• Thomas Cranmer

    The Life And Martyrdom Of Thomas Cranmer

    The archiepiscopal see of Canterbury can boast of a long list of names, representing some of the most eminent divines and scholars our country has produced; yet few of its illustrious occupants have so worthily and so honourably discharged their important functions as Thomas Cranmer did in the days of Henry VIII and Edward VI. Holding that responsible post at…

  • Hugh Latimer

    The Life And Martyrdom Of Hugh Latimer

    Leicestershire has reason to be proud of its connection with the history of our country's Reformation. Two of the most prominent leaders of this movement—Hugh Latimer and John Wycliffe—spent a portion of their valuable lives in this county; the former his childhood, and the latter his closing years. In the small, quiet town of Lutterworth did Wycliffe industriously labour as…

  • George Abrahams

    The Great High Priest

    The word of God, namely the Bible, which is given by the inspiration of God, is like a beautiful and grand cabinet, full of all manner of precious things. The people of the earth, or the world, would be highly delighted with such a cabinet; so especially would they be delighted could they choose from it, or rather, could some…

  • George Abrahams

    The Life And Ministry Of George Abrahams

    The Rev. George Abrahams, of Regent-Street Chapel, City Road, has of late excited very considerable attention in the religious world of London. He is a converted Jew. About ten years ago, he professed to have a divine commission to preach to his Israelitish brethren, and consequently statedly addressed the few individuals of their number who felt disposed to listen to…