Andrew Baxter
Andrew Joseph Baxter (1834-1908) was an Independent sovereign grace preacher, writer and hymnologist. In 1867, he was appointed successor to John Grace by the church meeting at Cavendish Place Chapel, Eastbourne, a position he held for forty years. He also served as editor of the Gospel Advocate.
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Hope And Its Future
“For we are saved by hope.”—Romans 8:24 One of the most precious of the consolations which abound by Christ is, that the best is always before the believer, and lying in the future, however trying his past and gloomy his present experience. That which has been, shall vex no more for ever. That which is, is swiftly passing away. But "the hope laid up in heaven," by the covenant arrangement of everlasting love and mercy in Christ, is "an anchor of the soul both sure and steadfast." This truth, if apprehended by the Spirit's teaching, will make each opening year more welcome than its predecessor to a child of God, whatever dark shadows lie outstretched over its threshold. And there are shadows, many and various,…
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The Life And Ministry Of Andrew Baxter
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The Life And Ministry Of Andrew Baxter
John Grace’s successor was a man of weight and power, Andrew Joseph Baxter, who was born in Clerkenwell in 1832, and in his youth learned the art of engraving; working at the business of his uncle, he attained such a degree of proficiency that some of his productions were shown at the great Exhibition of 1852. The circumstances under which he was led to the ministry are referred to in his work, "The Great Phantom of the Age," a book of 400 pages, written in the form of an allegory and containing some autobiographical passages well worthy of attention. When under spiritual concern, the first beam of hope shone into his mind through reading Joseph Hart's hymns, placed in his hands by his grandfather, who…
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Hope And Its Future
