Joseph Chamberlain
Joseph Chamberlain (1778-1856) was a sovereign grace Independent preacher. He served as pastor for the church meeting at Salem Chapel, Leicester.
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The Means Which God Hath Devised That His Banished Ones Be Not Expelled
Previously to my preaching this Sermon I had not the least intention of publishing it; but, having been requested by several friends so to do, and feeling no objection in my own mind, I have complied with that request. The substance of the observations made at the funeral of the deceased will be found embodied in the second head of the discourse, together with the further particulars then delivered; and therefore I have not thought it necessary to make any distinction between the remarks offered on those two occasions, as the one would in many respects have been a mere repetition of the other. As I am not disposed to give flattering titles unto men; so neither, upon mature reflection, am I conscious of having…
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The Life And Ministry Of Joseph Chamberlain
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The Life And Ministry Of Joseph Chamberlain
“Among the ministerial friends of [William] Huntington were Isaac Beeman (1766-1838), who for twenty years preached at Cranbrook and occasionally in London, and Joseph Chamberlain (1778-1856), of Salem Chapel, Leicester. From an early age Chamberlain was under concern respecting his eternal state, and when in spiritual distress he met with some of Huntington's works and derived abiding benefit from them; subsequently he heard him in London and Leicester, and was brought into gospel peace and liberty. After Huntington's death he was strongly solicited to succeed him, but he could not be persuaded to leave his people at Leicester. For many years he visited congregations at Nottingham, Newark, Grantham, Bottesford, Lakenheath, Littleport, Downham, and other places, these meetings continuing for the most part to the present…
