William Styles
William Styles (1842-1914) was a Strict and Particular Baptist preacher. He served as pastor for the churches meeting at High Wycomb (2 years); Lower Holloway (3 years); Providence, Islington; Keppel Street (10 years); West Ham (4 years); West Hill, Wandsworth (6 years). After his conversion to Christ while sitting under the ministry of the Congregationalists, he was baptized by C. H. Spurgeon and became a member of the Metropolitan Tabernacle. During this time, he enrolled in the Pastors’ School. He eventually embraced high views of sovereign grace and strict communion principles, thereby leading him to join the Strict and Particular Baptist denomination. He was an outspoken opponent of the pernicious teachings of duty-faith and the free-offer, believing that no church, minister or member had a right to identify as “Strict and Particular Baptists” if holding to those errors. He took a leading role in the Metropolitan Association of Strict Baptist Churches and was a supporter of the Strict Baptist Mission. Both of these organizations now embrace the errors of duty-faith and the free-offer, standing opposed to the faith and order of the Strict and Particular Baptists.
William Styles, A Guide To Church Fellowship (Complete)
William Styles, A Memoir of John Hazelton (Complete)
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The Life And Legacy Of John Jones
The Christians whose sentiments are advocated in this magazine are at once the oldest and the youngest section of the denomination to which they belong. They are the oldest, for they are, in all essential respects, identical with the Particular Baptists of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. They are the youngest, for they did not assume their present distinct position until the popularity of the doctrinal views of Andrew Fuller (originally promulgated in 1782) and the spread of the practice of open communion (first introduced by Robert Hall about the year 1816) compelled them to make a stand for the faith and order of the Gospel and to withdraw from all ecclesiastical connection with those who had so widely departed from the tenets of their…
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A Brother Beloved (William Styles)
After reading the excellent article of Mr. Flegg in the July issue, and then the "Personal Appreciation" of Mr. Bull in that for August, I feel strongly constrained to add a few words more of appreciative testimony, having had the privilege of personal acquaintance with Mr. Styles for some twenty-five years or more. The text at the head of these remarks, taken (of course) away from its surroundings, will doubtless be expressive of the feeling of many, particularly (though by no means exclusively) in our own denomination. Ever modest and reticent, almost to shyness, with regard to his own talents and acquirements, he was desirous to use what he possessed for the good of others who needed help and did so use it continually. Almost…
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A Personal Appreciation Of William Styles
Another pen more able than ours has written one Appreciation of our late beloved friend and brother, Mr. W. Jeyes Styles, on behalf of the denomination to which he was attached and adorned. I cannot, however, refrain from adding a few lines of personal testimony respecting the kindness I received at the hands of one who many times befriended me, especially as a young minister in the early years of my service for the Master. My first introduction to Mr. Styles was at the laying of the memorial stones of the Tabernacle, West Ham Lane, on Tuesday, March 7th, 1903. Taking me kindly by the hand, he gave me a cordial welcome to his home. No one in the denomination probably owes more to our…
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The Life And Death Of William Styles
Yet another honored minister of our denomination and former editor of this Magazine has been called to rest. Our friend and brother, Mr. Styles, departed to be for ever with the Lord on Wednesday evening, May 6th. He had been laid aside from active service for several years in a condition of increasing weakness, and for many weeks had been confined to bed, so that the end was not unexpected. While the removal of one whom we have known and highly esteemed for so many years casts a shadow over us, we cannot but rejoice that God's weary servant has entered the Father's home on high. We express our warm sympathy with Mrs. Styles in her sad bereavement.
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The Life And Ministry Of William Styles
On a Sunday afternoon in April, a little more than thirty years ago, the Sunday-school at Keppel Street joined the school at Soho in the celebration of their anniversary. An interesting address was given on that occasion by the pastor of Keppel Street Church from Eccl. 12:1-8, which was illustrated by means of a lad whom the speaker had with him in the pulpit. This address was listened to with rapt attention by the children. Such is our earliest recollection of Mr. Styles, who was the preacher that afternoon. Years passed away, and while our friend was pastor at West Hill, the writer settled at Chatham Road. In response to a very kind invitation, we paid a visit to his home, and acquaintance gave way…
Further Study
The Life And Ministry Of James Flegg
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Jared Smith On Various Issues, The Earthen Vessel, William Styles, A Guide To Church Fellowship (Complete)
Spurgeonism And The Strict And Particular Baptists
Dear Sir,—For some time I have felt the need of a few straight and honest words on this subject, for the instruction both of brethren who are not sentimentally with us; and also of some of the members of our own Churches. The principles which distinguish us as a section of the Baptist denomination seem to be but little known. Our own friends manifest far less determination than they used, in contending for the faith—while hardly a month passes, but I am entreated to advance the interests of brethren holding the late Mr. Spurgeon's creed, by introducing them to some of our vacant pulpits, as if their views and ours were all but identical and our differences were most immaterial and unimportant.
