Frank Matthewman
Frank Matthewman (1870-?) was a Strict and Particular Baptist preacher. When he submitted his biographical sketch to the editor of the Earthen Vessel & Gospel Herald, he was only twenty-six years old, which partly accounts for his defense of young men who have been called into the gospel ministry (see his biographical sketch).
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The Life And Ministry Of Frank Matthewman
My Dear Brother In The Lord,—I feel somewhat diffident about complying with your request for a sketch (for publication) of my call by grace and to the ministry, inasmuch as it brings forcibly to my mind 1 Kings 20:11, "Let not him that girdeth on his harness boast himself as he that putteth it off," but again, I thought it might be blessed by the Lord to some young disciples, who possibly have been discouraged by the damping process alluded to in a recent article by pastor T. Jones, which, though unpleasant in operation, doubtless has some beneficial effects. I was born at Lockwood, in Yorkshire, on March 10th, 1870. My parents and grandparents had all been associated with Rehoboth, and my father being superintendent,…
