Thomas Henson
Thomas Henson (1822-1908) was a sovereign grace preacher. In the early 1840’s, he became a “preaching elder” for the Scotch Baptist Church, Nottingham, which in essence was the church’s commission for him to serve as a circuit preacher in the local community. Eventually, he served the pastorates of several churches, including those meeting at Limps-field, Surrey and the historic Kingsgate-street, Bloomsbury (at one time overseen by the Baptist historian Joseph Ivimey). Throughout the course of his ministry, he came to adopt many of the views embraced by the Strict Baptists, not only becoming a highly esteemed supply preacher among them, but also contributing many articles to their magazines.
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The Life And Ministry Of Thomas Henson
Mr. Henson was in his eighty-sixth year, and had served the Lord from his youth upwards. It was about 1841 that he was baptized at Park Street Chapel, Nottingham, and joined the Scotch Baptist Church worshipping there. Ere long he became a "preaching elder" of that Church. About this time he had a great desire to enter the foreign mission field, but the way was not opened. Instead, an invitation to undertake home mission work, first at Gravesend and afterwards at Pontypool, led to his removal from Nottingham. Subsequently he was for seven years Pastor of the little Baptist Church at Limps-field, Surrey. A period of home mission work in London followed, and then followed more pastoral work. One of the Churches of which Mr.…
