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The Life And Ministry Of William Kern
Dear Mr. Editor,—I was born at Lards-hill Common, in the parish of Wonersh, Surrey, on the 12th of August, 1836; and was not expected to live but a very short time. All but my mother who saw me said I should soon die. As I grew up I proved to be very delicate and weak, which sometimes filled me with…
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The Life And Ministry Of William Large
Dear Brother Winters,—-I am obliged to you for sending for a sketch of my life, spiritual and temporal. I am such a debtor to sovereign grace that I hardly know where to begin the wonderful task, and think the language of Kent is very appropriate:— "My God, when I recount Thy thoughts Of love concerning me; And where began the…
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I’m Not That Bad
No one ever seeks God’s grace until they discover a need for it. One of the great failures of modern evangelistic practices is trying to convert people who have no real sense of sin and no felt need of forgiveness. Until a man or a woman come to grasp their true sinful state before the holy Lord God they will…
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Meribah All Over Again
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The Life And Ministry Of William Archer
Dear brother Banks,—As you wished me to give you a little account of the way in which I have been led, I will do so very briefly. I was born March 26th, 1831, in the parish of Barking, Essex. My parents at that time worshipped with the Wesleyans. In the providence of God they removed to Chadwell Heath. They afterwards…
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The Life And Ministry Of William Trotman
I was born at Cricklewood, in the Edgware Road, on the 31st of March, 1826. I have therefore reached the sixty-third year of my earthly pilgrimage. The days have been like Jacob's, "few and evil;" but in the midst of the evil, Divine goodness has been manifested, and with David I often say, "He hath not dealt with me after…
