figure by his first name, Mohan.