• John Gill

    The Life And Death Of John Gill

    John Gill was born at Kettering, in Northamptonshire, Nov. 23,1697. His mind was seriously impressed with divine things when he was about twelve years of age. Mr. Wallis, of Kettering, having preached a sermon from Gen. 3:9, “And the Lord God called unto Adam, and said unto him where art thou?” These interrogations sounded in his ears, and pierced his…

  • Jonathan Franklin

    The Life And Death Of Jonathan Franklin

    Jonathan Franklin, Baptist. Mr. Franklin was formerly pastor of the Baptist Church at Croydon. He afterwards removed and took the charge of a people that separated from the church at Little Alie Street, under the care of Mr. William Shenston. They first worshipped in a small wooden building in Chapel Street, Mile End Road;  from thence they removed to Redcross…

  • William Williams

    The Life And Ministry Of William Williams

    William Williams was born, in 1717, at Cefnycoed, in the parish of Llanfair-ar-y-bryn, Carmarthenshire. He was well educated, as he was intended for the medical profession. "His religious feelings," says his biographer, "were at first painful. His convictions of sin were deep and alarming; but his subsequent joy proportionably high." In 1740 he was ordained a deacon by the Bishop…

  • William Hammond

    The Life And Ministry Of William Hammond

    William Hammond (B.A.) was one of the early Calvinistic Methodist preachers, he afterwards joined the Moravians, and was buried in the Moravian burying-ground, Chelsea, in 1783. He wrote his autobiography in Greek, but it was never published. He was educated at John's College, Cambridge. His hymns were printed in 1745, and he wrote a work entitled, "The Marrow of the…

  • Israel Atkinson

    The Life And Ministry Of Israel Atkinson

    Mr. Geo. Murrell, of St. Neot’s, gave out the 132d Psalm; after which, Mr. Field, of Greenwich, read part of Eph. 4. Mr. Murrell, of St. Neot's, then gave out the second part of the 132d Psalm. Mr. Samuel Milner, of London, then stated the nature of a of a gospel church, basing his remarks on l Tim. 3:15, "The…