Martha Mason

Martha Mason (1850-1869) was a Strict and Particular Baptist believer. Twelve months before her death, at the age of 17, she was baptized and became a member of the church meeting at Yoxford, Suffolk.

  • Martha Mason

    The Life And Testimony Of Martha Mason

    “I will remember all the way the Lord hath led me. I was born in 1830, at Harleston, Norfolk, of God-fearing parents. My father was a Baptist minister. When I was about three weeks old my parents came to reside at Yoxford, in Suffolk. I, like all others, went from the womb speaking lies, being of a passionate, wayward temper. At the age of nine I lost my beloved father, who for six years preached at Sudbourne, near Orford, Suffolk. He was the instrument in the Lord's hands of raising the cause of truth in that place. Through much persecution it prospered and grew. When it was first formed into a church it consisted of four women; now it numbers 40 members. “When I was…