William Collins
William Collins (1769-1860) was a Strict and Particular Baptist preacher. He was by trade a ship carpenter, preaching the gospel for twenty years in surrounding villages and hamlets. For the last thirty years, he was instrumental organizing churches at Burnham, Goldhanger, Ealeigh and Galliwood. He wrote, “The word of my God with me is, 'Preach the word;' and at this time, it being the month of May, 1831, in the space of a month, I have preached no less than nineteen times, travelled nearly or quite 120 miles on foot, and at no less than ten different places."
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The Life And Ministry Of William Collins
On Nov. 22nd, 1860, at Maldon, Essex, fell asleep in Jesus, William Collins, 53 years a minister of the gospel, and in the 91st year of his age. The following letter, written to a friend about two years ago, will supply a few particulars of the work of grace on his heart, and the subsequent acts of sovereign mercy, love, and kindness to him. “Respected Friend in Christ, our great Lord God and everlasting All,—The above salutation is inferred from your testimony many years ago, 'He that hath delivered doth deliver, in whom we trust that he will yet deliver us.' "It is now close upon 89 years since the Lord saw fit that such a worm should be born into the world, to show…
