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John Kershaw: A Preacher Of Grace
Dear Sir, I do not wonder at the strong terms of approval in which you speak of the late Mr. Kershaw's autobiography. I have read it with deepest interest. There is one feature of the work that specially commends itself to my mind; that is, its freedom from rancour and bitterness. Even where he differs, he seeks to concede as much as possible to his opponent, without compromising his own character or principles.
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The Life And Ministry Of Charles Gordelier
My father, the late Charles Gordelier, was born on the 14th April, 1813, in Norton Folgate, Bishopsgate. His father was a deacon of the French Protestant Church in Spitalfields. My father left school at the age of twelve years, his education therefore was very limited. In the year 1828, my grandfather took part of a house with Mr. John Bowers, whose daughter Elizabeth he afterwards married, on the 24th April, 1834. Two daughters by his first marriage are still living; the eldest has been house-keeper for twenty years, at 48, Market-place, Leicester (the late Mr. John Orton's), and the second is married to Captain J. W. Gifford, and resides in Rhodes Island, United States. My father’s first wife died very suddenly while singing a hymn,…
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The Life And Ministry Of Thomas Burns
Death. On March 25th, 1897, Thomas Burns, of Walsall, Baptist minister. He was the son of Simeon Burns, who was for many years Baptist minister at Gornal. Thomas, when a young man at home, was often present at family prayer; but when he heard his father mention his name in the petitions, his heart would fill with hatred and disgust. When young he was very self-willed and stubborn, and possessed no small amount of pride; but the Lord had a set time and place for the effectual call of his child. This happened when he was about twenty-two years old; and the Lord so worked upon his heart and conscience, that he was brought down from the mount of haughtiness into the valley of humiliation.…
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Forty Years In The Wilderness Of America
Dear Friend, For over forty years have I been living in this city of New York, having landed here, from England, on April 20th, 1831. The first year or two were spent I scarcely know how; better for me could that time be blotted out. But no; that cannot be. It remains, if I am what I hope I am, as an evidence of the truth of that blessed portion of God's word: "Sanctified by God the Father, preserved in Jesus Christ, and called." Kent was right when he wrote: "There is a period known to God, When all his sheep, redeemed by blood, Shall leave the hateful ways of sin, Turn to the fold and enter in." Though I was mercifully preserved from bringing…
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The Life And Ministry Of John Axford
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Religion In America
[In the Memoir of Mr. Kershaw, page 385, allusion is made to Mr. Kershaw's "faithful friend and servant" (Jane). The following letter is from her, she having married after Mr. K.’S death.] Dear Mr. Gadsby, As dear Mrs. Kershaw said in her last letter that you "always asked very kindly after me," I take the liberty of writing you a few lines. I thank you for your kind inquiries. It is pleasant to think we are not entirely forgotten by those we so highly esteem in the bonds of the gospel, although, in the providence of God, so far removed from them and so unworthy of their thoughts. I often feel "like a sparrow alone upon the housetop.'' If we could meet with any to…
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The Life And Ministry Of Edward Casey
A Brief Sketch Of The Late Mr. Edward Casey, Of Chestnut, For 25 Years Minister Of The Gospel, Who Entered Into Rest Nov. 11th, 1897, Aged 57 Years. The riches of sovereign grace were sweetly displayed in his conversion, his call to the ministry, and his subsequent labours. He had a deep and experimental acquaintance with both sides of religion; he knew much of the iniquity within, and he also knew much of the life and power of all-sufficient grace. This saving knowledge of the things of God was seen in his faithful, feeling ministry, and it was also exhibited in his daily life, walk, and conversation. He was born January 12th, 1840, at Old Ford, Bow, his father being a godly man, and preached…
