Isabella Prentice
Isabella Prentice (1824-1869) was a Strict and Particular Baptist believer. She was a member of the church meeting at Stamford, under the pastoral care of Joseph Philpot, who also lived in his service as cook for six years, prior to her marriage. Upon receiving the blessing of Philpot, whom she came to regard as a father figure, she was married to Mr. Henry Prentice in the year 1863.
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The Life And Testimony Of Isabella Prentice
I knew the subject of the present Obituary very well, as she was not only a member of my church at Stamford, but, previously to her marriage, lived in my service as cook for about six years; and therefore from my personal knowledge of her, and having heard from her own lips much of her own experience, I can so far testify to the truth of the account which she has given of it by her own pen in the following pages. Like most of us, she had her infirmities; but taking her on the whole, and having, of course, had much opportunity for observation, I must say that I have rarely known a person who daily lived more under the power and influence of…
