John Halliwell
John Halliwell (1807-1866) was a Strict and Particular Baptist preacher. In 1844, he was introduced to the Gospel Standard magazine, the truths of which he embraced with a love unshakeable. In 1846, he became a member of the church meeting at Rochdale, Manchester, under the gospel ministry of John Kershaw. Recognizing his gifts, Mr. Kershaw commended him to the church, sending him forth as an itinerate preachers throughout Lancashire and Yorkshire.
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The Life And Ministry Of John Halliwell
The subject of this memoir was well known in the churches of Lancashire and Yorkshire, as an occasional supply, when his health would permit him to go out; and even after he was afflicted he was often at his post. He was born at Rosendale, Lancashire, and his father being a member under the late John Pilling, of Goodshaw Chapel, he was brought up to attend at the above place; but while in a state of nature he was often found, as he frequently told us, wandering in the fields on a Lord's day with other bad companions, without God and without hope in the world. In this state he went on, more or less, till he was about 30 years of age, when, by…
