Obadiah Dolbey
Obadiah Dolbey (1847-1934) was a Strict and Particular Baptist preacher. He served the pastorate of three churches—Slaithwaite (1878-1887); Surrey Tabernacle (1887-1912); Streatham (1913-1929). He became the successor of James Wells when appointed pastor of the Surrey Tabernacle.
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Obadiah Dolbey’s Articles Of Faith
I accept the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments as a revelation from God concerning Himself, His works, His ways, and as our only infallible rule. That according to the Scriptures, I believe there is only one living and true God, who is a Spirit, infinite, eternal, independent, and immutable; and that of this one God there are three co-equal and co-eternal Persons—Father, Word, and Holy Ghost. I believe that all created intelligences, and all things whatsoever, are the joint work of this Three-One God, and for His pleasure they were and are created. Concerning mankind, I believe Adam was created in the image of God, holy and upright; but that he wilfully sinned against his Maker, and thereby brought himself and all his…
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The Life And Ministry Of Obadiah Dolbey
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The Life And Ministry Of Obadiah Dolbey
Mr. Obadiah Stephanus Dolbey, the Pastor-elect of the Surrey Tabernacle, is a Yorkshire man, of humble but respectable origin, who, like two of our most popular London preachers, claims to have received no distinguished advantage from any of our great schools of learning, but what he has come short of in this respect he has gained literally, as his honoured predecessor, Mr. James Wells, did, by dint of energy and perseverance, which have determined the progress and success of many of the best of England's great men. But he owes what he is as a man, as a Christian, and as a pastor to the grace of God. Mr. Dolbey's father being a godly man, he may have had some special impression of mind that…
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Obadiah Dolbey’s Articles Of Faith
