Mrs. George Moyle
Mrs. George Moyle (1795-1895) was a Strict and Particular Baptist believer. She was the wife of George Moyle, pastor for thirty-five years of the church meeting at Rye-Lane, Peckham. Although deaf, she became a Sunday school teacher and highly esteemed member of her church and local community. She was eight years her husband’s senior, but survived him by eighteen years.
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In Memory Of My Beloved Husband
On the morning of Tuesday, September 25, 1877, George Moyle passed away from this wilderness to his inheritance above. For thirty-five years he served as pastor for the church meeting at Rye-Lane, Peckham. On Sunday afternoon, October 6, a special service was held at the chapel, during which time the congregation sang a hymn, composed by his wife, in commemoration of his death and celebration of his promotion to glory. Our dearest old friend has now fled to his rest, And no longer is sighing with pain; That poor worn-out body, now sleeping in dust, Will never know sorrow again. He once sowed in tears,—now is reaping in joy, For Jesus has wiped them away,— And to fountains of waters is leading him on, Where…
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The Life And Ministry Of Mrs. George Moyle
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The Life And Ministry Of Mrs. George Moyle
Mrs. Moyle was born Dec. 12, 1795. It pleased the Lord to lay His afflicting hand on her when eight years of age, being brought low with scarlet fever, from the effects of which she suffered through life, the drum of the ears being destroyed; and, though all possible advice was sought, nothing could be done to restore her hearing. Thus, early in life she was shut out from the world. But the Lord, in His own way, implanted His fear in her heart while young. The following extract from her own writings, which she gave me years ago, sets forth some of the exercises of her mind:— "I muse on the years that are past, how my feeble desires flowed upward, panting and longing…
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In Memory Of My Beloved Husband
