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Zenas Osborne
A late-19th-century religious writer remembered for a vivid conversion memoir, he wrote in a direct, heartfelt style shaped by Free Methodist belief. His best-known book blends personal testimony, devotion, and practical Christian encouragement.
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"Born of the Spirit;" or, Gems from the Book of Life
by Zenas Osborne
About the author
Zenas Osborne is known for Born of the Spirit; or, Gems from the Book of Life, first published in 1888. The book presents him as Rev. Zenas Osborne and centers on a deeply personal account of spiritual conversion, faith, and Christian living.
Available catalog records and public-domain editions point to Osborne as a religious author associated with the Free Methodist Church of North America. His writing is plainspoken and devotional, with a strong focus on grace, holiness, prayer, and everyday service.
Not much biographical detail about his life is easy to confirm from widely available sources, but his surviving work has kept his voice alive. Readers who enjoy older spiritual memoirs and Protestant devotional writing may find in Osborne a sincere, earnest guide from the religious world of the late 1800s.